Lok Sabha Question No. 3080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Skill Development Programmes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, RAM CHARITRA, HARI MANJHI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3080

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

## 3080. ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA: SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

## SHRI HARI MANJHI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and key features of the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen KaushlyaYojana (DDU-GKY) being implemented by the Government for increasing rural employment through skill development alongwith the budge ary  allocation  for  the same during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT - wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to remove the 25% ceili ng on expenditure allowed under the DDU - GKY, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  total  number  of  rural  youths  benefited  under  this  scheme  since  its  ince State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether the Government has covered all villages i n the country under this scheme, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State/UT - wise; and
- (e) the action plan drawn by the Government to revamp rural skill development programme by including more rural youths therein to promote M ake in India campaign?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) : Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU - GKY) is a placement linked skill  development  program  for  rural  poor  youth. DDU - GKY  is  undertaken  as  PPP  Project through  Private  and  Public  organizations  registered  with  Ministry  of  Rural  Developm Important features of DDU - GKY, inter - alia, are as follows:

- Market- led, placement - linked training programme for rural youth.
- Mandatory assured placement to 75% of the trained candidates.
- Focus on rural youth from poor families in the age group of 15 to 35 years.
- Social inclusion of candidates through mandatory coverage of socially disadvantaged groups.
- Minimum Salary of Rs.6000 per m onth or minimum wages specified by a State Government, which ever is higher (after a three month training course).
- Post - placement support to candidates.
- Career progression support, Retention support and Foreign placement support provided for quality outcom e.
- In allocation of skill projects, primacy given to Training Partners who can train an support overseas placement and captive placements.

The budgetary allocation during the last three years and the current year is given b -

| Year                           |   Budgetary Estimate (in Rs. crore) | Revised Estimate (in Rs. crore)   |   Funds utilized (in Rs. crore) |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2012- 13                       |                              708.12 | 465.00                            |                          180.04 |
| 2013- 14                       |                             1000    | 650.00                            |                          568.97 |
| 2014- 15                       |                              728    | 571.49                            |                          568.63 |
| 2015- 16 (Upto November, 2015) |                              540    | -                                 |                          458.48 |

Details of funds released, State - wise, during the last three years and the current year (up November, 2015), is given at Annexure -I.

- (b) : Government has removed the ceiling of 25% of NRLM allocation for DDU - GKY vide its decision dated 2.12.2015. This will enable DD U - GKY  to expand its focus, inter - alia, to cover training  courses  of  longer  duration  for  placements  in  foreign  jobs,  captive  jobs, internships, training by accredited institutes and champion employers, and re - skilling/up - skilling of  rural  poor  yout h,  including  rural  poor  youth  who  have  passed  out  from  ITIs/Polytechni Institutes .

(c) : A total of 158017 candidates have been trained and 51836 candidates have been placed DDU - GKY projects. Number of candidates benefited in this regard is given at Annexure -II.

(d) : DDU - GKY is applicable for rural poor candidates in all villages in the country. -GKY is a demand based program. Till 30 th November, 2015, DDU-GKY is covering candidates from 546 Districts in 20 States.

(e) : The skilling program for rural poor youth has been refocused and re - prioritized to build the capacity of rural poor youth to address the needs of domestic and global skill requir line with the Make in India campaign.

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## Annexure - I mentioned in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3080 for reply on 17.12.2015. State/UT- wise details of funds released in last three years and current year (till November 2015) (in Rs. lakhs)

| S.N   | States/ Uts       | 2012- 13   | 2013- 14   | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16 (till Nov 2015)   |
|-------|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------------------|
| 1     | A&N Islands       | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    | -          | 4956.639   | -          | 7637.500                   |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | -          | -          | 222.075    | -                          |
| 4     | Assam             | -          | -          | 5245.284   | 3152.446                   |
| 5     | Bihar             | 1759.618   | -          | 315.455    | 3794.000                   |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 62.600     | 1010.282   | 2604.193   | -                          |
| 8     | D&N Haveli        | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 9     | Delhi             | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 10    | Goa               | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 11    | Gujarat           | 423.152    | 3172.500   | 703.230    | -                          |
| 12    | Haryana           | -          | 1641.460   | 860.890    | -                          |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh  | -          | 25.500     | -          | 16.908                     |
| 14    | J&K               | 415.490    | 6518.656   | 3773.851   | 1819.992                   |
| 15    | Jharkhand         |            | 5362.545   | 50.736     | -                          |
| 16    | Karnataka         | 71.550     | 2765.140   | 2246.028   | 7324.552                   |
| 17    | Kerala            | -          | -          | 5979.986   | -                          |
| 18    | Madhya Pradesh    | 374.440    | 1953.262   | 2800.517   | -                          |
| 19    | Maharashtra       | 190.801    | -          | -          | 9496.578                   |
| 20    | Manipur           | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 21    | Meghalaya         | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 22    | Mizoram           | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 23    | Nagaland          | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 24    | Odisha            | 1764.900   | 1715.367   | 8233.757   | -                          |
| 25    | Pondicherry       | -          | -          | -          | -                          |
| 26    | Punjab            | 44.750     | 161.070    | -          | 2712.500                   |
| 27    | Rajasthan         | -          | 7608.180   | -          | 210.500                    |
| 28    | Sikkim            | -          | -          | 662.020    | -                          |
| 29    | Tamilnadu         | 1125.000   | -          | -          | 2654.000                   |
| 30    | Telangana         | -          | -          | -          | 4287.000                   |
| 31    | Tripura           | -          | 744.174    | 930.331    | -                          |
| 32    | Uttar Pradesh     | 634.630    | 5168.603   | 17064.776  | 548.389                    |
| 33    | Uttarakhand       | 71.550     | 0.000      | -          | 65.091                     |
| 34    | West Bengal       | 155.231    | 187.499    | 1047.851   | -                          |
| 35    | Multi - State     | 10910.360  | 13906.160  | 4122.440   | 2128.787                   |
|       | Total             | 18004.072  | 56897.037  | 56863.420  | 45848.243                  |

Note: This also includes fund released for ongoing projects sanctioned under SGSY/NRLM, existing before DDU - GKY.

Annexure - II mentioned in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3080 for reply on 17.12.2015. Details of total number of candidates trained and placed under DDU- GKY projects (since inception of DDU - GKY ) till 30October 2015

| State          |   Total candidates Trained |   Total candidates placed |
|----------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| ASSAM          |                       1438 |                       740 |
| BIHAR          |                       2526 |                       761 |
| CHHATTISGARH   |                       6692 |                      2860 |
| GUJARAT        |                       4508 |                      2104 |
| HARYANA        |                       7561 |                      4496 |
| JHARKHAND      |                       2879 |                      2291 |
| KARNATAKA      |                       3528 |                      2412 |
| KERALA         |                       1678 |                       153 |
| MADHYA PRADESH |                       7261 |                      2608 |
| ODISHA         |                      21933 |                     10590 |
| RAJASTHAN      |                      27069 |                     16582 |
| SIKKIM         |                        105 |                        38 |
| TAMILNADU      |                      18844 |                      1451 |
| TRIPURA        |                         41 |                         0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH  |                      51030 |                      4484 |
| WEST BENGAL    |                        924 |                       266 |
| Total          |                     158017 |                     51836 |

Note: (i) This does not include number of candidates trained and placed under SGSY/NRLM projects and Himayat project.

(ii) Projects commencement process in Maharas htra, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana has begun recently.

(iii) Projects at ap plication stage in Punjab.

(Source :MoRD)