Lok Sabha Question No. 489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Training to Youth under DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey, Arvind Kumar Sharma

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 489 ANSWERED ON 06/02/2024

## TRAINING TO YOUTH UNDER DDU-GKY

489.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:
2. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:
3. DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is being implemented by the Government in the Country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Haryana;
- (b) the modes of training being provided to youths under DDU-GKY, State and district-wise particularly in the State of Bihar and Jharkhand;
- (c) whether under the said yojana, training is being provided to the youth in rural areas in Rohtak district, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the same;
- (d) whether any special education project has also been prepared for them in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) 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;
- (f) whether any financial benefits are being provided to the rural youths; and
- (g) if so, the number of beneficiaries State and district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes,  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya-Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDUGKY)  is  being  implemented  as  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) since the year 2014-15. The State-wise  details  for  the  scheme  including  Haryana  are  given  at Annexure-I.
- (b) The  training  being  imparted  to  the  youth  under  DDU-GKY, country-wide (including Bihar and Jharkhand), is based on the qualification packs  approved  by  the  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
- (c) Rural Poor youth in the state of Haryana (including the district Rohtak) are eligible for training under DDU-GKY. Targets under DDUGKY  are  approved  State-wise  while  District-wise  beneficiary  details are not maintained centrally.
- (d) No  special  education  project  has  been  formulated  under  DDUGKY.
- (e) Under  DDU-GKY,  placement  of  the  trained  candidate  is  to  be arranged by Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs). All payments to the PIAs are linked to achieving the outcome of the programme 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 employer meets are also organised by State Rural Livelihood Missions & State Skill Development Missions implementing DDU-GKY in the State for facilitating placement. The details of candidates trained and placed under DDU-GKY  is provided at Annexure-I.
- (f) DDU-GKY guidelines provide the candidates, other than Training Cost & Assessment Costs, the financial benefits such as Boarding & Lodging  for  Residential  Trainees,  Post  Placement  Support,  Uniform, Food & Transport for Non Residential Trainees, Travel Support, Retention  Support,  Career  Progression  Support,  Counselling support  including  medical  checkups  for  candidates  placed  in  foreign countries and  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.
- (g) The State-wise beneficiaries details under the scheme are given at  Annexure-I. District-wise  beneficiary  details  are  not  maintained centrally.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (a), (e) & (g) for the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 489 on 'Training to Youth under DDU-GKY' due for reply on 06.02.2024.

| S. No.   | State                     | No. of candidates (since inception - till Dec.2023)   | No. of candidates (since inception - till Dec.2023)   |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                           | Trained                                               | Placed                                                |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh            | 118657                                                | 98957                                                 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1367                                                  | 536                                                   |
| 3        | Assam                     | 76610                                                 | 44259                                                 |
| 4        | Bihar                     | 77411                                                 | 42394                                                 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh              | 56925                                                 | 30715                                                 |
| 6        | Gujarat                   | 26375                                                 | 15794                                                 |
| 7        | Haryana                   | 44853                                                 | 32570                                                 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh          | 12980                                                 | 5598                                                  |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir         | 68839                                                 | 43545                                                 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                 | 68505                                                 | 33801                                                 |
| 11       | Karnataka                 | 53315                                                 | 33347                                                 |
| 12       | Kerala                    | 71926                                                 | 41249                                                 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh            | 82356                                                 | 44795                                                 |
| 14       | Maharashtra               | 54384                                                 | 37764                                                 |
| 15       | Manipur                   | 5823                                                  | 2294                                                  |
| 16       | Meghalaya                 | 6438                                                  | 3496                                                  |
| 17       | Mizoram                   | 1720                                                  | 1005                                                  |
| 18       | Nagaland                  | 6504                                                  | 3776                                                  |
| 19       | Odisha                    | 212744                                                | 173166                                                |
| 20       | Punjab                    | 37688                                                 | 22603                                                 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                 | 72878                                                 | 37737                                                 |
| 22       | Sikkim                    | 2735                                                  | 994                                                   |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                | 68748                                                 | 62957                                                 |
| 24       | Telangana                 | 61670                                                 | 48371                                                 |
| 25       | Tripura                   | 11287                                                 | 5903                                                  |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh             | 214783                                                | 67093                                                 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand               | 19687                                                 | 10120                                                 |
| 28       | West Bengal               | 39672                                                 | 24784                                                 |
| 29       | Puducherry                | 1822                                                  | 691                                                   |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 523                                                   | 154                                                   |
|          | Total                     | 1579225                                               | 970468                                                |