Vivekanand Employment Assistance Fund
**Objective:** Provide comprehensive employment support to youth through counselling, employer-employee linkages, and skill development. **Budget:** ₹500 crore corpus fund. **Key Features:** - Counselling services for job seekers - Employer-employee linkage building through fairs and platforms - Establishment of examination centres across the state - Employment fairs (Rojgar Melas) at district and state level - Part of Rajasthan Employment Policy 2025 targeting 10 lakh jobs (4 lakh government + 6 lakh private) - 1.25 lakh government job recruitments in the coming year **Beneficiaries:** Unemployed youth of Rajasthan seeking government and private sector employment. **Implementing Agency:** Rajasthan Department of Employment. **Announced:** Rajasthan Budget 2025-26 (February 19, 2025) by Finance Minister Diya Kumari.
- Vivekanand Employment Assistance Fund established with ₹500 crore corpus fund for comprehensive employment support to youth
- Services include counselling for job seekers, employer-employee linkage building through fairs, and establishment of examination centres
- Part of Rajasthan Employment Policy 2025 targeting 10 lakh jobs (4 lakh government + 6 lakh private sector)
- 1.25 lakh government job recruitments planned in the coming year
- Employment fairs (Rojgar Melas) conducted at district and state level
- Announced in Rajasthan Budget 2025-26 by Finance Minister Diya Kumari; implemented by Rajasthan Department of Employment
What is the Vivekanand Employment Assistance Fund?
It is a Rajasthan state initiative announced in the Rajasthan Budget 2025-26 on February 19, 2025, by Finance Minister Diya Kumari. It provides comprehensive employment support to youth through counselling, employer-employee linkages, and skill development.
What is the corpus of the Vivekanand Employment Assistance Fund?
The fund has a corpus of Rs 500 crore. It supports counselling services, employment fairs, and the establishment of examination centres across Rajasthan to strengthen the employment ecosystem for youth.
Who are the beneficiaries of this scheme?
Unemployed youth of Rajasthan seeking government and private sector employment are the beneficiaries. The scheme is implemented by the Rajasthan Department of Employment.
How does the fund connect job seekers with employers?
It builds employer-employee linkages through fairs and platforms, organises Rojgar Melas (employment fairs) at district and state level, and provides counselling services for job seekers to help them find suitable opportunities.
How is the fund linked to the Rajasthan Employment Policy 2025?
The fund is part of the Rajasthan Employment Policy 2025, which targets 10 lakh jobs comprising 4 lakh government and 6 lakh private sector jobs. It also supports 1.25 lakh government job recruitments planned in the coming year.
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