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Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)
formerly known as
Shramik Vidyapeeth
+ implemented through a
network of NGOs
in the country since March
1967.
The first
Shramik Vidyapeeth
was established in
Mumbai [Worli]
and was commissioned by
Bombay City Social Council Education Committee,
a
voluntary organisation
engaged in the field o
f Adult Education
The focus of
Shramik Vidyapeeth (SVP)
was shifted from
industrial workers in urban areas to the non-literates, neo-literates, unskilled and unemployed youth
particularly from
SC/ST/OBC/Minority/Divyang/Women throughout the country
especially to
underprivileged people in the rural areas.
The SVPs were accordingly renamed as
Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)
w.e.f. year
2000.
The
scheme of Jan Shikshan Sansthan
was consequently transferred from
Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD)
to
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
in
July 2018
.
Objectives
To promote
self-employment and facilitate
to get
financial support
including loans/
for the target groups through
linkage
with credit and consortium membership
To
Promote national values
and to align with
national programmes
To widen the
range of knowledge and understanding of social, economic and political systems
and create
awareness about the environment
To
collaborate and coordinate
with other
departments/agencies working in the filed of skill development
T
o create a pool of master trainers
working across the department/agencies of skill development through training/orientation programme
To identify and
promote traditional skill
s
in the districts
through skilling/upskilling
To
improve the occupational skills and technical knowledge
of the n
on/neo literates and persons
having rudimentary level of education
upto 8th standard
and other s
chool dropouts beyond 8th standard i.e. upto class 12th
to raise their efficiency, increase productive ability and enhance their livelihood opportunities
JSS Scheme is implemented by
Directorate of JSS
which is a s
ub-ordinate office of MSDE.
Status
At present
248 Jan Shikshan Sansthans in 27 States and 2
UTs are active out of which
17 JSSs are not functional.
A decision of setting up of
83 new Jan Shikshan Sansthans.
JSSs are
imparting vocational skill training programmes
at the
door step of the beneficiaries
with a
mini
mum cost and infrastructure.
It is implemented through
NGOs with 100% grants from the Government of India.
JSSs are registered under the S
ocieties Registration Act, 1860.
managed by the respective
Board of Management approved by the Government of India.
The a
nnual coverage of the beneficiaries
is around
4 lakh, out of which 85% are women.
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