Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said, a skill-based placement programme launched in terrorist-hit Jammu and Kashmir will be replicated in worst affected Naxal districts of the country. In an interview to a news agency, he said, his Ministry has launched Himayat Programme–a 237 crore rupee placement linked skill development initiative for training and placement of one lakh Jammu and Kashmir youth in the next 5 years. It would start similar programme in Maoist affected districts also. Mr. Ramesh said, these are all the entry level programmes targeting unemployed youths usually 10th standard passed or failed. He said, the Ministry has already started the initiative in Chattisgarh's Sukma, one of the worst Naxal affected districts of the country. Mr. Ramesh said, the initiative will be expanded to 34 other districts in Orissa, Maharashtra, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand.