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MGNREGA
Eligibility
  • Should be an Indian Citizen
  • Any person who is above the age of 18 and resides in rural areas is entitled to apply for work
Benefits
  • Any applicant is entitled to work within 15 days, for as many as he/she has applied, subject to a limit of 100 days per household per year.
  • Wage rate (220) has been increased and to be incorporated.
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Deen Dayal Upadhyay – Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
Eligibility
  • Should be an Indian Citizen
  • Between the ages of 15 and 35 years, are eligible for the training programs.
  • For women and other vulnerable groups like persons with disabilities, the upper age limit is relaxed to 45 years
Benefits
  • Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) aims to skill rural youth who are poor and provide them with jobs having regular monthly wages or above the minimum wages
Garib Kalyan Rozgar Yojana
Eligibility
  • Should be an Indian Citizen
  • People working in 25 types of working areas were identified such as, PM Kusum Works, cattle sheds, poultry shed, goat sheds, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee RURBAN mission, workers in national highways, in construction of wells etc. are eligible.
Benefits
  • The scheme will give employment for one hundred and twenty-five days.
Deen Dayal Updhyaya Antyodaya Yojana (Day)
Eligibility
  • Any Indian citizen intending to get trained on skills
Benefits
  • The scheme aims to enhance skills and self-business by financing and supporting the poor.
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PM SVANidhi
Eligibility
  • Should be an Indian Citizen
  • Street vendors in possession of Certificate of Vending / Identity Card issued by Urban Local Bodies (ULBs);
  • The vendors, who have been identified in the survey but have not been issued Certificate of Vending / Identity Card
Benefits
  • To facilitate working capital loan up to 10,000.
  • To incentivize regular repayment.
  • To reward digital transactions
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Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
Eligibility
  • Should be an Indian Citizen
  • 12th class dropouts or 10th pass students can enroll in PMKVY to develop their skill set.
  • Applicable for any candidate of Indian nationality who is of age between 18-45 years
Benefits
  • Create an ecosystem for the youth to make informed choices on the available skilling avenues.
  • Provide support to youth for skill training and certification.
  • Promote sustainable Skill Centres for greater participation of private sector.
  • Benefit 8 lakh youth over the scheme period (2020-21).
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Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)
Eligibility
  • Should be an Indian Citizen
  • Any individual, above 18 years of age.
  • At least VIII standard pass for projects costing above Rs.10 lakh in the manufacturing sector and above Rs. 5 lakh in the business / service sector
Benefits
  • Scheme for providing financial assistance to set up new enterprises
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Stakeholders:

Ministry of Labour & Employment image
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Unique Identification Authority of India image
Employees' State Insurance Corporation image
Common Service Centres Scheme image
Department of Posts Ministry of Communications image
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Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
National Career Service
National Pension System Trust image