Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY)

The Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojana trains and empowers rural women artisans in the coir industry. It provides skill development, financial support, and promotes self-employment. Women can start or upgrade businesses producing coir products like mats, ropes, and other fibre goods.

Highlights

• Focuses on skill development and self-employment for women in coir-producing areas.
• Offers training with stipend support and subsidised equipment.
• Encourages entrepreneurship among women artisans to boost rural employment.

What is Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana?

• The scheme aims to train supervisors, instructors, and artisans in the coir sector 
• The scheme aims to  transfer technology to new areas, and assist women artisans in procuring modern equipment 
• The scheme focuses on providing rural women self-employment and promoting entrepreneurship in both traditional and non-traditional coir sectors. 
• The scheme provides stipends to support trainees during learning 
• The scheme provides financial help to buy coir production equipment at subsidized rates

Objectives

• Empower women artisans by building their technical and entrepreneurial skills.
• Create sustainable self-employment opportunities in coir production.
• Modernise coir products and production techniques through skill upgradation.
• Boost rural incomes and promote inclusive growth.

Benefits of Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Scheme

• Skill Training with Stipend
  Receive hands-on training with a monthly stipend of around ₹3,000 to support you while learning new coir production skills.
• Subsidized Equipment
  Get coir-spinning and related machinery at reduced prices to set up or upgrade your business affordably.
• Self-Employment
  Launch or expand your own coir-related unit, helping generate income and employment locally.
• Women Empowerment
  The scheme strengthens women’s economic independence in rural communities.

Financial Assistance Under the Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Scheme

Eligibility for the Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Scheme

You are eligible if:

• You are a woman artisan involved in or interested in coir production.
• You reside in coir-producing rural areas or belong to the traditional coir sector.
• You are willing to attend training and start or improve a coir-related business.

You are not eligible if:

• You are not women worker involved in coir-related activities 
• You have already received assistance from this scheme before for the same purpose.

Documents Required for Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Scheme

• Aadhar card or any government ID proof.
• Proof of address
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Bank account details
• Passport-sized photographs

Application Process for Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Scheme

You can apply:

• Offline by visiting a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), Self Help Groups (SHGs), or Government organisation registered with the Coir Board or on the NITI Aayog's Darpan portal.

Examples of Where the Mahila Coir Yojana for Women Can Be Used

• Sita produced coir yarn manually, under PMEGP (linked to MCY) she got credit  to purchase 2 spinning machines 
• Meenakshi joined skill upgradation training program by Coir Board and now she has set up her own small coir unit for mat manufacturing 
• A group of 15 rural women, engaged in coconut husk collection enrolled for training under MCY and availed credit under PMEGP