PROJECT DIRECTORS CONFERENCE 8 JULY 2013

1. PROJECT DIRECTORS CONFERENCE 8 JULY 2013 Aajeevika Skills Development Programme States Readiness condition for graduating to AAP Role of District Administration and concurrent evaluation of ASDP projects

2. State’s readiness to graduate to Annual Action Plan • Two kinds of states – AAP and non AAP • Two kinds of projects – MSP and SSP • Multi State Projects (MSP) to be brought to an orderly closure. No new MSP • AAP states will sanction SSP projects at their level • Non AAP states will propose SSP projects, but MoRD will sanction.

3. State’s readiness to graduate to Annual Action Plan • States that fulfil the following five conditions may avail of funding from Ministry for grant of projects under Annual Action Plan. • Have a full time COO in charge of skills and placement. • Have a dedicated skills team at the state level to support COO skills. • Have a dedicated skills team at the district and sub district level to support COO skills. • Have a policy that is aligned with the national guidelines on how to appraise new and on-going projects. • Have a policy clarifying how ASDP PIA’s can use spare capacity (men and material) in government institutions and buildings.

4. State’s readiness to graduate to Annual Action Plan • States that fulfil the following five conditions may avail of funding from Ministry for grant of projects under Annual Action Plan. • Have a full time COO in charge of skills and placement. • Have a dedicated skills team at the state level to support COO skills. • Have a dedicated skills team at the district and sub district level to support COO skills. • Have a policy that is aligned with the national guidelines on how to appraise new and on-going projects. • Have a policy clarifying how ASDP PIA’s can use spare capacity (men and material) in government institutions and buildings.

5. State’s Readiness condition to graduate to AAP

6. State’s Readiness condition to graduate to AAP

7. Role of District Administration in ASDP • In implementation of ASDP projects, District Administration would be required to : • Preparation of youth database at panchayat level. • Assist PIA in mobilization of rural candidates. • Identify and enable access to suitable public infrastructure in these districts for undertaking skilling projects. • Enable assistance for tracking of candidates who have been given placement through involvement of community based organizations (SHGs) or PRI’s. • Monitoring of ASDP Projects and inspection of training centres.

8. Concurrent evaluation of ASDP projects • At first level PIA shall maintain Weekly and Monthly mechanism for monitoring the target and achievements through their internal Q-teams. The PIA’s Q-team reports shall be available to both State and Central Government. • At second level, the State skills team with the help of the district administration shall separately monitor reports of PIA Q-teams on the PIA’s web site on a fortnightly basis and issue advisory to PIA. Use prescribed forms. • At the third level, the State skills team with the help of the district administration shall visit each training centre each month and verify data published by the Q team of the PIA. Use prescribed forms. • At the fourth level MoRD through its monitoring agencies, will undertake verification of training centres and check the inspection reports of the Q team of PIAs, State skills teams and district administration. Use prescribed forms.

9. Thank you Aajeevika Skills Development Programme Ministry of Rural Development 2nd Floor, Wing 5-A, India Habitat Centre Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110003 www.aajeevika.in, www.nrlmskills.in