Special Industry Initiative (SII J&K) ‘UDAAN’

Based on the recommendations of the Expert Group constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. C. RangaRajan, the Government of India launched the Scheme Special Industry Initiative for Jammu & Kashmir titled ‘UDAAN’ in the nature of Public Private Partnership with the corporates of India.

• The Scheme has been implemented and monitored by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
• The Scheme aimed at enhancing the skills and employability of unemployed youths of J&K who are graduates, post graduates or three year engineering diploma holders. As on 31.03.2019, 48,584 candidates have been selected for training. The Scheme has come to an end on December 2018.