Internships for 1.6L under CM scheme

Jaipur: Under the repackaged version of the Mukhyamantri Yuva Sambal Yojana in Rajasthan, which started on January 1 this year, the state government has provided internships to over 1.60 lakh unemployed youths so far, according to state’s employment department data.
Under the repackaged scheme, the unemployment allowance has been increased from Rs 3,500 to Rs 4,500 for girls, specially abled persons and transgenders, and from Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,000 for boys. Now two lakh beneficiaries will be eligible for the scheme every year.
In this year (2022-23), unemployment allowance has been provided to 1.92 lakh youths (up to October 1) in the state at a total cost of Rs 214.69 crore. More than Rs 1,600 crore has been spent since the launch of the scheme in February 2019 and unemployment allowance has been given to more than six lakh beneficiaries. The repackaged scheme mandates four-hour internships per day for five days a week at government offices or enterprises for jobless beneficiaries to avail the benefits of the scheme. The beneficiaries will stop getting the allowance if they discontinue internship.
A beneficiary will be eligible for unemployment allowance for two years. If they don’t have any professional degree or diploma (for example: B.Ed, B.Tech, MBBS, BSc nursing, or B.Pharma), they will have to undertake skill training for three months conducted by RSLDC. The employment department has done away with the dress code for scheme beneficiaries.