Skill development scheme has been launched by the union government for girls belonging to the minority communities in the country

Updated on: Saturday, January 23, 2016

skill A skill development scheme has been launched by the union government for girls belonging to the minority communities in the country. The launch of the scheme 'Nai Manzil' was announced by the union minister Najma Heptulla on Thursday. Under this scheme, girls from the minority communities will be imparted a three-month skill development training in seven identified sectors relevant to the region concerned.

These include training in processing saffron and food, embroidery, computers (both software and hardware), tourism/hospitality, electronics and plumbing. Trainees will also be given a stipend of Rs 4,500 for the course. The skill development programme has been launched in three Madarsas for girls in Jammu and Kashmir. "We will provide the girls area-specific training, based on local requirements as part of the programme," Najma Heptulla told reporters here today.

The minister said girls from economically poor background will be trained at three institutions which include a development centre in Kashmir University and Madarsa Shahi-i-Hamdan in Pampore and Madarsa Imam Sadique in Shadipur in Bandipora. "We will also give them certificates from Sector Skill Councils," she said.

The scheme has been launched, for the first time in the state. Nai Manzil scheme is an integrated education and livelihood initiative for the minority communities. The scheme aims to benefit the minority youths who are school-dropouts or educated in the community education institutions like Madrasas, by providing them an integral input of formal education (up till Class 8 or 10) and skill training along with certification. This will enable them to seek better employment in the organised sector and equip them with better lives. The scheme covers the entire country.

Skill development scheme has been launched by the union government for girls belonging to the minority communities in the country

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