Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)

• Applicant’s age should be between 15 – 35 years
• All Indian Women are eligible
• Persons with disabilities (PWDs)
• Transgender and other special groups
• 50% funds reserved for SCs and STs
• 15% for Minority Groups
• 3% for people with Disabilities
• 33% to be women in each training programs
• People belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

• DDU-GKY works with skill partners, regulating organizations, educations institutions, and private and public organizations to ensure positive change for rural youth and their families
• Offers dedicated training hours for basic computers, spoken English and soft skills in residential and non-residential campuses with adequate technology matching the industry standards
• Efforts to place at least 70% of project target trainees with minimum monthly salary of Rs. 6000
• Maintains minimum training on soft skills for at least 160 hours
• Organizes work readiness training program to ensure that candidates start performing, as soon as they join any organization
• Trainee’s benefits include free uniform, course material, and even lodging and boarding in case of residential program
• Post placement salary top-ups every month for 2-6 months depending on location of placement
• Provides a Tablet PC per candidate at training centres
• Manages computer labs and provides e-learning at training centres

Firstly, the applicants need to get enrolled with his/her Gram Panchayat or Gram Rozgar Sewak, further they will get recommendations regarding nearby training centres.

Secondly, the applicants need to find and contact a nearby training centre.

Thirdly, applicants need to find a trade that he/she wants to learn and the contact information of the training centre teaching that trade.

Lastly, applicants can register by visiting the official website of Kaushal Panjee or by clicking here and further clicking on candidate registration.

Under this section there are three categories that can be accessed by the applicants for various purposes, such as Fresh/New Registrations, Incomplete registration form and registered candidate.

By selecting Fresh/New Registration and clicking on below tab ‘Next’ a new page will open that will require all related information.

Applicants are required to fill in all the information which should be correct as per their knowledge and click on ‘Save and Proceed’. In this way the applicant can register under DDU-GKY.

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• Voter’s ID card
• Aadhaar Card or Photo ID card issued by Govt. of India
• BPL Card of self or your household (with names mentioned)
• Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) card
• Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) or BPL PDS card
• NRLM-Self Help Group identification or certificate for any member of your household
• MGNREGA worker card of any member of your household, with a minimum of 15 days of completed work

Age Limit reservation or relaxation proof

• SC/ST Certificate issued by competent authority
• Disability Certificate issued by Registered Medical Practitioner

DDU-GKY helps people in getting employment by organizing skilled-training programs which further assist people in making a better livelihood and enhancing the scope of career development. The skilled training programs learned by people are not only meant to gain employment but it also broadens business opportunities. Trained people can initiate a start-up business considering their skill set and knowledge. To make it more easy and simple, Government of India has launched various schemes in tie-ups with banks and NBFCs in which they provide funding support to customers. Loan amount offered ranges from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 10 lakh depending on business requirements and interest rate is low with flexible repayment options in form of affordable EMIs.

Contact details:

DDU-GKY
Rural Skills Division,
Ministry of Rural Development,
7th Floor, NDCC-II Building,
Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-110001

Presently, DDU-GKY has existence in 28 states and Union Territories across 669 districts. DDU-GKY plans to invest more than Rs. 5,600 crore in rural India for poor families and rural youth. As on Feb, 2020 more than 9.73 lakh candidates have been trained and over 5.23 lakh have been given employment.

Source: Ddugky.gov.in

Note: Facts are as on 24 Feb 2020 for the year 2019-20