Jana Sikhsa Sansthan

Introduction
The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme is one of three key schemes under the umbrella Central Sector Scheme ‘Skill India Programme (SIP)’ of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) comprising of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 (PMKVY 4.0), Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS), and Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme.
The scheme aims to impart skill development training in non-formal mode to the target beneficiaries at the door step of the beneficiaries. JSSs are reaching to the unreached areas to cater the needs of the poorest of the poor. The objective of the scheme is to increase the household income by promoting self/wage employment through skill development training. The target beneficiaries of the scheme are non-literates, neo-literates and persons having rudimentary level of education, school dropouts up to class 12th and graduates, in the age group of 15-45 years.
The skill training provided through JSSs is, flexible, affordable and highly accessible to women, Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), minorities, and any other disadvantaged groups of society. The priority groups are women, SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities in the rural areas and urban low-income areas. The strength of the scheme is its community-connect and involvement of local administration, village functionaries and other key stakeholders, thus enabling effective mobilization of infrastructure, resources, and beneficiaries. With a remarkable 82% of its beneficiaries being women, JSS stands out as a unique scheme empowering females and promoting gender inclusivity. The scheme helps to uplift the rural population economically by imparting essential skills training, there-by enabling local trades to grow and creating new opportunities for the natives of the region.