Executive Summary:
This document responds to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1539 regarding skill training under the DeenDayalUpadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY). It provides state-wise details of rural youths trained and placed under DDUGKY during the last five years, confirms placement assurance, and lists the number of training centers being run under the scheme. The information is current as of July 29, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **DDUGKY Overview:**
* DDUGKY is a placement-linked skill development program implemented nationwide, including Madhya Pradesh.
* There are no DDUGKY training centers in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
* **Training and Placement Statistics:**
* State-wise details of beneficiaries trained and placed under DDUGKY for the last five years (FY 2021 - FY 2024-25) and the current year (2025-26 until June 2025) are provided in Annexure I.
* **Placement Mandate:**
* DDUGKY mandates a minimum of 70% placement of the total trained beneficiaries.
* **Training Centers:**
* The state-wise/UT-wise number of active training centers under DDUGKY is listed in Annexure II, including Madhya Pradesh. Totaling 611 active training centers nationwide.
Impact Analysis:
* **Rural Youth:**
* *Impact:* Provides access to skill development training and placement opportunities.
* *Action Required:* Participate in the DDUGKY program to gain skills and secure employment.
* **Ministry of Rural Development:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for the effective implementation and monitoring of the DDUGKY program.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the program meets placement targets and that training centers are operational.
* **Training Centers:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for providing quality skill training and facilitating placements for trained candidates.
* *Action Required:* Maintain active training centers and ensure a minimum of 70% placement for trained beneficiaries.
* **State Governments/UTs:**
* *Impact:* Involved in the implementation and monitoring of DDUGKY within their respective jurisdictions.
* *Action Required:* Oversee the functioning of training centers and ensure the achievement of program objectives at the state/UT level.
Key Entities Referenced
DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana: A Placement linked Skill Development Programme (DDUGKY) implemented in the whole country.
Ministry of Rural Development: The government ministry responsible for the Department of Rural Development and the DDUGKY scheme.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the unstarred question was raised.
Madhya Pradesh: A state in India, specifically mentioned for inclusion in the Statewise details of the DDUGKY scheme.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: A Union Territory in India, specifically mentioned for inclusion in the Statewise details of the DDUGKY scheme.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India where DDUGKY is being implemented.
Bihar: A state in India where DDUGKY is being implemented.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India where DDUGKY is being implemented.
O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1539
ANSWERED ON 29/07/2025
SKILL TRAINING UNDER DDU-GKY
1539. Shri GyaneshwarPatil:
Smt. DelkarKalabenMohanbhai:
Shri BhumareSandipanraoAsaram:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the details and number of rural youths provided skill training
under the DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana
(DDU-GKY) during the last five years, State-wise including
Madhya Pradesh and UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;
(b) whether it has been ensured that the youths who received skill
training have also been provided employment; and
(c) the number of training centres being run in the country under
the said scheme, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh and UT
of Dadra and Nagar Haveli?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)
(a) & (b): DeenDayalUpadhyayaGrameenKaushalyaYojana (DDU-
GKY) is a Placement linked Skill Development Programme being
implemented in the whole country including Madhya Pradesh. There
is no training centre in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli under DDU-
GKY. The State-wise details of beneficiaries trained and placed
under DDU-GKY during the last five years are given in Annexure-I.
Under DDU-GKY, it is mandated to ensure a minimum of
70% placement of the total trained beneficiaries.
(c): The State-wise / UT-wise number of training centres being run
under DDU-GKY in the country including the State of Madhya
Pradesh are given in Annexure-II.
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Page 1 of 3Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) & (b) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.
1539 due for reply on 29.07.2025.
State-wise details of beneficiaries trained and placed under DDU-GKY during the
last five years and current year:
2025-26 till
S. FY 20-21 FY 21-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
June'25
No State
Traine Place Traine Place Traine Traine Traine Place Traine Place
. Placed Placed
d d d d d d d d d d
Andhra
1 4156 2177 1606 2135 18616 17070 19829 18045 10328 9033 391 0
Pradesh
Arunachal
2 28 33 233 71 608 295 678 315 684 265 0 29
Pradesh
3 Assam 1966 3296 3553 916 12532 6817 10615 8571 5231 4127 883 44
4 Bihar 2687 2745 7099 2491 11516 9005 6733 7226 1709 1885 0 48
Chhattisgar
5 1109 3683 6499 2883 9742 8484 3045 3958 1170 1759 166 55
h
6 Gujarat 240 875 830 599 2912 1450 3960 2729 3544 2584 733 216
7 Haryana 26 1213 1772 680 5554 2685 8478 4882 4492 3700 441 198
Himachal
8 0 117 334 10 3967 2175 4324 3187 3084 2273 773 399
Pradesh
Jammu and
9 3454 1945 2300 1102 5459 2754 1177 1245 1767 636 294 102
Kashmir
10 Jharkhand 1050 1879 4035 1354 10228 7343 11340 8157 6607 4911 1427 228
11 Karnataka 769 1649 1442 673 3757 2813 3795 2656 1797 1914 130 277
12 Kerala 3053 2931 3219 1097 8623 5224 5212 4078 3052 2572 340 215
Madhya
13 903 969 6825 3977 15653 11287 12107 10538 5097 4756 1421 408
Pradesh
Maharashtr
14 874 3319 348 1612 7830 4020 6381 4614 7761 4347 921 61
a
15 Manipur 338 387 811 139 1921 1266 782 854 263 356 741 49
16 Meghalaya 83 158 456 241 2165 1353 1630 1352 1642 761 292 173
17 Mizoram 37 88 105 94 344 349 725 499 723 474 199 70
18 Nagaland 221 278 1009 614 2371 1409 1714 1592 804 570 138 113
19 Odisha 7978 7729 10474 4828 16778 13248 3997 5330 947 1095 385 2
20 Punjab 2922 1931 6976 4188 8121 7020 11803 8805 1979 3560 2830 224
21 Rajasthan 981 1759 3096 3130 6092 6209 7233 4218 5376 4532 540 258
22 Sikkim 0 43 90 0 859 384 1123 720 255 393 0 0
23 Tamil Nadu 213 1286 8228 2941 15225 10648 13411 10206 5274 4803 750 94
24 Telangana 2752 1436 3177 2494 7094 4564 92 230 2560 1271 708 144
25 Tripura 21 609 1049 193 2244 1189 2126 1336 913 694 60 28
Uttar
26 1540 4068 16898 3765 36567 21921 45215 33458 18080 16245 1366 585
Pradesh
Uttarakhan
27 367 416 3645 917 8248 4409 6026 5306 1894 2821 222 109
d
West
28 521 2544 732 2424 9596 4774 4979 5979 3172 1969 451 125
Bengal
Puducherry
29 0 0 165 44 844 343 956 919 436 444 30 3
*
A&N
30 - - 0 0 133 38 547 225 242 196 34 0
Islands*
23559 16054 20003 16123 10088
Total 38289 49563 97006 45612 84946 16666 4257
9 6 3 0 3
Note:
(i) - indicates that the programme was not commenced in the year
(ii) * indicates that the training was started in Puducherry in 2020-21 and in A&N Islands in 2021-22
but not completed during the same year.
(iii) in certain years in certain states, more candidates were placed than the candidates trained during
the same year as the candidates trained during previous year(s) were also placed.
Page 2 of 3Annexure-II
Annexure referred to in reply of part (c) of LokSabhaUnstarred
Question No. 1539 due for reply on 29.07.2025.
Total number of active training centres in States/ UTs under DDU-
GKY:
S. No. State / UT Active TCs
1 Andhra Pradesh 102
2 A&N Island 1
3 Arunachal Pradesh 7
4 Assam 7
5 Bihar 2
6 Chhattisgarh 8
7 Goa 0
8 Gujarat 6
9 Haryana 31
10 Himachal Pradesh 26
11 Jammu and Kashmir 10
12 Jharkhand 27
13 Karnataka 3
14 Kerala 4
15 Madhya Pradesh 17
16 Maharashtra 18
17 Manipur 11
18 Meghalaya 4
19 Mizoram 3
20 Nagaland 4
21 Odisha 26
22 Puducherry 3
23 Punjab 47
24 Rajasthan 39
25 Sikkim 3
26 Tamil Nadu 39
27 Telangana 52
28 Tripura 4
29 Uttar Pradesh 70
30 Uttarakhand 11
31 West Bengal 26
Total 611
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