4.39 lakh candidates trained under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalaya Yojana in 2 years

Under the DDU-GKY scheme, 4.39 lakh candidates have been trained during 2018-19 and 2019-20, of which 84156 candidates belong to Scheduled Tribes. Under the PMKVY 2016-20, 49.67 lakh candidates have been trained during the 2018-19 and 2019-20, of which 2.13 lakh candidates belong to Scheduled Tribes.

The details of funds allocated and released under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU GKY) and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 2.0) during 2018-19 and 2019-20 are at Annexure I.

 The State-wise details of candidates placed under the scheme DDU-GKY and PMKVY 2.0 are placed at Annexure II and Annexure III respectively. The Evaluation Study of PMKVY 2.0 by NSDC indicates that individuals trained and certified under Short Term Training (STT) are 1.8 times more likely to get employed and there is increase in employment and average monthly income of skilled youth. Under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) certification, individuals have been benefitted in terms of increase in self-confidence, improvement in technical knowledge, soft-skills and average monthly income.

Annexure I

Funds allocated and released under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU GKY) and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 2016-20) during 2018-19 and 2019-20.

Schemes	Financial Year	Fund Allocated (Rs crore)	Fund Allocated (US$ million)	Fund Released (Rs crore)	Fund Released (US$ million)
DDU- GKY	2018-19	1215.31	173.89	1215.29	173.89
	2019-20	1849.99	264.70	1418.07	202.90
PMKVY 2016-20	2018-19	1946.45	278.50	1909.19	273.17
	2019-20	1749.22	250.28	1573.12	225.09

 

 Annexure III

The State-wise details of candidates placed under the scheme PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20)

S.No.	Name of States	Candidates Placed
1	Andhra Pradesh	31613
2	Arunachal Pradesh	0
3	Assam	20037
4	Bihar	10831
5	Chhattisgarh	6062
6	Gujarat	3569
7	Haryana	9497
8	Himachal Pradesh	1244
9	Jammu & Kashmir	1834
10	Jharkhand	11086
11	Karnataka	11192
12	Kerala	15931
13	Madhya Pradesh	10335
14	Maharashtra	15421
15	Manipur	523
16	Meghalaya	746
17	Mizoram	302
18	Nagaland	381
19	Odisha	58604
20	Punjab	2485
21	Rajasthan	7967
22	Sikkim	96
23	Tamil Nadu	2513
24	Telangana	21948
25	Tripura	2397
26	Uttar Pradesh	10285
27	Uttarakhand	870
28	West Bengal	6658
	Total	264427

 This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri R.K. Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

 

Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.