Central team visits self-employment training institute in Thiruvananthapuram
A two-member delegation from the Union Ministry of Rural Development visited the Rural Self-Employment Training Institute at Statue Junction here on Monday.
The delegation, comprising Lokesh Sukhwani, Mission Manager (Legal Affairs), and Dhriti Bania, Kerala State Point of Contact, visited the institute functioning as part of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) that is being implemented in the State by the Kudumbashree.
The visit was intended to review the functioning of the institute and the progress of DDU-GKY.
The delegation conducted project implementation agency (PIA)-wise review of ongoing projects under DDU-GKY 1.0, PIA funds, projects under closure, and implementation of DDU-GKY 2.0.
Rural Self-Employment Training Institutes are centres functioning under the Union and the State government for imparting training and skill upgrade to poor rural youth with support from banks. Unemployed people between the ages of 18 and 45 are given skill training for a short period.
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