Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojana

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Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDUGKY) is a skill development program under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) to bring about an inclusive growth in rural areas

Aim

DDUGKY aims to place 75% trained people in guaranteed employment

Target

• Disadvantaged groups 
• SC/ST comprises 50% 
• Minority community constitute 15% 
• Women constitute about 33% 
• Focus on poor youth of rural J&K - HIMAYAT 
• Regions affected by left wing extremism and North East – ROSHNI 
• Targets about 5.5 crore (census 2011) potential workers in rural areas in the age group of 15 to 30 years 

Nodal Agency

• Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 
• Implemented through National Skill Development Corporation 
• Comes under National Rural Livelihoods Mission 

Key Benefits of DDUGKY

• Bridges challenges like lack of formal education 
• Develops marketable skills by funding training projects 
• Provides placement to trained rural youth 
• Retention of trained people 
• Foreign placement 
• Career progression 

Issues in DDUGKY

• High level of school drop out rate 
• Depletion of natural resources 
• Eroding socio cultural heritage 
• Emotional stress 
• Lower educational levels 
• Access to skill training 
• Already employed in low skilled jobs 
• Rural women stay unemployed during child birth
• Economical stress 
• Work safety and security is a concern for rural women at work place
• Misguided development interventions 
• Issues arise with the working hours of the rural population 

Conclusion

• DDUGKY aims at expanding the scope of livelihoods available to the rural poor 
• The scheme addresses the industry specific skill demand 
• Special emphasis on developing skills for non farm sector to get job outside agriculture field in rural areas 
• DDUGKY aims to promote entrepreneurship among the micro and cottage industries in the villages 
• The scheme aims to develop rural India by developing a skilled workforce in the rural areas 
• The scheme will also indirectly contribute to control the mass urbanization with the rural people migrating in large numbers to urban areas for a better standard of living 

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