Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Youth" means a person who has attained the age of 14 years and has not completed the age of 45 years; (b) "Skill Development" means training in any trade or profession, for the purpose of enhancing the potential of youth for self-employment or wage employment and includes training for skill upgradation; (c) "Eligible Youth" means a youth who resides in the State of Chhattisgarh and fulfills such conditions as may be prescribed; (d) "Prescribed" means prescribed by Rules made under this Act; (e) "State Government" means the Government of Chhattisgarh; (f) "Notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette; (g) "Section" means a section of this Act; (h) "Empowered Committee" means the Committee constituted by the State Government for the purposes of this Act; (i) "Skill Development Programme" means any programme relating to skill development approved by the State Government; (j) "Training Provider" means any institution, agency or organization, whether government, private or non-government, which is recognized by the State Government to impart skill development training; (k) "Skill Development Fund" means the fund constituted for the purpose of this Act; (l) "Apprentice" means a person who is undergoing apprenticeship training in pursuance of a contract of apprenticeship under the Apprentices Act, 1961 (No. 52 of 1961) or under any scheme of the State Government; (m) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the relevant laws. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Block" means a Community Development Block or a Tribal Development Block, as the case may be, which has been notified by the State Government for the purposes of rural development or tribal development; (b) "Central Government" means the Government of India; (c) "Chief Executive Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Authority; (d) "District Authority" means the District Skill Development Authority notified by the State Government for the purposes of this Act; (e) "District Planning Committee" means the District Planning Committee as defined in the Article 243-ZD of the Constitution of India; (f) "Executive Committee" means the Executive Committee of the Governing Council; (g) "Governing Council" means the Governing Council of the Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Authority; (h) "Schedule" means a schedule appended to this Act; (i) "Skill" means a skill recognized by the State Authority for which a person is suitable by education, prior knowledge, aptitude, experience, practice, tradition or family occupation, as the case may be, which has been standardized and recognized by the State authority; (j) "State" means the State of Chhattisgarh; (k) "State Authority" means the Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Authority, to be notified by the State Government, for the purposes of this Act; (l) "State Government" means the Government of Chhattisgarh; (m) "Third Party Assessor" means an assessor of skill levels, not associated with the Vocational Training Provider where the youth being assessed for skill level is being trained and, so recognized by the State Authority; (n) "Training" means training imparted to youth for the purposes of skill development; (o) "Vocational Training Provider" means an individual, an institution, an industry a micro or small enterprise, an association of persons, a Government or Non Government Organization or a business having capacity to train, as may be prescribed, registered with the State Authority for training in skills; (p) "Youth" means a person who is a resident of the State and is not below the age of 14 years and not above the age of 45 years on the date of submission of an application for skill development. After clause (g) of Section 2 of the Chhattisgarh Right of Youth to Skill Development Act, 2013 (No. 17 of 2013), (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), the following shall be inserted, namely:-"(gg) "Livelihood College Society" means the society registered under the Chhattisgarh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 44 of 1973), vide registration No. 4808, dated 14th July, 2014, and shall include its successors;" After clause (g) of Section 2 of the Chhattisgarh Right of youth to Skill Development Act, 2013 (No. 17 of 2013), (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), the following shall be inserted, namely :- "(gg) "Livelihood College Society" means the society registered under the Chhattisgarh Society Registrikaran Adhiniyam, 1973 (No. 44 of 1973), vide registration No. 4808, dated 14th July, 2014, and shall include its successors;"