The key objective is to provide short-term vocational training for rural educated unemployed youths in agriculture and allied sectors to develop entrepreneurship skills and employment generation.

Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of Meghalaya

Class X passed unemployed rural youths who own or have leased agricultural land and who are interested in starting farm-based activities for their livelihood.

I) Stipend @ ₹500/- per participant per month ii) Seed money @ ₹10,000/- per participant.

Educated rural youths can apply in plain paper to Principal, BATC.

The selection procedure is based on merit and on the condition that applicants own agriculture land on which they can start their farm-based activities.