Lok Sabha Question No. 5182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Issues under DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5182

## ANSWERED ON 24/03/2026

## ISSUES UNDER DDU-GKY

## 5182. Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  reports  of scams, data manipulation, or irregularities in the implementation of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of cases detected during the last five years, State and UT-wise; and
- (c) the  action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government against the agencies or officials found involved in  such irregularities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Under  the  Scheme  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  the  Guidelines  and  the  Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) establish a stringent and robust mechanism of monitoring and tracking of all fiduciary transactions and activities, which need to be adhered to and complied by all State Governments and PIAs.

The initiatives taken to maintain transparency, financial discipline, and anti-corruption measures are as follows:

1. Concurrent monitoring through an internet enabled ERP system has  put  in  place  so  that  all  stakeholders  can  monitor  the performance of the Skilling against agreed performance indicators. The first level of check is to be done by the Q team of the PIA each month and monitoring details shall be entered on  ERP  for  the  real  time  monitoring  and  escalation  of  noncompliance. All other inspections will aim to verify whether that the results published from the inspection by the Q team of the

- PIA were an accurate mirror of the reality in the training centre and in the workplace. All Inspections shall be independent of each other.
2. Technical  Support  agencies  (TSAs)at  the  state  level  will regularly  monitor  the  progress  of  projects  through  Kaushal Bharat and issue/upload Monthly advisories/guidance notes to identify and notify non-compliance so as to improve the use and functioning of online MIS.
3. PIAs will be required to comply with the points raised in the guidance notes within a week of the upload of guidance notes.
4. Periodic Inspection of training centres are mandated as follows:
- i. Q team of PIA will undertake inspection of training centres once in every month
- ii. TSA  at  the  State  level  will  undertake  inspection  of  training centres once in every three months
- iii. Central Technical Support Agency (CTSA) of MoRD once in four months through Kaushal Bharat Inspection App: The CTSA of MoRD  will  undertake  inspection  of  training  centres  once  in every four months
5. The proceedings of these visits will be recorded through GPSenabled video/audio clips and uploaded in the Kaushal Bharat along with action points for compliance by centre managers and trainers and monitored for compliance
6. Aadhaar enabled biometric/face recognition attendance system of trainer and trainees have been put in place
7. Online logging of training centres: Daily opening and closing of training centres has to be logged online along with geo-tagged time stamped photographs of the classroom and lab.

The details of the number of cases detected as defaulters, State and UT-wise are given in Annexure-I.

- (c): The  Ministry  has  made  provisions  under  Chapter  10  -Default Handling  Procedures  of  the  DDUGKY  2.0  SOP,  to  handle  such irregularities/cases,  which  include  blacklisting  by  the  concerned State Government.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 5182 for reply on 24.03.2026

## List of Defaulter cases/ PIAs under DDU-GKY:

| Year State/ UT   | No. of defaulter cases   |
|------------------|--------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh     | 1                        |
| Kerala           | 1                        |
| 2021 Maharashtra | 4                        |
| Odisha           | 10                       |
| Chhattisgarh     | 10                       |
| Haryana          | 1                        |
| 2022 Kerala      | 4                        |
| Tripura          | 1                        |
| Uttarakhand      | 1                        |
| Chhattisgarh     | 11                       |
| Madhya Pradesh7  | Madhya Pradesh7          |
| 2023 Odisha      | 1                        |
| Tripura          | 2                        |
| Uttarakhand      | 2                        |
| Tripura          | 1                        |
| 2024 Uttarakhand | 2                        |
| 2025Uttarakhand  | 1                        |

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