Context :
Apprenticeship
stipend through DBT in works / Eco Times
/ 03 Feb 2023
Extract :
In a move aimed at
encouraging individuals to undertake apprenticeship and do away with delays in
release of stipends, the government will directly transfer 25% of the stipend payable up to ₹1,500
per apprentice per month under the new National Apprenticeship Scheme instead
of routing it through establishments under the erstwhile National
Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS).
The stipend, however,
will be paid after the
establishment pays its share of 75% to the beneficiary. Under the new
scheme, the ministry will also undertake capacity building of
the apprenticeship ecosystem and provide advocacy assistance to support rapid growth of apprenticeship in India, a senior
government official said.
According to the
official, routing
stipend payment through DBT will help identify leakages in financial disbursement under NAPS, formalise the offline
modes of stipend payment system, which was resulting in delays in payment, and make apprenticeship
aspirational among youth.
MY TAKE :
Following is what I
had suggested in my e-mail to the Ministry for Skills Development and
Entrepreneurship :
Ø Universal Basic
Income …………………………[ 20
Jan 2017 ]
Extract :
(
A )
HOW SHALL WE MOTIVATE UNEMPLOYED
YOUTH TO JOIN ITIs ?
* Each trainee will receive Rs 1000
pm ( for course
duration of 3 years )
This amount will get
deposited in Jan Dhan bank account of trainee ( DBT )
(
B )
HOW CAN WE GET INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
TO PROVIDE
* Amend Apprenticeship Act
* Allow all Industrial and Commercial Establishments to engage ANY
NUMBER of
* Starting stipend = Min of Semi-Skilled wages ( currently , approx Rs 6,000
pm )
* Annual Increment = 5 %
* Establishment to pay 75 % of stipend
* Government to pay 25 % of stipend ( DBT into Jan Dhan account of the
Apprentice )
As far as “ capacity building of the apprenticeship ecosystem “ is
concerned, I had suggested the
( C )
HOW CAN WE GET PRIVATE SECTOR
PARTICIPATION IN THIS PHASE ?
* If a Private firm or individual comes forward to set up such a Training
Institute ,
# Treat it as
an Infrastructure SPV
# No questions
asked as to the source of funds for setting up such ITI
{ a kind of Amnesty Scheme to convert Black Money into White Money
}
# A government grant of Rs 1,000 pm per trainee to such SPV ( DBT in Bank
A/C )
If this is done , expect 10,000 SPVs to come up within one year and 10 million
youth to
As far as “ preventing of leakages “ was
concerned, I had suggested the following :
( D )
HOW CAN WE ENSURE A " LEAKAGE PROOF " DISBURSEMENTS OF DBT AMOUNTS ?
* Through implementation of Mobile based Attendance System , outlined in
my blog,
" From BAD to MAD "
……………………. [ 01 June 2016 ]
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 03
Feb 2023