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SMILE - SKILL AND TRAINING

SMILE - Comprehensive Rehabilitation For Welfare Of Transgender Persons – Skill Development And Training
NationwideIndividualCentralMinistry Of FinanceOpen since 2022-01-01
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What this is

The scheme aims to provide employment opportunities to the person belonging to transgender person community by providing them market-oriented skills.

In detail

A scheme for Transgender Persons to provide employment opportunities to the person belonging to transgender person community by providing them market-oriented skills.

#### Objectives

The main purpose is to provide employment opportunities to the person belonging to transgender person community by providing them market-oriented skills. Areas for imparting skill training have been chosen after careful consideration by the training partners and also based on the national consultations done with the Transgender community. The skills so imparted are expected to be a means to provide ample scope for employment with dignity to the transgender beneficiary.

Under this scheme two types of skill development training programmes are provided to transgender persons:

  • Short Term Training Programmes (200 hours to 600 hours and up to 6 months).
  • Long Term Training Programmes (5 months and above and usually up-to 1 year) (up to 1000 hours).

Who qualifies

The Transgender persons will be selected as per criteria indicated below:-

  • Transgender persons having a valid Transgender certificate & Identity card issued by the National portal for Transgender persons would be automatically eligible to attend the skill development training of their choice on priority.
  • The beneficiaries should belong to the Transgender community as notified by the Government of India.
  • The Beneficiary shall mandatorily hold a Transgender Certificate issued by the National Portal for Transgender Persons, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. https://transgender.dosje.gov.in/- The beneficiaries should not be receiving such benefits from any other Centre/ State scheme.
  • There is no income criterion for selection in the skill development programme.
  • Transgender persons between the ages of 18-45 years are eligible for undergoing skill development training programmes.
  • The skill development training programmes for the target group are free of cost.

#### Note

Candidates Are Eligible To Undergo Training Under Skill Development Training Programme Only Once And Can Participate Only In One Skill Development Training Programme.

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schemeNameSMILE - Comprehensive Rehabilitation For Welfare Of Transgender Persons – Skill Development And TrainingmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate2022-01-01myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryNameMinistry Of FinancemyScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme