Rural Self Employment Training Institutes

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Context: Women-centric courses were started by RSETIs (Rural Self Employment Training Institutes) across the country.

Details:

• New batches of women-centric courses were started by RSETIs (Rural Self Employment Training Institutes) across the country on International Women’s Day 2022.
• The event titled ‘Avsar Ki Azaadi’,
• New batches were started in trades like Homemade Agarbatti Maker, Soft Toys Maker and Seller, Papad, Pickle and Masala Powder, Beauty Parlor Management and costume Jewelry Udyami etc.
• Women form 66% of the total trained candidates under the RSETI programme.
• Till date, about 26.28 lakh women candidates have been trained.

About Rural Self Employment Training Institutes:

• RSETI (Rural Self Employment Training Institutes) programme is a three-way partnership between the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD); Union Government, State Governments and Sponsor Banks.
• The Banks are mandated to open at least one RSETI in their lead district to provide training to rural youth to take up self-employment/ entrepreneurship ventures.
• RSETI program runs with an approach of short-term training and long-term handholding of entrepreneurs.
• Under the RSETI scheme, 10 training courses out of the total 64 are exclusively for women candidates.
• Rural poor youth between the age group of 18-45 years are eligible to join the training.
• The RSETIs have become established as pioneers in capturing the aspirations of the rural poor youth and turning them into profitable entrepreneurs by training them in the domain and entrepreneurial skills.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1804674