The scheme aims to augment skill training in tribal communities for their inclusive and sustainable growth Posted On: 17 JAN 2023 6:19PM by PIB Delhi
Key Highlights: - Grameen Udyami Scheme was launched to augment skill training in tribal communities for their inclusive and sustainable growth
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will attend the felicitation ceremony of over 200 tribal women who have successfully completed training under Phase 3 of the Grameen Udyami Scheme in Jharkhand tomorrow.
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda and Shri Sameer Oran, Member of Rajya Sabha will be present at the function that will be held at Gandhi Sabhagar, Bishunpur, Gumla.
After felicitating the awardees, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar will have an interactive session with the trainers and trainees about their experiences under this programme.
The Grameen Udyami Scheme was launched to augment skill training in tribal communities for their inclusive and sustainable growth. Under the programme, the endeavor is to multi skill India’s youth and impart functional skills to them for enabling livelihoods.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has emphasized on the involvement of tribal communities in the workforce, ensuring their holistic development to make them self-reliant and contained within their respective geographies.
It is implemented under the Sansadiya Sankul Pariyojana with an aim to expand the rural/local economy, enhance employment opportunities, reduce forced migration and also lead to the conservation of natural resources.
In the absence of skill and education, organized sectors have traditionally had minimal contribution in tribal livelihood as compared to the national average.
Grameen Udyami is a unique multiskilling project, funded by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) that aims to train tribal students in select states.
Grameen Udyami Yojana is implemented under Sansadiya Parisankul Yojana. Under the program, 49 ST clusters in 15 states of India have been selected by 40 tribal MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Under their leadership, the scheme in respective clusters is being implemented. One development associate is appointed by the MPs in each cluster.
Objectives Increase in Rural/Local Economy
Enhance employment opportunities
Reduce forced migration due to lack of local opportunities
Conservation of natural resources
Scope of the project The project is being implemented in six states - Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Gujarat.
Benefits Transportation, boarding & lodging during the learning period is provided to candidates The training under the project will be conducted in the Job roles which are relevant to the local economy.
the collaboration focuses on strengthening sustainable livelihood for tribal populations and with this, the central government has sanctioned a budget of 85,000 crore for tribal areas. “There is also a dire need of increasing ownership so that there is awareness built around such schemes and initiatives.
There is so much potential and ability in the tribal youth that all we need to do is lay down the right avenues for them to use their talent in the right places,” he said.
Furthermore, the training under the project will be conducted in job roles including electrician and solar PV installation technician, plumbing and masonry, 2 wheeler repair and maintenance, IT/ITES with e-Governance and farm mechanization. Grameen Udyami Yojana is implemented under Sansadiya Parisankul Yojana.
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with Seva Bharti and Yuva Vikas Society has launched the second phase of Grameen Udyami Project.
According to an official statement, the partnership aims to multiskill India’s youth and impart functional skills to them for enabling livelihoods.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised on the involvement of tribal communities in the workforce, ensuring their holistic development to make them self-reliant and contained within their respective geographies, the statement said.
Dr. Harshvardhan launches Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana Monday, September 25, 2017
Department of Science and Technology is implementing several initiatives for upliftment and economic development of rural areas in the country. A number of appropriate technologies have been developed, demonstrated and deployed at several locations in the country.
The Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harshvardhan today launched “Pt Deen Dayal Upadhayay Vigyan Gram Sankul Pariyojana” which will experiment and endeavour to formulate and implement appropriate S&T Interventions for Sustainable Development through cluster approach in Uttarakhand.
Addressing the press, the Minister said that this project has been inspired by teachings and ideals of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhayay whose birth centenary is being celebrated this year.
DST has conceived to adopt a few clusters of villages in Uttarakhand and transform them to become self-sustainable in a time bound manner through the tools of Science and Technology (S&T).
The key deliverable in this approach is to utilise local resources and locally available skill sets and convert them in a manner using science and technology, that substantial value addition takes place in their local produce and services which can sustain the rural population locally.
Further, the local communities are not compelled to migrate from their native places in search of jobs and livelihoods. Once this concept is validated in the few selected clusters, it can be replicated across large number of village clusters in the country.
Four clusters at Gaindikhata, Bazeera, Bhigun (in Garhwal) and Kausani (in Kumaon) have been selected for the intervention through a series of dialogues held among officials of DST and Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology (UCOST); Gramodaya Network, Surabhi Foundation and Uttarakhand Utthan Parishad; and other experts.
Intensive interaction with local population and field visits were carried out to identify the challenges and opportunities that exist in the clusters.
About a lakh of people would benefit directly or indirectly through this project in four identified clusters of 60 villages in Uttarakhand for pilot phase which are located at different altitudes (up to 3000 meters). As the living conditions and resources available at different altitude is relatively different, the adopted strategy would help in creating models that are appropriate for different altitudes and could then be replicated in other hill states as well.
Areas of interventions in these selected clusters would be processing and value addition of milk, honey, mushroom, herbal tea, forest produce, horticulture and local crops, medicinal & aromatic plants and traditional craft and handloom of Uttarakhand. Post-harvest processing of Kiwi, Strawberry, Cherry, Tulsi, Adrak, Badi Elaichi through solar drying technology, extraction of apricot oil using cold press technology. Stringent product and process control interventions for energy and water conservation would also be ensured through this project.
Novel strategies for sustainable development in this ecologically fragile state are important. Practice of agriculture, agro-based cottage industries and animal husbandry in an eco-friendly manner will be emphasized during the implementation of the project.
Sustainable employment and livelihood options within the clusters such as eco-tourism, naturopathy and yoga, are also planned to be promoted.
These clusters would act as model production cum training and demonstration centres. There is a possibility of replicating this pilot phase initiative in other hill states of the country once it is established and stabilized.
Various scientific institutions would participate collectively in this endeavour to accomplish the dream of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay towards ‘Swavlamban’.
Department of Science and Technology (DST) has committed Rs 6.3 crore support for a period of three years for this project.
Dr. Mahesh Sharma, former Chairman, KVIC and Director General, Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology and now Chairman, Gramodaya Network and Coordinator Gram Sankul Yojana is steering this unique initiative.
Addressing the gathering, he said, ”In my opinion, this is not a routine project.
DST has responded to a call from the grassroots by providing technical and scientific inputs which is critical for any project.”