Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra Internship Programme (Rajasthan) — Discontinued

What was the Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra Internship Programme?

Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra Internship Programme was a Government of Rajasthan internship launched in 2021-22 to place educated young people inside government departments for a fixed paid term. Interns selected under the programme were designated Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra, and the scheme was coordinated through the Directorate of Economics and Statistics under the Department of Planning, with the helpdesk address rymp.des@rajasthan.gov.in.

Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra Internship Programme is discontinued. The Rajasthan government scrapped the scheme with effect from 31 December 2023, and no fresh recruitment has been conducted under this name since. This page exists because the scheme is still widely searched for and because a number of unofficial sites continue to publish "apply now" pages for it that are simply out of date.

What did the internship offer while it ran?

• Placement in a government department of Rajasthan as a Yuva Mitra, working on outreach, scheme delivery and public grievance work at the district and block level.
• A base term of 6 months, extendable in blocks of 3 months on the strength of performance, up to a maximum of 2 years.
• A monthly stipend reported at about Rs 10,000. Figures circulating on unofficial sites go considerably higher; those higher numbers are not confirmed by the reporting on the scheme's closure and should not be relied on.
• A certificate recording service as a Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra, issued at the end of the term.

The programme's stated purpose was practical: give graduates real exposure to how a state government department functions, and simultaneously give departments extra hands to take welfare schemes to citizens. Yuva Mitras were a visible presence at camps and outreach drives during the years the scheme ran.

Who was eligible for the Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra internship?

The eligibility conditions below describe the scheme as it stood before closure. They are historical, and nobody can apply against them today.

A person could apply if they:

• Were a permanent resident of Rajasthan.
• Were within the age band of 18 to 40 years on the cut-off date notified for that recruitment round.
• Met the minimum educational qualification notified for the round — the 2023 cycle set a Class 12 pass as on 1 April 2023 as the floor, with graduate qualification relevant to selection.
• Held an Aadhaar card, Rajasthan residence proof and a bank account for stipend transfer.

A person was not eligible and could not apply if they:

• Were not domiciled in Rajasthan.
• Fell outside the notified age band for the round.
• Did not meet the qualification cut-off as on the notified date.

And today, nobody is eligible, because the scheme is closed. There is no waiting list, no pending selection and no reserved intake carried over.

How to apply for the Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra internship

There is no live application route. The steps below record how the process worked while the scheme was open, and what to do instead now.

1. Do not apply anywhere for this scheme. Registration closed with the scheme's discontinuation from 31 December 2023, and the portal yuvamitra.rajasthan.gov.in no longer accepts applications.
2. Check the Chief Minister Fellowship Programme instead. The state government announced a CM Fellowship Programme as the successor track for young people after closing the Yuva Mitra scheme. Read the live notification on the official Rajasthan government portal before applying, and apply only on the portal that notification names.
3. Consider the central PM Internship Scheme, which runs nationally and is open to Rajasthan residents who meet its criteria.
4. Watch the Rajasthan government's official notifications page rather than third-party job blogs, which continue to recycle 2023 Yuva Mitra pages long after the scheme ended.

While the scheme was live, the process was: create an account on yuvamitra.rajasthan.gov.in with personal and educational details, complete the online application form for the open round, upload Rajasthan residence proof, Aadhaar, educational certificates, a photograph and bank details, and wait for the merit list.

Why was the scheme discontinued?

The scheme was closed shortly after the change of state government in December 2023. Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra Internship Programme had been launched under the previous administration, and the incoming government ended it from 31 December 2023, with reporting at the time linking the closure to a wider review of schemes carried over from the previous government. The state simultaneously signalled that a Chief Minister Fellowship Programme would be introduced in its place.

For readers, the practical consequence is simple: the Yuva Mitra designation no longer exists as a live recruitment channel, and any advertisement offering it is either stale or fraudulent.

What should a former Yuva Mitra do now?

If you served as a Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra, your internship remains valid work experience even though the scheme has been wound up. Protect the paperwork:

1. Keep the Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra certificate issued at the end of your term. It is the primary document evidencing the internship.
2. Keep your posting or engagement order, which shows the department, district and dates.
3. Keep the bank statements showing stipend credits, which are the most reliable independent record of the exact months served if a certificate is lost.
4. Raise any pending stipend claim with the department where you were posted and, if it is not settled, through Rajasthan Sampark.

Former interns applying for state government recruitment should present the internship as documented departmental work experience, describing the department and function rather than the scheme name, since recruiters unfamiliar with a discontinued scheme respond better to the substance of the work.

Beware of stale and fraudulent listings

Because the scheme was popular and heavily written about, a large number of unofficial sites still carry "Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra Internship 2024 / 2025 apply online" pages. Some are simply old articles never updated. Others collect personal data or fees. Two rules protect you:

• No Rajasthan government internship charges an application fee to a candidate beyond a notified examination or portal fee stated in the official advertisement.
• Verify against a rajasthan.gov.in address. If the notification does not exist on a state government domain, the vacancy does not exist.

Help and grievance redressal

• Rajasthan Sampark / CM Helpline: 181
• Programme helpdesk while the scheme ran: rymp.des@rajasthan.gov.in
• For pending stipend or certificate issues: the department and district where you were posted, escalated to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning, Government of Rajasthan

Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mitra Internship Programme is recorded here as a closed scheme so that job-seekers stop losing time on it and move to the internship tracks that are actually open.