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Source: The post is based on the article “India, U.K sign and exchange letters for Young Professionals Scheme” published in The Hindu on 10th January 2023
What is the News?
India and the United Kingdom have signed and exchanged letters for the Young Professionals Scheme in London,UK.
What is the Young Professionals Scheme?
The Young Professionals Scheme was conceived as part of an India-U.K. Migration and Mobility MoU signed in 2021.
Purpose: The scheme will permit up to 3,000 of their degree-holding citizens aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in each other’s countries for two years.
Duration: The scheme will run for a period of three years initially.
Significance: India is the first visa-national country to benefit from such a scheme.