Pillar: Education & Training
Khawzawl Y-POWER Score: 53 / 100 — ranked 3 of 11 in Mizoram.
A Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) is a government-funded community institution that provides skill training to people left out of the formal education and training system -- school dropouts, neo-literates, women who never went to school, and unemployed youth from marginalised communities. JSSs offer short vocational courses (typically 2-6 months) in trades such as tailoring, beauty culture, food processing, electrical work, and handicrafts. They are run by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that receive grants from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). Not every district has a JSS -- there are approximately 294 nationally.
If you dropped out of school and want to learn a practical skill for free, a JSS is designed for people exactly in your situation. JSSs also help with National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) enrolment so you can get a Class 10 or 12 certificate alongside skill training.
- Offer vocational courses free of charge for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Divyangjan (persons with disabilities) and economically weaker / Below Poverty Line (BPL) beneficiaries; general-category beneficiaries may be charged a maximum of Rs 100 per month. Fee receipts go to the Development Fund. - Operate the Livelihood Cell (headed by the Programme Officer): map beneficiary skills against local demand, provide counselling, link beneficiaries to State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs) and employers via the JSS portal, track placements, and endeavour to form at least 5 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) / Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) per year to promote entrepreneurship - Operate a…
Portal: jss.gov.in -- canonical scheme portal with district-wise list of operational JSSs and implementing NGOs. The Skill India Digital unified locator at skillindiadigital.gov.in/training-centres?PageSize=18&SourceSystem=%22JSS%22 also returns JSS-filtered training centres with state-wise filters (browser-only; will not work in scraping tools). Also check ncvet.gov.in for NSQF-aligned course details. Also: Ask at the District Collectorate, District Skill Committee, or local NGOs -- the implementing NGO will be known in the community
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