Government of West Bengal is Committed towards large scale Skill development for its youth population to improve the scope of gainful employment and entrepreneurial opportunities under the WBSDM (West Bengal Skill Development Mission) chaired by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of West Bengal. To ensure that the above commitment is met successfully the Department of Technical Education, Training & Skill Development; Government of West Bengal has launched the "Utkarsh Bangla", a flagship scheme on 16th February 2016 under the aegis of the PBSSD (PaschimBanga Society for Skill Development) for placement linked short-term skill trainings across the State of West Bengal. Applicants can register here for All Short-term Skill development trainings being offered by PBSSD (Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development), Government of West Bengal.
Utkarsh Bangla at a Glance
Kanyashree is a dream project of our Hon'ble CM Smt. Mamata Bannerjee. It started on Ist October 2013. We celebrate 14 th August as Kanyashree day. The no. of beneficiaries of this scheme increases in a large amount day by day. There are two types of scheme K1 & K2. The age limit for K1 is between 13 to 18 & in that case she must be read in class VIII or onwards. The age limit for K2 is above 18 years. K1 beneficiary get Rs. 500 in a year & K2 beneficiary get Rs. 25000 as one-time grant. There are 30 Schools of 5 Municipalities and 2 Colleges in our Sub-division. The no of sanctioned beneficiaries are 9271 in K1 & the no of sanctioned beneficiaries are 1205 in K2.
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