A total of 5,651 applications had been received from unemployed graduates and diploma holders in Mysuru district for the State government’s Yuva Nidhi scheme.
Sharing the details of beneficiaries of various guarantee schemes of the State government from Mysuru during the convention held in the city on Friday, an official release said a total of 780 unemployed youth from Mysuru had been given financial assistance under the Yuva Nidhi scheme so far.
The Yuva Nidhi scheme, one of the five guarantee schemes of the State government, which was implemented in January this year, seeks to provide ₹3,000 to unemployed graduates and ₹1,500 to unemployed diploma holders for a maximum of two years if they have not found a job even after six months after passing their exams. The scheme applies to graduates and diploma holders, who had passed out during 2023 exams.