NAVYA INITIATIVE

NAVYA INITIATIVE

The NAVYA (Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational training for Young Adolescent Girls), a joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and the Ministry of Women & Child Development, was launched in June 2025, aims to empower adolescent girls (AGs) aged 16–18 years in aspirational districts by equipping them with relevant skills for socio-economic independence.

The objective of initiative includes:

iv. Strengthen gender-inclusive skilling and create a safe, supportive training environment.

 

Under the NAVYA initiative, 19 States and 27 districts have been covered. The details are given at Annexure.

Under the NAVYA initiative, it has been decided to train 3850 adolescent girls under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 (PMKVY 4.0) in non-traditional and modern job roles such as digital marketing, cybersecurity, AI-enabled services, green jobs, and other emerging sectors, Further, training in life skills, financial literacy, and digital competence is to be provided to equip them for both current and future workforce demands.

Annexure

The details of States and districts covered under NAVYA initiative.

States name

Districts name

Arunachal Pradesh

East Siang

Andhra Pradesh

Parvathipuram Manyam

Assam

Barpeta

Bihar

Gaya

Chhattisgarh

Mahasamund, Bastar

Gujarat

Dahod, Narmada

Haryana

Nuh

Himachal Pradesh

Chamba

Jammu And Kashmir

Baramulla

Jharkhand

Giridih, Palamu, West Singhbhum

Karnataka

Raichur

Madhya Pradesh

Barwani, Vidisha

Maharashtra

Gadchiroli, Nandurbar

Odisha

Dhenkanal, Rayagada

Punjab

Moga

Rajasthan

Dholpur

Tamil Nadu

Virudhunagar

Uttar Pradesh

Fatehpur, Sonabhadra

Uttarakhand

Haridwar

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Sh. Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.