Training target of 36,103 youth set for financial year

2026-27

Classes to commence from July 15, 2026, with a maximum of 35

trainees per batch

Training to be provided in major sectors including IT,

Healthcare, Electronics and Agriculture

Maximum duration of all courses will be 300 hours

Lucknow, 27 June (HS): Under the guidance of Chief Minister

Yogi Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh Government is working with commitment to

make the youth self-reliant and independent. The campaign to equip students of

government secondary schools with employment-oriented skills alongside their

education has gained momentum. In this sequence, the Uttar Pradesh Skill

Development Mission has allocated targets for Short-Term Training (STT) under

Project Praveen for the financial year 2026-27.

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Vocational

Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Kapil Dev Agarwal, stated,

The primary objective of the Yogi Government is to ensure that no youth

in the state is deprived of skills. Through 'Project Praveen', we are

strengthening students of government secondary schools in technical and

vocational fields along with traditional education. Under this scheme, training

will be imparted in important sectors such as IT (IT-ITeS), Healthcare,

Electronics, Apparel, Beauty and Wellness, and Agriculture. To maintain the

quality of training, a maximum limit of 35 trainees has been fixed for each

batch. This will enable students to receive practical and hands-on knowledge in

a better manner. This year, an ambitious target has been set to provide skill

training to a total of 36,103 trainees across the state under Project

Praveen.

The responsibility has been entrusted to empanelled training

providers in government schools across various districts of Uttar Pradesh,

including Agra, Bareilly, Azamgarh, Lalitpur, Varanasi, Rampur, Shahjahanpur,

Jalaun and Sonbhadra. The major sectors include IT-ITeS, Healthcare, Apparel,

Electronics, Beauty and Wellness, Management, Green Jobs and Agriculture. The

maximum duration of the course will be 300 hours.

According to the directions issued by Uttar Pradesh Skill

Development Mission Director Pulkit Khare, all training providers will have to

strictly adhere to the prescribed timeline. The training providers must

complete the process of setting up centres, registration and batch formation,

and commence classes by July 15, 2026, under all circumstances.

Within 07 working days of the commencement of the batch,

study material must be distributed to all students, and photographs of the

distribution must be uploaded on the Mission portal. If any training provider

fails to commence work on time or if any complaint is received at the district

level, strict legal action will be taken against the provider as per the rules.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi