Patna: The Bihar government has announced financial assistance of Rs 1,000 per month for unemployed graduate youth for a period of two years under the ‘Mukhyamantri Nishchay Swayam Sahayta Bhatta Yojana’. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made this announcement on Thursday, expanding the scope of the scheme which was earlier applicable only to unemployed youths who had passed their intermediate exams.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), CM Nitish Kumar stated, “I am pleased to inform that under the state government’s seven resolves programme, the previously operated ‘Mukhyamantri Nishchay Swayam Sahayta Bhatta Yojana’ has now been expanded. Under this, the benefit of the Self-Help Allowance Scheme, which was previously being provided to intermediate-passed youth, has now been extended to unemployed graduate youth who have passed in arts, science, and commerce.”
The Chief Minister further explained that graduate youth aged between 20 and 25 years, who are not pursuing any studies, striving for employment, do not have any self-employment, and have not secured any government, private, or non-government job, will be eligible for the allowance. They will receive Rs 1,000 per month for a maximum duration of two years under this scheme.
With the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled for later this year, CM Nitish Kumar expressed his hope that “the youth will use this assistance allowance to obtain necessary training and prepare for competitive examinations so that their future can be secured.”
Since the formation of the new government in November 2005, providing government jobs and employment opportunities to youth, along with their empowerment, has been a top priority. The Chief Minister noted, “A target has been set to provide government jobs and employment to one crore youth in the next five years. In the coming days, a large number of new jobs and employment opportunities will be created in the government and private sectors.”
To achieve this ambitious target, the government is focusing on skill development training for the youth to help them secure jobs and employment. The objective of this initiative is to ensure that the youth of Bihar become self-reliant, skilled, and employment-oriented, thereby contributing significantly to the development of the state and the country.
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