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 details of funds allocated and released under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU GKY) and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 2.0) during 2018-19 and 2019-20 are at Annexure I.

 

The State-wise details of candidates placed under the scheme DDU-GKY and PMKVY 2.0 are placed at Annexure II and Annexure III respectively. 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

 

Funds allocated and released under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU GKY) and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 2016-20) during 2018-19 and 2019-20.

 

Schemes	Financial Year	Fund Allocated	Fund Released
DDU- GKY	2018-19	1215.306 Crore	1215.289 Crore
	2019-20	1849.99 Crore	1418.071 Crore
PMKVY 2016-20	2018-19	1946.45 Crore	1909.19 Crore
	2019-20	1749.22 Crore	1573.12 Crore

 

Annexure II

 

The State-wise details of candidates placed under the scheme DDU-GKY (2018-20)

 

 

            Annexure III

 

The State-wise details of candidates placed under the scheme PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20)

 

S. No.	Name of States	Candidates Placed
1	Andaman and Nicobar Island	124
2	Andhra Pradesh	75,235
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2,725
4	Assam	33,366
5	Bihar	81,038
6	Chandigarh	3,371
7	Chhattisgarh	22,747
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	681
9	Daman and Diu	1,428
10	Delhi	59,917
11	Goa	740
12	Gujarat	45,406
13	Haryana	1,34,783
14	Himachal Pradesh	18,376
15	Jammu and Kashmir	41,721
16	Jharkhand	21,125
17	Karnataka	45,488
18	Kerala	17,369
19	Lakshadweep	-
20	Madhya Pradesh	1,55,659
21	Maharashtra	49,142
22	Manipur	5,500
23	Meghalaya	4,510
24	Mizoram	3,760
25	Nagaland	1,932
26	Odisha	49,130
27	Puducherry	5,495
28	Punjab	84,496
29	Rajasthan	1,33,287
30	Sikkim	931
31	Tamil Nadu	1,12,492
32	Telangana	77,773
33	Tripura	6,656
34	Uttar Pradesh	2,46,846
35	Uttarakhand	34,052
36	West Bengal	84,660
Grand Total		16,61,961

 

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.

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