Lok Sabha Question No. 1783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: NRLM in West Bengal
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Khalilur Rahaman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1783 ANSWERED ON 10/02/2026

## NRLM IN WEST BENGAL

## 1783. Shri KhalilurRahaman:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  role  played  by  the  National  Rural  Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in enhancingskill development and employment opportunities for rural youth in West Bengal;
- (b) the status of employment of youth under NRLM in West Bengal, district-wise; and
- (c) the  total  amount  of  fund  allocated  and  spent  in  the  State during the last five years?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

- (a): Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  the  following two Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (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  under the umbrella scheme of  DeendayalAntyodayaYojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) including  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal.  A  brief  on  the Schemes is as follows:
- i.  DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana  (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%).

- ii. Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs): RSETI is a Bank lead - Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) funded training  institutions  established  by  the  Sponsoring  Banks  in  their Districts, to provide training for skill and entrepreneurship development. MoRD extends financial support for the construction of RSETI building and also bears the cost of training the 'rural poor' candidates. Any unemployed youth in the age group of 18-50 years having an aptitude to take up self-employment or wage employment can undergo training at RSETI. Some of the trained candidates may also seek regular salaried jobs/wage employment.
2. (b): The  district-wise  details  of  youth  trained  and  placed/settled under DDU-GKY & RSETI schemes under NRLM since inception till December, 2025 in the State of West Bengal are given in Annexure-I & II, respectively.
3. (c): Both DDU-GKY & RSETI are demand-driven schemes. Hence, funds are not allocated State/UT-wise. However, the details of the total amount of fund released in the State during the last five years and  the  current  year  till  December  2025  under  DDU-GKY  &  RSETI are as under:

Funds released under DDU-GKY and RSETI during the last 5 years and the current year in the State of West Bengal:

(₹ in lakhs)

| FY                               | DDU-GKYRSETI   |   DDU-GKYRSETI |
|----------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 2020-21                          | 125.95         |         113.29 |
| 2021-22                          | 0.00           |           0    |
| 2022-23                          | 0.00           |           0    |
| 2023-24                          | 16.44          |        1000    |
| 2024-25                          | 0.00           |         390.66 |
| 2025-26 (till December 2025)0.00 |                |        1207.53 |

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1783 due for reply on 10.02.2026

District-wise details of candidates trained and placed since inception till December 2025 in the State of West Bengal under DDU-GKY:

|   S. No.District | S. No.District         | TrainedPlaced   |   TrainedPlaced |
|------------------|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|                1 | 24 Paraganas North     | 5280            |            1986 |
|                2 | 24 Paraganas South5630 |                 |            2399 |
|                3 | Alipurduar             | 1031            |             625 |
|                4 | Bankura                | 2593            |            1737 |
|                5 | Birbhum                | 2880            |            1855 |
|                6 | Cooch Behar            | 1471            |             941 |
|                7 | DakshinDinajpur        | 707             |             403 |
|                8 | Darjiling              | 616             |             484 |
|                9 | Hooghly                | 3805            |            1431 |
|               10 | Howrah                 | 1288            |             439 |
|               11 | Jalpaiguri             | 3182            |            2156 |
|               12 | Jhargram               | 1877            |             971 |
|               13 | Kalimpong              | 128             |              73 |
|               14 | Maldah                 | 916             |             587 |
|               15 | Medinipur East         | 1949            |            1133 |
|               16 | Medinipur West         | 1499            |             886 |
|               17 | Murshidabad            | 2293            |            1411 |
|               18 | Nadia                  | 3054            |            1359 |
|               19 | PaschimBardhaman1367   |                 |             835 |
|               20 | PurbaBardhaman         | 4507            |            1859 |
|               21 | Puruliya               | 1670            |            1065 |
|               22 | Uttar Dinajpur         | 1438            |             816 |

Source: Data as per Kaushal Bharat till 31.12.2025

Note: There are no active training centre in the State of West Bengal.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (b)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1783 due for reply on 10.02.2026

District-wise details of candidates trained and settled since inception  till  December  2025  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal  under RSETI:

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|   S. No.District | S. No.District          | TrainedSettled   |   TrainedSettled |
|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|                1 | BANKURA                 | 11337            |             7463 |
|                2 | BIRBHUM                 | 10264            |             7228 |
|                3 | BURDWAN                 | 10642            |             7253 |
|                4 | COOCH BEHAR             | 6403             |             4768 |
|                5 | DARJEELING              | 5906             |             4395 |
|                6 | HOOGHLY                 | 10781            |             7693 |
|                7 | HOWRAH                  | 30576            |            23055 |
|                8 | JALPAIGURI              | 8625             |             6624 |
|                9 | MALDA                   | 10220            |             7358 |
|               10 | MIDNAPORE (PASCHIM)9967 |                  |             7539 |
|               11 | MIDNAPORE (PURBA)       | 10711            |             7955 |
|               12 | MURSHIDABAD             | 13129            |             9184 |
|               13 | NADIA                   | 8898             |             6458 |
|               14 | NORTH DINAJPUR          | 8780             |             6238 |
|               15 | NORTH 24 PARGANAS       | 10984            |             9023 |
|               16 | SOUTH 24 PARGANAS       | 12066            |             8429 |
|               17 | PURULIA                 | 8208             |             4607 |
|               18 | SOUTH DINAJPUR          | 9410             |             6627 |

Source: NACER

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