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How TPNF Helps Unemployed Youths Get Employed

TPNF's Niyojan Project and Prashikshuta help young people with school, fees, skills and job linkage. See the latest PLFS youth data and skilling routes.

The Pushpa Narendra Foundation

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TPNF runs two projects for young people who need work. The Niyojan Project / Sevanam helps them enrol or re-enrol in school, cover fees and find a job. Prashikshuta gives skill training they learn by doing. The project pages publish no placement figures, so this article claims none.

What does the latest official data say about youth unemployment?

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released its Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) monthly bulletin for August 2026 on 15 September 2026. It puts unemployment among people aged 15 to 29 at 15.1 per cent, down from 15.6 per cent in July and 16.2 per cent in June.

Young women face a higher rate than young men: 18.5 per cent against 13.9 per cent. Urban India stood at 18.7 per cent and rural India at 13.3 per cent. For everyone aged 15 and above, the rate was 5.0 per cent.

Two details change how you read these numbers. The rate counts only people in the labour force, meaning those working or looking for work, and 41.2 per cent of 15 to 29-year-olds were in it in August 2026. The monthly bulletin also looks at the past seven days only. MoSPI's annual report for 2025, released on 27 March 2026, uses a 365-day measure and put the youth rate at 9.9 per cent. The two figures measure different things, so do not set one against the other.

What do the Niyojan Project / Sevanam and Prashikshuta do?

The Niyojan Project / Sevanam works with young men and women on education and employment. Its page says TPNF helps them enrol or re-enrol in school, offers financial support for education fees and assists them in finding work. In some cases it also provides psychological assistance or career counselling, so young people can make decisions with more confidence.

Prashikshuta takes its name from the Hindi word for apprenticeship. Its page describes training that a young person learns by doing. It says the training has to pay off on the day it ends, because someone who needs to earn cannot wait for another course and another fee. The same page says Sevanam picks up the same young people on the employment side.

The pages give no placement counts, employer lists or wage outcomes. None appear here.

Which government skilling routes can a young person use?

Two central schemes sit inside the Skill India Programme: PMKVY and PM-NAPS. The Union Cabinet approved the programme's continuation on 7 February 2025 for 2022-23 to 2025-26. Ministry replies in Parliament in July and August 2026 still describe both schemes as running, but check the official portals for current batches before you plan around them.

The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) began on 15 July 2015 to give free short-duration skill training. Version 4.0 has run from FY 2022-23. The Cabinet note sets a target age of 15 to 59 and says on-the-job training is built into the short-term courses. A Rajya Sabha reply on 12 August 2026 said PMKVY 4.0 had introduced over 600 courses in areas such as AI, drones and solar energy.

The National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) began in August 2016 and has run as NAPS-2 since FY 2022-23. The government pays 25 per cent of the stipend, up to Rs 1,500 a month, straight into the apprentice's bank account. The Cabinet note aims it at ages 14 to 35, and registration runs through apprenticeshipindia.gov.in.

Formal training is rare. The 2025 annual PLFS estimated that 5.0 per cent of people aged 15 to 29 had received or were receiving formal vocational or technical training.

What should a job seeker check before joining a programme?

Ask these questions in person and keep the answers in writing:

  • Is there a fee, and what does it cover?
  • Does the course include on-the-job training, and who is the employer?
  • Is the training centre accredited? The Ministry lists NCVET accreditation of centres and QR-coded digital certificates among its PMKVY 4.0 corrective measures.
  • Does anyone promise a guaranteed job? Ask to see proof of past placements.

How TPNF is involved

TPNF is a public trust working in Noida, Ghaziabad and rural India. It runs the Niyojan Project / Sevanam and Prashikshuta for young people, and it does not run PMKVY or NAPS. To help, you can volunteer through Get involved or give through Donate.

Frequently asked questions

Does TPNF guarantee a job?

No. The project pages describe help with school enrolment, fees and finding work. They promise no job and publish no placement figures.

Is 15.1 per cent the share of all young people without a job?

No. It is the share of 15 to 29-year-olds in the labour force who were unemployed in the survey week of August 2026.

Who can join PMKVY 4.0 or NAPS?

The Cabinet note gives a target age of 15 to 59 for PMKVY 4.0 and 14 to 35 for NAPS. A course or an employer may add its own conditions, so read the notice for the opening you want.

Where do I find apprenticeships?

Register on apprenticeshipindia.gov.in. The Ministry also says the Skill India Digital Hub gives candidates access to jobs and apprenticeship opportunities.

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