Lok Sabha Question No. 345 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Implementation of DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri C N Annadurai, Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 345 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DDU-GKY *345. DR. GUMMA THANUJA RANI: SHRI C N ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the DeenDayalUpadhyayGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY)  is  being  implemented  in  the  country,  if  so,  the details thereof, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the details and total number of  individuals trained under DDUGKY during the last three years, State and UT-wise;
- the details and total number of women trained under the said
- (c) scheme during the said period, State and UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  provide employment opportunities to the trained youth after completion of the programme, if so, the details thereof, State and UT-wise;
- (e) the  number  of  training  centres  opened    and  the  modes  of training  provided  to  the  rural  youth  under  the  said  yojana including Andhra  Pradesh  and  Tamil  Nadu  particularly  in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai districts and the details of amount allocated and spent under the said yojana, State and UT-wise;
- (f) whether any special education or skill development project has been prepared under the said  yojana  for  rural  youth  in  Tamil Nadu, if so, the details thereof, State and UT-wise; and
- (g) whether  any  decline  has  been  observed  in  the  number  of people trained and appointments given under the said yojana after  the  pandemic  as  well  as  completion  of  the  training programme, if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

## (a) to (g):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF THE LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  345  FOR  ANSWER  ON

25.03.2025

(a), (b), & (d): DeenDayalUpadhyay-GrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY) is an ongoing scheme being implemented in the country including the States of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The Yojana is  a  placement-linked market driven skill development program for rural  poor  youth  in  the  age group of  15-35  years.  It  empowers the rural poor youth with employable skills and facilitates their participation  in  regular  labour  markets,  thus  providing  them  with jobs having regular monthly wages at or above the minimum wages.

DeenDayalUpadhyay-GrameenKaushalyaYojana follows a 3-tier implementation  architecture  for  implementation.  The  Ministry  of Rural Development is responsible for policy, funding of central share and technical support, while State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs) / State Skills Missions (SSMs) 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. State-wise details of candidates trained and placed including in the State  of  Tamil  Nadu  under  the  Yojana  during  the  last  three  and current financial year are given in Annexure-I.

(c): State-wise  details  of  the  women  candidates  trained  under DDU-GKY during the last three and current financial year are given in Annexure-II.

- (e): The training  being  imparted  to  the  youths  under  DDU-GKY  is based  on  the  qualification packs  approved  by  National  Skills Qualification Committee (NSQC) of National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The training consists of theory, practical and  on-the  job  training  (OJT)  imparted  in  domain  skills,  computer skills, soft skills and English skills.

The details  of  active  training  centres  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and Madurai districts are given in Annexure-III and the details of funds allocated and  funds  spent  /  released  during  the  last  three  and  current

Tamil Nadu particularly in Chennai, Coimbatore and financial year are given in Annexure-IV.

(f): No  special  education  or  skill  development  project  has  been formulated under DDU-GKY in Tamil Nadu.

(g): After  the  pandemic  there  was  a  decline  in  the  number  of people trained and appointments given under the scheme. However, the following corrective steps were taken by the Government in this regard:

-  Project  Implementing  Agencies  were  allowed  extension  of project implementation period from 3 to 6 years.
-  Provision  for  alternative  procedure  for  conducting  placement verification through Kaushal Bharat Mobile App was provided.
-  Apart  from  above,  Ministry  has  initiated  Captive  Employment Programme under the Scheme for assured placements of the
- candidates.
-  Ministry has also revised the existing guidelines for increased placement  period,  batch-mode  payment  to  the  implementing agencies, etc. The revised version of DDUGKY  will be implemented with effect from 1st April, 2025.
-  For  the  next  Financial  Year  2025-26,  an  allocation  of  ₹  750 Crore  (tentatively)  has  been  kept  as  Central  Share  and  the training target for approximate 1,49,000 candidates.

After  taking  corrective  steps, the  number  of  trained  and  placed candidates have shown an upward move.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a),  (b)  &  (d)  of  LokSabha Starred Q. No. 345 for reply on 25.03.2025

State-wise  candidates  trained  and  placed  under  DDU-GKY  during the last three and current financial year:

| S. N.                                                     | State                                                     | FY 21-22                                                  | FY 21-22                                                  | 2022-23                                                   | 2022-23                                                   | 2023-24                                                   | 2023-24                                                   | 2024-25 (till Feb'25)                                     | 2024-25 (till Feb'25)                                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| S. N.                                                     | State                                                     | TrainedPlacedTrained                                      |                                                           |                                                           | Placed                                                    | Trained                                                   | Placed                                                    | Trained                                                   | Placed                                                    |
| 1                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                            | 1606                                                      | 2135                                                      | 18616                                                     | 17070                                                     | 19829                                                     | 18045                                                     | 9625                                                      | 8823                                                      |
| 2                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                         | 233                                                       | 71                                                        | 608                                                       | 292                                                       | 678                                                       | 315                                                       | 538                                                       | 212                                                       |
| 3                                                         | Assam                                                     | 3553                                                      | 916                                                       | 12473                                                     | 6683                                                      | 10615                                                     | 8055                                                      | 5082                                                      | 3191                                                      |
| 4                                                         | Bihar                                                     | 7099                                                      | 2491                                                      | 11516                                                     | 8872                                                      | 6681                                                      | 7040                                                      | 1569                                                      | 1630                                                      |
| 5                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                              | 6499                                                      | 2883                                                      | 9742                                                      | 8246                                                      | 3045                                                      | 3917                                                      | 1002                                                      | 1624                                                      |
| 6                                                         | Gujarat                                                   | 830                                                       | 599                                                       | 2912                                                      | 1455                                                      | 3960                                                      | 2718                                                      | 2762                                                      | 2121                                                      |
| 7                                                         | Haryana                                                   | 1772                                                      | 680                                                       | 5554                                                      | 2729                                                      | 8478                                                      | 4718                                                      | 3728                                                      | 2636                                                      |
| 8                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                          | 334                                                       | 10                                                        | 3967                                                      | 2231                                                      | 4324                                                      | 3241                                                      | 2344                                                      | 1603                                                      |
| 9                                                         | Jammu and Kashmir                                         | 2300                                                      | 1102                                                      | 5459                                                      | 2705                                                      | 1177                                                      | 1212                                                      | 1336                                                      | 464                                                       |
| 10                                                        | Jharkhand                                                 | 4035                                                      | 1354                                                      | 10228                                                     | 7432                                                      | 11387                                                     | 8405                                                      | 5831                                                      | 3672                                                      |
| 11                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | 1442                                                      | 673                                                       | 3757                                                      | 2719                                                      | 3795                                                      | 2488                                                      | 1578                                                      | 1325                                                      |
| 12                                                        | Kerala                                                    | 3219                                                      | 1097                                                      | 8623                                                      | 5145                                                      | 5144                                                      | 3943                                                      | 2456                                                      | 1813                                                      |
| 13                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                            | 6825                                                      | 3977                                                      | 15653                                                     | 11230                                                     | 12107                                                     | 10568                                                     | 4402                                                      | 3818                                                      |
| 14                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | 348                                                       | 1612                                                      | 7103                                                      | 3721                                                      | 6157                                                      | 3821                                                      | 6037                                                      | 2926                                                      |
| 15                                                        | Manipur                                                   | 811                                                       | 139                                                       | 1921                                                      | 1279                                                      | 782                                                       | 806                                                       | 63                                                        | 325                                                       |
| 16                                                        | Meghalaya                                                 | 456                                                       | 241                                                       | 2165                                                      | 1324                                                      | 1630                                                      | 1328                                                      | 1301                                                      | 369                                                       |
| 17                                                        | Mizoram                                                   | 105                                                       | 94                                                        | 344                                                       | 322                                                       | 725                                                       | 495                                                       | 693                                                       | 335                                                       |
| 18                                                        | Nagaland                                                  | 1009                                                      | 614                                                       | 2371                                                      | 1405                                                      | 1651                                                      | 1586                                                      | 749                                                       | 458                                                       |
| 19                                                        | Odisha                                                    | 10474                                                     | 4828                                                      | 16778                                                     | 12889                                                     | 3997                                                      | 5220                                                      | 801                                                       | 1096                                                      |
| 20                                                        | Punjab                                                    | 6976                                                      | 4188                                                      | 8121                                                      | 6961                                                      | 11803                                                     | 8845                                                      | 714                                                       | 3053                                                      |
| 21                                                        | Rajasthan                                                 | 3096                                                      | 3130                                                      | 6092                                                      | 6216                                                      | 7233                                                      | 3964                                                      | 4375                                                      | 3176                                                      |
| 22                                                        | Sikkim                                                    | 90                                                        | 0                                                         | 859                                                       | 385                                                       | 1123                                                      | 690                                                       | 244                                                       | 379                                                       |
| 23                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                | 8228                                                      | 2941                                                      | 15225                                                     | 10544                                                     | 13411                                                     | 9848                                                      | 4893                                                      | 3776                                                      |
| 24                                                        | Telangana                                                 | 3177                                                      | 2494                                                      | 4660                                                      | 3718                                                      | 25                                                        | 220                                                       | 2252                                                      | 354                                                       |
| 25                                                        | Tripura                                                   | 1049                                                      | 193                                                       | 2244                                                      | 1162                                                      | 2126                                                      | 1346                                                      | 853                                                       | 539                                                       |
| 26                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                             | 16898                                                     | 3765                                                      | 36540                                                     | 21831                                                     | 45296                                                     | 32748                                                     | 15684                                                     | 11302                                                     |
| 27                                                        | Uttarakhand                                               | 3645                                                      | 917                                                       | 8248                                                      | 4400                                                      | 6027                                                      | 5370                                                      | 1764                                                      | 2631                                                      |
| 28                                                        | West Bengal                                               | 732                                                       | 2424                                                      | 9406                                                      | 4779                                                      | 4990                                                      | 6002                                                      | 2214                                                      | 1339                                                      |
| 29                                                        | Puducherry                                                | 165                                                       | 44                                                        | 844                                                       | 347                                                       | 956                                                       | 918                                                       | 391                                                       | 363                                                       |
| 30                                                        | A. N Islands                                              | 0                                                         | 0                                                         | 133                                                       | 38                                                        | 547                                                       | 224                                                       | 172                                                       | 138                                                       |
| Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 | Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 | Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 | Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 | Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 | Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 | Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 | Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 | Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 | Total 97006 45612 232162 158130 199699 158096 85453 65491 |

Source: Kaushal Bharat Portal

Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of LokSabha Starred Q. No. 345 for reply on 25.03.2025

## State-wise women candidates trained under DDU-GKY during the last three and current financial year:

| S.N.   | State/UT          | 2021-22       | 2022-23 Women   | 2023-24 Women Trained   | 2024-25(till Feb '25)   |
|--------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S.N.   | State/UT          | Women Trained | Trained         |                         | Women Trained           |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 565           | 8276            | 9892                    | 4978                    |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 227           | 406             | 418                     | 419                     |
| 3      | Assam             | 2666          | 8896            | 8794                    | 4346                    |
| 4      | Bihar             | 4021          | 6752            | 4211                    | 1223                    |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 4505          | 6698            | 2154                    | 984                     |
| 6      | Gujarat           | 454           | 1713            | 2670                    | 2081                    |
| 7      | Haryana           | 1019          | 2692            | 4541                    | 1962                    |
| 8      | Himachal Pradesh  | 161           | 2445            | 2769                    | 1576                    |
| 9      | Jammu and Kashmir | 1091          | 2968            | 599                     | 536                     |
| 10     | Jharkhand         | 3624          | 8464            | 8244                    | 4240                    |
| 11     | Karnataka         | 988           | 1977            | 2222                    | 784                     |
| 12     | Kerala            | 1555          | 4334            | 2501                    | 1200                    |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    | 4556          | 9767            | 7671                    | 3218                    |
| 14     | Maharashtra       | 204           | 3818            | 3588                    | 3530                    |
| 15     | Manipur           | 595           | 1155            | 358                     | 41                      |
| 16     | Meghalaya         | 254           | 1262            | 1311                    | 938                     |
| 17     | Mizoram           | 116           | 203             | 427                     | 442                     |
| 18     | Nagaland          | 477           | 1223            | 885                     | 357                     |
| 19     | Odisha            | 7856          | 11312           | 3117                    | 652                     |
| 20     | Punjab            | 3601          | 4572            | 7159                    | 443                     |
| 21     | Rajasthan         | 1853          | 3443            | 5147                    | 3519                    |
| 22     | Sikkim            | 30            | 468             | 694                     | 176                     |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu        | 4772          | 8675            | 8191                    | 2965                    |
| 24     | Telangana         | 1635          | 2116            | 25                      | 834                     |
| 25     | Tripura           | 400           | 980             | 939                     | 259                     |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh     | 8565          | 19528           | 26626                   | 9981                    |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 2336          | 5219            | 3770                    | 1173                    |
| 28     | West Bengal       | 230           | 3503            | 2376                    | 1150                    |
| 29     | Puducherry        | 87            | 647             | 612                     | 235                     |
| 30     | A and N Islands   | 0             | 7               | 339                     | 47                      |
| Total  | Total             | 58443         | 133519          | 122250                  | 54289                   |

Source: Kaushal Bharat Portal

Annexure-III

Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of LokSabha Starred Q. No. 345 for reply on 25.03.2025

State/UT-wise active training centres including in the state of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu:

|   S. N. | State / UT                |   Active Training Centres |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                         4 |
|       2 | ANDHRA PRADESH            |                        39 |
|       3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                         7 |
|       4 | ASSAM                     |                        25 |
|       5 | BIHAR                     |                        11 |
|       6 | CHHATTISGARH              |                        10 |
|       7 | GUJARAT                   |                        23 |
|       8 | HARYANA                   |                        26 |
|       9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                        22 |
|      10 | JAMMU & KASHMIR           |                        20 |
|      11 | JHARKHAND                 |                        35 |
|      12 | KARNATAKA                 |                        29 |
|      13 | KERALA                    |                        28 |
|      14 | MADHYA PRADESH            |                        33 |
|      15 | MAHARASHTRA               |                        67 |
|      16 | MANIPUR                   |                         7 |
|      17 | MEGHALAYA                 |                         7 |
|      18 | MIZORAM                   |                         4 |
|      19 | NAGALAND                  |                         6 |
|      20 | ODISHA                    |                        14 |
|      21 | PUDUCHERRY                |                         3 |
|      22 | PUNJAB                    |                        38 |
|      23 | RAJASTHAN                 |                        26 |
|      24 | SIKKIM                    |                         2 |
|      25 | TAMIL NADU                |                        30 |
|      26 | TELANGANA                 |                        76 |
|      27 | TRIPURA                   |                         7 |
|      28 | UTTAR PRADESH             |                       102 |
|      29 | UTTARAKHAND               |                        10 |
|      30 | WEST BENGAL               |                        53 |
|      31 | Total                     |                       764 |

Number of Training Centres opened in Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai:

| S. N   | District   |   No of Training CentresNo of ResidentialNo of Non-Residential |   No of Training CentresNo of ResidentialNo of Non-Residential |   No of Training CentresNo of ResidentialNo of Non-Residential |
|--------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Chennai    |                                                             38 |                                                             38 |                                                              0 |
| 2      | Coimbatore |                                                             18 |                                                             18 |                                                              0 |
| 3      | Madurai    |                                                             19 |                                                             17 |                                                              2 |
| Total  | Total      |                                                             75 |                                                             73 |                                                              2 |

Source: inputs from State

Annexure-IV

Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of LokSabha Starred Q. No. 345 for reply on 25.03.2025

## Funds allocated and released during the last three and current financial year under DDU-GKY:

(₹ in Crore)

| S.N.   | States            |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (till Feb 2025) |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|        | Funds allocated   |     21.89 |     94.05 |    383.72 |                    500    |
| 1      | A&N Islands       |      0    |      0    |      0    |                      0    |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |      0    |      0    |     43.51 |                      0    |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |      0    |      0.54 |                      5.29 |
| 4      | Assam             |      3.14 |      0    |     22.1  |                     37.5  |
| 5      | Bihar             |      0    |      0    |      0    |                      0    |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |      0.91 |      0    |      0.2  |                     13.94 |
| 7      | Goa               |      0    |      0    |      0    |                      0    |
| 8      | Gujarat           |      0    |      0    |      0    |                      0    |
| 9      | Haryana           |      0    |      0    |      0    |                      8.05 |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh  |      0.74 |     26.66 |     26.32 |                     16.27 |
| 11     | Jammu & Kashmir   |      1.17 |      0.59 |      0    |                      0    |
| 12     | Jharkhand         |      0    |     16.83 |     27.86 |                     32.92 |
| 13     | Karnataka         |      0.97 |      0.45 |      0.22 |                      0    |
| 14     | Kerala            |      0    |      0    |      0    |                      0    |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh    |      0    |     20.97 |     21.69 |                     60.02 |
| 16     | Maharashtra       |      0    |      0    |      0.26 |                      0    |
| 17     | Manipur           |      0    |      0    |      0.17 |                      0    |
| 18     | Meghalaya         |      0.7  |      0.43 |     12.47 |                      5.29 |
| 19     | Mizoram           |      0    |      0    |      0    |                      0    |
| 20     | Nagaland          |      0    |      0    |      0.13 |                      9.81 |
| 21     | Odisha            |      0    |      1.76 |     36.3  |                      0    |
| 22     | Puducherry        |      0.47 |      0.36 |      4.4  |                      1.75 |
| 23     | Punjab            |      0    |     16.48 |      9.3  |                     28.72 |
| 24     | Rajasthan         |      0    |      0    |      0    |                     14.5  |
| 25     | Sikkim            |      0    |      0    |      6.74 |                      3.12 |
| 26     | Tamil Nadu        |      0    |      0.51 |     18.76 |                      0    |
| 27     | Telangana         |      0    |      0    |      0    |                      0    |
| 28     | Tripura           |      0.58 |      0.37 |      0.17 |                      0    |
| 29     | Uttar Pradesh     |      0    |      0    |      0    |                      0    |
| 30     | Uttarakhand       |      0    |      0.44 |      0.42 |                      0    |
| 31     | West Bengal       |      0    |      0    |      0.16 |                      0    |
| Total  | Total             |      8.7  |     85.83 |    231.72 |                    237.18 |

Source: Records of Rural Skills Division

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