Question : Skill Development Training under DDU-GKY

(a) whether the Government proposes to impart any skill development training to rural youth in naxal and terrorism affected areas under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY);

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the total number of persons proposed to be imparted skill development training under DDU-GKY, State/Union Territory-wise;

(d) whether there is any proposal to impart training in Information Technology for skill development of rural youths; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)


(a) & (b): The Government is implementing Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), a placement linked skill development program for rural poor youth under National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) all over the country. Under DDU-GKY a special initiative called Roshni has been launched that takes into account the peculiar situations in left wing extremist affected 27 districts. Under this initiative skill development shall be mandatory residential course with 40% coverage to women candidates. Roshni is oriented towards addressing the infrastructure, education, and health deficiencies in these areas, and leveraging the availability of natural resources and traditional skills and knowledge. A special scheme Himayat has been launched for Jammu and Kashmir under DDU-GKY. This is a 100% centrally funded scheme. In addition to areas covered under Roshni and Himayat, trainings under DDU-GKY are provided in other affected areas.

(c): The Empowered Committee in MoRD has approved the Action Plans of the States/UTs consisting of number of candidates targeted to be trained for implementing DDU-GKY during the year 2019-22. State-wise targets under DDU-GKY for the year 2019-22 are as follows:-



Name of the State Total Action Plan target of 2019-22

Andhra Pradesh 120000

Arunachal Pradesh 6000

Assam 90000

Bihar 118500

Chhattisgarh 74976

Gujarat 50000

Haryana 39225

Himachal Pradesh 22000

Jammu & Kashmir 143299

Jharkhand 70000

Karnataka 100000

Kerala 80000

Madhya Pradesh 75237

Maharashtra 125814

Manipur 9835

Meghalaya 9266

Mizoram 6163

Nagaland 9060

Odisha 150000

Punjab 43029

Rajasthan 72800

Sikkim 5000

Tamil Nadu 84000

Telangana 90000

Tripura 28780

Uttar Pradesh 225000

Uttarakhand 25000

West Bengal 89014

Pudduchery 4060

Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1500

Total 1967558


(d) & (e): Every candidate undergoing training under DDU-GKY is given mandatory basic training in Information Technology for 80 Hours. During the year 2019-20 (up-to 31st December, 2019), 1,74,786 candidates have been provided training.

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