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Order issued to provide monthly dole for unemployed youth

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GO issued for the scheme named after Rajiv Gandhi

Puducherry: The Union Territory Administration, through a government order, has brought into force the scheme to provide monthly financial assistance to educated unemployed youth from March 1.

The scheme has been named as "Rajiv Gandhi Financial Assistance to the Unemployed Youth Scheme 2007". A release from the Labour Ministry said here on Tuesday that the graduates and non-graduates, who had registered themselves with the Employment Exchange, would be entitled to get the assistance. The Labour Department was the agency empowered to implement the scheme in the Union Territory. The Government had notified Employment Officer of Employment Exchange (Puducherry) as nodal officer, while Assistant Employment Officers of Sub Employment Exchange Karaikal, Town Employment Exchanges in Mahe and Yanam were the nodal officers for those regions.

The candidates with SSLC or matriculation or its equivalent or Plus-Two qualifications will be entitled to get Rs. 500 a month, while graduates and post graduates (excluding engineering, medical, agricultural and veterinary and other professional courses) will be given Rs.1,000 a month. Age ceiling is 40 years for the OBC, the MBC and the general categories, while the ceiling for the SC and the ST candidates is 45 years.

Income-level

The monthly income should not exceed Rs.2,000 a month. The allowance would be paid in the form of cheque or DD on a quarterly basis. For further details, candidates can contact the Labour Department.

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