Context

The Madhya Pradesh government is set to launch the Chief Minister’s Learn and Earn scheme with the aim of providing employable skills to the youth.

An overview of the news

• Chief Minister’s Learn and Earn scheme in Madhya Pradesh focuses on providing training, financial support, and employment opportunities to the youth.
• By identifying numerous work areas and involving various industries, the scheme aims to equip the young workforce with the necessary skills to enhance their employability and contribute to the state’s development.

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Feature

• An allowance of Rs 8,000 to 10,000 will be given to the youth as part of the Chief Minister’s Learn and Earn scheme.
• The government has identified 703 work areas for training under the Chief Minister’s Learn and Earn scheme.
• The government aims to train at least one lakh youth under the Chief Minister’s Learn and Earn scheme.
• The registration of establishments providing training to youth will start on June 7.
• The registration of youth willing to learn work will start on 15th June.
• The youth will start working from 1st August.

Government’s Commitment

• Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed the government’s continuous efforts to bridge the gap between youth and employment. 
• The government has taken a proactive measure, the Learn and Earn scheme, to address the issue of unemployment by equipping young individuals with necessary skills.

Training Opportunities

• The scheme targets the training of at least one lakh youth. 
• To facilitate this, the registration process will commence for establishments providing training to the youth, starting today.
• Simultaneously, registration for the youth interested in acquiring work-related skills will commence from 15th June. 
• The selected youth will commence their work from 1st August, thereby creating a structured timeline for skill development and subsequent employment.

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Madhya Pradesh

• In terms of area, it is the second largest state of India after Rajasthan.
• According to the Indian Forest Status Report-2021, Madhya Pradesh has the maximum forest cover in the country in terms of area.
• Forests cover 25.14% of the area.
• Governor – Mangubhai Patel
• Chief Minister – Shivraj Singh Chouhan
• Capital –Bhopal

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