DDY – GKY

Subject: Govt Schemes

Concept:

• It is a demand-driven placement linked skill training initiative working under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).
• It uses skill training and placement in wage employment as a tool to diversify income and enable sustained upward movement out of poverty.
• DDU-GKY is uniquely focused on rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families.
• Under DDU-GKY, 10.51 lakh rural youth have been trained and 6.65 lakh successfully placed so far.
• All stakeholders need to bring more rural youths under DDU-GKY, who are interested to become independent and bring a change in society.

Significance:

• DDU-GKY and integrated farming initiatives for rural development across the country are important for greater success in skilling and placing the rural youth.
• DDU-GKY has played a significant role in the context of Aatmanirbhar Bharat through skilling.