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29/03/23 13:56 PM IST

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

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  • Union Minister for Rural Development Sh. Giriraj Singh onboarded 19 Captive Employers, a unique initiative under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in New Delhi.
About DDU- GKY
  • Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is a placement linked skilling program of the Ministry of Rural Development under the aegis of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).
  • This program caters to the rural poor youth. It was launched on 25 September 2014 and is funded by MoRG, Govt of India.
  • The program is currently being implemented in 27 States and 4 UTs for rural poor youth with an emphasis on placements.
  • DDU-GKY 2.0 Guidelines are in the advance stage of finalisation in the ministry.
  • This new version of the program aspires to improve by skilling ecosystem and make it more job oriented.
Captive Employment
  • ‘Captive Employment’, is a first of its kind initiative aimed at addressing the vision of a dynamic and demand-based skilling ecosystem catering to the requirements of industry partners assuring sustainable placements for rural poor youth.
  • The initiative is a shot in the arm for the DDU-GKY programme, assuring post-training placement of candidates for a minimum of six months with a minimum CTC of Rs 10,000/-.
  • This program will be a big boon for rural poor to augment their job needs and improve their standard of living.
  • This program shall also contribute to sustainable development goals.
Source- PIB

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