Lok Sabha Question No. 192 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Training to Youth under DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Rama Devi

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 192

ANSWERED ON 20/12/2022

## TRAINING TO YOUTH UNDER DDU-GKY

- *192.   SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  methods  of  training  imparted  to  the  youth  under  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), State and district-wise particularly in Sonipat district of Haryana, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Patliputra, Bhagalpur and Supaul districts of Bihar and Hooghly district of West Bengal;
- (b) whether any special education project has also been prepared for them in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to provide employment to such youth after the said training and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether financial benefits are being provided to the rural youth; and
- (e) if so, the number of beneficiaries, State and district-wise particularly in Sonipat district of Haryana, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Patliputra, Supaul districts of Bihar and Hooghly district of West Bengal?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question No.*192 due for answer on 20.12.2022

(a)    DDUGKY  is  a  demand  driven  placement  linked  skilling  initiative. The  training  being imparted  to  the  youths  under  DDU-GKY  is  based  on  the  qualification  packs  approved  by National Skills Qualification  Committee  and  as  per  the  guidelines  of  DDUGKY.  This programme  is  run  on  public  private  partnership  (PPP)  mode  wherein  PIA,  which  are  mostly private  entities,  implement  DDUGKY  programme  in  the  State.  In  the  programme  training  is imparted for 616 different job roles under 37 sectors. The training consists of theory, practical and on-job training imparted in sector/ trade skills, computer skills, soft skills and English skills. The  same  methodology  of  training  is  applicable  to  all  the  states  and  districts  in  the  country including Sonipat district of Haryana, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, East Champaran, Patliputra, Bhagalpur and Supaul districts of Bihar and Hooghly district of West Bengal;

(b)   No special education project has been formulated under DDU-GKY.

- (c)    Under  the  programme,  placement  of  the  trained  candidate  is  to  be  arranged  by Project Implementing Agency (PIA). All payments to the PIA is linked to achieving outcome of the program  i.e.  the  placement  of  trained  candidate.  DDU-GKY  scheme  guidelines  mandate  a minimum of 70% placement of total trained candidates. Further, job fairs and employers meet are  also  organised  by  State  Rural  Livelihood  Missions  &  State  Skill  Development  Missions implementing DDU-GKY in the State for facilitating placement.
- (d)   DDU-GKY guidelines provide for the following financial benefit to the candidate other than Training  Cost  &  Assessment  Cost:  1.  Boarding  &  Lodging  for  Residential  Trainees  2.  Post Placement  Support,  3.Uniform,  4.  Food  &  Transport  for  Non-Residential  Trainees,  5.  Travel Support, 6.  Retention Support, 7.Career Progression Support & 8.Counselling support including medical checkups for candidates placed in foreign countries 9. Mobile top-up support @ Rs. 50 per month for a period of 12 months is also permissible within the Scheme for mobile tracking of the trainee.
- (e)   The number of beneficiaries during last 3 years and current year, State-wise and year-wise is given  in  the  Annexure.  District-wise  information  is  not  maintained  by  Ministry  of  Rural Development.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 192 due for answer on 20.12.2022.

## State-wise details of candidates trained under DDU-GKY during last 3 years and current year:

| S. No.   | State             | FY 19-20 Trained   | FY 20-21 Trained   | FY 21-22 Trained   |   FY 22-23 till Nov'22 Trained |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 15933              | 4156               | 1606               |                           1683 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 84                 | 28                 | 233                |                            268 |
| 3        | Assam             | 11993              | 1966               | 3553               |                           5535 |
| 4        | Bihar             | 14301              | 2687               | 7099               |                           7430 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 9798               | 1109               | 6499               |                           5438 |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 3084               | 240                | 830                |                           1156 |
| 7        | Haryana           | 1948               | 26                 | 1772               |                           2451 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1980               | 0                  | 334                |                           2221 |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir | 10516              | 3454               | 2300               |                           2342 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 12866              | 1050               | 4035               |                           5387 |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 5797               | 769                | 1442               |                           2373 |
| 12       | Kerala            | 12812              | 3053               | 3219               |                           3822 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 10433              | 903                | 6825               |                           9527 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 13521              | 874                | 348                |                            700 |
| 15       | Manipur           | 1780               | 338                | 811                |                            325 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 1518               | 83                 | 456                |                           1447 |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 554                | 37                 | 105                |                            193 |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 1220               | 221                | 1009               |                           1483 |
| 19       | Odisha            | 43278              | 7978               | 10474              |                           8434 |
| 20       | Punjab            | 2002               | 2922               | 6976               |                           5411 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 14530              | 981                | 3096               |                           2776 |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 462                | 0                  | 90                 |                            541 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 9685               | 213                | 8228               |                           8137 |
| 24       | Telangana         | 9731               | 2752               | 3177               |                            374 |
| 25       | Tripura           | 1407               | 21                 | 1049               |                           1510 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     | 24895              | 1540               | 16898              |                          20621 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 1518               | 367                | 3645               |                           4158 |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 9531               | 521                | 732                |                           3131 |
| 29       | Puducherry*       | *                  | 0**                | 165                |                            331 |
| 30       | A &N Islands      | 0***               | 0***               | 0***               |                             88 |
|          | Total             | 247177             | 38289              | 97006              |                         109293 |