Lok Sabha Question No. 2868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Implementation of DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2868 ANSWERED ON 10/03/2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DDU-GKY

## 2868. Shri Rahul Kaswan:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Deendayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)  is  being  implemented  by  the  Government  in  the country, if so, the details thereof, State/district-wise including Rajasthan;
- (b) whether training is being provided to the youth in the rural areas of Churu and Hanumangarh districts under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number  and  details  of  youths  who  have  been  provided training and the number of youths who have been employed after completing the training; and
- (d) whether any special education/other project has been launched for the said youths, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) is a placement-linked skill development program for rural poor youth in the age group of 15-35 years under the umbrella scheme of Deendayal Antyodaya National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM). 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%). The details of candidates trained  and  placed  under  the  scheme  since  inception  till  January,

2026 are given in Annexure-I.

The training is being provided in Churu and Hanumangarh Districts of Rajasthan  also.  The  details  since  inception  (2014)  till  date  are  as follows:

| District        | TrainedPlaced   |   TrainedPlaced |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Churu           | 2124            |            1229 |
| Hanumangarh3787 | Hanumangarh3787 |            1751 |

Source: State of Rajasthan.

(d):  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 high-growth sectors to enhance employment opportunities for rural youth.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  and  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2868 for reply on 10.03.2026

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

| S. No.   | State             | Cumulative Total (till Jan 2026)   | Cumulative Total (till Jan 2026)   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S. 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             | 1829351                            | 1178192                            |

Source: Kaushal Bharat Portal

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