Schemes
Skilling, Employment and Entrepreneurship
The scheme UNNATHI aims to promote entrepreneurship and start-ups among the educated Scheduled Tribes. Asssistance is provided for entrepreneurs for new investments, research and development, marketing and other activities to foster the business.
The UNNATHI helps entrepreneurs to access long-term financing and mentorship and build networks with other investors. Under this scheme one time financial assistance will be provided to Entrepreneurships and Start-up firms operated by people of ST community. Financial assistance for proof of concept, prototype development, product trials, market-entry, and commercialization are provided to startups. Financial assistance of up to ₹ 10 lakh will be given to the startups at an early stage through the incubators. Seed funding and other support services to startups help them to overcome their initial challenges. The scheme will be implemented as per the Government Order in this regard.
WINGS is a skill development training programme to address unemployment among the educated Scheduled Tribes in the state by tapping the employment opportunities in the emerging Aviation field. Trainees are selected by inviting applications from scheduled tribe youths for the selected courses approved by IATA (International Air Transport Association). The firms conducting Aviation courses will be selected through inviting the Expression of Interest. The scheme will cover course fee, accommodation and travel facilities during the course and help with their essential expenses. The selected training institute shall conduct mobilization camps in all districts of Kerala in the presence of District Officers and Tribal Extension Officers and conduct written test/interviews to select suitable trainees. The Scheme includes emerging courses like; pilot, air hostess (cabin crew), Airline and Airport Management Course, Airline Customer Service Course, Supply Chain & Transport Modes, Foundation in Travel and Tourism courses etc. and other related courses in this field, which have potential employment in the airline sector.
In order to reduce the intensity of unemployment among the Scheduled Tribes youth, the Department intends to assist ST youth in skill training in modern skill sets and earning a livelihood by giving self-employment assistance for individuals and self-help groups.
The components of the scheme are given below :
- Promotion of entrepreneurial development programmes
- Providing assistance and support for start-ups initiated by ST youths through experienced start-up mentors and providing seed money and assistance to micro enterprises of individuals and self-help groups.
- Establishing labour contract societies by providing training in trades such as carpentry, masonry, electrician, plumbing etc. and providing working capital and toolkits for establishing the units.
- Skill Training and placement assistance for ST youths in various trades. For this selection of training institutions will be as per Govt. norms
- Coaching for PSC, UPSC, SSC, RRB and bank examinations, etc..
- Entrance oriented coaching to ST students who seek admission for professional courses.
- Pre-engineering training to students and Special coaching for engineering dropouts
- Provision of additional Apprenticeship to ITI/ITC passed ST candidates.
- Career Development & orientation classes to Plus Two and Graduate youths.
- Placement assistance to those tribal youth who find job opportunities in India and abroad
- Promoting Geo-tagging of tribal handicrafts and ethnic products of STs and facilitating marketing through online platform.
- Strengthen the functioning of virtual tribal employment exchange.
- Honorarium of Apprentice Engineers and Overseers posted in Local Self Governments and ST department.
- Beneficiary share to the employment oriented schemes of GoI and other departments for Scheduled Tribes whose annual income is below 2.5 lakh.
- Training for career excellence (TRACE) –Internship and Placement training for professionals and graduated ST youths in various fields. Selection and appointment of the Apprenticeship and Internship should be as per the existing norms of the Government and priority should be given to ST youths those identified in Extreme Poverty Survey of Rural Department.
The scheme will be implemented in convergence with the Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission and strictly incompliance with Government norms. Prority should be given to ST Youths those identified in extreme poverty survy of rural department.