Lok Sabha Question No. 2933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Training to Rural Youth under DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Baijayant Panda, Shri Raja A

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2933 ANSWERED ON 10/03/2026

## TRAINING TO RURAL YOUTH UNDER DDU-GKY

## 2933. Shri Raja A:

Shri Baijayant Panda:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  rural  youths  benefited  under  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  till  date including  financial  year  2014  to  2025,  State-wise  including Odisha and Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the total number of candidates trained and undergoing training in various trades/courses under DDU-GKY, State-wise including Tamil Nadu particularly in Nilgiris Lok Sabha Constituency and in Odisha;
- (c) the target fixed for training of candidates during the last three years  and  the  number  of  candidates  actually  trained  and placement provided, State and sector-wise;
- (d) whether the Government plans to make changes and broaden the sectors for which youths are trained under the DDU-GKY; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of the total number of youths benefited under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) from 201415 to 2025-26 till Jan 2026 is given in the Table at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): The details of the total number of candidates trained and undergoing training in various trades/courses under DDU-GKY, Statewise including Tamil Nadu  particularly in Nilgiris Lok Sabha Constituency and in Odisha during the last 3 years and current year are  given  in  Annexure-II,  III  &  IV.  Under  DDU-GKY,  Targets  are

allocated Action Plan-wise. The State-wise details of targets allocated  during  the  Action  Plan  2019-23  (extended  till  2025)  are given in Annexure-V.

(d) & (e): DDU-GKY allows courses approved by the National Skills Qualification  Committee  (NSQC),  National  Council  for  Vocational Education  and  Training  (NCVET)  which  are  listed  on  the  National Qualifications Register (NQR) <https://www.nqr.gov.in/> or the portal of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. States/UTs and Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) are encouraged to propose training programmes in emerging and highgrowth sectors to enhance employment opportunities for rural youth.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2933 for reply on 10.03.2026

State-wise candidates trained and placed under DDU-GKY, including Odisha and Tamil Nadu since 2014-15 to 2025-26 (till January, 2026):

| Sl. No. State       |        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               | 18293511178192 |          |

Source: Kaushal Bharat Portal

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  and  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Q.  No.  2933  for  reply  on 10.03.2026

Candidates trained in various trades/courses under DDU-GKY, State/UT wise, including Tamil Nadu and Odisha, during the last 3 years and the current year (till Jan 2026):

| Sector                                    | Candidates Trained   |
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS      | 65                   |
| CONSTRUCTION                              | 43                   |
| ELECTRONICS                               | 126                  |
| GREEN JOBS                                | 277                  |
| HEALTHCARE                                | 229                  |
| IT-ITES                                   | 22                   |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                     | 275                  |
| AEROSPACE AND AVIATION                    | 157                  |
| AGRICULTURE                               | 539                  |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS      | 976                  |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                | 1436                 |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                         | 86                   |
| BFSI                                      | 67                   |
| CAPITAL GOODS                             | 1025                 |
| CONSTRUCTION                              | 1553                 |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                          | 35                   |
| ELECTRONICS                               | 16915                |
| FOOD PROCESSING                           | 0                    |
| GREEN JOBS                                | 840                  |
| HEALTHCARE                                | 2448                 |
| HYDROCARBON                               | 0                    |
| INSTRUMENTATION                           | 30                   |
| IT-ITES LEATHER                           | 9086 0               |
| LIFE SCIENCES                             | 30                   |
| LOGISTICS                                 | 7276                 |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND          | 124                  |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT | 30                   |
| MINING                                    | 26                   |
| PLUMBING                                  | 167                  |
| POWER                                     | 423                  |
| RETAIL                                    | 5044                 |
| TELECOM                                   | 8254                 |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                     | 7467                 |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS      | 863                  |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                | 87                   |
| CONSTRUCTION                              | 153                  |
| ELECTRONICS                               | 309                  |
| FOOD PROCESSING                           | 295                  |
| HEALTHCARE                                | 109                  |
| INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT                  | 58                   |
| IT-ITES MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND  | 95 58                |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS                       | 308                  |
| RETAIL                                    |                      |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                     | 154                  |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS      | 17838                |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                | 380                  |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                         | 0                    |
| BFSI                                      | 183                  |
| CAPITAL GOODS                             | 150                  |
| CONSTRUCTION DOMESTIC WORKERS             | 617 448              |
| ELECTRONICS                               | 1110                 |
| GREEN JOBS                                | 135                  |
| HEALTHCARE                                | 1022                 |
| IT-ITES                                   | 642                  |

| LOGISTICS                                        | 1162     |
|--------------------------------------------------|----------|
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND                 |          |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS                              | 43       |
| POWER                                            | 106      |
| RETAIL                                           | 2270     |
| TELECOM                                          | 225      |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                            | 3188     |
| AEROSPACE AND AVIATION                           | 274      |
| AGRICULTURE                                      | 67       |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS             | 1601     |
| BFSI                                             | 503      |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                    | 79       |
| CONSTRUCTION                                     | 879      |
| ELECTRONICS                                      | 1299     |
| GREEN JOBS                                       | 39       |
| HEALTHCARE                                       | 3442     |
| INSTRUMENTATION                                  | 45       |
| IT-ITES                                          | 2807     |
| LOGISTICS                                        | 2211     |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND                 |          |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS                              | 85       |
| MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT                            | 217      |
| POWER                                            | 198      |
| RETAIL TELECOM                                   | 4243 367 |
| TEXTILES                                         | 0        |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                            | 1499     |
| AGRICULTURE                                      | 0        |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS             | 2427     |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                       | 736      |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS BFSI                           | 0 200    |
| CAPITAL                                          | 460      |
| GOODS                                            |          |
| CONSTRUCTION                                     | 1403     |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                                 | 0        |
| ELECTRONICS                                      | 221      |
| FOOD PROCESSING GREEN JOBS                       | 70 70    |
| HEALTHCARE                                       | 2545     |
| IT-ITES                                          | 596      |
| LOGISTICS AND                                    | 2255     |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | 167      |
| MINING                                           | 0        |
| PLUMBING                                         | 0        |
| POWER                                            | 0        |
| RETAIL                                           | 3287     |
| TELECOM                                          | 89 162   |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                            | 0        |
| AGRICULTURE AND                                  | 1571     |
| APPAREL MADEUPS HOME FURNISHINGS                 |          |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                       | 602      |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                | 670 131  |
| BFSI CAPITAL GOODS                               | 165      |
|                                                  | 982      |
| CONSTRUCTION                                     |          |
| ELECTRONICS GEM & JEWELLERY                      | 556 0    |
| GREEN JOBS                                       | 27       |
| HEALTHCARE                                       | 730      |
| IT-ITES                                          | 751      |
| LIFE SCIENCES LOGISTICS                          | 0 2991   |

| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND                     | 909       |
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS RETAIL                           | 1152      |
| RUBBER                                               | 166       |
| TELECOM                                              | 0         |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 183       |
| AGRICULTURE                                          | 198       |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 3865      |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                           | 907       |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 134       |
| BFSI                                                 | 0         |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                        | 329       |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 394       |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                                     | 351       |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 1735      |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                      | 65        |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 2302      |
| IT-ITES                                              | 2378      |
| LOGISTICS                                            | 5765      |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | 274       |
| MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT                                |           |
| POWER                                                | 0 231     |
| RETAIL                                               | 2337      |
| SPORTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, FITNESS & LEISURE        | 145       |
| TELECOM                                              | 484       |
| TOURISM &                                            |           |
| HOSPITALITY APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS     | 1458 3931 |
| BFSI                                                 | 48        |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 681       |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 2280      |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                      | 416       |
| GREEN JOBS                                           | 240       |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 2458      |
| IT-ITES                                              | 548       |
| LIFE SCIENCES                                        | 292       |
| LOGISTICS                                            | 124       |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | 0         |
| PLUMBING                                             | 239       |
| RETAIL                                               | 1312      |
| RUBBER                                               | 282       |
| TELECOM                                              | 0         |
| TEXTILES                                             | 140       |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 1607      |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 932       |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                           | 0         |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 131       |
| BFSI CAPITAL GOODS                                   | 28 66     |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 349       |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 177       |
| GREEN JOBS                                           | 0         |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 413       |
| IRON AND STEEL IT-ITES                               | 60        |
|                                                      | 1959 0    |
| LIFE SCIENCES LOGISTICS                              | 77        |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND                     | 437       |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT            | 0         |
| POWER                                                | 105       |
| RETAIL                                               | 1403      |
| TELECOM                                              | 398       |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 3635      |

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| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS             | 17332    |
|--------------------------------------------------|----------|
| AUTOMOTIVE                                       | 468      |
| BFSI                                             | 0        |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                    | 213      |
| CONSTRUCTION                                     | 2759     |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                                 | 0        |
| ELECTRONICS                                      | 1771     |
| GREEN JOBS                                       | 55       |
| HEALTHCARE                                       | 4577     |
| HYDROCARBON                                      | 141      |
| IT-ITES                                          | 569      |
| LOGISTICS                                        | 4080     |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND                 | 0        |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS                              |          |
| PLUMBING                                         | 0        |
| POWER                                            | 85       |
| RETAIL                                           | 572      |
| TELECOM                                          | 0        |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                            | 934      |
| AEROSPACE AND AVIATION                           | 66       |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS             | 2652     |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                       | 398      |
| BFSI                                             | 552      |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                    | 1124     |
| CONSTRUCTION                                     | 154      |
| ELECTRONICS HEALTHCARE                           | 105 0    |
| IT-ITES                                          | 946      |
| LOGISTICS                                        | 626      |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND                 |          |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS                              | 140      |
| RETAIL                                           | 2614     |
| TELECOM TEXTILES                                 | 93 251   |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                            | 368      |
| AEROSPACE AND AVIATION                           | 559      |
| AGRICULTURE APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS | 154 968  |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                       | 1041     |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                | 120      |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                    | 227      |
| CONSTRUCTION                                     | 639      |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                                 | 0        |
| ELECTRONICS                                      | 727      |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                  | 60       |
| GEM & JEWELLERY                                  | 0        |
| GREEN JOBS                                       | 0        |
| HANDICRAFTS AND CARPET                           | 0        |
| HEALTHCARE                                       | 2091     |
| INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT                         | 56       |
| INSTRUMENTATION                                  | 215      |
| IT-ITES                                          | 2321     |
| LIFE SCIENCES                                    | 0 982    |
| LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND       | 191      |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS                              |          |
| MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT                            | 505      |
| PAINTS AND COATINGS                              | 0        |
| POWER                                            | 282      |
| RETAIL                                           | 324      |
| RUBBER                                           | 203 23   |
| SPORTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, FITNESS & LEISURE    |          |
| TELECOM TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                    | 100 4335 |

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| AGRICULTURE                                          | 0         |
|------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 6545      |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                           | 1113      |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 140       |
| BFSI                                                 | 286       |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                        | 235       |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 1378      |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                                     | 241       |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 2648      |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                      | 105       |
| GREEN JOBS                                           | 243       |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 1842      |
| IT-ITES                                              | 5266      |
| LIFE SCIENCES                                        | 0         |
| LOGISTICS                                            | 7584      |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | 495       |
| POWER                                                | 64        |
| RETAIL                                               | 4495      |
| TELECOM                                              | 285       |
| RUBBER                                               | 1998      |
| TEXTILES                                             | 528       |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 412       |
| AEROSPACE AND AVIATION                               | 0         |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 3236      |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                           | 1023      |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS BFSI                               | 493 165   |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                        | 1065      |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 877       |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                                     | 170       |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 2623      |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                      | 239       |
| GREEN JOBS                                           | 130       |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 3580      |
| IRON AND STEEL                                       | 0         |
| IT-ITES                                              |           |
| LOGISTICS                                            | 2494 2075 |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | 952       |
| MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT                                | 0         |
| PLUMBING                                             | 0         |
| POWER                                                | 0         |
| RETAIL                                               | 4136      |
| RUBBER                                               | 0         |
| TELECOM                                              | 1099      |
| TEXTILES                                             | 235       |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 1553      |
| AEROSPACE AND AVIATION                               | 536       |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 85        |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 147       |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 372       |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 1321      |
| IT-ITES                                              | 138       |
| LOGISTICS                                            | 103       |
| RETAIL TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                         | 356 1618  |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 1043      |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                           | 396       |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 966       |
| CONSTRUCTION ELECTRONICS                             | 34 792    |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                      | 133       |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 647       |
| IT-ITES                                              | 0         |

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| LOGISTICS                                            | 727      |
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| PLUMBING                                             | 0        |
| RETAIL                                               | 507      |
| TELECOM                                              | 33       |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 884      |
| AEROSPACE AND AVIATION                               | 185      |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 0        |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                           | 0        |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                        | 0        |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                                     | 2        |
| FOOD PROCESSING HEALTHCARE                           | 58       |
| IT-ITES                                              | 58       |
|                                                      | 451      |
| RETAIL                                               | 154      |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY AEROSPACE AND AVIATION         | 1717 202 |
| AGRICULTURE                                          | 291      |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 529      |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                           | 277      |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 209      |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                        | 28       |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 480      |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 263      |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                      | 244 0    |
| FURNITURE & FITTINGS                                 |          |
| IT-ITES                                              | 164      |
| PLUMBING                                             | 51       |
| RETAIL                                               | 40       |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 2459     |
| AGRICULTURE FURNISHINGS                              | 0 12933  |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME                             |          |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 44       |
| BFSI                                                 | 19       |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                        | 263      |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 2440     |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 714      |
| GREEN JOBS                                           | 0        |
| IT-ITES                                              | 822      |
| LEATHER                                              | 0        |
| LOGISTICS                                            | 987      |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | 130      |
| PLUMBING                                             | 154      |
| RETAIL                                               | 2000     |
| RUBBER                                               |          |
| TELECOM                                              | 60 87    |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                |          |
|                                                      | 1165     |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 22 0     |
| BFSI CONSTRUCTION                                    | 8        |
| GREEN JOBS                                           | 258      |
|                                                      | 1188     |
| HEALTHCARE INSTRUMENTATION                           | 100      |
| IRON AND STEEL                                       | 25       |
| IT-ITES                                              | 898      |
|                                                      | 122      |
| LOGISTICS RETAIL                                     | 120      |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 308      |
| AND HOME FURNISHINGS                                 |          |
| APPAREL MADEUPS                                      | 3620     |
| AUTOMOTIVE BEAUTY & WELLNESS                         | 476      |
|                                                      | 851      |

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| BFSI                                                 | 140     |
|------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| CAPITAL GOODS                                        | 856     |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 453     |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 4335    |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                      | 1248    |
| GREEN JOBS                                           | 35      |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 5701    |
| IT-ITES                                              | 920     |
| LIFE SCIENCES                                        | 317     |
| LOGISTICS                                            | 9226    |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | 55      |
| MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT                                | 155     |
| PLUMBING                                             | 130     |
| POWER                                                | 95      |
| RETAIL                                               | 1873    |
| RUBBER                                               | 518     |
| SPORTS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, FITNESS & LEISURE        | 33      |
| TELECOM                                              | 705     |
| TEXTILES                                             | 107     |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 3741    |
| AGRICULTURE                                          | 220     |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 6544    |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                           | 493     |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 241     |
| BFSI                                                 | 248     |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                        | 0       |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 422     |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 1863    |
| FOOD PROCESSING GREEN JOBS                           | 0 119   |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 2938    |
| IT-ITES                                              | 3782    |
| LEATHER                                              | 70      |
| LOGISTICS                                            | 2374    |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND                     | 140     |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS POWER                            | 35      |
| RETAIL                                               | 4991    |
| RUBBER                                               | 0       |
| TELECOM                                              | 956     |
| TEXTILES                                             | 0       |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 313     |
| AEROSPACE AND AVIATION                               | 107     |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 204     |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 318     |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 110     |
| HEALTHCARE                                           | 0       |
| IT-ITES                                              | 0       |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | 217     |
| RETAIL                                               | 144     |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                | 1359    |
| AGRICULTURE                                          | 88      |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                 | 4615    |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                           | 1812    |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                    | 755     |
| BFSI                                                 | 1477    |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                        | 2297    |
| CONSTRUCTION                                         | 651     |
| ELECTRONICS                                          | 5219    |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                      | 105 367 |
| GREEN JOBS                                           | 4070    |
| HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT                  | 108     |

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| INSTRUMENTATION                                            | 70       |
|------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| IRON AND STEEL                                             | 105      |
| IT-ITES                                                    | 5719     |
| LEATHER                                                    | 893      |
| LOGISTICS                                                  | 1507     |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND                           | 250      |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT                  | 59       |
| POWER                                                      | 233      |
| RETAIL                                                     | 2864     |
| RUBBER                                                     | 0        |
| TELECOM                                                    | 477      |
| TEXTILES                                                   | 0        |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                      | 3336     |
| AGRICULTURE                                                | 0        |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                       | 56       |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                                 | 189      |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                          | 0        |
| BFSI                                                       | 422      |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                              | 313      |
| CONSTRUCTION                                               | 2381     |
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| GREEN JOBS                                                 | 70       |
| HEALTHCARE                                                 | 2369     |
| INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT                                   | 59       |
| IT-ITES LIFE SCIENCES                                      | 4229 202 |
| LOGISTICS                                                  | 2576     |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND                           |          |
| PROFESSIONAL SKILLS                                        | 0        |
| MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT                                      | 241      |
| PLUMBING                                                   | 168      |
| POWER                                                      | 53       |
| RETAIL                                                     | 821      |
| TELECOM                                                    | 1206     |
| TEXTILES                                                   | 0        |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS | 163 893  |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                                 | 97       |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS CAPITAL GOODS                            | 0 0      |
|                                                            | 349      |
| CONSTRUCTION                                               |          |
| ELECTRONICS HEALTHCARE                                     | 318 137  |
| IT-ITES                                                    | 686      |
| LOGISTICS                                                  | 1159     |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS       | 217      |
| RETAIL                                                     |          |
|                                                            | 1118 0   |
| TELECOM TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                              | 922      |
| AGRICULTURE                                                | 64       |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                       | 20457    |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                                 | 879      |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                          | 640      |
| BFSI                                                       | 387      |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                              | 428      |
| CONSTRUCTION                                               | 4931     |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                                           | 461      |
| ELECTRONICS                                                | 14694    |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                            | 492 949  |
| GREEN JOBS                                                 |          |
| HEALTHCARE INSTRUMENTATION                                 | 13335 18 |

| IRON AND STEEL                                                 | 0        |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| IT-ITES                                                        | 15775    |
| LEATHER                                                        | 1168     |
| LIFE SCIENCES                                                  | 376      |
| LOGISTICS                                                      | 7261     |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS           | 2326     |
| MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT                                          | 363      |
| PLUMBING                                                       | 46       |
| POWER                                                          | 1427     |
| RETAIL                                                         | 17617    |
| RUBBER                                                         | 117      |
| TELECOM                                                        | 1209     |
| TEXTILES                                                       | 762      |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                          | 5801     |
| AEROSPACE AND AVIATION                                         | 58       |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                           | 4275     |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                                     | 463      |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                              | 168      |
| BFSI                                                           | 1366     |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                                  | 118      |
| CONSTRUCTION                                                   | 247      |
| ELECTRONICS                                                    | 1928     |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                                | 209      |
| GREEN JOBS                                                     | 460      |
| HEALTHCARE                                                     | 409      |
| INSTRUMENTATION                                                | 400      |
| IT-ITES                                                        | 1810     |
| LOGISTICS                                                      | 2603     |
| MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS           | 260      |
| POWER                                                          | 0        |
| RETAIL                                                         | 707      |
| TELECOM                                                        | 455      |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                          | 2990     |
| AGRICULTURE                                                    | 30       |
| APPAREL MADEUPS AND HOME FURNISHINGS                           | 1337     |
| AUTOMOTIVE                                                     | 981      |
| BEAUTY & WELLNESS                                              | 89       |
| BFSI                                                           | 240      |
| CAPITAL GOODS                                                  | 92       |
| CONSTRUCTION                                                   | 1054     |
| DOMESTIC WORKERS                                               | 155      |
| ELECTRONICS                                                    | 888      |
| FOOD PROCESSING                                                | 0        |
| GREEN JOBS                                                     | 376      |
| HEALTHCARE                                                     | 918      |
| IT-ITES                                                        | 1333     |
|                                                                | 213      |
| LEATHER                                                        |          |
| LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS | 2662 911 |
| MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT                                          | 102      |
| RETAIL                                                         | 2505     |
| TELECOM                                                        | 324      |
| TEXTILES                                                       | 1384     |
| TOURISM & HOSPITALITY                                          | 3315     |
| Grand Total                                                    | 636828   |

Source: Kaushal Bharat Portal.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) and (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2933 for reply on 10.03.2026

## Candidates trained in the Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency during the last 3 years and the current year till date:

| The Nilgiris Parliamentary Constituency   | Sector                                           | Trained   |
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| 2022-2023                                 | Apparel                                          | 5         |
| 2022-2023                                 | Apparel, Made-Ups & Home Furnishing              | 14        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Automotive                                       | 25        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) | 17        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Beauty & Wellness                                | 1         |
| 2022-2023                                 | Capital Goods                                    | 7         |
| 2022-2023                                 | Electronics                                      | 9         |
| 2022-2023                                 | Electronics & Hardware                           | 33        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Healthcare                                       | 22        |
| 2022-2023                                 | HOSPITALITY                                      | 15        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Instrumentation, Automation, Surveillance and    | 24        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Communication                                    |           |
| 2022-2023                                 | IT-ITES                                          | 10        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Logistics                                        | 25        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Management and Entrepreneurship & Professional   | 29        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Retail                                           | 11        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Tourism & Hospitality                            | 35        |
| 2022-2023                                 | Total                                            | 300       |
| 2023-24                                   | Apparel                                          | 8         |
| 2023-24                                   | Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) | 8         |
| 2023-24                                   | Capital Goods                                    | 1         |
| 2023-24                                   | Electronics                                      | 25        |
| 2023-24                                   | IT-ITES                                          | 13        |
| 2023-24                                   | Logistics                                        | 2         |
| 2023-24                                   | Management and Entrepreneurship & Professional   | 12        |
| 2023-24                                   | Retail                                           | 7         |
| 2023-24                                   | Tourism & Hospitality                            | 24        |
| 2023-24                                   | Total                                            | 100       |
| 2023-24                                   | Apparel                                          | 8         |
| 2023-24                                   | Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) | 8         |
| 2024-25                                   | Electronics & Hardware                           | 1         |
| 2024-25                                   | IT-ITES                                          | 1         |
| 2024-25                                   | Logistics                                        | 1         |
| 2024-25                                   | Management and Entrepreneurship & Professional   | 8         |
| 2024-25                                   | Retail                                           |           |
| 2024-25                                   |                                                  | 1         |
| 2024-25                                   | Total                                            | 31        |
| 2024-25                                   | Healthcare                                       | 1         |
| 2025-26 till date                         | Tourism & Hospitality                            | 10        |
| 2024-25                                   | Total                                            | 11        |

Source: State of Tamil Nadu

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  and  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2933 for reply on 10.03.2026

## State/UT wise details of undergoing training including Odisha and Tamil Nadu under DDU-GKY:

| S.No.   | State Name                |   Undergoing Training |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                    20 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH            |                  3075 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                   410 |
| 4       | ASSAM                     |                     0 |
| 5       | BIHAR                     |                     0 |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH              |                     0 |
| 7       | GUJARAT                   |                     0 |
| 8       | HARYANA                   |                   103 |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                   125 |
| 10      | JAMMU and KASHMIR         |                   133 |
| 11      | JHARKHAND                 |                   390 |
| 12      | KARNATAKA                 |                    49 |
| 13      | KERALA                    |                   261 |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH            |                     0 |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA               |                   978 |
| 16      | MANIPUR                   |                   222 |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA                 |                     0 |
| 18      | MIZORAM                   |                     0 |
| 19      | NAGALAND                  |                    35 |
| 20      | ODISHA                    |                   309 |
| 21      | PUDUCHERRY                |                    60 |
| 22      | PUNJAB                    |                  1360 |
| 23      | RAJASTHAN                 |                    12 |
| 24      | SIKKIM                    |                    84 |
| 25      | TAMIL NADU                |                   216 |
| 26      | TELANGANA                 |                  3859 |
| 27      | TRIPURA                   |                    54 |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH             |                  3142 |
| 29      | UTTARAKHAND               |                    35 |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL               |                   383 |
| Total   | Total                     |                 15315 |

Source: Kaushal Bharat Portal.

Under DDU-GKY, in Nilgiris Lok Sabha Constituency, a total of 22 candidates are under training.

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  and  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2933 for reply on 10.03.2026

## State/UT wise targets under DDU-GKY:

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Action Plan Target 2019-23 (extended till 2025) |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                            120000 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                              6000 |
| 3         | Assam             |                                             90000 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                                            118500 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                                             74976 |
| 6         | Gujarat           |                                             50000 |
| 7         | Haryana           |                                             39225 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  |                                             22000 |
| 9         | Jammu and Kashmir |                                            143299 |
| 10        | Jharkhand         |                                             70000 |
| 11        | Karnataka         |                                             35140 |
| 12        | Kerala            |                                             80000 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                             75237 |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |                                             64059 |
| 15        | Manipur           |                                              9835 |
| 16        | Meghalaya         |                                              9266 |
| 17        | Mizoram           |                                              6163 |
| 18        | Nagaland          |                                              9060 |
| 19        | Odisha            |                                            150000 |
| 20        | Punjab            |                                             43029 |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |                                             72800 |
| 22        | Sikkim            |                                              5000 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        |                                             84000 |
| 24        | Telangana         |                                             90000 |
| 25        | Tripura           |                                             28780 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                            225000 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |                                             25000 |
| 28        | West Bengal       |                                             89014 |
| 29        | Puducherry        |                                              4060 |
| 30        | A. N Islands      |                                              1500 |
|           | Total             |                                           1840943 |

Source: Kaushal Bharat Portal

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