At least 14,694 Jammu and Kashmir youths have been offered jobs under UDAAN scheme

New Delhi, September 21: Under "Special Industry Initiative for J&K" (Sll J&K)-UDAAN, till now 34,587 candidates have been selected of whom 31,903 candidates have joined, 22,237 candidates have completed the training, 7,649 are undergoing training and 14,694 have been offered jobs.

 

So far, 109 leading Corporate have partnered with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under UDAAN with a commitment to train youth from the State covering Organized Retail, Banking, Financial Services, IT, ITES, Infrastructure, Hospitality etc.

However, keeping the agenda of exposure to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to the best of corporate India and corporate India to the rich talent pool available in the State on top, the central government on Wednesday approved the extension of time period of the Scheme "Special Industry Initiative for J&K" (Sll J&K)-Udaan.

Notably, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs for extension of the time period of the Scheme "Special Industry Initiative for J&K" (Sll J&K)-Udaan till 31st December 2018 without any modification and cost escalation. However, the initial time period of Udaan was up to 2016-17.

In spite of four months of unrest, the scheme has gained a good momentum and pace of implementation has been the best during FY 2016-17 since its inception. More than 12,000 candidates had joined training and nearly 10,000 candidates were offered jobs. 140 mega selection drives were held so far covering all districts of the State.

Udaan is a national integration scheme with the goal to mainstream Jammu and Kashmir youth with rest of the country. The scheme not only provides skill enhancement and job opportunity but also connects these bright youths from the J&K with the vibrant corporate sector of India.