By the Sevetu team
Short answer
If you love small children and want a long job with one family, train as a nanny. If you want the highest pay and don't mind short, intense jobs with nights, train for japa care. If you're calm with illness and want steady, long work, train as a caretaker. Training for all three can be free under PMKVY1.
The day in each job
Nanny
Wake-up, breakfast, play, naps, meals, park, bath, bedtime. A routine you build with the parents. Pay: ₹15,000 to ₹28,000 full-time or live-in2.
Japa maid
Baby's bath and massage, the mother's massage and food, washing baby clothes, and if live-in, the night feeds. Pay: ₹18,000 to ₹25,000 day, ₹25,000 to ₹35,000 or more live-in3.
Caretaker
Bathing, changing, turning, helping walk, meals, medicines on time as the doctor wrote, company. Pay: ₹12,000 to ₹22,000 day, ₹18,000 to ₹30,000 live-in4.
The training
Government skill councils publish the courses, and under PMKVY training is free for eligible people1:
- Baby Caregiver for infants and toddlers.
- Caregiver, Mother and Newborn for japa work.
- General Duty Aide (GDA) and Geriatric Caregiver for patient and elder care.
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How to choose
| If you want | Train for |
|---|---|
| The highest pay, short jobs | Japa care |
| Years with one family | Nanny |
| Steady work, calm with illness | Caretaker |
| No nights | Nanny or day caretaker |
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Questions people ask
Japa care pays more: ₹18,000 to ₹35,000 or more a month on Sevetu's published ranges, against ₹15,000 to ₹28,000 for a full-time or live-in nanny. Japa jobs are shorter.
Yes. The Mother and Newborn Care course is among those free under PMKVY for eligible people.
Yes, with newborn experience. Work alongside an experienced japa and consider the Mother and Newborn Care course.
Sources
- Sevetu, GDA course, nanny and japa training: do you need one, and where to get it free, read 12 November 2026, citing the sector skill councils and Skill India Digital: Baby Caregiver, Mother and Newborn Care, GDA and Geriatric Caregiver qualifications; training and RPL free under PMKVY for eligible candidates. sevetu.com
- Sevetu, Hire a nanny, cost section, read 12 November 2026: full-time or live-in nanny ₹15,000 to ₹28,000 a month. sevetu.com/hire-a-nanny/
- Sevetu, What is a japa maid?, read 12 November 2026: day japa ₹18,000 to ₹25,000; live-in ₹25,000 to ₹35,000 or more. sevetu.com
- Sevetu, A patient caretaker at home, read 12 November 2026: day attendant ₹12,000 to ₹22,000; live-in ₹18,000 to ₹30,000. sevetu.com
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Written by the Sevetu teamSevetu is a hiring marketplace for household work in India, operated by Fiel Private Limited. These guides come from the questions families and workers ask us. Nothing here is sponsored, and where a number has no defensible source we say so instead of inventing one. About Sevetu
