Young Interns Program

The Young Interns Program (YIP) is an internship program, envisaged by the Government of Rajasthan, for providing opportunities for talented and progressive youth to upgrade their skills by gaining practical experience working in programs, schemes and projects of the government departments. The program is mutually beneficial to the government as well as the interns: 1. The Government is benefitted by infusing novelty and innovation in the project implementation and service delivery system through the youthful and courageous ideas & techniques of the young interns. 1. The Interns are benefitted by attaining knowledge of project implementation and the ecosystem of the government functionalities. > Objectives 1. To empower the young brains to attain awareness and knowledge about various government programs and services and about various interventions between government, service providers, recipients and peripheral agencies such as media, civil society etc. 1. To strengthen their research and evaluation skills in the field of public administration and development services. 1. To generate interest amongst the youth towards the entire service delivery ecosystem of the public services. 1. To get independent critical analysis of government programs and for seeking suggestions for corrective measures. 1. To augment innovations from the young minds to enhance the outreach and impact of government schemes & programs. > Deployment For FY 2023-24, the following arrangements for the deployment of 300 young interns may be executed: 1. Interns to be deployed at each Divisional HQ: 3 each (7x3=21) 1. Interns to be deployed at each District HQ: 2 each (26x2=52) 1. Interns to be deployed at the Department level for specific to the schemes/projects/programs: 227 (300-21-52=227) > Duration 1. The internship is of one-year duration. NOTE 1: After the end of the first year, if the mentor/nodal officer feels and recommends the extension in the internship duration on the basis of the performance of the intern, the duration of the internship may be increased by one more year with six months at a time. NOTE 2: In no circumstances, the duration of the internship shall be more than two years.