The idea is to raise confidence, improve productivity and give direction through proper skill development. Skill development will enable the youths to get employed. Development of skills, at a young age, right at the school level, is very essential to channelize them for proper job opportunities. There should be a balanced growth in all the sectors and all jobs should be given equal importance. Every job aspirant would be given training in soft skills to lead a proper and decent life. Considering the need for the hour, People’s Forum started the Youth and Skill development program. It started with the goal to create opportunities, space and scope for the development of the talents of the youth and to develop more of those skills to sustain in the world full of competition. The new program aims at providing training and skill development to the youth under various activities.
1. To train and upgrade the skills of 1000 youth of Odisha in a year per centre.
2. To reach to the underprivileged areas and provide suitable employment opportunities to the youth.
3. To provide Skill Based training (Occupational skills -soft skills and trade skills) to large number of youth and make them (self) employed.
4. To provide financial support to the candidates for self-employment.
From August 2018 to March 2019, the Skill development program trained and placed more than 700 beneficiaries under 30 training/induction programs conducted at Skill Development Centre in Janla. The residential training programs provided training to the youth, helping them attain the required skill and placed them.
People’s Forum right from its inception has focused on Youth and women and has implemented several programs for their betterment. People’s Forum was selected in the month of March 2018 to implement the “Biju Yuva Vahini” by the Government of Odisha in 5 Districts viz., Khordha, Kendrapada, Puri, Cuttack and Jagatsingpur.
The Department of Sports and Youth Services (DSYS) now intends to prioritize and scale up youth-led social action and community engagement activities envisaged under the Policy by reaching out to youths across Panchayats and ULBs. The ambitious Active Citizenship Programme under the umbrella scheme “Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojna” was launched with a focus on promoting life skills, leadership and active citizenship among youth in educational institutions across the state. Accordingly, a new sub scheme “BIJU YUVA VAHINI‟ has been designed under the ongoing flagship scheme “Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojna‟ which envisages nurturing leadership and volunteerism, promoting culture of sports & sportsmanship, healthy living among youth, establishing vibrant youth connect platforms and engaging with youth across the State.
To promote leadership and spirit of volunteerism among youth through social actions at Panchayats and ULBs.
To promote Sports, art/culture and scientific temper among youth across all Panchayats/ULBs.
District |
No. of Blocks |
No. of ULBs |
No. of Municipality Corporation |
|---|---|---|---|
Cuttack |
14 |
3 |
1 |
Jagatsingpur |
8 |
2 |
0 |
Kendrapara |
9 |
2 |
0 |
Khordha |
10 |
4 |
1 |
Puri |
11 |
4 |
0 |
Total |
52 |
15 |
2 |
District |
Number of Volunteers |
Target for BYV formation |
Number of BYV formed |
|---|---|---|---|
Cuttack |
20747 |
450 |
441 |
Jagatsingpur |
6143 |
216 |
211 |
Kendrapara |
10460 |
263 |
251 |
Khordha |
12135 |
287 |
282 |
Puri |
9508 |
302 |
292 |
Plantation Programme was conducted in all the districts.
Disaster rescue training by ODRAF
Celebrated Environment day
Celebrated Yoga day
Rajo festival Celebration
Blood Donation Camp at the block level
Cleanness programme organized
Celebrated of Bana Mahotsav Week 2018
Volunteered activities for Rath yatra
Volunteered Swatch Bharat Programme
Volleyball Tournament
Swatch Bharat Programme
MU HERO Caravan Campaign in All Blocks
Road repairing Programme by our volunteers.
BYV volunteers engaged in rural housing Programme
De addiction Campaign at panchayat level