Lok Sabha Question No. 231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Role of NRLM for Enhancing Skill Development
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Alok Sharma, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Shri Arun Govil, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 231 ANSWERED ON 22/07/2025

## ROLE OF NRLM FOR ENHANCING SKILL DEVELOPMENT

## 231.  SMT. HIMADRI SINGH:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI ARUN GOVIL:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:

SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

DR. RAJESH MISHRA:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

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 the country particularly in Bhopal and Sehore districts of Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) whether any partnership has been formed with private sector institutions or NGOs in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  status  of  employment  of  youth  under  NRLM  in  Sidhi Parliamentary Constituency;
- (d) whether any partnership has been formed between the NRLM and private sector institutions or NGOs in Sidhi Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a): Under DeendayalAntyodayaYojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), this Ministry implements DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY) and Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETI)  programmes  for skill  development of  rural  poor  youth  through  their  employment  to eradicate poverty in the country, including in the districts of Bhopal and Sehore in Madhya Pradesh.

DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana  (DDU-GKY)  is a  placement-linked  skill  development  programme  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. DDUGKY guideline provides social inclusion of SC/ST (50%), Women (33%), and PwDs (5%).

Rural Self Employment  Training Institutes (RSETIs) is a Ministry of Rural Development funded training institutions established  by  the  Sponsoring  Banks  in  their  Districts,  to  provide training  for  skill  and  entrepreneurship  development.  This  Ministry extends financial support for the construction of RSETI building and also bears the cost of training the 'rural poor' candidates. There is also  a  provision  for  training  at  RSETI  to  any  unemployed  youth  in the  age  group  of  18-50  year  having  an  aptitude  to  take  up  selfemployment or wage employment.

In the country, under DDU-GKY a total of 17,50,787 candidates have  been  trained  and  a  total  of  11,48,247  candidates  have  been placed and under RSETI a total of 56,69,352 candidates have been trained and a total of 40,91,304 candidates have been settled since inception till June 2025.

The  details  of  candidates  trained  and  placed  /  settled  under DDU-GKY  &  RSETI  in  the  Bhopal  and  Sehore  district  of  Madhya Pradesh since inception till June 2025 are given as under:

|           | SchemeDDU-GKY   | SchemeDDU-GKY   | RSETI                       | RSETI   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|---------|
| Districts |                 |                 | TrainedPlacedTrainedSettled |         |
| Bhopal    | 2715            | 1705            | 2398                        | 1912    |
| Sehore    | 4202            | 2556            | 7855                        | 5450    |

Source: State Govt. of Madhya Pradesh & NACER

Further, anMoU between the Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has been signed in  June 2025 aiming to strengthen rural livelihoods by skilling and supporting  Self-Help  Group  (SHG)  women  under  DAY-NRLM  across country including Madhya Pradesh.

- (b): Yes. DDU-GKY and RSETI schemes operate through partnerships with private sector institutions and NGOs. Under DDUGKY, projects are implemented in project mode by Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs). These PIAs may be any entity, which is:
- (i)  a  Government  or  semi-government  organization  at  the  National and State level,
- (ii) NGO registered with NITI Aayog,
- (iii) registered under Indian Trust Acts or any State Society Registration  Act  or  any  State  Cooperative  Societies  or  Multi-State Cooperative Acts or the Companies Act 2003 or the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008, or Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and its federations namely Cluster Level Federation/Block Level Federation,
- (iv) more than three years old entity except Start-ups, etc.
- (c): In Sidhi Parliamentary Constituency, under DDU-GKY, 650 rural youth have been trained and 313 placed in wage employment. Under RSETI, 7212 youth have been trained and 4892 have been placed.
- (d) & (e): State of Madhya Pradesh has reported that Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) have been executed under the DDU-GKY in Sidhi Parliamentary Constituency. Details are attached at AnnexureI.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (d) and (e) OF LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  231  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 22.07.2025 REGARDING 'Role of NRLM for Enhancing Skill Development'.

|   S. NoName of Institution/NGO under DDU-GKY in Sidhi | S. NoName of Institution/NGO under DDU-GKY in Sidhi     |
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                     1 | ACME Excellent Management Private Limited               |
|                                                     2 | ASECT                                                   |
|                                                     3 | Ambishine Skills Pvt Ltd                                |
|                                                     4 | CAPITAL INFOLINE MARKETING PRIVATE LIMITED              |
|                                                     5 | Centre Of Technology and Entrepreneurship Development   |
|                                                     6 | GraminUtthanSamiti                                      |
|                                                     7 | Joseph Shri Harsha And Mary Indraja Educational Society |
|                                                     8 | ManthanGraminEvamSamajSevaSamiti                        |
|                                                     9 | Shanti GdIspat And Power Private Limited                |
|                                                    10 | Surya Wires Private Limited                             |

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