It is a ‘Central Sector Scheme’ that aims to provide skills that give employability to women and to provide competencies and skill that enable women to become self-employed/ entrepreneurs.
The Scheme is intended to benefit women who are in the age group of 16 years and above across the country.
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The grant under the Scheme is given to an institution/ organization including NGOs directly and not the States/ UTs.
The assistance will be available in any sector for imparting skills related to employability and entrepreneurship.