Lok Sabha Question No. 1489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Skill Development Training under DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1489

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2020

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING UNDER DDU-GKY

## 1489.   SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impart any skill development training to rural youth in naxal and terrorism affected areas under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of persons proposed to be imparted skill development training under DDU-GKY, State/Union Territory-wise;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to impart training in Information Technology for skill development of rural youths; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  &  (b):  The  Government  is  implementing  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  a  placement  linked  skill  development  program  for  rural  poor  youth under National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) all over the country. Under DDU-GKY a special  initiative  called  Roshni  has  been  launched  that  takes  into  account  the  peculiar situations in left wing extremist affected 27 districts. Under this initiative skill development shall  be  mandatory  residential  course  with  40%  coverage  to  women  candidates.  Roshni  is oriented  towards  addressing  the  infrastructure,  education,  and  health  deficiencies  in  these areas,  and leveraging the availability of natural resources and  traditional skills  and knowledge.  A  special  scheme  Himayat  has  been  launched  for  Jammu  and  Kashmir  under DDU-GKY. This is a 100%  centrally  funded  scheme.   In  addition  to  areas  covered  under Roshni and Himayat, trainings under DDU-GKY are provided in other affected areas.

(c): The Empowered Committee in MoRD has approved the Action Plans of the States/UTs consisting  of  number  of  candidates  targeted  to  be  trained  for  implementing  DDU-GKY during  the  year  2019-22.  State-wise targets  under  DDU-GKY  for  the  year  2019-22  are as follows:-

| Name of the State        |   Total Action Plan target of 2019-22 |
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh           |                                120000 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                                  6000 |
| Assam                    |                                 90000 |
| Bihar                    |                                118500 |
| Chhattisgarh             |                                 74976 |
| Gujarat                  |                                 50000 |
| Haryana                  |                                 39225 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                                 22000 |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |                                143299 |
| Jharkhand                |                                 70000 |
| Karnataka                |                                100000 |
| Kerala                   |                                 80000 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                                 75237 |
| Maharashtra              |                                125814 |
| Manipur                  |                                  9835 |
| Meghalaya                |                                  9266 |
| Mizoram                  |                                  6163 |
| Nagaland                 |                                  9060 |
| Odisha                   |                                150000 |
| Punjab                   |                                 43029 |
| Rajasthan                |                                 72800 |
| Sikkim                   |                                  5000 |
| Tamil Nadu               |                                 84000 |
| Telangana                |                                 90000 |
| Tripura                  |                                 28780 |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                                225000 |
| Uttarakhand              |                                 25000 |
| West Bengal              |                                 89014 |
| Pudduchery               |                                  4060 |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                  1500 |
| Total                    |                               1967558 |

(d) & (e): Every candidate undergoing training under DDU-GKY is given mandatory basic training  in  Information  Technology  for  80  Hours.  During  the  year  2019-20  (up-to 31 st December, 2019), 1,74,786 candidates have been provided training.

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