A presentation on how Gujarat has involved students and youth in various aspects of governance

1. THE YOUTH OF GUJARAT
Partners in Governance, Partners in Progress!

2. CM FELLOWHIP PROGRAMME
The 1st of its kind in India!
•The Chief Minister’s Fellowship Program, the brainchild of Shri
Narendra Modi was launched in 2009 to help youth experience
the working of Government.
•An extraordinary opportunity for the youth - Selected
candidates are placed with high-profile projects under Gujarat
Government.
•They spend 11 months working with the Government of
Gujarat in a specific Department thus developing as individuals
with competencies and aspirations to benefit the public through
their chosen career paths.
To know more…Visit http://www.gujaratcmfellowship.org/

3. TECHNO SATHI SCHEME
Involving & Training Students in the Working of Municipal Corporations
The Techno Sathi Scheme, an initiative of
Gujarat Government imparts training to
students of technical institutions of the State.
The scheme enables students to get practical
experiences in the Municipalities & Municipal
Corporations along with their regular studies.
A win-win situation!
Fresh ideas & approach
Students Municipality
Practical experience

4. Vishwa Karma Yojana – Gujarat’s Rural Facelift with the Help of Youth
Harnessing the talent and potential of the students in
planning and implementing ‘Rurban’ projects
Vishwa Karma Yojana
As many as 340 villages spread across 26 districts from across Gujarat have been selected for
the pilot project under Vishwakarma Yojana. The students of Gujarat Technological University
will prepare a blueprint for transforming rural areas under Rurban Projects. Stipends &
Certificates will be given to students by the Government of Gujarat.

5. Implementing the ideas of youth to improve governance
The Ideas to Execution framework of Gujarat Government collects
ideas from youth through emails & social media & implement them
for better governance
Ideas implemented
after feasibility
check!
Ideas allotted to
respective
Sent to the CM departments by the
CM
Condensed into a report by
a dedicated team
Information gathered from youth through e-
mails and social media

6. Celebrating the 150th Birth Anniversary year of Swami Vivekananda as
Yuva Shakti Varsh

7. Youth Development initiatives by the Government
Making the youth ready for the challenges of future
Gujarat is the first state in India to have a full-fledged Innovation
Commission that seeks to serve as a platform for future innovators.
Initiatives of Government of Gujarat to promote innovation and entrepreneurship!
•Gujarat Educational Innovations Commission promotes
conception, experimentation and implementation of
educational innovations
• iCreate, the incubation centre under the aegis of Gujarat
Foundation of Entrepreneurial Excellence (GFEE) identifies,
Innovation nurtures, mentors and grows the spirit of entrepreneurship
and innovation amongst the youth.
Skilled
Youth • Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) develops Industry
Training & Responsive skills among youth to make them fit for
Enterprise Investment employment in various industries.
•Gujarat has set over 300 ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes),
wherein more than 1.25 lakh students are trained according
to the needs of the industry

8. Youth Development initiatives by the Government
Making the youth ready for the challenges of future
•Gujarat Governement’s initiative eMPOWER has
enabled the youth of Gujarat to get basic IT skills,
certifying them & making them employable for
Government as well as Public companies
•Thousands of youngsters in every taluka are
imparted primary training in Computers and
Information technology.
•The Society for Creation of Opportunity through
Proficiency in English (SCOPE) has been setup in
cooperation with Cambridge University to build
English language proficiency in the youth of Gujarat
and thereby provide employment opportunities for
the youth.
•Lakhs of students have been trained till date under
this scheme.

9. “India is the most youthful
country in the World. Our youth
have changed the image of India
globally! It is important how we
view the youth of our nation. To
consider them simply new age
voters is a big mistake, they are
the NEW AGE POWER!”