Training to Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM)

- Training to Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM) is an integral part of Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP). This centrally sponsored programme was started on August 15. 1979.
- The main objective of this programme was to impart technical and business expertise to those rural youth who belong to the families living below the poverty line so that they may become self-employed.
- Under the TRYSEM programme. technical training was given to those youth of 18-35 age group who were living below the poverty line.
- This training was provided as per requirements of the youth and of local area.
- This TRYSEM programme is not in existence at present because it has been merged with newly introduced programme namely Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana w.e.f. April 1, 1999.