Saksham Yuva Scheme
Category: Skills & Employment
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme “Saksham Yuva Scheme” is implemented by the Directorate of Employment, Government of Haryana. The Government of Haryana recognizes the importance of providing dignity to state youth and engaging them constructively in gainful assignments. Accordingly, the Government launched the “Educated Youth Allowance and Honorarium Scheme- 2016” popularly known as “Saksham Yuva Scheme” on 1st November, 2016 on the occasion of Haryana Swarn Jyanti to provide unemployment allowance and honorarium to the eligible post-graduate youth of Haryana in lieu of 100 hours of honorary work. Later, the Scheme has been extended to include Science, Engineering and Science equivalent Graduates, B. Com and BA with Maths, BA (Arts) and 10+2 pass eligible applicants gradually.

Benefits:
The following is the amount of Unemployment Allowance and Honorarium under the Saksham Yuva Scheme:
Sl. No.
Qualification (for both Male & Female)
Rate of Unemployment Allowance 
Rate of honorarium
1
10+2
₹900/- per month
₹6,000/- per month
2
Graduates
₹1,500/- per month
₹6,000/- per month
3
Post-Graduates
₹3,000/- per month
₹6,000/- per month

Eligibility Criteria:
1. Applicant should be a domicile of Haryana.
   1. Applicant should be registered in the Live Register of the concerned Employment Exchange. If not already registered, a 10+2/graduate/post-graduate qualified applicant may simultaneously register on [www.hrex.gov.in](https://hrex.gov.in/) website of the Department.   1. The eligible Post Graduate/Graduate degree should have been obtained only through regular courses from Punjabi University, Patiala and any recognized University in UT Chandigarh or NCT Delhi or Haryana. Those applicants who have obtained their eligible degree through correspondence courses and have been taking benefits under the scheme will also continue to avail the benefits.
   1. Applicant should have passed the 10+2 examination, as a regular student, from any recognized school, affiliated to the Board of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani, Central Board of School Education (CBSE) Delhi and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Board, Delhi, situated in Haryana and UT Chandigarh only.
   1. Applicant’s age should be between 18 to 35 years for 10+2 and 21 to 35 years for graduate/post-graduate.
   1. Applicant should not have passed the 10+2 examination through correspondence/ National Open School.
   1. Applicant should not be a regular student under a full-time course.
   1. Applicant should not be an employee dismissed from Government Service.
   1. Applicant should not be in any employment e.g. public/private sector/quasi-government or self-employment.
   1. The annual family income of applicant shall not exceed ₹3,00,000/- from all sources.
   1. The honorarium shall be paid for a maximum period of 03 years (36 months) or 35 years of age, whichever is earlier. A period of 3 years (36 months) shall start from the date of allotment of honorarium assignment and the age of 35 years shall be the exact date of completion of 35 years.

> **Note:** Further, the applicant shall furnish a self-attested declaration with the following conditions:-


   1. That the house of the applicant has a functional toilet. If the applicant has no functional toilet, he/she shall make a functional toilet within two months from the date of registration.
   1. That the family of the applicant has no pending dues payable to/is defaulter of the Power Department or its companies and if in default, then she/he undertakes to utilize part of the honorarium/allowance towards clearance of the dues.
   1. That the family of the applicant is not a defaulter of any Co-operative Bank and if in default, then he/she undertakes to utilize part of the honorarium/allowance towards payment of such dues.
   1. That there is no encroachment on public/Panchayat land by any member of his/her family.
   1. That the family of the applicant is not a defaulter of house tax payable to a Urban Local Body and if in default, then he/she undertakes to utilize part of the honorarium/allowance towards such dues.