MAC
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Cell
PM
YUVA Yojana
PM-YUVA Yojana
(Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas
Abhiyan) aims to create an enabling ecosystem for Entrepreneurship
Development through entrepreneurship education and training across the country
in select Institutes of Higher Learning (Universities, Colleges and Premier
Institutes), schools, Industrial Training Centers
(ITIs) and Entrepreneurship Development Centers
(EDCs) for over a period of five years. The project also aims to promote
development of social enterprises for inclusive growth.
Under PM-YUVA Yojana,
2200 colleges, 300 schools, 500 ITIs and 50 Vocational training centres (VTCs)
will be enabled to deliver entrepreneurship education and training to over 7 lakh students. This initiative is expected to create
approx. 30000 start-ups over five years, consequently, creating approx.
2,60,000 direct and indirect jobs. Also, a strong pool of approx. 8900
Entrepreneurship Educators and 10,180 Mentors will be created.
This will be supported by a network
of Entrepreneurship and Coordination Hubs (E-hubs), comprising of 1 National
E-hub, 5 Regional E-Hubs and 50 Nodal E-Hub for resource management and organization
at different levels. The enrolled colleges, schools, ITIs and VTCs under this
program will be the implementation arm of the Project.
To spearhead the achievement of
entrepreneurship development through entrepreneurship education and training in
India, this scheme has been launched as the Ministry’s flagship scheme. The
overall objective of the scheme is “By 2021, create an enabling ecosystem for
entrepreneurship development through entrepreneurship education & training,
advocacy, and easy access to entrepreneurship network. Also, promote
development of social enterprises for inclusive growth.
PM-YUVA Yojana
has four specific objectives
·
Educate and equip potential and early stage
entrepreneurs
·
Connect entrepreneurs in enabling networks of peers,
mentors, incubators, funding and business services
·
Coordinate and support entrepreneurs through
Entrepreneurship Hubs(E-Hubs)
·
Catalyze a culture shift to support aspiring
entrepreneurs
The target beneficiaries of the
scheme are categorized as follows:
·
Traditional students enrolled in degree programme
across undergraduate/ postgraduate courses/ PhD programme/ Diploma School
Students
·
Students in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)
·
All citizens including unorganized sector, women, and
existing entrepreneurs in rural as well as urban areas, who would like to take
up entrepreneurship education through coordination and support programmes
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