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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5182
ANSWERED ON 24/03/2026
ISSUES UNDER DDU-GKY
5182. Dr. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of reports of
scams, data manipulation, or irregularities in the
implementation of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY);
(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of cases detected
during the last five years, State and UT-wise; and
(c) the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government
against the agencies or officials found involved in such
irregularities?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)
(a) & (b): Under the Scheme Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), the Guidelines and the Standard
Operating Procedure (SOP) establish a stringent and robust
mechanism of monitoring and tracking of all fiduciary transactions
and activities, which need to be adhered to and complied by all State
Governments and PIAs.
The initiatives taken to maintain transparency, financial discipline,
and anti-corruption measures are as follows:
1. Concurrent monitoring through an internet enabled ERP system
has put in place so that all stakeholders can monitor the
performance of the Skilling against agreed performance
indicators. The first level of check is to be done by the Q team
of the PIA each month and monitoring details shall be entered
on ERP for the real time monitoring and escalation of non-
compliance. All other inspections will aim to verify whether that
the results published from the inspection by the Q team of the
Page 1 of 3PIA were an accurate mirror of the reality in the training centre
and in the workplace. All Inspections shall be independent of
each other.
2. Technical Support agencies (TSAs)at the state level will
regularly monitor the progress of projects through Kaushal
Bharat and issue/upload Monthly advisories/guidance notes to
identify and notify non-compliance so as to improve the use and
functioning of online MIS.
3. PIAs will be required to comply with the points raised in the
guidance notes within a week of the upload of guidance notes.
4. Periodic Inspection of training centres are mandated as follows:
i. Q team of PIA will undertake inspection of training centres once
in every month
ii. TSA at the State level will undertake inspection of training
centres once in every three months
iii. Central Technical Support Agency (CTSA) of MoRD once in four
months through Kaushal Bharat Inspection App: The CTSA of
MoRD will undertake inspection of training centres once in
every four months
5. The proceedings of these visits will be recorded through GPS-
enabled video/audio clips and uploaded in the Kaushal Bharat
along with action points for compliance by centre managers and
trainers and monitored for compliance
6. Aadhaar enabled biometric/face recognition attendance system
of trainer and trainees have been put in place
7. Online logging of training centres: Daily opening and closing of
training centres has to be logged online along with geo-tagged
time stamped photographs of the classroom and lab.
The details of the number of cases detected as defaulters, State and
UT-wise are given in Annexure-I.
(c): The Ministry has made provisions under Chapter 10 -Default
Handling Procedures of the DDUGKY 2.0 SOP, to handle such
irregularities/cases, which include blacklisting by the concerned
State Government.
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Page 2 of 3Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred
Q. No. 5182 for reply on 24.03.2026
List of Defaulter cases/ PIAs under DDU-GKY:
Year State/ UT No. of defaulter cases
Chhattisgarh 1
Kerala 1
2021
Maharashtra 4
Odisha 10
Chhattisgarh 10
Haryana 1
2022 Kerala 4
Tripura 1
Uttarakhand 1
Chhattisgarh 11
Madhya Pradesh 7
2023 Odisha 1
Tripura 2
Uttarakhand 2
Tripura 1
2024
Uttarakhand 2
2025 Uttarakhand 1
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