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DDU-GKY — Rural Youth Skilling
DDU-GKY, the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, is the Ministry of Rural Development's placement-linked skilling scheme for poor rural youth aged 15 to 35. The scheme began in September 2014 under DAY-NRLM; its upgraded 2.0 version opens batches across most States and UTs from October 2026, with about 70,000 youth due to start.
Last updated 26 September 20266 min read
Latest update
Added the October 2026 start of DDU-GKY 2.0 training for about 70,000 youth in 2,015 batches across 24 States and UTs, the national 2.0 target of over 9 lakh for 2026-28, and the scheme's PPP delivery through NSQF-aligned courses.
- DDU-GKY
- DDU-GKY 2.0
- Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
- rural skilling
- Ministry of Rural Development
- placement-linked training
- Project Implementing Agencies
- Grameen Kaushal Portal
- Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
- DAY-NRLM
- placement-linked skilling
- rural youth
- Roshni
- Himayat
- RSETI
- NSQF
- PPP mode
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