The Delhi Khadi and Village Industries Board has issued a ₹1.15 crore tender to appoint agencies that will train artisans in bakery, hairstyling and makeup artistry under the Delhi Khadi Skill Development Scheme. Interested agencies can submit online bids until 2 pm on 10 November.
The programme is intended to expand training opportunities for artisans and other eligible participants in three areas: bakery, hairstyling and makeup artistry. The board will select organisations capable of delivering training in the specified fields and meeting the required affiliation or accreditation conditions.
According to the tender details reported by Jagran, eligible applicants include societies, non-governmental organisations, trusts, partnership firms, private and public limited companies, government institutions, public sector units, universities and recognised training institutions. Applicants must have the necessary accreditation or affiliation to provide training in the relevant sector.
The tender has been issued for a total value of ₹1.15 crore. The bidding process will be conducted online, with tender documents available through the Delhi government’s e-procurement portal and the official website of the Delhi Khadi and Village Industries Board.
The board’s role extends beyond selecting training providers. After the agencies are chosen, the board is expected to sign memoranda of understanding with them, allocate training targets and complete payment-related procedures in accordance with the documents specified in the tender.
The structure of the tender places the training agencies at the centre of implementation. Rather than directly providing all instruction, the board is seeking institutions with existing capabilities and recognised qualifications in bakery, hairstyling and makeup training. The eligibility requirements are therefore designed to establish whether applicants have the technical and institutional capacity to deliver the programme.
For potential applicants, the immediate milestone is the online bid deadline on 10 November at 2 pm. The tender documents will determine the detailed terms of participation, including the required credentials, programme obligations and payment procedures. The board’s subsequent steps will include selecting agencies, signing agreements and assigning training targets.
The initiative also shows how a government skills programme is being operationalised through public procurement. Its implementation will depend on the number and type of agencies selected, the targets assigned to them and the process used to monitor delivery. The available announcement does not specify the number of artisans to be trained, the duration of the courses, the locations of training centres or the expected completion date.
Those details are likely to be established through the tender documents, agreements with selected agencies and the targets allocated by the board. Until those milestones are completed, the announcement represents the launch of the procurement process rather than the start of training itself.
