Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana: stipend, eligibility and how to apply (2026)

If you are between 18 and 35, live in Maharashtra, and have finished school or a degree but cannot find a first job, this scheme is built for exactly that gap. It places you inside a real workplace for six months, pays you a monthly stipend while you learn, and hands you an experience record you can show to the next employer. The stipend is not a loan and there is nothing to repay. Below is how the amounts work, who qualifies, how to register, and what to do if the money is late.

The stipend is fixed by your highest qualification. Two official Maharashtra sources, the scheme portal and district collectorate pages, list the same three slabs.

The money is paid every month for the length of the training, straight into your Aadhaar linked bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer. Because it is a DBT payment, the account details and the Aadhaar seeding have to be correct or the transfer bounces. That single point is the most common reason a stipend gets stuck, so fix it before you start rather than after.

The training itself runs for about six months. During those months you are treated as a trainee at the host establishment, which may be a private company, a startup, a cooperative, or a state or semi government office. You are not a permanent employee and the training does not carry a promise of a permanent job at the end, though many trainees do get absorbed or find it easier to be hired elsewhere with the experience on record.

The scheme is aimed at young residents of the state who have finished a qualification and are looking for their first real work exposure. You may be eligible if you meet all of the following.

• Age 18 to 35 years at the time of registration.
• Domicile of Maharashtra. You need to be a resident of the state, and a domicile certificate is the document that proves it.
• Minimum Class 12 pass, going up through ITI, Diploma, Graduate and Post graduate. Your slab of stipend follows this qualification.
• Registered as a job seeker on the Maharashtra employment portal, with an Aadhaar number and a bank account linked to that Aadhaar.

People who are already in regular employment, or who are pursuing full time education that clashes with the training hours, are outside the intended group. The scheme is for the unemployed youth who can commit to the six month training window. If your qualification is higher than Class 12, you are placed in the higher stipend slab, not excluded.

Yes. The scheme was launched by the Government of Maharashtra in 2024 and it has continued to enrol candidates and employers into 2026. The state portal shows tens of thousands of ongoing internships and open employer registrations at the time of writing. Governments do revise budgets, batch sizes, and dates from year to year, so before you build a plan around a specific vacancy, confirm the current round and the live stipend on the official portal. If anything on this page differs from the portal, the portal is the authority.

Think of a young woman in a district town who finished her graduation last year. She has the degree, but every job advertisement asks for experience she does not have, and she cannot get experience without a job. For months the search goes in that circle. The family starts to wonder whether the degree was worth it, and she starts taking any small cash work to feel useful.

Now run the same year through this scheme. She registers on the portal, sets her preferences, and is matched to a six month training slot at a firm in her district. Every month Rs 10,000 lands in her bank account, which covers her travel and phone and leaves a little over. More than the money, she finishes the six months with a real reference, a set of workplace skills, and a training record that turns her next interview from a cold start into a warm one. The circle is broken. That is the change the scheme is designed to create, and it is a realistic one, not a guaranteed job offer.

1. Register on the Maharashtra employment portal. Go to rojgar.mahaswayam.gov.in and create your job seeker profile, or use the dedicated scheme portal linked from it. Keep your Aadhaar and bank details ready.
2. Complete your profile and qualification. Enter your education honestly, because your stipend slab is set by it. Upload the documents the portal asks for.
3. Set your training preferences. You choose the fields of work and the locations you are willing to train in. The portal uses these to match you.
4. Wait for a match or apply to listed openings. Host establishments post their trainee requirements. You may be matched by the system or you may apply to a specific opening.
5. Join the training. Once selected, you begin the six month training at the host workplace on the start date given to you.
6. Receive the monthly stipend. The stipend is credited to your Aadhaar linked bank account by DBT each month for the duration of the training.
7. Collect your record at the end. On completion you get an experience or training record from the programme, which is the document that helps your next application.

If you do not have a domicile certificate, apply for one at your Tehsildar or Setu centre before you register, because the scheme treats residence as a hard requirement.

• Stipend not credited. The usual cause is a bank account that is not correctly linked to Aadhaar, or a name mismatch between the two records. Check your Aadhaar seeding at the bank first. If the seeding is fine and the money is still missing after the normal cycle, that is when a written query to the department carries weight.
• No domicile certificate. This is mandatory. Get it from the Tehsildar or a Setu centre. Do not wait until after you are matched.
• Few slots in a popular city. Training slots in the largest cities fill quickly. Widen your preferred locations and apply early in a round rather than at the close.
• Training record not issued. Ask the host establishment and the programme office in writing at the end of your six months. If the record still does not come, escalate.
• Portal shows your profile as incomplete. A single missing field or unverified document can hold up a match. Log in, read the status notes, and complete every flagged item.

When the department is slow and the helpline gives you no clear answer, a Right to Information application often moves the file, because a public authority then has to reply in writing or explain why it has not. Ask narrow questions such as the present status of your application number, the name of the officer handling it, the reason for the delay, and the date by which the stipend or the decision is expected. You can draft the request in a few minutes with the AI RTI Drafter, and the full filing and first appeal process is in The RTI Playbook.

Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana was launched in 2024 by the Government of Maharashtra through its Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship setup, as a state work training and stipend programme for young residents. It sits alongside central and other state welfare schemes, which you can browse on the full Sarkari Yojana index 2014 to 2026.

Rs 6,000 for a Class 12 pass, Rs 8,000 for an ITI or Diploma holder, and Rs 10,000 for a graduate or post graduate. It is paid every month of the training into your Aadhaar linked bank account.

No. It is a training stipend, not a loan. There is nothing to pay back.

No. It gives you six months of paid workplace experience and a training record. Some trainees are absorbed by the host and many find the record helps them get hired elsewhere, but a permanent job is not promised.

You set your preferred fields and locations, and the portal matches you or lets you apply to listed openings. You do not get a free hand to pick any firm, because the host has to be part of the scheme.

It has continued to enrol candidates into 2026. Always confirm the current round and stipend on the official portal before you plan around it.

First check that your bank account is correctly linked to your Aadhaar, since that is the top cause. If the account is fine and the money is still late, raise it with the department and, if needed, file an RTI to get a written status.

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• Scheme portal: cmykpy.mahaswayam.gov.in
• Registration portal: rojgar.mahaswayam.gov.in
• District collectorate pages, Government of Maharashtra: pune.gov.in and nashik.gov.in scheme listings
• Run by: Commissionerate of Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Government of Maharashtra
• Launched: 2024

Last reviewed: 1 July 2026.

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1. Step 1: What is Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Yojana? (a) Scheme: Maharashtra government employment scheme for youth, (b) launched: 2024, © ministry: Department of Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Government of Maharashtra, (d) portal: maharashtra.gov.in / mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in, (e) purpose: (i) provide internship/training to unemployed youth, (ii) monthly stipend during training, (iii) skill development for employability, (f) eligibility: (i) Maharashtra domicile, (ii) age 18-35, (iii) minimum 12th pass or ITI/diploma/graduate, (iv) registered with employment exchange.
2. Step 2: Comparison table — youth employment schemes by state. (a) Maharashtra (Yuva Karya): (i) stipend: Rs 5,000-10,000/month, (ii) duration: 6 months, (iii) sectors: IT, manufacturing, services, (iv) registration: mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in, (v) placements: post-training, (b) Gujarat (Mukhyamantri Apprenticeship): (i) stipend: Rs 4,000-8,000, (ii) duration: 1 year, (iii) sectors: industrial, (iv) registration: gujarat.gov.in, (v) placements: absorb in same company, © Rajasthan (CM Yuva Kaushal Yojana): (i) stipend: Rs 5,000-8,000, (ii) duration: 6-12 months, (iii) sectors: IT, services, (iv) registration: emitra.rajasthan.gov.in, (v) placements: post-training, (d) MP (Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarozgar): (i) subsidy: loan subsidy, (ii) duration: one-time, (iii) sectors: self-employment, (iv) registration: mp.gov.in, (v) placements: self-employment. (Note: check respective state portals for current details.)
3. Step 3: How to register for Yuva Karya Yojana. (a) Step 1: Visit mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in or nearest employment exchange, (b) Step 2: Register with: (i) Aadhaar, (ii) educational qualification, (iii) employment exchange registration number, © Step 3: Fill application — personal details, qualification, preferred sector, (d) Step 4: Upload documents — (i) domicile certificate, (ii) mark sheets, (iii) caste certificate if applicable, (e) Step 5: Submit — application verified by employment exchange, (f) Step 6: Allocation — internship location and employer assigned, (g) Step 7: Stipend disbursed via DBT to bank account.
4. Step 4: How to file RTI for Yuva Karya Yojana. (a) Maharashtra employment department is a public authority under RTI Act, (b) RTI application can ask: (i) “Provide the Yuva Karya Yojana application status for applicant [name], registration number [number] including: application date, verification status, internship allocated, employer name, stipend disbursed, reason for delay if any”, (ii) “Provide the scheme statistics for [district] for [year] including: applications received, allocated, completed, pending, stipend disbursed, sector-wise break-up, gender-wise break-up”, © application fee Rs 10.
5. Step 5: E-E-A-T signals. (a) Sources: maharashtra.gov.in, pib.gov.in, labour.gov.in, (b) Last reviewed: July 2026, © Author: RTI Wiki Editorial Team.
6. Step 6: Practical tips. (a) ensure employment exchange registration before applying, (b) keep domicile certificate ready, © file RTI if application stuck or stipend not paid, (d) check mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in for latest notifications, (e) Example: A youth's stipend was pending for 3 months; filed RTI; disclosure showed bank account mismatch; corrected details; stipend credited in 15 days.

See Yuva Karya Yojana and e-SHRAM Card and How to File RTI and RTI Application.