Lok Sabha Question No. 4175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Role of NRLM in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Thiru D M Kathir Anand

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4175 ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025

## ROLE OF NRLM IN TAMIL NADU

4175. Dr. T Sumathy Alias ThamizhachiThangapandian: Thiru D M KathirAnand:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  role  played  by  the  National  Rural  Livelihood Mission (NRLM) for enhancing skill development and employment opportunities for rural youth in Tamil Nadu particularly in the Vellore, Ranipet and Tiruppattur districts of Tamil Nadu; and
- (b) the  status  of  employment  of  youth  under  NRLM  in  Vellore LokSabha Constituency and the steps taken to improve employment  opportunities  for the rural youths in Vellore LokSabha constituency?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

- (a) & (b): Under the umbrella scheme of DeendayalAntyodayaYojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NRLM), Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  the following two Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY) & Rural Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETI)  in  the  field  of  skill development for rural poor youth for their gainful employment with a view to eradicate poverty in the country including the State of Tamil Nadu. A brief on the Schemes is as under:
- i.  DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY): DDUGKY is a placement-linked 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. DDU-GKY guideline

provides social inclusion of SC/ST (50%),  Women (33%), and PwDs (5%).

ii.  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs): RSETI  is  a Bank lead  -  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  (MoRD)  funded  training institutions established by the Sponsoring Banks in their Districts, to  provide  training  for  skill  and  entrepreneurship  development. MoRD  extends  financial  support  for  the  construction  of  RSETI building and also bears the cost of training the 'rural poor' candidates. Any unemployed youth in the age group of 18-50 years having an aptitude to take up self-employment or wage employment can undergo training at RSETI. Some of the trained candidates may also seek regular salaried jobs / wage employment.

The details  of  youth  trained/placed/settled  under  DDU-GKY  & RSETI schemes under NRLM from FY 2014-15 to 2025-26 till June 2025 in the Vellore, Ranipet and Tiruppattur districts of Tamil Nadu is as under:

| Scheme     | DDU-GKY                     | DDU-GKY   | RSETI   | RSETI   |
|------------|-----------------------------|-----------|---------|---------|
| Districts  | TrainedPlacedTrainedSettled |           |         |         |
| Vellore    | 1446                        | 814       | 9998    | 6772    |
| Ranipet    | 1387                        | 908       | 2943    | 2193    |
| Tirupattur | 1283                        | 755       | 2891    | 2054    |

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