Lok Sabha Question No. 2970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Employment Opportunities for Rural Youths
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2970 ANSWERED ON 10/03/2026

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR RURAL YOUTHS 2970. Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the role played by the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in skill development and enhancing employment opportunities for rural youth in the country, State-wise particularly in Parbhani, Maharashtra;
- (b) whether  any  partnership  has  been  made  with  private  sector institutions or Non-Governmental Organisations in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  employment  provided  to  youth  under  NRLM  in Parbhani Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (d) whether  any  partnership  has  been  made  between  NRLM  and private  sector  institutions  or  NGOs  in  Parbhani  Lok  Sabha Constituency and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  Rural  Skills  Division  is  implementing  the following  two  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  namely  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (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. A brief on the Schemes is as under:

i.  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY): 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%).  This  programme  is  being  implemented  in  'project  mode'  by sanctioning  the  projects  to  Project  Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs) through States. 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 MultiState  Cooperative  Acts  or  the  Companies  Act  2003  or  the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008, or SHGs  and  its federations namely Cluster Level Federation/Block Level Federation,
- iv. more than three years old entity except Start-ups, etc.

ii.  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETI):  RSETI  is  a poverty alleviation programme under DAY-NRLM and functions as a strategic  arm  of  the  Skill  India  Mission,  operating  under  MSDE's common norms to promote sustainable livelihoods with a minimum 70% settlement mandate. It focuses on self-employment and microenterprise  development,  providing  fully  funded,  largely  residential, short-term demand-driven training to rural youth aged 18-50 years, along with handholding support for up to two years.

The  scheme  is implemented  through a three-way partnership between  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Sponsor  Banks,  and State/UT  Governments,  with  a  mandate  to  establish  one  RSETI  in each  district,  managed  by  Lead  Banks,  supported  by  ₹2  crore assistance for infrastructure.

The State-wise details of the candidates trained and placed/settled under DDU-GKY & RSETI are given in Annexure-I & II respectively.

(c):  The  details  of  employment  provided  to  youth  under  NRLM  in Parbhani  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  under  DDU-GKY  &  RSETI  since inception till Date are given as under:

| Parbhani Lok Sabha Constituency   |   Trained (till Date) |   Placed (till Date) |   Trained (till Jan 2026) |   Settled (till Jan 2026) |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Parbhani                          |                  1170 |                  682 |                     11625 |                      8544 |
| Jalna                             |                  3359 |                 1868 |                     10582 |                      8197 |

Source: State of Maharashtra.

(d) No.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2970 for reply on 10.03.2026

State/UT  wise  candidates  trained  and  placed  under  DDU-GKY, including Maharashtra since inception till January, 2026:

| S. No.   | State             | Cumulative Total (till Jan 2026)   | Cumulative Total (till Jan 2026)   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|          |                   | Trained                            | Placed                             |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 148692                             | 119509                             |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2435                               | 1119                               |
| 3        | Assam             | 86136                              | 53890                              |
| 4        | Bihar             | 80518                              | 48965                              |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 59575                              | 34682                              |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 32404                              | 21146                              |
| 7        | Haryana           | 56041                              | 40924                              |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 19793                              | 11605                              |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir | 72602                              | 45618                              |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 82754                              | 44192                              |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 56911                              | 37537                              |
| 12       | Kerala            | 76984                              | 46996                              |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 93391                              | 54778                              |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 71011                              | 48146                              |
| 15       | Manipur           | 7913                               | 4254                               |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 9070                               | 5390                               |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 3478                               | 2047                               |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 8150                               | 5278                               |
| 19       | Odisha            | 218770                             | 177853                             |
| 20       | Punjab            | 54075                              | 30048                              |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 87409                              | 47009                              |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 3306                               | 1951                               |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 80161                              | 76040                              |
| 24       | Telangana         | 75165                              | 53991                              |
| 25       | Tripura           | 13221                              | 7905                               |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     | 254238                             | 107775                             |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 25704                              | 16153                              |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 45273                              | 30838                              |
| 29       | Puducherry        | 3154                               | 1986                               |
| 30       | A. N Islands      | 1017                               | 567                                |
|          | Total             | 1829351                            | 1178192                            |

Source: Kaushal Bharat Portal

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred

## Q. No. 2970 for reply on 10.03.2026

## State/UT wise candidates trained and settled under RSETI, including Maharashtra, since inception till January, 2026:

| SL No.         | Name of the State           | Cumulative since inception till Jan 2026   | Cumulative since inception till Jan 2026   |
|----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| SL No.         | Name of the State           | Trained                                    | Settled                                    |
| 1              | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 5769                                       | 4516                                       |
| 2              | Andhra Pradesh              | 188687                                     | 139549                                     |
| 3              | Arunachal Pradesh           | 4782                                       | 2845                                       |
| 4              | Assam                       | 195151                                     | 128659                                     |
| 5              | Bihar                       | 391373                                     | 280721                                     |
| 6              | Chattisgarh                 | 174726                                     | 124248                                     |
| 7 D & N        | Haveli                      | 9046                                       | 6017                                       |
| 8              | Goa                         | 368                                        | 57                                         |
| 9              | Gujarat                     | 357124                                     | 252656                                     |
| 10             | Haryana                     | 198031                                     | 131775                                     |
| 11             |                             | 87085                                      | 60545                                      |
| 12 Jammu &     | Himachal Pradesh Kashmir    | 122400                                     | 89915                                      |
| 13             | Jharkhand                   | 246330                                     | 170518                                     |
| 14             | Karnataka                   | 438049                                     | 319424                                     |
| 15             | Kerala                      | 164219                                     | 126134                                     |
| 16 Lakshadweep |                             | 2596                                       | 1583                                       |
| 17 Madhya      | Pradesh                     | 469832                                     | 329448                                     |
| 18             | Maharashtra                 | 345885                                     | 255600                                     |
| 19             | Manipur                     | 9610                                       | 6748                                       |
| 20             | Meghalaya                   | 24936                                      | 14316                                      |
| 21 Mizoram     |                             | 9753                                       | 8223                                       |
| 22             | Nagaland                    | 5150                                       | 3518                                       |
| 23             | Odisha                      | 306686                                     | 238389                                     |
| 24             | Pondicherry                 | 11741                                      | 8683                                       |
| 25             | Punjab                      | 162042                                     | 111533                                     |
| 26             | Rajasthan                   | 452820                                     | 334417                                     |
| 27             | Sikkim                      | 6200                                       | 4366                                       |
| 28 Tamil       | Nadu                        | 354505                                     | 267427                                     |
| 29             | Telangana                   | 107790                                     | 82909                                      |
| 30             | Tripura                     | 41580                                      | 27248                                      |
| 31             | UT Ladakh                   | 6077                                       | 4052                                       |
| 32 Uttar       | Pradesh                     | 799436                                     | 586863                                     |
| 33             | Uttarakhand                 | 106093                                     | 77038                                      |
| 34             | West Bengal                 | 198570                                     | 143964                                     |
| TOTAL :        |                             | 6004442                                    | 4343904                                    |

Source: NACER

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