Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal
Vol-03, Issue-04 (Oct-Dec 2024)
An International scholarly/ academic journal, peer-reviewed/ refereed journal, ISSN : 2959-1376
A study on Development of RSETI Training Programme at South Andaman district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bhuvaneshwari, P.
Guest Lecture, Department of Home Science JNRM, Port Blair
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59231/SARI7744
Subject: Rural Development / Vocational Education
Page No: 24-33
Received: Sep 22, 2023
Accepted: Nov 13, 2023
Published: Oct 01, 2024
Thematic Classification: RSETI Training, Rural Self-Employment, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Vocational Training, Skill Development, Socio-economic Development.
Abstract
The first and foremost important problem in today’s generation and economy is lack of financial literacy. The financial literacy towards entrepreneurship intention of rural youths of South Andaman District of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are studied here. The Rural self-employment training Institute are working on several districts of India and they are provided with these programmes to improve the entrepreneurial intention and financial literacy among the rural youths. This study is intended to know the influence of these programmes on entrepreneurship and its inception of skill in their respective fields and role of RSETI in supporting the trained candidates in settlement. Rural self-employment training institute (RSETI) is a replicated model of rural development and self-employment training Institute (RUDSETI) and a unique initiative which ids not only imparts training to the rural youths for different economic activities but also extends the supports to beneficiaries to settle though self-employments by providing credit linkage to the beneficiaries. The data was collected through primary and secondary data sources. The data taken from the beneficiaries who took training during last eight years and were engaged different entrepreneurial activities. Findings of this study states that 75% of them (cumulative) are new self-proud to be as successful entrepreneur. This year i.e., (2019-20) 489 candidates have been trained and majority of them i.e., 71% and above settled through bank finance/ wage employment.
Keywords: RSETI, self-employment, inception, entrepreneurship
Impact Statement
RSETI is well known for its unemployment people friendly attitude and aptitude for social services for imparting the knowledge and guidance to the rural youth in the right direction to generate self-employment. There are many remote islands which is still unknown, there are many who do not posses any marketable skill and a sizable section youth remain employed/under employed. Entrepreneurship is exclusive to many islanders in the present environment of the age-old tradition and tribal way of living the rural people ignorant and apathetic to the intricacies of entrepreneurship. About 75% of trained candidates are now self-proud as successful entrepreneur.
About Author
P.Bhuvaneshwari, B.Sc., M.Sc. NET, is presently working as a Guest Faculty at Department of Home Science, Jawarharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands. My research focusses on the present scenario of RSETI (Rural Self Employment Training Institute) at Port Blair South Andaman District. This is my first research paper on RSETI (Rural Self Employment Training Institute) in fostering on economic development by rural self-employment strategies and has contributes in rural areas.
Cite this Article
APA 7th Style: Bhuvaneshwari, P. (2024). A study on development of RSETI training programme at South Andaman district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, 3(04), 24–33. https://doi.org/10.59231/SARI7744
Chicago 17th Style: Bhuvaneshwari, P. “A Study on Development of RSETI Training Programme at South Andaman District of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.” Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal 3, no. 4 (2024): 24–33. https://doi.org/10.59231/SARI7744.
MLA 9th Style: Bhuvaneshwari, P. “A Study on Development of RSETI Training Programme at South Andaman District of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.” Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, vol. 3, no. 4, 2024, pp. 24-33, https://doi.org/10.59231/SARI7744.
Statements & Declarations
Review Method: This article underwent a double-blind peer-review process by independent experts in Rural Sociology and Entrepreneurship Development to ensure the accuracy of the training outcome assessments and the validity of the socio-economic data from the South Andaman region.
Competing Interests: The author P. Bhuvaneshwari declares that there are no financial, personal, or professional conflicts of interest that could have inappropriately influenced the research findings or the evaluation of the RSETI (Rural Self Employment Training Institute) models.
Funding: This research was conducted as part of the author’s professional and academic activities at JNRM, Port Blair. No specific external grants or commercial funding were received for this study.
Data Availability: The analysis is based on primary data collected through participant surveys and training records from RSETI South Andaman. Statistical summaries regarding skill acquisition and post-training employment rates are contained within the manuscript.
License: A study on Development of RSETI Training Programme at South Andaman district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands © 2024 by P. Bhuvaneshwari is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. This work is published by the International Council for Education Research and Training (ICERT).
Ethics Approval: The study followed ethical guidelines for social research. Informed consent was obtained from all trainees participating in the survey. The protocol was reviewed by the Department of Home Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM).
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