Lok Sabha Question No. 4925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Unskilled Rural Youth
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4925 ANSWERED ON 01/04/2025

## UNSKILLED RURAL YOUTH

## 4925. SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and total number of unskilled rural youth, both men and women, in the country;
- (b) the  details  of  schemes  available  to  impart  skill  development for rural youth and the amount allocated during the last three years; and
- (c) the  total  number  of  rural  youth,  both  men  and  women,  were skilled and given jobs during the such period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details and total number of unskilled rural youth, including men and women in the country is not maintained.
- (b) & (c): Ministry  is  implementing  the  following  two  schemes  in the field of skill development for rural poor youth under the umbrella scheme of DeendayalAntyodayaYojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM):
- 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.

ii.  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs):  RSETI  is  a Bank  lead  -  MoRD  funded  training  institution  established  by  the Sponsoring Bank in their Districts, to provide training for Skill and Entrepreneurship  Development  to  rural  poor  youth.  MoRD  extends financial  support  for  the  construction  of  RSETI  building  and  also bears  the  cost  of training of the  rural  poor  candidates.  Any unemployed  youth  in  the  age  group  of  18-45  years  having  an aptitude  to  take  up  self-employment  or  wage  employment  can undergo training at RSETI.

The detail of funds allocated under these schemes during the last 3 years and current year is given as below:

(₹ in Lakhs)

| Year-wise Fund allocated        | Year-wise Fund allocated   | Year-wise Fund allocated   |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| FY                              | DDU-GKY                    | RSETI                      |
| 2021-22                         | 2189.11                    | 9219.54                    |
| 2022-23                         | 9405.05                    | 25000.00                   |
| 2023-24                         | 38371.58                   | 23215.50                   |
| BE for 2024- 25 (till Feb 2025) | 50000.00                   | 25000.00                   |

Source: As per records of Rural Skills Division

The  number  of  rural  youth  and  women  candidates  trained  and placed under both DDU-GKY and RSETI during the last 3 years and in the current year is given as under:

|                        | DDU-GKY     | DDU-GKY    | DDU-GKY        | DDU-GKY      | RSETI       | RSETI       | RSETI                       | RSETI   |
|------------------------|-------------|------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------------|---------|
| FY                     | Men trained | Men placed | Women trained  | Women placed | Men trained | Men settled | Women trained Women settled |         |
| 2021- 22               | 38,563      | 19,572     | 58,443         | 26,040       | 56,600      | 43,657      | 2,57,1072,12,400            |         |
| 2022- 23               | 98,252      |            | 65,9741,33,910 | 92,156       | 77,272      | 52,455      | 3,31,8982,72,977            |         |
| 2023- 24               | 77,340      |            | 63,0081,22,359 | 95,088       | 90,960      | 59,607      | 3,60,3182,90,392            |         |
| 2024- 25 (till Feb'25) | 31,164      | 24,700     | 54,289         | 40,791       | 1,07,283    | 63,381      | 4,63,5933,22,886            |         |

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