Lok Sabha Question No. 4740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Seekho Aur Kamao Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4740

ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

## SEEKHO AUR KAMAO SCHEME

## 4740. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA.

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a)  the  details  of  the  number  of  minority  youths  trained  under  the  Seekho  Aur Kamao  scheme,  state, category and district-wise including for Andhra Pradesh;
- b)  the details of the number of trainees who were employed within three months of being trained, state and gender-wise; and
- c)  the details of the number of trainees who are currently unemployed, state and gender-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

a) to c) 'Seekho Aur Kamao' scheme (Learn and Earn) is a placement-linked skill development scheme for minorities. It aims to upgrade the skills of minority youth (in the  age  group  of  14-45  years)  in  various  modern/  traditional  skills  depending  upon their qualification, present economic trends, and market potential, that can earn them suitable employment or make them suitably skilled to take up self-employment. 33% of the total targets in the scheme are earmarked for female beneficiaries.

Under Seekho aur Kamao scheme, till date about 4.60 lakh beneficiaries have been trained under the same and of this, 2.64 lakh beneficiaries (58% of total trained) are females.    In the state of  Andhra  Pradesh, 14,845  No. of beneficiaries have been trained out of which 8,951 are female beneficiaries.

The  scheme  is  implemented  by  Project  Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs)  that  are empanelled by the Ministry by inviting applications from all over India. The scheme mandates  at  least  75%  placement  out  of  which  at  least  50%  should  be  in  wage employment. The data on number of trainees who were trained and employed within three  months of being trained is not maintained in the Ministry. However, 1,72,005 beneficiaries have been reported as placed/ employed out of which 7,577 are in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Beside  this,  the  Ministry  also  implements    'Nai  Manzil'    Scheme  to  benefit  the minority youth  (both men & women) belonging to six notified minority communities of 17-35 years of age,  who do not have  formal school leaving certificate, i.e., those in the  category  of  school  -dropouts   or    these  educated  in  community  education institutions like Madarasas.  30%  of  the beneficiary seats are earmarked  for girl/women  candidates  and  5%  of  the  beneficiary  seats  for  persons  with  disability belonging  to  the  minority  community  under  the  scheme.   The  scheme  provides  a combination of formal education (Class VIII or X) and skills, to enable beneficiaries to seek  better  employment  and  livelihood.   The  Scheme  is  implemented  through selected  Project  Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs)  which  are  empanelled  through  an open transparent process by inviting Expression of Interest (EOIs) for organizations.

Under the Nai Manzil scheme, since inception, a total of 98697 beneficiaries (both male  and  female)  were   enrolled  out  of  which  39,635  female  candidates  were  skill certified.  Out of the total placement of 34,340 beneficiaries, 833 are in the State of Andhra Pradesh.

Maulana  Azad  Education  Foundation  (MAEF)  has  launched  Gharib  Nawaz  Skill Development Training for minorities from the year 2017-18 which has been renamed as Gharib Nawaz Employment Scheme from the year 2019- 20. Under this scheme various short-term job oriented skill development courses are provided to minorities youth  in  order  to  enable  them  for  skill  based  employment.  This  scheme  is  being implemented  as  per  common  norms  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship (MSD&E) through the empanelled Program Implementing Agencies (PIAs). Under this Scheme, since inception a total 67,986 beneficiaries ( out of which 39,297 females) have been skill trained .

Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for  Development (USTTAD) scheme was launched on 14th May, 2015 to preserve the rich heritage of traditional  arts/crafts  of  minorities.  The  scheme  aims  at  capacity  building  and updating the traditional skills of master craftsmen/artisans, documentation of identified traditional arts/crafts of minorities, set standards for traditional skills, training of minority youths in various identified traditional arts/crafts through master craftsmen, and develop national and international market linkages. The scheme is implemented through  Project  Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs).  A  total  of  23,130  trainees  (out  of which 20620 females ) have been trained under the USTTAD Scheme so far.

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