Rural Self Employment Training Institutes:
The Minister of State, Ministry of Rural Development, informed the Rajya Sabha, highlighted the significant role of Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs).
- The Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) are empowering rural youth through skill development and entrepreneurship promotion.
RSETIs have emerged as key institutions with a wide national outreach, providing free residential training and facilitating sustainable livelihoods for rural youth. - These are functioning through a unique partnership between banks and government,
- One RSETI is established in every district in the country. Concerned bank is the lead bank in the district takes responsibility for creating and managing it.
- RSETIs provide short-duration, practical, and residential training programs for unemployed rural youth aged 18–50 years.
- The institutes offer 73 NSQF-aligned courses across sectors such as: Agriculture, Manufacturing, Services and Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDPs)
- These institutes not only impart skills but also ensure post-training support through handholding and credit linkage.
- Certificates issued by an RSETI will be recognised by all banks for purposes of extending credit to the trainees.
