The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) and caters to the career aspirations of rural youth aged 15-35 benefitting around 180 million youngsters. As per the government website, DDU-GKY is present in 21 States and UTs, across 568 districts, impacting youth from over 6,215 blocks. It currently has over 690 projects being implemented by over 300 partners, in more than 330 trades from 82 industry sectors.
So far over 2.7 lakh candidates have been trained and over 1.34 lakh candidates have been placed in jobs in the course of the last financial year. DDU-GKY has so far committed an investment of more than Rs 5,600 crore. Another scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), enables a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood.
As per the data available it is looking forward to benefit around 10 million youth. Besides this, there is a Financial Assistance for Skill Training of Persons with Disabilities between the ages of 15 and 59 years. The scheme aims at providing financial assistance for skill training for persons with over 40 percent disabilities. And there is a 30 percent reservation for women candidates. The disabilities covered are blindness, low vision, leprosy (cured), hearing impairment, locomotor disability, mental retardation, autism, cerebral palsy etc.
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The website also says that the government provides for the training cost, transport allowance as well as stipend to the trainees. It is important to note that the government website mentions that the applicant should not have undergone any other skill training course sponsored by government of India two years prior to the application. A very good scheme to help youngsters get attuned to industry trends before joining the workforce is the Apprenticeship scheme.
It trains youngsters by using the training facilities already available in the establishments and no extra cost is accrued. I make sure I exercise my voting rights properly in every elections. I voted for BJP in the last elections. This time too, I would like to see Narendra Modi continue as the Prime Minister. I like his decisiveness and his leadership skills.