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DDU-GKY 2.0 — Rural Youth Skilling
Poor rural youth get job-linked training under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, shortened to DDU-GKY, a Ministry of Rural Development scheme. Its second phase opens 1,164 batches for 34,920 trainees in October 2026.
Last updated 19 September 20265 min read
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New card: DDU-GKY 2.0 begins training 34,920 rural youth in 1,164 batches from October 2026, against a sanctioned target of 3,57,112 by December 2027.
- DDU-GKY
- DDU-GKY 2.0
- Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
- rural skilling
- Ministry of Rural Development
- placement-linked training
- Project Implementing Agencies
- Grameen Kaushal Portal
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