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Under the dynamic leadership and initiatives of Honourable Chief
Minister Smt. Vasunadhara Raje a unique setup has been created for
generating livelihood in Rajasthan in the name of Rajasthan Mission on
Livelihoods (RMoL). Hon’ble CM is the Chairperson and Shri M.L. Mehta,
Ex-Chief Secretary, Rajasthan his Deputy Chairman of the Mission.
RMoL has been set up to promote livelihoods in the state and its one of
the objectives is to generate more than a lakh livelihoods every year.
It is envisaged that through need based short-term skill trainings,
rural as well as urban youth may be able to achieve a reasonable
competency level and may either become ‘employable’ or ‘self-employed’.
The focus of these training programmes is to cover around 80 % youth who
could not complete education up to 10th Standard level due to
various impediments but have aptitude for acquiring skill sets relevant
to their livelihoods. Additionally, the entry level eligibility for
formal technical education system is 10th or 10+2 rendering this large
population of aspiring youth deprived of technical education. These
skill based training programmes shall focus on experiential learning
where participants will have greater hands-on training / practice.
Nodal Agency: RMoL has made Entrepreneurship and Management
Development Institute (EMI) as its nodal agency, which is promoting
self-employment and entrepreneurial sprit in the state through
meaningful training activities. RMoL and EMI have identified above 100
technical and vocational skill based training programmes, which have
good scope in rural as well as urban areas. The training duration for
most of the trainings is 36 working days and 7 hours per day (252 hours)
whether the course is residential or non- residential. The number of
trainees are limited to 20 per batch. Adequate funding support is
provided for conducting each course. A token fee @ Rs.400/- per
participant of General category and @ Rs. 200/- per participant of SC,
ST category is charged so as to ensure their sincere commitment. However
the training programme is free for BPL participants. Tool kits at
subsidized cost are provided in certain courses.
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES
Programmes are entrusted to Agriculture Universities, Krishi Vigyan
Kendras (KVKs), ITIs, ITCs and a few reputed NGOs. ITCs and NGOs that
are registered and have at least three years experience of organising
vocational trainings, ready physical infrastructure and faculty related
to the desired trade have been preferred so far.
For conducting the training programmes uniformly throughout the State
“Orientation programme” for the coordinators of training implementing
agencies of two days duration each have been organized for Udaipur
region , Bikaner region and Jodhpur region have been already organized
in association with Udaipur Agriculture University, Bikaner Agriculture
University and Directorate of Technical Education, Jodhpur. Training
Modules and Course material for various training programmes have been
prepared and supplied to conducting agencies.
Financial year 2005-06: In the last Financial year 62 training
programmes were conducted by these agencies benefiting 1450 youth.
Financial Year 2006-07: In the current financial year EMI has
been entrusted the work of organizing 200 skill based training
programmes for training 4,000 youth throughout the State. However, the
target may increase in view of response receive from conducting agencies
and the aspirants. In the initial phase of current year 120 training
programmes have been entrusted to 120 agencies, break up of which is as
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