Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM)

1.      The Scheme of TRYSEM, a facilitating component of IRDP, aims at providing basic technical and entrepreneurial skills to the rural poor in the age group of 18 to 35 years to enable them to take up income generating activities.

2.      The Eighth Plan had emphasized the importance of a proper assessment of the training needs of the rural youth in relation to self and wage-employment opportunities, quality of training and group training. During the Eighth Plan, 15.28 lakh youth were trained under TRYSEM, of whom 34.16 per cent took up self-employment and 15.05 per cent wage-employment; while the remaining 50.79 per cent remained unemployed.

3.      With a view to strengthening this programme, several initiatives were taken in the Eighth Plan which include, among others, an increase in the stipend and honorarium rates; emphasis on professionals training through the established and recognised institutes like ITIs, Community Polytechnics, Krishi Vigyan Kendras etc., exploring the possibilities of setting up production groups from amongst TRYSEM trainees for undertaking ancillary activities like manufacture and assembly of modern items of production; utilisation of TRYSEM infrastructure funds for the strengthening of Nirmithi Kendras (Rural Building Centres) sponsored by HUDCO for training of youth under TRYSEM in the trades of low cost housing and the setting up of mini-ITIs at the block level to strengthen the training infrastructure for the rural youth.

4.      The TRYSEM programme was evaluated for the first time in a Quick Study (June to August 1993) conducted through independent research institutes/organisations. The main findings of the evaluation study are as under:

1. Of the total sample districts, area skill surveys were not carried out in 92 per cent of the districts to assess the potential skill requirements. This resulted in a mismatch of job skills in 53.3 per cent of the sample districts.
   
2. Of the total number of beneficiaries, who got training under TRYSEM, roughly 47.19 per cent were unemployed after the training and 32.54 per cent took up self-employment after training of whom 12.41 per cent took up employment in trades other than those in which they were trained.
   
3. A majority of the beneficiaries i.e. 66.52 per cent cited lack of funds as a major reason for not taking up self-employment independently after the training.
   
4. A major proportion of TRYSEM trainees i.e. 53.57 per cent did not apply for loan under IRDP. Of the total beneficiaries, who applied for loan, only about 50 per cent were given assistance under IRDP upon completion of training.
   
5. Roughly, 73.38 per cent of the beneficiaries could derive an average monthly turnover up to Rs.1000 as a result of self-employment taken up by them after the training.
   
6. 63 per cent beneficiaries felt no improvement in their socio-economic conditions as a result of TRYSEM training.

5. There has been a poor convergence of TRYSEM with IRDP that has also been reflected in the Fourth Round of the Concurrent Evaluation of IRDP (1992-93). Only 3.88 per cent of the IRDP beneficiaries had received training under TRYSEM.
   
6. It was also observed that the rural youth trained under TRYSEM were only interested in the stipendiary benefits they received during the course of training and therefore, had not utilised the knowledge gained under the programme for furthering their self-employment prospects. In practice, therefore, such expenditure on training had become anfractuous because of an absence of linkages between the employment opportunities available and training provided. Clearly, TRYSEM has been a weak link in the overall strategy for self-employment in rural areas.

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Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment:

As supporting component of IRDP, the scheme TRYSEM was launched with the aim to provide basic technical and entrepreneurial skills to rural youth from the families below poverty line to enable them to take up self employment and wage employment in the broad fields of agriculture and allied sectors namely industries, services and business activities. The target groups comprises of rural youths between the age 18-35 years.

The trades are both self-employment and wage employment oriented. In order to make training more employment oriented. All technical trainings proposed are to be imparted in both the training institutions and in private establishments.

Who are eligible?

Any rural youth from the families below Poverty Line.

Time Frame: -

After applications are collected and consolidated by each block, people will be called for interview within 10 days. Within one weekfrom the date of interview, selected beneficiaries will be intimated. Within the next one-week the training courses will be started.

URL - http://pondicherry.nic.in/open/depts/home/rural/trysem.htm