DEENDHAYAL UPADHYAYA – GRAMEEN KAUSHAL YOJANA

Subject : Government Schemes

Context : Out of 10.78 lakh, rural youths trained under DDU-GKY over 6.27 lakh (58 per cent) have got placement till date. Over 4.50 lakh trained youth are still to get a job in the market under this scheme run by the Ministry of Rural Development.

Concept :

• The scheme is tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor families and cater to the career aspirations of rural youth. DDU-GKY is uniquely focussed on rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families
• The overall target of the scheme is to train and get placement for 28,82,677 rural youth by March 2022.
• It is a placement linked skill development program which allows skilling in a PPP mode and assured placements in regular jobs in an organization not owned by the skilled person.
• DDU-GKY is being undertaken as PPP Project all over the country through Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) registered with the Ministry of Rural Development.
• Further, Guidelines of the scheme mandate State Governments to take up skill training projects with Corporate Social Responsibility funding.
• DDU-GKY Guidelines provide for setting apart 15% of the funds of the funds at for national level beneficiaries from among minority groups.

Beneficiary Eligibility:

• Rural Youth:15 – 35 Yrs
• SC/ST/Women/PVTG/PWD: upto 45 Yrs.