Lok Sabha Question No. 692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 692 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## DDU-GKY

## 692. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  impart  Skill  Development  Training  to  the  rural youth  living  in  Naxalinfested  and  Terrorism-affected  areas  under  the  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of such persons proposed to be given skill development training in the current financial year under the DDU-GKY, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to impart training in Information Technology for the skill development of rural youth; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a): 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 is  being operated for Jammu and Kashmir under DDU-GKY. This is a 100% centrally funded scheme implemented with the help of the State Government by a dedicated Himayat Mission Management  Unit  located  in  both  Srinagar  and  Jammu.   In  addition  to  areas  covered  under Roshni and Himayat, trainings under DDU-GKY are provided in other affected areas.

(b): The State-wise number of candidates proposed to be trained under DDU-GKY in the year 2018-19 is  given below:-

| State              |   Target 2018-19 |
|--------------------|------------------|
| 1Andhra Pradesh    |             6728 |
| 2Arunachal Pradesh |              524 |
| 3Assam             |             9112 |

| 4Bihar             |   17236 |
|--------------------|---------|
| 5Chhattisgarh      |    8354 |
| 6Gujarat           |    3482 |
| 7Haryana           |    4565 |
| 8Himachal Pradesh  |    1741 |
| 9Jammu and Kashmir |   14414 |
| 10Jharkhand        |    9247 |
| 11Karnataka        |   13716 |
| 12Kerala           |    8264 |
| 13Madhya Pradesh   |   10672 |
| 14Maharashtra      |    6773 |
| 15Manipur          |    1221 |
| 16Meghalaya        |     744 |
| 17Mizoram          |     542 |
| 18Nagaland         |     804 |
| 19Odisha           |   20153 |
| 20Punjab           |    1741 |
| 21Rajasthan        |   13349 |
| 22Sikkim           |     186 |
| 23Tamil Nadu       |    7477 |
| 24Telangana        |    5491 |
| 25Tripura          |    2934 |
| 26Uttar Pradesh    |   21417 |
| 27Uttarakhand      |     580 |
| 28West Bengal      |    8533 |
| Total              |  200000 |

(c)& (d): Every candidate undergoing training under DDU-GKY is given mandatory basic training in Information Technology for 80 Hours. During the year 2018-19 (upto   31st January, 2019)  1,76,630 candidates have been provided training.

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