Maharashtra govt to spend Rs 5,500 crore on internship scheme giving stipend to unemployed youth

As per the government resolution issued by the Department of Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship & Innovation—which is the implementing agency of the scheme along with the CM Public Welfare cell—eligible candidates should be between the ages of 18 and 35 and residents of Maharashtra. The internships will last six months, and the stipend will be received via direct bank transfer.

The eligibility criteria for industry and non-industry establishments include working in Maharashtra, being registered with the Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation web portal as an employer, being established for three years, being registered with EPF, ESIC, GST, DPIT, and Udyog Aadhaar, and having a certificate of incorporation.

Pawar announced ‘Mukhya Mantri Yuva Karyaprashikshan Yojana’ in the budget he presented last month, under which training to 10 lakh youths every year will be given with a stipend up to Rs 10,000 per month from the state government. Additionally, Pawar announced a scheme to train 50,000 youths annually to share government scheme information.

As per the government resolution, the stipend of these 50,000 ‘Yojana Dut’ will be given through this scheme. The government will appoint one such person for each gram panchayat in rural areas and one for 5,000 people in urban areas.