Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana : Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood Mission to achieve the targets set for March 2022

LOK SABHA 

IMPLEMENTATION OF DDU-GKY

295. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of steps taken by non-governmental partner organizations to train the rural youth and rural women in Maharashtra under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) 

(b) the steps taken to achieve the training and job placement targets to be met by March 2022; and

(c) the details of resources and funding directed to the Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood Mission to achieve the targets set for March 2022?

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)to (c): A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 295 due for answer on 16.03.2021

(a) Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) including non-governmental partner organisations are mandated to set up the training centers as per the provisions made in Guidelines, Standard Operating Procedure of the Scheme and the projects sanctioned by the State.

Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) mobilise the eligible rural poor youth from different target districts and enroll them for training in the trade of their interest. After completion of the training, these PIAs support the youth in successful placement and provide post placement support to the candidates within or outside the State. There is a provision of providing placement to minimum 70% of the trained candidates. The DDU-GKY Guidelines provides for a mandatory coverage of 33% women candidates.

130 training centers established by 115 PIAs are providing training to the candidates in the State of Maharashtra. The number of candidates trained and placed during Action Plan period 2019- 22 (extended up to 2019-23) is 14,250 and 9,284 respectively.

(b) For proper implementation of the scheme and to ensure that the projects are completed in time, DDU-GKY follows a concurrent monitoring of projects through State Rural Livelihoods Missions/ State Nodal Skills Mission in the State Government, and through the Central Technical Support Agencies designated by Ministry. Further, Ministry holds periodic review meeting on Action Plans approved for the State of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood Mission has organized Kaushal Melas, Community Resource Person (CRP) workshops at village level in which PIAs have participated to brief about their courses and placements available with them. MSRLM has also organized direct placement camps with the help of PIAs to get placements to the trained candidates. MSRLM has focused on the demand driven courses as per the skill gap analysis survey.

State of Maharashtra under DDUGKY for Action Plan 2019-22 was sanctioned a target of 1,25,814 during the Empowered Committee meeting of NRLM held on 26th February, 2019. Due to pandemic, the trainings have remained suspended during major part of the year 2020-21. Considering this, Government of India has extended the Action Plan period (2019-22) by one year, i.e. up to 31st March 2023 for providing adequate time to States for completion of their targets.

(c) DDU-GKY is a demand driven schemes and funds are allocated to States as per demands against approved Action Plans. Central funds released by the Government to the State of Maharashtra, corresponding State share and expenditure by the State during current Action Plan period (2019-23) is as under:

(in Rs.crore)