Beneficiaries of Yuva Nidhi scheme not joining skill development training: Karnataka Minister

Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, and Livelihood Sharan Prakash Patil expressed his displeasure over the fact that candidates who have registered under the Yuva Nidhi scheme and receiving financial assistance are not coming forward to undergo skill development offered by the Department of Skill Development and Livelihood to help them get jobs.

“More than 3 lakh graduates and diploma holders have registered under the Yuva Nidhi scheme. The main objective of the scheme is to provide financial aid to unemployed youth and provide them with necessary skills to make them employable.” However, he said that those registered under the scheme are not turning up for the training.

Thinking that the financial assistance they are getting under the Yuva Nidhi scheme will be discontinued if they join the training programme, graduates and diploma holders are hesitant to take up the training, Mr. Patil said. Clarifying this matter, the Minister said, “The financial assistance paid under the Yuva Nidhi scheme will be continued even after they join the training.”

The Minister further stated that the financial assistance under the scheme will be stopped only if they get a job somewhere or they join higher education.

Meanwhile, responding to whether there are plans to make training mandatory for those who registered under Yuva Nidhi, Mr. Patil said, “We can mandate the training, but we will give them some time before doing it.”

The Minister informed that a new skill policy has been formulated and will be placed before the next Cabinet. As per the information, the policy mainly focuses on promoting employment among the youth.