Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Training of Youth under DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil)

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

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 107

ANSWERED ON 27/07/2021

## TRAINING OF YOUTH UNDER DDU-GKY

## *107.   SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Deen Dayal Upadhyay-Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY) is being implemented by the Government in the country and if so, the details thereof, Statewise including Maharashtra;
- (b) whether the youth in rural areas of Osmanabad and Yavatmal-Washim are being imparted training under the said scheme, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details regarding the number of youth who have been imparted training and those, out of them, who got employed after completion of training;
- (d) the method through which training is being imparted under DDU-GKY; and
- (e) whether any special education project has been formulated for the said youth and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

(a) Yes,  Sir.  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya Grameen KaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY), a placement linked skill development program for rural poor youth under National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) since September, 2014. Rural  Youth  in  the  age  group  of  15-35  years  are  covered  under  this  scheme.  DDU-GKY guidelines provide for earmarking 50% of the funds for SCs and STs and 15% for minorities. Further,  one  third  beneficiaries  of  the  respective  categories  including  general  category covered under the scheme should be women.

DDU-GKY follows a 3-tier implementation architecture for implementation. National level  is  responsible for  policy,  funding of  central  share and  technical  support,  while   State Rural  Livelihood  Missions  (SRLMs)/  State  Skills  Missions  are  responsible  for  funding  of State share, implementation and monitoring controls. Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs), which  are  mostly  private  training  partners,  are  responsible  for  mobilization,  training  and placements.

DDU-GKY is being implemented by 871 PIAs having 2322 Training centres across the country. Under DDU-GKY, a total of 10.89 lakh candidates have been trained (since its inception (September, 2014) till June, 2021) while 7.04 Lakh candidates have been placed. The State-wise number of candidates trained and placed since 2014-15 till June, 2021is given at Annexure .

(b) Yes, DDU-GKY is being implemented in rural areas of districts of Osmanabad,Yavatmal and Washim. The number of candidates trained and placed since 201415 till June, 2021is given as under:

| District   |   Total no. of candidates trained |   Total no. of candidates placed |
|------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Osmanabad  |                              1089 |                              455 |
| Washim     |                               903 |                              585 |
| Yavatmal   |                              2281 |                             1440 |

## (c) The number of youth imparted training and provided placements after training since 2014- 2015 till June 2021 is given below:

| Year                  | Total no. of candidates trained under DDU-GKY   | Total no. of candidates placed under DDU-GKY   |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15               | 43,038                                          | 21,446                                         |
| 2015-16               | 2,36,471                                        | 1,09,512                                       |
| 2016-17               | 1,62,586                                        | 1,47,883                                       |
| 2017-18               | 1,31,527                                        | 75,787                                         |
| 2018-19               | 2,41,080                                        | 1,38,248                                       |
| 2019-20               | 2,38,336                                        | 1,50,199                                       |
| 2020-21               | 33,716                                          | 49,528                                         |
| 2021-22(till June 21) | 2,691                                           | 11,015                                         |
| Total                 | 10,89,445                                       | 7,03,618                                       |

(d)  & (e) Under DDU-GKY training is being imparted to the youth based on the qualification packs,  approved  by  National  Skills  Qualification  Committee  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship.  The  training  consists  of  theory,  practical  and  on-job training imparted in domain skills. Additionally computer skills, english skills and life skills, are also imparted to make the trainees adapt better to the work environment.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF STARRED QUESTION No. 107 FOR REPLY IN LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2021

| State wise Cumulative progress since 2014-15 till 30th June 2021-22   | State wise Cumulative progress since 2014-15 till 30th June 2021-22   | State wise Cumulative progress since 2014-15 till 30th June 2021-22   | State wise Cumulative progress since 2014-15 till 30th June 2021-22   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                               | State                                                                 | Cumulative Total                                                      | Cumulative Total                                                      |
| Sl. No.                                                               | State                                                                 | Trained                                                               | Placed                                                                |
| 1                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                        | 82072                                                                 | 72461                                                                 |
| 2                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                     | 112                                                                   | 33                                                                    |
| 3                                                                     | Assam                                                                 | 52994                                                                 | 32886                                                                 |
| 4                                                                     | Bihar                                                                 | 52436                                                                 | 28592                                                                 |
| 5                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                          | 37823                                                                 | 18294                                                                 |
| 6                                                                     | Gujarat                                                               | 19857                                                                 | 12596                                                                 |
| 7                                                                     | Haryana                                                               | 30957                                                                 | 27116                                                                 |
| 8                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 5175                                                                  | 1543                                                                  |
| 9                                                                     | Jammu and Kashmir                                                     | 59065                                                                 | 38990                                                                 |
| 10                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                             | 45698                                                                 | 20917                                                                 |
| 11                                                                    | Karnataka                                                             | 44766                                                                 | 29214                                                                 |
| 12                                                                    | Kerala                                                                | 55577                                                                 | 33691                                                                 |
| 13                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 50369                                                                 | 22533                                                                 |
| 14                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                           | 43502                                                                 | 32192                                                                 |
| 15                                                                    | Manipur                                                               | 2537                                                                  | 1049                                                                  |
| 16                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                             | 2366                                                                  | 1153                                                                  |
| 17                                                                    | Mizoram                                                               | 761                                                                   | 461                                                                   |
| 18                                                                    | Nagaland                                                              | 1742                                                                  | 681                                                                   |
| 19                                                                    | Odisha                                                                | 183260                                                                | 153543                                                                |
| 20                                                                    | Punjab                                                                | 13118                                                                 | 5526                                                                  |
| 21                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                             | 57504                                                                 | 29540                                                                 |
| 22                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                | 805                                                                   | 414                                                                   |
| 23                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                            | 34802                                                                 | 45929                                                                 |
| 24                                                                    | Telangana                                                             | 52081                                                                 | 45429                                                                 |
| 25                                                                    | Tripura                                                               | 6276                                                                  | 4169                                                                  |
| 26                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 125882                                                                | 28121                                                                 |
| 27                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                           | 2986                                                                  | 1439                                                                  |
| 28                                                                    | West Bengal                                                           | 24922                                                                 | 15106                                                                 |
|                                                                       | Total                                                                 | 1089445                                                               | 703618                                                                |