Mahila Swayamsiddha Yojana Rajasthan

The "Mahila Swayamsiddha Yojana" implemented by the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Government of Rajasthan, aims to provide skill training and self-employment opportunities to widowed, abandoned, and destitute women. Under this scheme, free vocational training is offered in Nariniketan buildings, operated via voluntary organizations. > Objective: - Free vocational training for skill development in various trades. - Accommodation and food provisions for enrolled women and their children. - Financial assistance to NGOs operating training centers. - The training period ranges from 3 months to 1 year. - Assistance in securing employment or availing loans for self-employment. - Monthly stipend for participating women. > Women should belong to one of the following categories: - Widowed, abandoned, or destitute women facing social neglect. - Women released from imprisonment without family support. - Women affected by natural disasters, lacking social and financial assistance. - Women rescued from exploitation, trafficking, or forced labor. - Women affected by terrorism or extremist activities. - Women suffering from mental illness, except those requiring institutional psychiatric care. - Women living with HIV/AIDS who are abandoned by their families. - Other women facing extreme social and economic distress.