Lok Sabha Question No. 1325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Training to Youth under DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary, Raju Bista

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1325 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## TRAINING TO YOUTH UNDER DDU-GKY

## 1325.   SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is running the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in the country and If so, the details thereof, State-wise including West Bengal;
- (b) whether the rural youths of North Bengal districts including Darjeeling and Kalimpong are being imparted training under this scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the youths are getting financial benefits and sufficient employment opportunity after completion of their training and if so, the details regarding the number of youths imparted training and employment of such youths after completion of their training?
- (e) the methodology of the training being imparted to the youth under the DDU-GKY; and
- (f) whether any special education project has been prepared for them and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(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. There is a mandatory coverage of socially  disadvantaged  groups,  i.e  for  SC/ST-50%,  Minorities-  15%,  and  Women  33%  under DDU-GKY.

DDU-GKY follows a 3-tier implementation architecture in PPP mode, with the National Unit  responsible  for  policy,  funding  of  central  share  and  technical  support,  State  Rural Livelihood  Missions  (SRLMs)/  State  Skills  Missions  responsible  for  funding  of  state  share, implementation  and  monitoring  controls,  and  Project  Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs),  mostly private training partners, responsible for mobilization, training and placements.

Under DDU-GKY, two special programs are being implemented:

- i. ROSHNI program is being implemented for 27 left wing extremist affected districts of 9 States with mandatory residential course with 40% coverage to women candidates
- ii. Himayat- All youth of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir are covered under this scheme.

DDU-GKY  follows  a  funding  pattern  of  60:40  between  Centre  and  State  generally. Funding  pattern  in  case  8  North  Eastern  States,  Uttarakhand  and  Himachal  Pradesh  is  90:10 between  Centre  and  State.  All  UTs  and  also  Himayat,  which  is  being  implemented  in  UT  of J&K, receives 100% funding from Centre.

- DDU-GKY is working with 760 PIAs having 1638 Projects with 1792 Training centres across  the  country.  Under  DDU-GKY,  a total of 10.63 lakh candidates  have been trained  and 6.80 Lakh candidates have been placed since inception (September, 2014) till December, 2020. State/UT-wise break-up of the same is given at Annexure.

(b) & (c) Yes, DDU-GKY is also being implemented in various districts including districts of North Bengal.  The number of candidates trained and placed in jobs in the districts  of  North Bengal is given below:-

| S. No.   | District Name    |   Trained |   Placed |
|----------|------------------|-----------|----------|
| 1.       | ALIPURDUAR       |       487 |       69 |
| 2.       | COOCH BEHAR      |      1235 |      215 |
| 3.       | DAKSHIN DINAJPUR |       139 |        8 |
| 4.       | DARJEELING       |       528 |      164 |
| 5.       | JALPAIGURI       |      1009 |      359 |
| 6.       | MALDAH           |       567 |      116 |
| 7.       | UTTAR DINAJPUR   |       391 |       47 |
|          | Grand Total      |      4356 |      978 |

Kalimpong is a newly formed district from which no candidate has so far been trained. under DDU-GKY.  However, target for training 2460 candidates from Kalimpong District  has been allocated by the State Government.

- (d) Yes,  the  youths  are  getting  financial  benefits  and  sufficient  employment  opportunity after completion of their training under DDU-GKY. A total of 24802candidates of West Bengal have been trained out of which 14220 candidates have been placed in jobs upto December 2020.
- (e)      The training being imparted to the youths under DDU-GKY is based on the qualification pack  approved  by  National  Skills  Qualification  Committee.  The  training  consists  of  theory, practical and on-job training imparted in domain skills, computer skills, soft skills and english skills.
- (f)       DDU-GKY has  not prepared any special education project.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1325 FOR REPLY IN LOK SABHA ON 09.02.2021

| Cumulative Progress of DDUGKY from 2014-15 till Dec 2020- 21   | Cumulative Progress of DDUGKY from 2014-15 till Dec 2020- 21   | Cumulative Progress of DDUGKY from 2014-15 till Dec 2020- 21   | Cumulative Progress of DDUGKY from 2014-15 till Dec 2020- 21   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                        | State                                                          | Cumulative Total                                               | Cumulative Total                                               |
| Sl. No.                                                        | State                                                          | Trained                                                        | Placed                                                         |
| 1                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 78271                                                          | 69872                                                          |
| 2                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                              | 97                                                             | 33                                                             |
| 3                                                              | Assam                                                          | 51425                                                          | 32078                                                          |
| 4                                                              | Bihar                                                          | 50372                                                          | 27307                                                          |
| 5                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 37437                                                          | 16768                                                          |
| 6                                                              | Gujarat                                                        | 19607                                                          | 12094                                                          |
| 7                                                              | Haryana                                                        | 30957                                                          | 27116                                                          |
| 8                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                               | 5175                                                           | 1543                                                           |
| 9                                                              | Jammu and Kashmir                                              | 57897                                                          | 38812                                                          |
| 10                                                             | Jharkhand                                                      | 45171                                                          | 20512                                                          |
| 11                                                             | Karnataka                                                      | 44204                                                          | 28552                                                          |
| 12                                                             | Kerala                                                         | 53364                                                          | 32167                                                          |
| 13                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                 | 50176                                                          | 22519                                                          |
| 14                                                             | Maharashtra                                                    | 42889                                                          | 30216                                                          |
| 15                                                             | Manipur                                                        | 2347                                                           | 827                                                            |
| 16                                                             | Meghalaya                                                      | 2366                                                           | 1016                                                           |
| 17                                                             | Mizoram                                                        | 748                                                            | 371                                                            |
| 18                                                             | Nagaland                                                       | 1573                                                           | 673                                                            |
| 19                                                             | Odisha                                                         | 177141                                                         | 151548                                                         |
| 20                                                             | Punjab                                                         | 10215                                                          | 4698                                                           |
| 21                                                             | Rajasthan                                                      | 56782                                                          | 26316                                                          |
| 22                                                             | Sikkim                                                         | 805                                                            | 389                                                            |
| 23                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                     | 34802                                                          | 45670                                                          |
| 24                                                             | Telangana                                                      | 50093                                                          | 43633                                                          |
| 25                                                             | Tripura                                                        | 6276                                                           | 3654                                                           |
| 26                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                  | 125413                                                         | 26342                                                          |
| 27                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                    | 2619                                                           | 1062                                                           |
| 28                                                             | West Bengal                                                    | 24802                                                          | 14220                                                          |
|                                                                | Total                                                          | 1063024                                                        | 680008                                                         |