Jharkhand CM to launch Sarathi Yojana on Saturday

Ranchi, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will launch the Mukhya Mantri Sarathi Yojana (MMSY) on the occasion of world youth skills day on Saturday at a function in Ranchi, an official said. Under the scheme, youths will be provided training in various skilling programmes such as tailoring, sewing and carpentering in a bid to link them to employment and self-employment, the official said on Friday.

If any of the trainees did not get a job after three months of training, an unemployment allowance of Rs 1,000 to boys and Rs 1,500 to girls or physically challenged trainees will be given till the end of the first year through direct benefit transfer (DBT), an official release said. Non-residential trainees will also be provided with an allowance of Rs 1000, it said.

The eligibility for the scheme has been divided into two categories - general and reserved. Under the general category, youths in the age group of 18-35 will be provided skill training, while the upper age limit for the reserved category will be 50 years, the release said.


The Labour Department's MMSY is part of the Jharkhand Skill Mission. This scheme will take the skill mission to the block level. The scheme will be launched in 80 blocks of the state in the first phase in 2023-24.