Aajeevika Skills Aajeevika Skills

Presentation by:

Anil Subramaniam

Deputy Secretary

Ministry of Rural Development

Government of India

Aajeevika Skills

• Aajeevika Skills Guidelines 2013 approved on 20th September 2013

• Programme Details

– 25% of allocation under NRLM for skills and placement

– Financial support to Skills project to the extent of 90%, remaining

10% by the State Governments (only North East States) 10% by the State Governments (only North East States)

– The programme works in a public private partnership (PPP)

mode through PIAs

• Key features of the programme

– Placement linked, market driven training for 3 months to 12

months.

– Trained youth assured of a job after skilling (75% minimum)

Who is eligible?

• Age Category

– Poor Rural youth in 18-35 category

– Upper age limit for 45 years in case of Particularly

Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PGTs)

• Identification of Poor

– Participatory Identification of Poor (PIP)

– Below Poverty Line (BPL) households

– Youth who have worked as labourers in MGNREGS work

sites for at least 35 days in each of the previous three years

Coverage of programme

• 33% candidates to be women

• 50% of target candidates from SC & ST families (nationally, in

each state it will vary, depending on their percentage share in

population)

• 15% to belong to minorities

• 3 % to belong to differently abled

Role of State Governments

Categorization of State Governments

• Two kinds of states – Annual Action Plan (AAP) and non AAP

• Two kinds of projects – MSP and SSP

• Multi State Projects (MSP) to be brought to an orderly closure • Multi State Projects (MSP) to be brought to an orderly closure

(No new MSP)

• AAP states will sanction SSP projects at their level

• Non AAP states recommends SSP projects, but MoRD will

sanction

Role of State Governments

• Contribution of 10% State share (NE States , Uttrakhand and

Himachal Pradesh)

• Establish skills team at State, district & sub-district level

• Empanel Technical Support Agency (TSA)

• Build IT platform• Build IT platform

• Establish a skill and placement ERP platform that is internet

enabled and work flow driven

• Conduct Skill Gap Assessment

• Preparation of State Perspective Implementation Plan(SPIP)

and Annual Action Plan (AAP)

Role of State Governments Contd…..

• Facilitate in mobilization and identifying target group

– Identifying districts and inviting PIAs

• Project Appraisal

– Submission of proposals by PIAs round the year 24x7

– Score card to be used for appraising projects– Score card to be used for appraising projects

– Conduct Project Appraisal Committee(PAC) meeting

• Monitoring

– Ensuring that PIAs maintain quality of training

– Conduct once in two month quality audit of each training

center

Role of State Governments Contd..

• Release of payments

– Ensure that PIA receives instalments within 30 days of

becoming eligible

• Other activities

– Establish Migration Support Centers– Establish Migration Support Centers

– Establish Career Guidance Centres

– Organize Job Melas

– Establish an Aajeevika Skills alumni program

– Conduct training and capacity building programme for GP

functionaries

Role of District Administration

• Preparation of youth database at panchayat level.

• Assist PIA in mobilization of rural candidates.

• Identify and enable access to suitable public infrastructure

in these districts for undertaking skilling projects.

• Enable assistance for tracking of candidates who have

been given placement through involvement of community

based organizations (SHGs) or PRI’s.

• Monitoring of ASDP Projects and inspection of training centres.

Concurrent monitoring

• Level -1 PIA

� Weekly online monitoring of data uploaded daily by training centre

� Bio metric geo tagged time stamped attendance of trainees and trainers

� CCTV recording of class room transactions

� Monthly inspection of training centres by Q team of PIA

• Level -2 SRLM (with help of DRDA & State TSA)

� Fortnightly issue of advisory to PIA based on online report of PIA Q-teams� Fortnightly issue of advisory to PIA based on online report of PIA Q-teams

� Bi- monthly inspection of training centers to verify Q team online report

� Only approved formats to be used.

• Level -3 MoRD (with help of TSA)

� Fortnightly issue of advisory to SRLM based on inspection of SRLM

advisory and online report of PIA Q-teams

� Periodic inspection of training centers to verify SRLM inspection report and

PIA Q team online report

� Only approved formats to be used.

Protocols for monitoring

SRLMs to develop protocols, with approval of the Ministry for the

following processes and tasks:

• Inspection of training centres.

• Due diligence before allowing a training centre to begin

operation.

• Post placement tracking for one year. • Post placement tracking for one year.

• Verification of accounts.

• Fortnightly review of online MIS.

• Field appraisal of application for Aajeevika Skills project.

• Teaching English

• Teaching computers

• Soft skills

Protocols for monitoring Contd...

• Look and feel of training centres

• Training centre day opening and day closing

• Distance education using live studio based broadcasts by master

trainers

• Mobilization

• Counselling

• Screening, Aptitude assessment, selection of candidates

• Job Fairs

• On the Job Training

• Placement verification

• Post placement support payment

Protocols for monitoring Contd...

• Claim for 2nd, 3rd and 4th instalments

• Application form for project approval

• Third party certification

• Career Progression payment verification

• One year retention payment verification

• Work readiness and employability centres• Work readiness and employability centres

• Migration Support Centres

• Role of SHG

• Role of Gram Panchayat• PIA documents

Role of PIAs

• Undertake Skill Gap Analysis (SGA) before applying

• Identify Prospective Employers

• Attend PIA training programs

Prepare and Submit Project Proposals• Prepare and Submit Project Proposals

– Registration at Central level

– Online submission of proposals

– MOU to be signed with 24 hours of approval

Role of PIAs

• Establish Training Centers and get it certified by SRLM or TSA

– Standards for physical infrastructure including furniture,

facilities, training aids etc.

• Quality of trainers

– Trainers competency to be verified by Q teams– Trainers competency to be verified by Q teams

– Setting performance benchmarks and periodic

assessments

• Course content to be certified

– NCVT, SSC or others certified by MoRD

– Certification of proprietary brands by MoRD

Role of PIAs

• Mobilise, Counselling and selection of beneficiaries

• Ensuring Quality Training and Placement

– Use of geo-tagged, time stamped biometric attendance

– Daily online inventory check – Daily online inventory check

– Periodic quizzes and tests and publishing of results

– Install video audio recorders in each classroom and labs.

– Ensure timely payment of allowance to trainees and trainers

Role of PIAs

• Ensuring Quality Training and Placement (contd….)

– Meeting monthly and end of project targets

– Compliance to advisories issued by PIAs Q teams, SRLM and

TSA

– Display of placement data on PIAs web site

• Work Readiness and Employability training Centers

Who can be a PIA?

• Entities registered under any Indian Trust Acts or any State

Society Registration Act or any State Co-operative Societies or

Multi-State Co-operative Acts or the Companies Act, 1956:

– Educational Institutions with their own or leased (for 20

years) land and buildingsyears) land and buildings

– Corporate entities (for captive placement)

– Entities that train and place for improved Public Service

Delivery

– Commercial and not for profit training providers (providing

employment elsewhere)

Who can be a PIA? (Contd….)

• Federation of SHGs and cooperative societies

• Market leaders running established fee-based skilling

programmes which the poor can access through

vouchers/scholarships provided under Aajeevika Skillsvouchers/scholarships provided under Aajeevika Skills

• Government/semi government/autonomous government

organizations at the State and National Level

Eligibility conditions for PIA

• More than three years old at the time the application is

received by MoRD.

• Not have negative net worth in at least two out of the last three

years.

• Have a turn over that is at least 25% of the size of the proposed

project.

• In the case of NSDC partners i.e. entities in which NSDC has an

equity stake or provided loans, the minimum existence for a

period of 3 years and the negative net worth requirement will

not be required.

Eligibility conditions (contd….)

Consortiums can also apply provided they meet the following

conditions:

• The lead consortium partner meets the conditions of

eligibility set forth in this guidelines.

• Core activities, i.e Training and placement of candidates are • Core activities, i.e Training and placement of candidates are

undertaken by the lead partner.

• In case core activities are undertaken by consortium

members, such member has to be eligible as per the

Guidelines.

• The oversight mechanism of the lead partner is explicit and

adequate.

Unit Training Cost for courses

S.no Item 3 month 6 month 9 month 12 month

1 Training Cost (Rs.) 13696.00 19152.00 23562.00 26602.00

2 Boarding and Lodging

(Unit Cost/day for

residential training)

a State Headquarters @ Rs 14940.00 29880.00 44820.00 59760.00a State Headquarters @ Rs

166 per day

14940.00 29880.00 44820.00 59760.00

b District Headquarters @

Rs 120 per day

10800.00 21600.00 32400.00 43200.00

c All other locations other

than (a) and (b) above @

Rs 75 per day

6750.00 13500.00 20250.00 27000.00

3 Food and To & Fro charges 9000.00 18000.00 270000.00 36000.00

Unit Training Cost for courses

S.no Item 3 month 6 month 9 month 12 month

4 Post Placement Support

a Placement within District

of domicile (Rs 1000 per

month for 2 months)

2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00

b Placement within State of

domicile (Rs 1000 per

3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00

month for 3 months)

c Placement outside State

of domicile (Rs 1000 per

month for 6 months)

6000.00 6000.00 6000.00 6000.00

5 Uniform cost (cost of one

pair is Rs 1000, 2 pairs for

9 m and 12 m course)

1000.00 1000.00 2000.00 2000.00

6 Long distance course 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00

Minimum wages for placement

S.no Item 3 month 6 month 9 month 12 month

1 Minimum wages for

placements in India

(per month)

6000.00 8000.00 12000.00 15000.00

2 Minimum wages for 25000.00 25000.00 25000.00 25000.002 Minimum wages for

placements abroad

25000.00 25000.00 25000.00 25000.00

Cost Norms for SRLM activities

No Item of expenditure Cost norm

1 Skill Gap Assessment 1% of Project training cost given to PIA

2 Job Mela (Block level and Panchayat

level)

Rs. 50,000/- (per GP Mela)

Rs. 100,000/- (per Block Mela)

3 IEC for programme 1.5% of Project training cost given to PIA

4 Migration Support Centre Rs 10,00,000 per centre4 Migration Support Centre Rs 10,00,000 per centre

5 Alumni support 1.5% of Project training cost given to PIA

6 Capacity building 3% of Project training cost given to PIA

7 Monitoring & Evaluation 3.5% of Project training cost given to PIA

8 Block level capacity building Rs. 3.5 lakh per block per year

9 Administrative cost 5% of total annual spending on SRLM

Release of Installments for PIAs

Instalment Conditions

1st Installment

25% of Project Cost

On sanction of project and signing of MOU.

2nd Installment

50% of Project Cost

a. Spending 60% of funds disbursed as 1st

installment as visible on web site.

b. Achieving 40% of physical target inclusive of

sub-targets such as for SC/ST, minorities etc.

c. Submitting audited expenditure statement

like P&L statement, Balance sheet through

concurrent monitoring

Instalment Conditions

3rd Installment-

15% of Project Cost

a. Spending 90% of funds disbursed as 1st and

2nd installments as visible in web site.

b. Achieving 90% of physical target inclusive of

sub-targets such as for SC/ST, minorities etc.

c. Submitting audited expenditure statement

like P&L statement, Balance sheet etc.

Release of Installments for PIAs

like P&L statement, Balance sheet etc.

4th Installment-

10 % of Project Cost

On achieving all targets and submission of

project closure documents as well as signed

score card and proof that up to date data is

available in the designated web site in the

prescribed format.

Thank YouAajeevika Skills

Ministry of Rural DevelopmentMinistry of Rural Development

2nd Floor, Wing 5-A, India Habitat Centre

Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110003

www.nrlmskills.in