DDUGKY (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana)
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) aims to skill rural youth who are poor and provide them with jobs having regular monthly wages or above the minimum wages. It is one of the cluster of initiatives of the Ministry Of Rural Development, Government of India that seeks to promote rural livelihoods. It is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) - the Mission for poverty reduction called Aajeevika. The scheme will benefit more than 55 million poor rural youth who are ready to be skilled by providing sustainable employment.
This scheme derives importance from its potential to reduce poverty. It is also designed to be a major contributor to the Prime Minister's 'Make in India' campaign.
Mission Of DDU-GKY
To reduce poverty by enabling poor for households to access gainful and sustainable employment through employment that provides regular wages.
Guiding Principles
- There is a strong demand for the economic opportunities among the poor, as well as immense opportunities in term of developing their work abilities.
- Social mobilization as well as a network of strong institutions is essential in order to develop India demographic surplus into a dividend.
- Quality and standards are paramount in the delivery of skilling, in order to make the rural poor desirable to both Indian and global employer.
SKILLING AND PLACEMENT UNDER DDU-GKY
- Awareness building within the community on the opportunities
- Identifying rural youth who are poor
- Mobilizing rural youth who are interested
- Counselling of youth and parents
- Selection based on aptitude
- Imparting knowledge, industry linked skills and attitude that enhance employability
- Providing jobs that can be verified through methods that can stand up to independent scrutiny, and which pays above minimum wages
- Supporting the person so employed for sustainability after placement
