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Pradeep Kumar

23/08/21 09:00 AM IST

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

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1183 mobilisation camps organised across the country under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

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  • State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs), State Skills Missions (SSM) came together with various Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs) to make the all-India event a grand success.
  • The camps not only succeeded in generating interest in the DDU-GKY programme but also succeeded in enrolling close to 75660 candidates for upcoming trainings.
  • The camps were organized both virtually and physically by the PIAs following all Covid safety protocols.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
  • It was launched on the 25th September, 2014, is a nationwide placement-linked skill training program funded by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India (GoI).
  •  DDUGKY seeks to build the placement-linked skills of the poor rural youth and place them in wage employment across various sectors of the economy. 
  • The programme has an outcome led design with guaranteed placements for at least 70% trained candidates.
  • The DDU-GKY programme is being implemented in 27 states and 3 UTs for rural poor youth with an emphasis on placements. 
Source: PIB

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