National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), an autonomous scientific society of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology Government of India is implementing the project “Skill Development of SC / ST/ EWS youths in Aspirational Districts in area of IECT leading to enhancement in Employability” to conduct Skill Development training program of 21,600 SC / ST / EWS (Women) youths belonging to 60 Aspirational district in the area of IT & Electronics over a period of 3-years. List of 60 Aspirational Districts as Annexure – 1.
The Training programme is to be conducted in 60 districts from the following States: Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan,Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand. The list of 60 Aspirational Districts is mentioned below:
| Beneficiary States details |
| Sr.No. |
State |
NIELIT Center |
Name of Districts |
No. of Dist. |
| 1. |
Assam |
Guwahati |
Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Udalgiri |
7 |
| 2. |
Bihar |
Patna |
Nawada, Araria, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Gaya, Jamui,Katihar, Khagaria, Muzaffarapur, Purnia, Sheikhpura,Sitamarhi |
13 |
| 3. |
Haryana |
Kurukshetra |
Mewat |
1 |
| 4. |
Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
Chamba |
1 |
| 5. |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Srinagar and Jammu |
Baramulla, Kupwara |
2 |
| 6. |
Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
Dumka, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Khunti, Lohardaga, Pakur, Ranchi, Sahibganj, Ramgarh |
10 |
| 7. |
Kerala |
Calicut |
Waynad |
1 |
| 8. |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
Guna, Vidisha |
2 |
| 9. |
Maharashtra |
Aurangabad |
Nandurbar, Washim |
2 |
| 10. |
Manipur |
Imphal |
Chandel |
1 |
| 11. |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
Kiphire |
1 |
| 12. |
Odisha |
Bhubaneswar |
Dhenkanal, Gajapati |
2 |
| 13. |
Punjab |
Ropar |
Firozpur, Moga |
2 |
| 14. |
Rajashtan |
Ajmer |
Baran, Sirohi |
2 |
| 15. |
Sikkim |
Gangtok |
West Sikkim |
1 |
| 16. |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar |
2 |
| 17. |
Tripura |
Agartala |
Dhalai |
1 |
| 18. |
Uttar Pradesh |
Gorakhpur & Lucknow |
Bahraich, Balrampur, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Siddharthnagar,Sonbhadra |
7 |
| 19. |
Uttarakhand |
Haridwar |
Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar |
2 |
