Haryana Launches IT Saksham Yuva Scheme 2024 to Create 5,000 Jobs and Empower Youth

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The Haryana government has introduced the IT Saksham Yuva Scheme 2024 to enhance youth empowerment and employment.

An Overview of the News

• The scheme's initial phase aims to create 5,000 job opportunities for young individuals.

• This initiative is part of the broader Mission 60,000, announced by former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, which aims to employ at least 60,000 youths from underprivileged backgrounds.

• Graduates and post-graduates with IT backgrounds will undergo a short-term course called the Haryana IT Programme, lasting a minimum of three months.

• After completing the course, participants will be placed in various state departments, boards, corporations, or private entities.

• Participants will receive Rs 20,000 per month for the first six months, increasing to Rs 25,000 per month from the seventh month onwards.

• If a participant is not deployed, the government will provide an unemployment allowance of Rs 10,000 per month.

Training Agencies

• Training will be provided by agencies such as Haryana State Electronics Development (HARTRON), Haryana Knowledge (HKCL), and Shri Vishwakarma Skill University (SVSU), with SVSU issuing completion certificates as per Haryana Skill Development Mission (HSDM) norms.

Objective and Impact

• The scheme is designed to prepare young people for careers in the digital workforce, equipping them with essential skills and ensuring suitable employment opportunities.

• The IT Saksham Yuva Scheme aims to address youth unemployment and bridge the gap between education and employment for IT graduates and post-graduates.

About Haryana

• Capital: Chandigarh

• Chief Minister: Nayab Singh Saini

• Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya

• Formerly: Part of Punjab

• State Bird: Black francolin

• Demonym: Haryanvi

• Districts: 22 (organized into 6 divisions)

First In Haryana

• First Governor: Dharambir

• First Chief Minister: Bhagwat Dayal Sharma

• The first newspaper to be published in Haryana: Haryana Jhajjar

• Haryana is the first state to form educated Panchayats

• In 1970, Haryana became the first state to provide electricity to all villages

• Haryana was the first state to introduce VAT

• Haryana implemented the first crop insurance scheme in the state

• Haryana ranks first in the country in mushroom production

• Prominent Women Satyagrahi of Haryana: Chandbai

• Haryana was the first state to start an old age pension scheme

• Haryana launched the Apni Beti Apna Dhan Yojana

• Haryana is second only to Punjab in milk production