‘Girls must make use of Yuva Nidhi scheme'
Mysuru: Vice-chairperson of Karnataka State Guarantee Implementation Authority Pushpa Amarnath asked unemployed girls to make use of the Yuva Nidhi scheme. She was speaking at a Yuva Nidhi scheme awareness event held at Maharani's College of Arts for Women in Mysuru. She said that the state govt has implemented five guarantee schemes, including the Yuva Nidhi, to empower women. All educated and unemployed girls who are eligible under the scheme must make use of it. Apart from providing financial assistance to the youth, the state govt has also arranged 40 different types of skill development training for them, she noted.Assistant director of district employment exchange DM Rani said this programme was organised to spread awareness about the Yuva Nidhi scheme and hone their skills. All unemployed youths must undergo skill development, she said. Candidates can enrol to the scheme through the online Seva Sindhu portal. They must also make a self-declaration of their unemployment status once every three months through the online portal, between the first and 25th of the month after enrolling in the scheme.District guarantee implementation committee president Shivakumar also appealed girls to make use of this scheme. The committee vice-president Hunsur Basavanna, Maharani's college professor Rajeshwari, and others were present.
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