Seekho Aur Kamao Yojana is a skill development scheme for youth of 14 - 35 years age minority group. Its aiming at providing employment and employment opportunities, improving the employability of existing workers, school dropouts etc.
The scheme will aim at upgrading the skills of minority youths in various modern/traditional vocations depending upon their educational qualification, present economic trends and the market potential, which can earn them a suitable employment or to make them suitably skilled to go for self-employment. And can prepared skilled human resource for the country.
The scheme ensures 75% placement, out of which 50% should be in organized sector. As per scheme guidelines, the implementing organizations will be required to establish linkages with placement services.
For the candidates interested in self employment after availing the training, the organization shall arrange easy micro finance/ loans for them through financial institutions, National Minority Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC), banks etc.
Under this employment oriented scheme post placement support of Rs. 2000/- per month is provided to placed trainees for two months as placement assistance. In the last 7 years appx. 3.92 lakh persons have been benefitted under this scheme.