Lok Sabha Question No. 2049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .2049

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07 .201 6

## DDU -GKY

## 2049. SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

## SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there is an acute shortage of skilled workers as per in rural market, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Government has launched "Deendayal Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushal Yojna " (DDU - GKY) for skill development of rural youths to meet demand in the market so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  number  of  training  camps  associated  with  the  said  scheme,  State/U including Karnataka;
- (d) the number  of  rural  youths  who  have  been  given  training  under  Deen  Daya Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushal Yojana (DDU - GKY) till now, State/UT - wise; and
- (e) the  total  number  of  rural  youths  targeted  to  be  trained  under  the  above State/UT - wise including Karna taka?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): Data on demand for skilled workers in rural market is not maintained in the Mini However, as per available information, only 1.83% of workers in the age group of 15 - 59 years in rural India has received / was receiving formal vocational training. It that a total of 128.25 million workforce in farm sector are either unskilled or requ
- (b): DDU - GKY aims to skill rural y outh who are poor and provide them with jobs having regular  monthly  wages  at  or  above  minimum  monthly  wages.  It  is  one  of  the  clust initiatives of Government to promote rural livelihoods. The scheme, inter -alia, provides for:
- A Market- led, placement - l inked training programme for rural youth.
- Mandatory assured placement to 70% 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 socially disadvantaged groups.
- Post - placement support to candidates.
- Career  progression  support,  Retention supp rt  and  Foreign  placement  support provided for quality outcome.

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- (c): As  per  available  information,  total  number  of  ongoing  Training Centers  under DDU - GKY (State/UT- wise including Karnataka) is as below: -

| Sl No.   | State           |   No. of Training Centers |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh  |                        33 |
| 2        | Assam           |                        35 |
| 3        | Bihar           |                        54 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh    |                        34 |
| 5        | Gujarat         |                        15 |
| 6        | Haryana         |                        44 |
| 7        | Jammu & Kashmir |                        70 |
| 8        | Jharkhand       |                        47 |
| 9        | Karnataka       |                        75 |
| 10       | Kerala          |                        70 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh  |                        68 |
| 12       | Maharashtra     |                         9 |
| 13       | Odisha          |                       133 |
| 14       | Rajasthan       |                        14 |
| 15       | Telangana       |                        21 |
| 16       | Tripura         |                         5 |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh   |                        65 |
| 18       | West Bengal     |                        16 |
| 19       | Punjab          |                         1 |
|          | Total           |                       809 |

## (d): Total number of candidates trained in the FY 2015 - 16 is given below: -

| S.No.   | State             | Trained 2015 - 16 (no. candidates)   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar | 0                                    |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 4,013                                |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                                    |
| 4       | Assam             | 5,010                                |
| 5       | Bihar             | 8,248                                |
| 6       | Chandigarh        | 0                                    |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | 11,007                               |
| 8       | D & N Haveli      | 0                                    |
| 9       | Daman & Diu       | 0                                    |
| 10      | Goa               | 0                                    |
| 11      | Gujarat           | 9,894                                |
| 12      | Haryana           | 13,409                               |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                                    |
| 14      | J&K               | 18,609                               |
| 15      | Jharkhand         | 10,326                               |
| 16      | Karnataka         | 12,426                               |
| 17      | Kerala            | 5,255                                |
| 18      | Lakshadweep       | 0                                    |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh    | 13,883                               |
| 20      | Maharashtra       | 2,091                                |
| 21      | Manipur           | 0                                    |
| 22      | Meghalaya         | 0                                    |
| 23      | Mizoram           | 0                                    |
| 24      | Nagaland          | 0                                    |
| 25      | NCT Delhi         | 0                                    |
| 26      | Odisha            | 28,959                               |
| 27      | Puducherry        | 261                                  |
| 28      | Punjab            | 0                                    |
| 29      | Rajasthan         | 23,143                               |
| 30      | Sikkim            | 304                                  |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu        | 25,054                               |
| 32      | Telangana         | 3,554                                |
| 33      | Tripura           | 305                                  |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh     | 69,070                               |
| 35      | Uttarakhand       | 1,588                                |
| 36      | West Bengal       | 3,983                                |
|         | Total             | 2,70,392                             |

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(e) : Total number of candidates targeted to be trained under DDU - GKY in the FY 2012 -17 (Plan period) is given below:

| S.No.   | State                                 | Total target for skilling (FY 2012- 2017)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar                     | 155                                         |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                        | 60,737                                      |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 1,990                                       |
| 4       | Assam                                 | 49,428                                      |
| 5       | Bihar                                 | 59,985                                      |
| 6       | Chandigarh                            | 428                                         |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                          | 35,306                                      |
| 8       | D & N Haveli                          | 270                                         |
| 9       | Daman & Diu                           | 97                                          |
| 10      | Goa                                   | 502                                         |
| 11      | Gujarat                               | 32,925                                      |
| 12      | Haryana                               | 10,814                                      |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                      | 5,900                                       |
| 14      | J&K                                   | 90,000                                      |
| 15      | Jharkhand                             | 32,612                                      |
| 16      | Karnataka                             | 34,937                                      |
| 17      | Kerala                                | 12,787                                      |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                           | 155                                         |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                        | 78,370                                      |
| 20      | Maharashtra                           | 53,795                                      |
| 21      | Manipur                               | 4,948                                       |
| 22      | Meghalaya                             | 6,872                                       |
| 23      | Mizoram                               | 2,866                                       |
| 24      | Nagaland                              | 4,461                                       |
| 25      | NCT Delhi                             | 4,230                                       |
| 26      | Odisha                                | 49,634                                      |
| 27      | Puducherry                            | 793                                         |
| 28      | Punjab                                | 19,135                                      |
| 29      | Rajasthan                             | 60,575                                      |
| 30      | Sikkim                                | 752                                         |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                            | 43,568                                      |
| 32      | Telangana                             | 37,226                                      |
| 33      | Tripura                               | 3,831                                       |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                         | 129,570                                     |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                           | 7,588                                       |
| 36      | West Bengal                           | 62,758                                      |
| 37      | Roshni projects (in 27 LWE districts) | 50,000                                      |
|         | Total                                 | 10,50,000                                   |