**Summary:**
The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing two centrally sponsored schemes under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) to enhance skills and employment opportunities for rural youth, with the goal of poverty eradication. The schemes are:
1. **DeenDayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY):** A placement-linked skill development program targeting rural poor youth aged 15-35. It aims to provide employable skills and facilitate participation in the formal labor market with regular monthly wages at or above the minimum wage. The guideline mandates social inclusion of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) (50%), women (33%), and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) (5%).
2. **Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs):** Bank-led training institutions funded by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD). They offer skill and entrepreneurship development training. MoRD provides financial support for construction and training costs for 'rural poor' candidates. Unemployed youth aged 18-50 with an aptitude for self-employment or wage employment are eligible.
As of June 2025, under DDUGKY, 1.751 million candidates have been trained, with 905,000 (51.7%) being women.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Rural Development: The Indian government ministry responsible for implementing rural development programs.
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission DAY NRLM: An umbrella scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development aimed at poverty reduction through promotion of diversified and gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities.
DeenDayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana DDUGKY: A placement-linked skill development program under DAY NRLM for rural poor youth.
Rural Self Employment Training Institutes RSETI: Training institutions funded by the Ministry of Rural Development and established by banks to provide skill and entrepreneurship development training.
Shri Kamlesh Paswan: Minister of State for Rural Development.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the information was presented.
Delhi: Location where the press release was issued, likely New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Ministry of Rural Development
Skill upgradation of Women
Posted On: 12 AUG 2025 5:51PM by PIB Delhi
Under the umbrella scheme of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-
NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the following two Centrally Sponsored Schemes
namely DeenDayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) & Rural Self Employment Training
Institutes (RSETI) in the field of skill development for rural poor youth for their gainful employment with a
view to eradicate poverty in the country. A brief on the Schemes is given as under:
DeenDayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY): DDU-GKY is a placement-linked skill
development program for rural poor youth in the age group of 15-35 years. It empowers the rural poor youth
with employable skills and facilitates their participation in regular labour markets, thus providing them with
jobs having regular monthly wages at or above the minimum wages. DDU-GKY guideline provides social
inclusion of SC/ST (50%), Women (33%), and PwDs (5%).
Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs): RSETI is a Bank lead - Ministry of Rural
Development (MoRD) funded training institutions established by the Sponsoring Banks in their Districts, to
provide training for skill and entrepreneurship development. MoRD extends financial support for the
construction of RSETI building and also bears the cost of training the 'rural poor' candidates. Any
unemployed youth in the age group of 18-50 years having an aptitude to take up self-employment or wage
employment can undergo training at RSETI. Some of the trained candidates may also seek regular salaried
jobs / wage employment.
Under DDU-GKY, a total of 17.51 lakh candidates have been trained, out of which 9.05 lakh women (51.7%)
have been trained, since inception till June 2025.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Kamlesh Paswan in a written
reply in Lok Sabha today.
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RC/KSR/AR/3714
(Release ID: 2155665)