Ministry of Rural Development

Government of India
Social Transformation through
Skilled Wage Employment
Aajeevika Skills - The Scheme
India has 430 million young people in the age group of 15 to 34 years. They constitute 35% of the countrys
population. This age group is projected to increase to 464 million by 2021. This is a demographic challenge, but also
a potential demographic dividend, if the productivity of this large youth force is harnessed through demand-based
skill and capacity development. Through its focus on the poor and the socially disadvantaged, Aajeevika Skills aims
to address this national imperative and create sustainable impact on rural poverty by skilling rural youth (18 to 35
years) who are poor and linking them with regular wage employment. Aajeevika Skills does this by partnering
with private, public, social and other enterprises that are committed to developing employable skills and providing
placement.
Aajeevika Skills is implemented nationally by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) along with the
State Governments.
Distinguishing
Features
Aajeevika Skills is an important component of the National
Skill Development Policy and an integral part of the
National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). Its features are:
Market-led, placement-linked training
Mandatory assured placement of 75% of trained
candidates
Rural youth from poor families in the age group of
18 to 35 years (upper age limit is 45 years in case of
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, widows, freed
bonded labour etc.)
Social inclusion through mandatory coverage of
socially disadvantaged groups (SC/ST 50%, Minority
15%, Women 33%)
Regional inclusion through:
Himayat: A special scheme for the youth (rural & urban)
of Jammu & Kashmir
Roshni: A special initiative for the rural youth of poor
families in 27 Left-wing Extremist (LWE) districts across
nine States
Northeast Region: 10% of programme funds secured
for States in the North East region
Minimum remuneration of Rs 6000 per month or
minimum wages whichever is higher
Post-placement, career progression and migration
support
Implementation Model
Aajeevika Skills follows a 3-tier implementation model.
The Aajeevika Skills National Unit (ASNU) at MoRD
functions as the policy-making, technical support and
facilitation agency. The Aajeevika Skills State Missions
(ASSMs) provide implementation support; and the
Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) implement the
programme through skilling and placement projects.
Currently, a few States are Annual Action Plan (AAP)
States. They appraise and approve projects of PIAs
independently, based on their Annual Action Plan
approved by MoRD. Other States implement projects
through Year Plans (YP) and are called YP States. Skilling
projects for these States are processed and appraised by
MoRD, until their transition to AAP status.
Aajeevika Skills promotes a decentralised approach by
providing a pivotal role to States in its implementation
framework. It provides choice and accountability to
rural youth through multiple PIAs and a focus on
placement outcomes for the youth.
Pearsons vocational team at India Can is proud to
be associated with Aajeevika Skills. The fact that we
are making a lasting impact on the beneciaries,
ensuring sustainable livelihoods and empowering
them to progress in their lives through learning is
at the core of Pearsons purpose.
Mr Deepak Mehrotra,
MD Pearson India
Eligibility Conditions
Existence as an operational legal entity, in
India, for more than three years at the time of
application under Aajeevika Skills - condition
not applicable to NSDC partners
Positive net worth in at least two of the last
three years - condition not applicable to
NSDC Partners
Turnover that is at least 25% of the size of the
project cost
Consortium of PIAs can apply subject to
conditions
Franchisee/outsourcing is conditionally
permitted
Who can become
a PIA
Any organisation that is a registered legal
entity under specic laws of India can partner
with Aajeevika Skills as a PIA, subject to other
essential conditions of eligibility. These include
organisations registered under the Companies Act
of India 2013 (including Section 25 companies),
the Indian Trusts Act, 1882, Societies Registration
Act, 1860, the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912,
State Cooperative Societies Acts, State Trust Acts,
State Societies Acts, Multi-State Cooperatives
Act 2002 and Government agencies. Currently
Sole Proprietorship rms or Partnership rms or
Limited Liability Partnership rms are not allowed
for registration as a PIA under Aajeevika Skills.
PIA Categorisation and Funding Eligibility
Category A
Category B
Category C
Eligible for Project Size:
up to Rs 50 crore
Eligible for Project Size:
up to Rs 15 crore
Eligible for Project Size:
up to Rs 5 crore
Project Period:
up to 5 years
Project Period:
up to 3 years
Project Period:
up to 2 years
Successful completion of at least 3 Aajeevika Skills
Projects (or Special projects under SGSY/NRLM), OR
Training of 20,000 beneciaries with 75% placement in
the past 5 years
Successful completion of at least one Aajeevika Skills
Projects (or an Special project under SGSY/NRLM) in the
preceding 3 years; OR
Well established skill providers (with 5 years of
operations as a legal entity in India and with an annual
turnover greater than Rs 15 crore in each of the last
preceding 3 years); OR
NSDC partners where NSDC has its stake either as
equity or loan
PIAs satisfying essential eligibility conditions; and
Completion of orientation course on Aajeevika Skills
organised by MoRD
Assessment Criteria
In general, assessment focus is on
previous skilling and placement
experience especially the ability of
the organisation to place 75% of
the candidates, the alignment of
organisational values with Aajeevika
skills, its leadership and team capacity,
proposed plan and readiness to
implement the project, the legal status,
longevity of the organisation, the
nancial strength of the agency, and
the capacity of the organisation for
effective, transparent and accountable
management (including use of IT) of the
projects under Aajeevika Skills.
Key Roles of a PIA
Undertake Skill Gap Analysis (SGA)
before applying under Aajeevika
Skills to understand and dene
project scope
Identify and formalise prospective
employers for placement of trainees
Mobilise, counsel and select
beneciaries to ensure right t
Establish training centres with
required infrastructure and get it
certied by ASSMs or the authorised
Technical Support Agency
Develop training plan, training
content and align curriculum with
the Sector Skill Councils or National
Council for Vocational Training for
third party certication
Project Funding Support
Aajeevika Skills provides funding support for placement linked skilling projects
ranging from Rs. 25,696 per person to over Rs. 1 lakh, depending on the duration
of the project and whether the project is residential or non-residential. Aajeevika
Skills funds projects of different duration, from three months, to six, nine and
twelve months.
Funding components include support for training costs, boarding and lodging
(residential programmes), transportation costs, post-placement support costs,
career progression and retention support costs.
Installment
Installment
Installment
Installment
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
25%
of project cost
50%
of project cost
15%
of project cost
10%
of project cost
On signing of MoU after project sanction
On 60% fund utilisation of 1st installment, achieving 40% corresponding
physical targets for the funds released and submission of audited reports.
Online daily updation of information on MIS system
On 90% utilisation of disbursed funds and achieving 90% of
corresponding physical targets for funds released and submission of
audited reports. Online daily updation of information on MIS system
On submission of project closure
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We have been privileged to partner
with MoRD in skill development
programme over the last 7 years.
Through this partnership, we
have trained and placed approx
250,000, and of them around half
are women, two-thirds are school
drop outs belonging to socially
disadvantaged groups and one-
third are from LWE, Kashmir and
NE regions. This best illustrates
the enormous contribution the
skills initiatives of the Ministry is
making in creating sustainable
and equitable livelihood
opportunities for the rural youth.
We are committed to continue
this partnership and support the
Ministry in its vision of alleviating
rural poverty through skills
development
Mr RCM Reddy, MD, IL&FS
Provide training as per guidelines
of Aajeevika Skills and ensure third
party assessment and certication
of every trainee
Ensure 75% compulsory placement
of trainees
Undertake post placement tracking
and support to trainees for a
minimum of one year
Set up website and provide up-to-
date MIS information, as mandated
Undertake Quality Management &
Monitoring as per the Guidelines
Co-ordinate with ASSMs and MoRD.
Project Grant for Skilling and Placement
Sl. No. Items 3 month
(576 hrs)
(in Rs.)
6 month
(1152 hrs)
(in Rs.)
9 month
(1728 hrs)
(in Rs.)
12 month
(2304 hrs)
(in Rs.)
COMMON COSTS FOR RESIDENTIAL / NON RESIDENTIAL COURSES
1 Total Training Cost per candidate 13,696 19,152 23,562 26,602
(Training cost per hour) 23.75 16.63 13.36 11.54
2 Uniform (1 set for trainings less than or equal to 6 months and
2 sets for more months)
1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000
3 Tablet Computer (Only for category A & B PIAs) 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
4 Post Placement Support (Provided to Candidates through PIAs)
a Within District of Domicile (Rs 1000 per month for 2 months) 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
b Within State of Domicile (Rs 1000 per month for 3 months) 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
c Outside State of Domicile (Rs 1000 per month for 6 months) 6,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
Additional support cost for Residential Courses
BOARDING & LODGING COSTS - RESIDENTIAL COURSES
5 Boarding & Lodging cost
a State Headquarters (Rs 166 per candidate per day) 14,940 29,880 44,820 59,760
b District Headquarters (Rs 120 per candidate per day) 10,800 21,600 32,400 43,200
c Other Locations (Rs 75 per candidate per day) 6,750 13,500 20,250 27,000
6 One-time Travel Cost for Residential Training as per Actuals or
max. Rs 4500 per candidate
4,500 4,500 4,500 4,500
FOOD AND TRANSPORT COSTS - NON RESIDENTIAL COURSES
7 Food and Transport cost per candidate 9,000 18,000 27,000 36,000
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT COSTS FOR PIAs
a Live Distance Training support (at least 30% of teaching
hours) per candidate
500 500 500 500
b Retention support (for every candidate employed
continuously for 365 days with a break of maximum 60 days)
3000 3000 3000 3000
c Career Progression (for every candidate who gets Rs 15,000
per month and holds the job for 3 months within 1 year of
training)
5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
d Counselling support including medical check-up for
candidates placed in Foreign countries (per candidate)
10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
SUMMARY OF AAJEEVIKA SKILLS FUNDING COMPONENTS
A&B Category
PIAs
(Residential)
i) Minimum Cost per candidate (1+2+3+4a+5c+6) 32,946 45,152 57,312 67,102
ii)Maximum Cost per candidate including additional
incentives to PIA (1+2+3+4c+5a+6+8a+8b+8c+8d)
63,636 84,032 104,382 122,362
A&B Category
PIAs
(Non -Residential)
i) Minimum Cost per candidate (1+2+3+4a+7) 30,696 45,152 59,562 71,602
ii)Maximum Cost per candidate including additional
incentives to PIA (1+2+3+4c+7+8a+8b+8c+8d)
53,196 67,652 82,062 94,102
C Category
PIAs
(Residential)
i) Minimum Cost per candidate (1+2+4a+5c+6) 27,946 40,152 52,312 62,102
ii)Maximum Cost per candidate including additional
incentives to PIA (1+2+4c+5a+6+8a+8b+8c+8d)
58,636 79,032 99,382 117,362
C Category
PIAs
(Non -Residential)
i) Minimum Cost per candidate (1+2+4a+7) 25,696 40,152 54,562 66,602
ii)Maximum Cost per candidate including additional
incentives to PIA (1+2+4c+7+8a+8b+8c+8d)
48,196 62,652 77,062 89,102
Sl.
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Items 3 months
(576 hrs)
(in Rs.)
6 months
(1152 hrs)
(in Rs.)
9 months
(1728 hrs)
(in Rs.)
12 months
(2304 hrs)
(in Rs.)
1 Minimum remuneration for placements in India (per month) 6,000 8,000 12,000 15,000
2 Minimum remuneration for placements abroad 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Minimum Remuneration for Placement
Training
Requirements
Aajeevika Skills mandates two types
of training in every course (i) Generic
Training on Soft Skills, English and
Information Technology (ii) Trade
Specic Skills. Such training can be
structured for different duration -
3 months, 6 months, 9 months,
12 months. The training plan can also
provide On-the-Job Training (OJT) as
part of the training module, which
cannot exceed 30 days for a 3-month
course, 60 days for a 6-month course,
90 days for a 9-month course and 30
days for a one-year course.
The training content is currently required
to be aligned with National Council for
Vocational Training (NCVT) or Sector
Skill Council (SSC) Standards.
Assessment and
Certication
Aajeevika Skills mandates independent
third party certication of every trainee
to assess the skill, knowledge and
attitude of each trainee. Such third party
certication shall be undertaken by
the PIAs only through those agencies
empanelled by NCVT or Sector Skill
Councils.
Parbati Majhi
This training has changed my life and I am able to
support my family with my earnings. I would like to
thank both MoRD and IL&FS for helping me change
my life.
Parbati has been happily working in a private
company (Shahi Export) in Bangalore ever since
she was placed in November 2012 and already
sent more than Rs. 37,000 to her mother. She was able to come out of poverty
because of the skill training programme of MoRD provided through IL&FS at
Malkangiri.
Mukesh Kumar Rai
I belong to a Rural BPL family from Nowrozabad
block of district Umaria. I was not having constant
source of income previously. I got skill training under
AISECT MoRD Project and thereafter was placed
in Shivashakti Bio Plantech Ltd. at Umaria district
of Madhya Pradesh. Now I earn about Rs. 6000 per
Towards Building Dreams, Building Lives
Pipal tree considers MoRD as a valuable
and long term partner in achieving
the social well being of poor. MoRD as
a partner has taught us that it is not
only important to do your work but
it is also important to have adequate
systems, documentation and reporting
available for any project to be
successful. We look forward to working
with MoRD in future and form a long
term, mutually benecial relationship.
Mr. Santosh Parulekar
Co-founder and CEO
Pipal Tree Ventures
month and could support my family with this income and I am satised.
Mukesh has benetted under the Skill Training Programme of MoRD to
provide sustainable income to poor people living in rural areas of the country.
He was provided training by AISECT a partner of MoRD.
Steps to Partner as PIA
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Read the Aajeevika Skills Guidelines, 2013
and other notications issued by the
Ministry from time-to-time, as available
under Resources tab on the website
Apply for a Permanent Registration
Number (PRN) through the website
http://.aajeevikaskills.gov.in
After submission of PRN application form through
the website, receive a 4 digit Temporary Registration
Number (TRN) by email from Ministry as a proof of
the submission of the PRN application form. Keep
it safely. This TRN has to be referred to in all your
communications.
If you do not receive your PRN within
a fortnight, send a follow up email to
[email protected]
After due verication and
validation by MoRD you will
get Permanent Registration
Number (PRN)
Prepare to be a champion
Aajeevika Skills Partner
transforming a million lives
Ensure that you receive weekly status
update on your project application
by email
Submit application form with complete
and accurate details through the channels
given in the application form. Also learn
about customised application submission
formalities of AAP States.
After receipt of PRN, download Project Application
form, separately for Aajeevika Skills Projects or
Roshini Projects, as the case may be, as per details
mentioned below:
http://aajeevikaskills.gov.in > Resources > Application
form for new projects under Aajeevika Skills
http://aajeevikaskills.gov.in > Resources > Application
form for new projects under Roshni
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For more information on Aajeevika Skills Guidelines:
Click on Resources tab under htp://aajeevikaskills.gov.in
For updated information on Aajeevika Skills, periodically check:
htp://aajeevikaskills.gov.in
Or contact us for guidance at:
[email protected]
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