Lucknow: The Yogi government has taken a major initiative to connect youths holding diplomas and degrees in all streams with employment through skill development. The Yogi cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal to expand the Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (Higher Education) in order to include all graduate pass youths under the scheme.
Along with this, the amount of stipend has also been increased to Rs 9,000 per month of which Rs 1,000 will be reimbursed by the state government, while the remaining amount will be provided by the central government and entrepreneurs, where the youth will do apprenticeship.
The State Government has made a provision of Rs 100 crore for this scheme. Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna and Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi informed about the decisions of the cabinet at the Media Center Hall of Lok Bhavan. They said that at the outset of the Cabinet meeting the proposal for prorogation of the Legislature was passed, following which a total of 23 out of 25 proposals were approved by the Cabinet.
Giving information about the scheme, Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that till now there was a system of apprentices especially for diploma holders, but now in the new system a graduate student in any stream can join this scheme. This scheme is being implemented with the aim of providing benefits of National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) to diploma holders and graduates of the state in all streams as well as to encourage private institutions. This year 10 lakh youth may benefit from the scheme, he added.
