Skill

Development Schemes of GOI Ministries

S. No.

Particulars of the Scheme

Name of Ministry Name of Scheme

M/o Agriculture
(Department of
Agriculture &
Cooperation)

Extension Reform-Farm School Once during each of the 6 Pan India

critical stages in a cropping
season
Agri clinic and Agri Business
2 Months
Pan India
Centres Scheme

Diploma in Agricultural
Extension Services for Input
Dealers (DAESI)
Post Graduate Diploma in
Agricultural Extension
Management (PGDAEM)
National Food Security Mission
(NFSM)

Scheme Parameters
Further Information
Duration of the Training Area that Scheme Any specific socio-economic Web Link
Program (hours/days/ caters to
group the scheme caters to
months)

Input dealers and prospective

dealers

http://agricoop.nic.in/guidelines.html

1 Year

Pan India

Graduates in Agriculture

http://agricoop.nic.in/guidelines.html

Farmers

http://nfsm.gov.in/Guidelines.aspx

Pan India

Training in Agricultural
Extension (21 training centers)

one day to three weeks

Pan India

Under the University stream, UG courses 4 years, PG

various under-graduate, post- Courses- 2 years and PhD
graduate and PhD courses are
offered (DARE)
There is one Central Agricultural undergraduate ( UG),
University, thirty one State
Masters and PhD degree
Agriculture University (SAUs) programme
and four National Institutes of
Indian Council of Agricultural
Research having the status of
Deemed University

M/o Chemicals and

Fertilizers
(Department of
Chemicals and
Petrochemicals

Graduates in agriculture and

http://agricoop.nic.in/imagedefault/extension/ACABC.pdf
allied subjects from SAUs/
Central Agricultural Universities/
Universities recognized by ICAR/
UGC and the beneficiary farmers

Pan India

Department of Fisheries

ICAR also arranges need based

training programs in any of
State Agricultural University or
ICAR Institutes in new and
emerging areas.
Support to Central Institutes of
Plastics Engineering and
Technology (CIPET)

http://agricoop.nic.in/guidelines.html

48 days spread as 1 year

Full crop season for single Pan India

day in a week or fortnight 8-
20 seasons
National Horticulture Mission 3 months-1 year (Farmers- Pan India
(NHM)
2to 5 days)
Horticulture Mission for North 3 months-1 year (Farmers- Pan India
East and Himalayan States
2to 5 days)
(HMNEH)
National Centre for Organic
4 weeks
Pan India
Farming
Mechanization and Technology Not fixed (generally 4
Pan India
(M & T)
weeks)
M/o Agriculture (
Department of Poultry and
2 weeks to 4 weeks
Pan India
Department of
Fodder
4 to 5 Days, For Maitris 3 Pan India
Animal Husbandary, Department of Cooperatives
and Dairy Development
Months
Dairying and
Department of Livestock Health 2 to 5 Days
Pan India
Fisheries)

M/o Agriculture
(DARE)

Farmers

Pan India

Pan India

One week to three months Pan India

(or longer duration, as
fixed)

Entrepreneurs, Gardeners,
http://www.nhm.nic.in/printnhm.htm
Farmers, Supervisors, Field Staff
Entrepreneurs, Gardeners,
http://tmnehs.gov.in/forms/contentpage.aspx?lid=895
Farmers, Supervisors, Field Staff
Farmers

http://agricoop.nic.in/guidelines.html

Farmers

http://agricoop.nic.in/guidelines.html

Farmers

http://dahd.nic.in/dahd/default.aspx

Farmers
Vets and Paravets
Fishermen and people engaged
in the post production avtivities
Personal engaged in Agricultural dare.nic.in
Institutions and support
services, members of
cooperatives, and Farmers
under KVK, 550/589 districts are
covered
Students with Qualifications as
usual under University stream
of education
Students with Qualifications as
usual.

Faculty and Scientist

6 months Short Term

Pan India (23
Applicable for all.
Programmes given to
centres)
industry workers and
existing employees and
targetted groups. Long
term programmes (1.5 to 3
years) include diploma and
post diploma courses and B
Tech.
M/o Commerce and Placement Linked Skill
Short duration (4-6 weeks) FDDI is implementing Fresh, Unemployed youth and
Industry (Department development Programme: This
the PLSDP Scheme all existing workers in organized
of Industrial Policy & is a sub-scheme of the
over India by
and unorganizede leather
Promotion)
Ministry's Integrated Leather
establishment of
sector. Preference is given to
Development Programme.
Training centers & economically weaker/BPL
sub- centers at
section of the society, people
Kanpur, Agra,
from lower strata like SC, ST,
Raebareli , kolkata, OBC etc & female candidates.
Ranipet ,
Bahadurgarh, Amethi
& various locations at
the factory premises,
where unemployed
persons from the
economically weaker
section of the society
are being selected,
trained and provided
assistance to get
employment in the
footwear industry at
the shop floor level
operations.

http://cipet.gov.in/

http://dipp.nic.in/English/Schemes/Dept_Leather.aspx

Support to Artisans Scheme:

This is a sub-scheme of the
Ministry's Integrated Leather
Development Programme.

Short duration training

programmes (2 week to 1
month)

M/o Communications NIELITs capacity enhancement 80 hours (avg)

& Information
plan on skill development
Technology
(erstwhile DOEACC)
CDACs capacity enhancement 457 hours (avg)
(Department of
plan on skill development to
Electronics &
enhance existing training
Information
capacity
Technology)
Scheme for financial assistance 3 - 6 months
to select six States/Uts for Skil
Development in Electronics
System Design and
Manufacturing sector
Setting up of Electronics and ICT
Academies in various states in
existing IITs / IIITs/ NITs
(proposed in June 2013)
CBTA
Varies (6 months- 1 year)

Ministry of
Development of
North Eastern Region
(DoNER)
M/o Food Processing Creation of infrastructure
N.A.
Industries
facilities for running Degree/
Diploma courses in Food
Processing Technology under
NMFP
Entrepreneurship Development 6 weeks
Programme (EDP) under NMFP
to be conducted by various
government and private
organizations, industries, or
NGOs

Housing and Urban

Poverty Alleviation

All over India.

Artisans in rural clusters
Presently being
implemented in the
States of Rajasthan,
Punjab, U.P,
Maharashtra,W.B
Pan India
N.A.

Pan India

N.A.

Specific States

N.A.

NE States

Youth (focus on school drop

http://mdoner.gov.in/content/scheme
outs) and also mid level officers
of the State Govt

Pan India

N.A.

http://mofpi.nic.in/ContentPage.aspx?KYEwmOL+HGqHeLlRhVlZUFl
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Pan India

SC/ST/Minority
Community/Women- Atleast
35%

http://mofpi.nic.in/ContentPage.aspx?KYEwmOL+HGqHeLlRhVlZUFl
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SC/ST/Minority
Community/Women-
Percentage not specified
N.A.

http://mofpi.nic.in/ContentPage.aspx?KYEwmOL+HGqHeLlRhVlZUFl
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http://mofpi.nic.in/ContentPage.aspx?KYEwmOL+HGqHeLlRhVlZUFl
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N.A.

http://www.iicpt.edu.in/
http://www.niftem.ac.in/

Grants-in-aid for setting up of N.A.

Pan India
Food Processing Training
Centres (FPTC) under NMFP
Training at Recognised
1- 10 working days
Pan India
National/State level Institutes
etc. sponsored by MoFPI/ other
training programmes under
NMFP
Degree Programmes and short 1 day - 1month (IICPT); 1-2 Haryana and Tamil
term courses offered by
weeks (NIFTEM)
Nadu
National Institute of Food
Technology, Entrepreneurship
and Management (NIFTEM),
Kundli, Haryana and Indian
Institute of Crop Processing
Technology (IICPT), Tamil Nadu
National Urban Livelihoods
Mission (NULM) which replaces
the Swarna Jayanti Shahari
Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY). There
are 2 components under the
mission for Skill Devt :
Employment through Skill
Minimum 3 months
In the 12th Five Year
Training and Placement (EST&P) (approx. 400 hrs of
Plan, it will be
technical training plus 30 implemented in all
hours for soft skills). hours District Headquarter
for soft skills training). If the towns and all other
MES Curriculum is being
cities with a
followed, then the basic
population of
and advanced level skill
100,000 or more.
training courses may be
Other towns may be
combined to ensure a
allowed in
minimum of 400 training exceptional cases on
hours.
request of the States.

http://nulm.gov.in/

Urban poor

Self-employment Programme
(SEP)

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Ministry of Human
Resource
Development

One component under SEP

is Entrepreneurship
Development Programme
which is for 3-7 days for
individual and group
entrepreneurs.
Community Development
few weeks to 6
through Polytechnics
months(part time non
formal)
Implementation of the Scheme few weeks to 6
for Integrating Differently Abled months(part time non
persons in the mainstream of formal)
Technical and Vocational
Education
Graduate Apprenticeships
1 year
(under Scheme of
Apprenticeship Training)
Scheme of Support to Voluntary Need based, short-term
Agencies for Adult Education
and Skill Development -Jan
Shikhshan Sansthans (JSSs)

http://deity.gov.in/

National Institute of Open

6 months to 2 years
Schooling - Distance Vocational
Education Programmes
[Practical training through
Accredited Vocational Institutes
(AVIs)]
Establishment of Community 3 months to 3 year
Colleges (to be set up)

Pan-India

No

http://mhrd.gov.in/scheme_polytechnics

Pan-India

No

http://mhrd.gov.in/

Pan India

No

http://mhrd.gov.in/polytechnics_action_english

nonliterates, neo-literates, as
well as school drop outs

http://mhrd.gov.in/scheme_support

Pan India

School leavers with 5th, 7th,8th http://mhrd.gov.in/nios

and 10th pass

Pan India

12th pass if college, if

polytechnic, 10th pass

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Ministry of Labour & Craftsmen Training Scheme

Employment

6 months-3 years

Pan India

Skill Develoment Initiative

1 months to 1 year

Pan India

* Apprenticeship Training
Scheme
Crafts Instructor Training
Scheme (CITS)
Advanced Vocational Training
Scheme and Hi-tech Training
Scheme
Women Training Institutes
Supervisory Training

6 months to 4 years

PAN INDIA

1 year

PAN INDIA

short term

PAN INDIA

short and long term

short and long term

PAN INDIA
Bangalore and
Jamshedpur
CSTARI

Central staff Training and

Research Institute
M/o Micro Small and Entrepreneurship Development
Medium Enterprises Programmes
(IMC/EDP/ESDP/MDP) scheme
implemented through MSME-
Development Institutes and
Branch Institutes
Skill Development activities
through Tool Rooms and other
autonomous institutes of office
of DCMSME - [Ten Tool Room
and Training Centers, Two
Central Footwear Training
Institutes (CFTIs), Six Product
and Process Development
Centers (PPDCs)]
Training Programmes thorough
National Level Autonomous
institutions of the Ministry
(Entrepreneurship & Business
Development Institutes-
NIMSME, NIEBUD)
Training programmes by
National Small Industries
Corporation (NSIC) through
Technical Services Centres
(TSCs) and Training cum
Incubation Centers

short term

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Ministry of Rural
Development

15

Ministry of Social
Justice and
Empowerment

16

Ministry of Textiles

17

Ministry of Tourism

18

Ministry of Tribal
Affairs

Skill development training by

National Minorities
Development and Finance
Corporation
Aajeevika Skills

8th, 10th, 12th Pass

ITI, Diploma

http://www.dget.nic.in/
http://www.dget.nic.in/

ITI, Diploma

http://www.dget.nic.in/

EDP-2 Week, ESDP - 6

Pan India
Week, MDP - 1 Week (FT)/2
Week (PT)

Workers, Educated unemployed http://www.dcmsme.gov.in/Enterprise&skillDevelopment.htm

youth, Entrpreneurs and their
executives

Short term and long term Pan India

programmes based on High
End Technology

Workers, Educated unemployed http://www.dcmsme.gov.in/schemes/scminitool.htm#exi

youth, Entrepreneurs and their
executives

Short term and long term

including e training

Pan India

Workers, Educated unemployed http://www.nimsme.org/

youth, Entrepreneurs and their http://niesbud.nic.in/
executives

Short term and long term

Pan India

Workers, Educated unemployed http://www.nsic.co.in/technology.asp

youth, Entrepreneurs and their
executives

Scheme for Assistance to

Short term (72 hoursto 300 Pan India
Training institutions
hours)
Training through Multi
Flexible, usually short term Pan India
Disciplinary Training Centres
(MTDC) and other training
centres of KVIC under Human
Resource Development (HRD)
Scheme and PMEGP scheme
and Training by Mahatma
Gandhi Institute for Rural
Industrialization (MGIRI)
Training by Coir Board on
spinning of coir and production
of value added products
through training institutions of
the Board
Training under Mahila Coir
Yojana through training centres
of the Board including Field
training Centres
Ministry of Minority Multi Sectoral Development
Affairs
Programme
Seekho aur kamao

School Leavers with 8th, 10th, http://www.dget.nic.in/schemes/cts/welcome.htm

and 12th pass, maximum of 50%
reservation depending on State
SC/ST %, 25% women, 3%
physically handicapped
class 5th ownwards as well as http://dget.nic.in/mes/
people with uncertified prior
learning, at least 30% women
School leavers with 8th, 10th http://www.dget.nic.in/schemes/ats/welcome.htm
and 12th pass or NCVT holder
Instructors of ITIs, Diploma,
http://www.dget.nic.in/
Degree
Do
http://www.dget.nic.in/

Long term and short term

http://www.msme.gov.in/EDI_Scheme_Guidelines.pdf

Artisans, unemployed youth,

supervisors etc.

http://www.kviconline.gov.in/pmegp/pmegpweb/
http://mgiri.org/

Rural Women

http://coirboard.gov.in/

Long term and short term

Pan India

Rural Women

Varies

MCBs only

Minority youth

http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/msdp

Minority group

http://minorityaffairs.gov.in//skill_development

Minority youth

http://www.nmdfc.org/

Modern Trades- Minimum Pan India(Minority

3 months
Dominated areas)
Traditional Trades

3-12 months

Rural Self Employment and

1-6 weeks
Training Scheme (RSETI)
SCA to SCSP
Varies
Skill Development Trainings
varies
under NSCFDC
Skill Development programmes Long term
by NIEPMD, PDUIPH, AYJNIHH,
NIVH, NHFDC, SVNIRTAR,
National Trust, NIMH, NIOH
Integrated Skill Development 1-3 months
Scheme (ISDS)
Hunar Se RozgarTak under CBSP 6-8 weeks
scheme
PG/UG/Certificate and Diploma 6 months-3 years
courses conducted through
Ministrys own infrastructure
across Statesthrough IHMs
and FCIs
Skill Testing and certification of 5 day orientation
existing service providersunder programme followed by
CBSP scheme
Skill Test on the 6th day
SCA to TSP
Varies

Pan India

Pan India

Rural poor youth (18-35 years), http://aajeevika.gov.in/

33% women, 50% SC/ST, 15%
minorities, 3% differently abled
Rural BPL youth
http://www.nird.org.in/rseti/

Pan India
Pan India

SC youth
SC youth

http://socialjustice.nic.in/scatoscp.php
http://www.nsfdc.nic.in/

Disabled

Pan India

No

http://www.isds-mot.com/

Pan India

8th pass, 18-28 yrs

Pan India

10th pass for 6 months course

12th pass for others

http://www.tourism.gov.in/TourismDivision/AboutDivision.aspx?Na
me=Human%20Resource%20Development
http://www.tourism.gov.in/TourismDivision/AboutDivision.aspx?Na
me=Human%20Resource%20Development

Pan India

Existing Service Providers in the http://www.tourism.gov.in/TourismDivision/AboutDivision.aspx?Na

hospitality/ tourism sector
me=Human%20Resource%20Development

Pan India

ST youth

http://tribal.nic.in/Content/SpecialCentralAssistancetoTribalSubPla
nFirst.aspx

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Ministry of Tribal
Affairs

Ministry of Women
and Child
Development

M/o Youth Affairs

and Sports

Skill development programme

by National Scheduled Tribe
Finance and Development
Corporation
TRIFED- Skill development/up
gradation and capacity building
for MFPs
TRIFED- Skill development/up
gradation and capacity building
for Handicrafts/Handlooms
Support to training and
Employment Programme for
Women (STEP) - To provide
updated skills and new
knowledge

ST youth

32 hours (4 days)

Tribal Areas

ST groups engaged in collecting http://trifed.nic.in/index1.asp?linkid=359&langid=1

MFPs

45 days (30 days training

and rest 15 days in mass
production)
less than 3 weeks

Tribal Areas

Women and educated

unemployed school drop out
youths
Poor and assetless women in
traditional sectors

Training in home scale

5 days
preservation of Fruits and
Vegetables and Nutrition (FNB)
Women Empowerment &
less than 3 weeks
Livelihood Program in the Mid
Gangetic Plain- Priyadarshini
scheme to organize women into
effective self-help group
Advanced Diploma Course on I year
Child Guidance and Counseling
(Implemented by National
Institute of Public Cooperation
and Child Development)
Swadhar Greh/Short Stay Home less than 3 weeks
(Skill improvement for
rehabilitation)
SABLA Rajiv Gandhi Scheme MES modules
for Empowerment of
Adolescent Girls
Skill Up-gradation Training
Maximum duration of Skill
Programme for Women in 200 Training Programmes
Border/Tribal/Backward
should not exceed three
Districts (SUTP)
months
Skill Development Training
The maximum duration of
Programme (SDTP) under NCVT each MES Course was of
180 hours

Scheme of Youth Employability The training duration is

Skill (YES) Training
approximately for two to
four months, depending
upon the nature of the
Vocational Training

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M/o Home Affairs

NSDC

http://www.nstfdc.nic.in/

Pan India in 10
traditionla sectors-
Agriculture,
AnimalHusbandary,
Dairying, Fisheries,
Handlooms,
Handicarfts, Khadi
and Village
Industries,
Sericulture, Social
Forestry, Waste Land
Development
All India
Housewives and adolescents

http://wcd.nic.in/schemes/step/step.htm

Mid Gangetic Plain

Women

http://www.priyadarshiniproject.in/

Based in Delhi

Students (Advanced Diploma in http://nipccd.nic.in/otherlink_frame.htm

Child Guidance and Counseling)

Women in difficult
circumstances

Women in difficult
circumstances

http://wcd.nic.in/SchemeSwadhar/swadhar.htm

Adolescent girls (in the age

group of 11 to 18 years)

http://wcd.nic.in/SchemeSabla/sabla.htm

http://wcd.nic.in/schemes/us5.htm

200 Border/Tribal/ Women from SC/ST, OBC,

http://yas.nic.in/en
Backward Disticts of Minority, Widow, Economically
the country
Backward and
Destitute/Homeless categories.
Not available
25 Youths -both male & female,
between the age group of 14 to
35 years each from 200 selected
districts were
given training through
Vocational Training Providers
(VTPs)
59 districts of 8
Not Available
North Eastern
states. (Assam,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Tripura,
Nagaland and Sikkim

National Service Scheme

120 hours of regular

Pan India
activities during an
academic year. (ii)
Special Camping
Programme for 10 days;
50% NSS volunteers are
expected to
participate in these camps

Under this, activities like

providing water, water logging,
sanitation, electricity, drainage,
health and welfare services, life
and living conditions, can be
undertaken

Udaan
STAR Scheme

Varies by sector
1 month and above

Youth
Youth

Jammu & Kashmir

Pan India

http://nsdcudaan.com/
http://www.nscsindia.org/