Lok Sabha Question No. 3279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Modes of Training under DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dharambir Singh, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Ram Kripal Yadav, Ramesh Chand Bind

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3279 ANSWERED ON 21/03/2023

## MODES OF TRAINING UNDER DDU-GKY

3279.   SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH: SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI): SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL: SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the modes of training being provided to youths under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), State and districtwise particularly in the States of Haryana, Gujarat, Patliputra of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh;
- (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 youths after the completion of said training programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any financial benefits are being provided to the rural youths; and
- (e) if so, the number of beneficiaries, State and district-wise particularly Patliputra of Bihar?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) The  training  being  imparted  to  the  youths  under  DDU-GKY  is  based  on  the qualification  packs  approved  by  National  Skills  Qualification  Committee.  The  training consists  of  theory,  practical  and  on-the  job  training  (OJT)  imparted  in  domain  skills, computer skills, soft skills and English skills.
- (b) No special education project has been formulated under DDU-GKY.
- (c) Under  DDU-GKY,  placement  of  the  trained  candidate  is  to  be  arranged  by Project Implementation 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. Details are provided in Annexure-1 .

- (e) District-wise number of beneficiaries of DDU-GKY is not maintained Centrally. State-wise number of beneficiaries is given in Annexure-2

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## Annexure-1

| Sl. No.             | Item                                                                                                              | 3 months (576 hr) 6 months (1152 hr) 9 month (1728 hr) 12 month (2304 hr)   |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|-----|---------|----------|-------|-----------|------|--------|---------|
|                     | Common Costs for Residential / Non Residential courses                                                            |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| 1                   | Total Training Cost per candidate                                                                                 |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| A                   | Category I @Rs. 49.00 per hour                                                                                    | 28,224.00                                                                   | 56,448.00 | 84,672.00  | 112,896.00 |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| B                   | Category II @ Rs. 42.00 per hour                                                                                  | 24,192.00                                                                   | 48,384.00 | 72,576.00  | 96,768.00  |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| C                   | Category III @ Rs. 35.10 per hour                                                                                 | 20,217.60                                                                   | 40,435.20 | 60,652.80  | 80,870.40  |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| 2                   | Special Area allowances @additional 10% of S. No. 1, in case training centre is located in Special Areas .        |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
|                     | Special Areas is defined as:                                                                                      |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| (i) North-          |                                                                                                                   | Manipur,                                                                    | Pradesh,  | Meghalaya, |            | Arunachal |     |         |          |       | Eastern   |      | states | (Assam, |
| Mizoram,            |                                                                                                                   |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     | Sikkim, | Tripura, |       | Nagaland, |      |        |         |
|                     | (iii) Andaman &Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep Islands                                                               |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
|                     | (iv) Districts affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) as identified by M/o Home Affairs for Integrated Action Plan |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
|                     |                                                                                                                   | 2,822.40                                                                    | 5,644.80  | 8,467.20   |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| A Category I @Rs. B | Category II @ Rs. 42.00 per hour                                                                                  | 2,419.20 9,676.80                                                           | 4,838.40  | 7,257.60   | 11,289.60  |           | per |         |          | 49.00 |           | hour |        |         |
| C                   | Category III @ Rs. 35.10 per hour                                                                                 | 2,021.76                                                                    | 4,043.52  | 6,065.28   | 8,087.04   |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| 3                   | Uniform (1 set for trainings less than or equal to 6 months and 2                                                 | 1,270                                                                       | 1,270     | 2,540      | 2,540      |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| 4                   | sets for more months) Post Placement Support (provided to Candidates through PIAs)                                |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| A                   | Within District of Domicile (Rs 1270 per month for 2 months)                                                      | 2,540                                                                       | 2,540     | 2,540      | 2,540      |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| B                   | Within State of Domicile (Rs 1270 per month for 3 months)                                                         | 3,810                                                                       | 3,810     | 3,810      | 3,810      |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| C                   | Outside State of Domicile (Rs 1270 per month for 6 months)                                                        | 7,620                                                                       | 7,620     | 7,620      | 7,620      |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| 5                   | Boarding &Lodging cost for Residential Courses                                                                    |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| A                   | X category cities @Rs.375 per day                                                                                 | 33,750                                                                      | 67,500    | 101,250    | 135,000    |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| B                   | Y category cities @Rs.315 per day                                                                                 | 28,350                                                                      | 56,700    | 85,050     | 113,400    |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| C                   | Z category cities @ Rs.250 per day                                                                                | 22,500                                                                      | 45,000    | 67,500     | 90,000     |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| D                   | Other places (includes all Rural areas) @Rs.220 per day                                                           | 19,800                                                                      | 39,600    | 59,400     | 79,200     |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
|                     | Food and Transport cost per candidate for Non Residential                                                         | 11,700                                                                      |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
|                     | One-time Travel Cost upto a maximum Rs.4500 per candidate or as per actual, whichever is                          | 4,500                                                                       | 4,500     | 4,500      | 4,500      |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| 7                   | lower.                                                                                                            |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
|                     |                                                                                                                   |                                                                             |           | 35,100     |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
|                     |                                                                                                                   |                                                                             |           |            | 46,800     |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
|                     |                                                                                                                   |                                                                             |           | 23,400     |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| Courses             |                                                                                                                   |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |
| 6                   |                                                                                                                   |                                                                             |           |            |            |           |     |         |          |       |           |      |        |         |

| 8   | Additional incentives to PIA                                                                                                   | Additional incentives to PIA   | Additional incentives to PIA   | Additional incentives to PIA   | Additional incentives to PIA   |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| A   | Retention support (for every candidate employed continuously for 365 days with a break of maximum 60 days)                     | 3,000                          | 3,000                          | 3,000                          | 3,000                          |
| B   | Career Progression (for every candidate who gets Rs 15,000 per month and holds the job for 3 months within 1 year of training) | 5,000                          | 5,000                          | 5,000                          | 5,000                          |
| C   | Counselling support including medical check-up for candidates placed in Foreign countries (per candidate)                      | 10,000                         | 10,000                         | 10,000                         | 10,000                         |
| 9   | Incentive for placement                                                                                                        |                                |                                |                                |                                |
| A   | for placements between 70%- 85%                                                                                                | 3,000                          | 3,000                          | 3,000                          | 3,000                          |
| B   | for placements above 85%                                                                                                       | 5,000                          | 5,000                          | 5,000                          | 5,000                          |
| 10  | Assessment &Certification                                                                                                      | 1,500                          | 1,500                          | 1,500                          | 1,500                          |
| 11  | Mobile tracking @ Rs. 50/month for 12 months.                                                                                  | 600                            | 600                            | 600                            | 600                            |

Annexure-II State-wise number of candidates trained and placed under DDU-GKY since inception (status as on 28.02.2023)

| Sl. No.   | State             | Trained   | Placed   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 99054     | 77342    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 954       | 300      |
| 3         | Assam             | 66748     | 37041    |
| 4         | Bihar             | 70770     | 35716    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 53057     | 25180    |
| 6         | Gujarat           | 22768     | 13445    |
| 7         | Haryana           | 37637     | 29112    |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | 9265      | 3391     |
| 9         | Jammu and Kashmir | 66827     | 41448    |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 58073     | 26544    |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 49745     | 31085    |
| 12        | Kerala            | 66717     | 37622    |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | 71226     | 34781    |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | 49134     | 34178    |
| 15        | Manipur           | 5394      | 1494     |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 4920      | 2244     |
| 17        | Mizoram           | 1046      | 704      |
| 18        | Nagaland          | 4892      | 2509     |
| 19        | Odisha            | 208416    | 166347   |
| 20        | Punjab            | 26714     | 16121    |
| 21        | Rajasthan         | 66581     | 33069    |
| 22        | Sikkim            | 1668      | 566      |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        | 56010     | 55211    |
| 24        | Telangana         | 59242     | 46670    |
| 25        | Tripura           | 9251      | 5092     |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     | 174418    | 41883    |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       | 13816     | 5533     |
| 28        | West Bengal       | 33668     | 19258    |
| 29        | Pudducherry       | 701       | 246      |
| 30        | A&N Islands       | 88        | 30       |
| Total     | Total             | 13,88,800 | 8,24,162 |

Source : DDUGKY MIS and Records of Rural Skills Division, Ministry of Rural Development