Coir Vikas Yojana-Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana

What is Coir Vikas Yojana-Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana?

The scheme “Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana” is a component of “Coir Vikas Yojana” and the scheme was launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India.

Benefit

**Nature of assistance:** Coir workers/entrepreneurs will get an awareness of modern technologies developed by the Coir Board. The training programme will help the trainees/ artisans to upgrade their skills in producing coir yarn and other diversified coir products. Management skills can also be acquired by attending EDP programmes to the entrepreneurs to run the Coir units more effectively and efficiently. > **Skill Upgradation:** - Under the scheme, the Board is conducting various programmes like the Entrepreneurship Development Programme, Awareness Programme, Workshop, Seminar, Exposure Tour, etc. To attract more entrepreneurs to start coir processing units. In order to create the skilled manpower required for the coir Industry the Board is implementing various value-added products training programmes. - The candidates undergoing these skill development training programmes are given a monthly stipend amounting to ₹3000/- per month and in the case of training programmes of less than one-month duration, the stipend will be disbursed on a pro-rata basis. - The honorarium for the trainer will be limited to ₹15,000/- per month. - An amount of ₹400/- per head per month will be provided as financial assistance to the training sponsoring agency to meet the operational cost of the training for raw material, power charges, other incidentals etc. on submission of a self-certification of Expenditure from the Sponsoring Agency which will be verified and passed by the Regional/Sub Regio

Level

Central

Ministry / Dept.

Ministry Of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Benefit type

cash

Key eligibility

1. Self Help Groups (SHGs), NGOs registered in the Darpan Portal of NITI Aayog, and Government Organizations can apply through the Regional /Sub Regional Office of the Board for organizing training programs at the field level. 1. The Self-help Groups (SHGs), NGOs, and Government Organizations should

Last verified

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Benefits

**Nature of assistance:** Coir workers/entrepreneurs will get an awareness of modern technologies developed by the Coir Board. The training programme will help the trainees/ artisans to upgrade their skills in producing coir yarn and other diversified coir products. Management skills can also be acquired by attending EDP programmes to the entrepreneurs to run the Coir units more effectively and efficiently. > **Skill Upgradation:** - Under the scheme, the Board is conducting various programmes like the Entrepreneurship Development Programme, Awareness Programme, Workshop, Seminar, Exposure Tour, etc. To attract more entrepreneurs to start coir processing units. In order to create the skilled manpower required for the coir Industry the Board is implementing various value-added products training programmes. - The candidates undergoing these skill development training programmes are given a monthly stipend amounting to ₹3000/- per month and in the case of training programmes of less than one-month duration, the stipend will be disbursed on a pro-rata basis. - The honorarium for the trainer will be limited to ₹15,000/- per month. - An amount of ₹400/- per head per month will be provided as financial assistance to the training sponsoring agency to meet the operational cost of the training for raw material, power charges, other incidentals etc. on submission of a self-certification of Expenditure from the Sponsoring Agency which will be verified and passed by the Regional/Sub Regio

Eligibility

Documents Required

How to Apply

1. Step 1: Offline application — step 1

   Self Help Groups (SHGs), NGOs registered in the Darpan portal of NITI Aayog, and Government Organizations can apply through the Regional /Sub Regional Office of the Board for organizing training programs at the field level. Application Forms for the Scheme (Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana)

Sources & References

• Official scheme website ↗
• Source record ↗
• Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.