Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Felicitates 75 trained candidates of Project UNNATI under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.

The trained candidates will share about how Project UNNATI training brought positive changes in their lives and gave them a new sustainable livelihood opportunity to lead their lives.

About the Project ‘UNNATI’:

Project ‘UNNATI’, as a skilling project intends to upgrade the skill base of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries.

Objective:

To improve MNREGA’s beneficiaries’ livelihoods, so that they can move from the current partial employment to full-time employment and hence reduce their dependence on Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

Eligible beneficiary:

• This project is meant for providing training for one adult member (of age 18-45 years old) of a household who has completed 100 days of work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA in the previous financial year from the year of commencement of the project. 
• The household from which, candidates are selected for the training, are continuing to enjoy 100 days of work under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.

Stipend: 

• The candidate undergoing training are paid a stipend for a maximum period of 100 days and for one program per household as per the wage rate prevailing in the concerned State/UT as per the provisions of the project. 
• Full expenditures towards a stipend, against wage loss compensation, are entirely borne by Central Government.

Progress of the Project:

This project is improving the livelihoods of the neediest Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries by providing a skill, either for self-employment or wage employment. 

• As of now, a total number of 18,166 candidates have been trained under Project UNNATI.
• As of now, a total of 2,00,000 beneficiaries shall be imparted training under this project in a span of three years in 26 States and 2 UTs. 
• A total number of 18,166 candidates have been trained under Project UNNATI.

Source: PIB / Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Ministry