A file photograph of Sharan Prakash Patil (seated), Minister for Medical Training, Talent Growth, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood.
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The Congress authorities will launch on December 26 registration for Yuvanidhi, its fifth “guarantee” scheme, which can present monetary help to unemployed youth, primarily based on a month-to-month self-declaration. The Direct Profit Switch (DBT) might be rolled out on Vivekananda Jayanti on January 12 at a public occasion in Shivamogga.
The State Authorities has mapped about 5.29 lakh graduates and diploma holders who’ve handed out throughout the educational 12 months 2022-23 to be eligible to use for the scheme that’s estimated to price about ₹250 crore throughout this monetary 12 months. The launch of Yuvanidhi can even mark the implementation of all 5 ensures given by the Congress earlier than the 2023 Meeting elections.
About 4.81 lakh graduates and about 48,100 diploma holders might be passing out in 2022-23. The federal government is estimating that the price of implementing the ensures will go as much as ₹1,250 crore within the subsequent monetary 12 months, and can improve to ₹2,500 crore the next 12 months.
The scheme entails month-to-month monetary help of ₹3,000 to graduates and post-graduates, and ₹1,500 for diploma holders who haven’t discovered employment six months after graduating. Those that are domicile of Karnataka for no less than six years and who’ve handed in educational 12 months 2022-23 are eligible for the scheme. Beneficiaries will obtain monetary help for 2 years.
Candidates who’re self-employed, persevering with greater training, and people employed in authorities or government-aided establishments and within the personal sector are usually not eligible.
“Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar will take part in the event to launch registration in Bengaluru on December 26,” Medical Training and Talent Growth, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Minister Sharan Prakash Patil informed reporters in Bengaluru on December 21.
“We have trust in our youngsters. There is no need to be cynical about registration for the scheme. DBT payment will be based on monthly self-declaration. We are also aware that 100% physical verification is not possible, and we will go for 5% random checking,” the Minister mentioned in response to considerations of fraud. “Payments will be released based on the monthly declaration of the candidate,” he mentioned, including, “A candidate may not file self-declaration if employment is found.”
When requested if the federal government is pondering of constructing it a prison offence to make a false self-declaration, he mentioned, “If large scale fraud is detected, we may consider it.”
Mr. Patil mentioned that the federal government might be utilising information from IT, GST, greater training portal, ESI and PF to establish about candidates pursuing greater training or employment.
Registration for the scheme might be carried out by Grama One, Karnataka One, Bengaluru One, Bapuji Seva Kendra and Sevasindhu portal freed from price. Among the many paperwork required are SSLC and PUC marks card, ration card and employment registration card.
