NAVYA, an initiative aimed at empowering adolescent girls through vocational training in emerging sectors, is currently being piloted in 9 districts across 9 states, the government said on Sunday.

These districts have been identified as ’aspirational’ by the NITI Aayog and span Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Himachal Pradesh.

The programme aims to prepare these adolescent girls for jobs in emerging sectors and promote socio-economic independence with skills ranging from personal hygiene to communication, workplace safety and financial literacy.

After the pilot, the programme will be expanded to cover 3,850 girls in 27 Aspirational and North-Eastern districts in 19 states, the statement said.

NAVYA, short for 'Nurturing Aspi

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