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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.

By Kautilya / March 5, 2020

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 State-wise details of candidates placed under the scheme DDU-GKY and PMKVY 2.0 are placed at Annexure I . 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

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.

Source: IBEF (Published with Edits)

Image Courtesy: HR Katha

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