Lok Sabha Question No. 295 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Implementation of DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

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

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 295 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DDU-GKY

## *295.   SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of steps taken by non-governmental partner organizations to train the rural youth and rural women in Maharashtra under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) ;
- (b) the steps taken to achieve the training and job placement targets to be met by March 2022; and
- (c) the details of resources and funding directed to the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood Mission to achieve the targets set for March 2022?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)to (c): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 295 due for answer on 16.03.2021

(a) Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) including  non-governmental  partner  organisations  are mandated  to set up the training centers as per the provisions made in Guidelines, Standard Operating Procedure of the Scheme and the projects sanctioned by the State.

Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) mobilise the eligible rural poor youth from different target  districts  and  enroll  them  for  training  in  the  trade  of  their  interest.  After  completion  of  the training, these PIAs support the youth in successful placement and provide post placement support to the candidates within or outside the State. There is a provision of providing placement to minimum 70% of  the  trained  candidates.  The  DDU-GKY  Guidelines  provides  for  a  mandatory  coverage  of 33% women candidates.

130 training centers established by 115 PIAs are providing training to the candidates in the State of Maharashtra. The number of candidates trained and placed during Action Plan period 201922 (extended up to 2019-23) is 14,250 and 9,284 respectively.

(b) For  proper  implementation  of  the  scheme and  to  ensure  that  the  projects  are  completed  in time,  DDU-GKY  follows  a  concurrent  monitoring  of  projects  through  State  Rural  Livelihoods Missions/ State  Nodal  Skills  Mission  in  the  State  Government, and through the Central Technical Support Agencies designated by Ministry. Further, Ministry holds periodic review meeting on Action Plans approved for the State of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra  State  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  has  organized  Kaushal  Melas,  Community Resource Person (CRP) workshops at village level in which PIAs have participated to brief about their  courses  and  placements  available  with  them.  MSRLM  has  also  organized  direct  placement camps with the help of PIAs to get placements to the trained candidates. MSRLM has focused on the demand driven courses as per the skill gap analysis survey.

State of Maharashtra under DDUGKY for Action Plan 2019-22 was sanctioned a target of 1,25,814 during the Empowered Committee meeting of NRLM held on 26 th February, 2019. Due to pandemic, the trainings have remained suspended during major part of the year 2020-21. Considering this, Government of India has extended the Action Plan period (2019-22) by one year, i.e. up to 31 st March 2023 for providing adequate time to States for completion of their targets.

(c) DDU-GKY is a demand driven schemes and funds are allocated to States as per demands against approved  Action  Plans.  Central  funds  released  by  the  Government  to  the  State  of Maharashtra,  corresponding  State  share  and  expenditure  by  the  State  during  current  Action  Plan period (2019-23) is as under:

|                           |                                                            |                                   |                | (in Rs.crore)                             |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
| FY                        | Share released State Government Maharashtra DDU-GKY 219.25 | State Share under DDU- GKY 146.16 | share released | Expenditure by State of Maharashtra 84.46 |
| 2019-20                   |                                                            |                                   | 49.04          |                                           |
| 2020-21 (till 28.02.2021) | 0.00                                                       | 0.00                              | 34.08          | 15.46                                     |
| Total                     | 219.25                                                     | 146.16                            | 83.12          | 99.92                                     |

The State of Maharashtra has adequate funds for implementation of the programme.

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