Question : Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

(a) whether the Government is successfully implementing Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in the country especially in North Eastern Region and Jhansi and Lalitpur of Uttar Pradesh (UP);

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the amount of funds allocated and utilized by the Government under the said yojana during each of the last three years and current year;

(d) whether the Government proposes to provide remunerative employment to the rural population in UP, particularly from Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe category of North Eastern Region, through skill training programmes conducted under the said Yojana; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) & (b) The Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is being implemented in North-Eastern States and Jhansi & Lalitpur Districts of Uttar Pradesh since September, 2014. It is a placement linked skill development program for rural poor youth in the age group of 15-35 years. DDU-GKY guidelines provide for earmarking 50% of the funds for SCs and STs and 15% for minorities. Further, one third beneficiaries of the respective categories under the scheme should be women.
DDU-GKY follows a 3-tier implementation architecture for implementation. National level is responsible for policy, funding of central share and technical support, while State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs)/ State Skills Missions are responsible for funding of State share, implementation and monitoring controls. Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs), which are mostly private training partners, are responsible for mobilization, training and placements. The details of progress in North-Eastern Region and Jhansi and Lalitpur districts of Uttar Pradesh is given at Annexure-I.


(c) As DDU-GKY is a demand driven schemes, hence there is no State-wise allocation of funds under the scheme, however State-wise funds release status as on 30.11.2021 for North-Eastern region and the State of Uttar Pradesh is given as under:

(Rs. in lakhs)
S.N. States 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22

1 Arunachal Pradesh 113.50 0.00 1333.50 0.000

2 Assam 5128.60 10433.00 1328.40 156.89

3 Manipur 2240.00 4468.79 0.00 0.00

4 Meghalaya 1884.00 2161.35 143.90 70.30

5 Mizoram 1431.59 237.00 552.50 0.00

6 Nagaland 2238.00 285.34 3727.80 0.00

7 Sikkim 60.50 1566.90 43.34 0.00

8 Tripura 3785.60 0.00 772.94 0.00

9 Uttar Pradesh 7115.940 765.000 48834.500 0.00

(d) & (e) Yes, the details of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates trained and placed under DDU-GKY as on 30.11.2021 is given at Annexure-II;

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