Lok Sabha Question No. 4252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Financial Assistance to Project Implementation Agencies
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4252 ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AGENCIES

4252. Shri Jagdambika Pal:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of various categories of financial assistance provided to Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs) under the DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY);
- (b) the  extent  to  which  the  scheme  defines  short-term  and  longterm skill development courses and whether course durations vary based on the sector or job role, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  extent  to  which  DDU-GKY  has  contributed  to  sustainable livelihood generation for rural youth in the country particularly in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) the specific impact of the scheme on the economic and social empowerment  of  rural  women,  particularly in rural Uttar Pradesh; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  scale  up  DDU-GKY centres and training capacity in aspirational districts in States like Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY) is a  demand driven scheme and funds are released to the States on the basis of demands raised by them. Financial assistance provided to  Project  Implementation  Agencies  (PIAs)  under  DDU-GKY  in  the following 4 categories:
-  1st Installment 25%- Based on Sanction Order &MoU.
-  2nd Installment 25%- Based on completion of 20% training & Assessment Certification and 7% achievement of Placement

- benchmarks  along  with  the  Utilization  of  60%  funds  of  1st Installment including other Financial Statements as per SOP.
- 3rd  Installment 25%-Based on completion of 60% training & Assessment Certification and 25% achievement of Placement benchmarks  cumulatively  along  with  the  Utilization  of  90% funds  of  1st  &  2nd  Installments  including  other  Financial
-  Statements as per SOP.
-  4th Installment 25%- Based on completion of 100% training & Assessment Certification and 70% achievement of Placement benchmarks cumulatively along with the submission of project  closure  report  as  per  notification  08/2020  issued  by MoRD including other Financial Statements as per SOP.

All  payments  to  PIAs  are  made  through  the  Public  Financial and

Management System (PFMS) to ensure transparency accountability.

- (b): The  duration  of  training  under  DDU-GKY  should  be  between 576 hours and 2,304 hours. The trades/job roles are selected by the Project  Implementing  Agencies  based  on  placement  opportunities and as per approved of the respective State Governments.

Under  DDU-GKY,  training is typically offered in the following durations:

3 months - 576 hours

6 months - 1,152 hours

9 months - 1,728 hours

12 months - 2,304 hours

Out of these courses are categorize as:

Short-term courses: 576 to 1,152 hours

Long-term courses: 1,153 to 2,304 hours

- (c) & (d): DDU-GKY 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%).

The details of total youth and total women trained/placed under DDU-GKY since inception till July, 2025 is given as below:

| Progress                      | Total Trained   | Women Trained   | Total Placed   | Women Placed   |
|-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Since 2014-15 till July, 2025 | 17,60,476       | 9,12,432        | 11,52,466      | 5,75,320       |

The details of total youth and total women trained/placed under DDU-GKY in Uttar Pradesh since 2018-19 till July, 2025 is given as below:

| Progress                      |   Total Trained |   Women Trained |   Total Placed |   Women Placed |
|-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Since 2018-19 till July, 2025 |          163302 |          112008 |          92952 |          66816 |

[State-wise  data  of  Women  has  been  maintained  since  2018  -19 onwards after the launch of MIS http://kaushalpragati.nic.in]

(e): Government  has  launched DDU-GKY 2.0.  across  the  country including  all  the  States  having  aspirational  districts. The  current status  of  active  Training  Centres  in  Aspirational  Districts  in  the State of Uttar Pradesh is as under:

|   S. No. | District Name   |   No. of Active Training Centres |
|----------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Fatehpur        |                                1 |
|        2 | Sonbhadra       |                                1 |

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