NAVYA Initiative

Source: PIB

Context: The Government of India will launch ‘NAVYA’, a pilot initiative to skill adolescent girls, in Uttar Pradesh, under the Viksit Bharat@2047 Vision.

About NAVYA Initiative:

• What is NAVYA? NAVYA stands for “Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls.” It is a new government pilot programme focused on skilling girls aged 16–18 years through vocational training.

• NAVYA stands for “Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls.” It is a new government pilot programme focused on skilling girls aged 16–18 years through vocational training.

• Ministries Involved:

• Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

• Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD)

• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

• Objectives:

• Empower adolescent girls with market-relevant vocational skills. Focus on non-traditional job roles to promote gender parity in new sectors. Build self-confidence, career aspirations, and economic independence among girls.

• Empower adolescent girls with market-relevant vocational skills.

• Focus on non-traditional job roles to promote gender parity in new sectors.

• Build self-confidence, career aspirations, and economic independence among girls.

• Key Features:

• Targets girls aged 16–18 with at least Class 10 qualification. Will be implemented in 27 districts (including Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern States) across 19 States. Leverages existing skill platforms like Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and PM Vishwakarma Yojana. Institutionalised convergence between MWCD and MSDE for coordinated skilling efforts. Certification under PMKVY to enhance employability. Pilot launch event includes interactions with trainees and certificate distribution.

• Targets girls aged 16–18 with at least Class 10 qualification.

• Will be implemented in 27 districts (including Aspirational Districts and North-Eastern States) across 19 States.

• Leverages existing skill platforms like Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and PM Vishwakarma Yojana.

• Institutionalised convergence between MWCD and MSDE for coordinated skilling efforts.

• Certification under PMKVY to enhance employability.

• Pilot launch event includes interactions with trainees and certificate distribution.

• Significance:

• Bridges the gender gap in non-traditional skills and industries. Focuses on underserved regions and vulnerable groups. Contributes to women-led development under the Viksit Bharat@2047 Vision. Aligns with the goal of a self-reliant and inclusive India. Enhances participation of girls in economic growth and nation-building.

• Bridges the gender gap in non-traditional skills and industries.

• Focuses on underserved regions and vulnerable groups.

• Contributes to women-led development under the Viksit Bharat@2047 Vision.

• Aligns with the goal of a self-reliant and inclusive India.

• Enhances participation of girls in economic growth and nation-building.