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provided. During 2014–15, 49,809 can-
didates were trained, out of which 10,958
had been placed and 5,166 were aided to
set up individual and group enterprises
which translates to about 34 per cent
placement ratio. In order to give boost
to the skill training, a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) has been signed
by the Ministry with NSDC in September
2014, for facilitating training of approxi-
mately one lakh urban poor by engaging
with training partners of NSDC and lever-
aging the existing training infrastructure
created by them across the country.
3. Ministry of Rural Development
imple-
ments two major programmes, Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
(erstwhile SGSY and Aajeevika skills) and
trainings through RSETIs.
i.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
Kaushalya Yojana
During the year 2014–15, Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana—
DDU-GKY was launched. The programme
has its roots in SGSYwhich was restructured
to NRLM. In July 2014 standard operat-
ing procedures were issued for Aajeevika
skills. In September 2014, Aajeevika skills
was renamed as DDU-GKY with some new
features and operational improvement.
The targets and achievements discussed are
regarding these three programmes.
The placement linked training target for
the ministry for the Twelfth Plan period is
10.5 lakh jobs (reduced from the earlier
target of 33 lakhs). Achievement from
2012 till March 2015 has been just above
5 lakhs; Andhra Pradesh (20 per cent),
Odisha (10 per cent), Madhya Pradesh
(9 per cent), Tamil Nadu and Jammu
Kashmir (8 per cent each) have the major
shares. Candidates placed are reported to
be 362,631
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(72 per cent). During 2014–15,
against the annual target of training 2.10
lakh candidates, a total of 46,998 candidates
were trained till December 2014 and a total
of 23,001 (49 per cent) have been placed.
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The key changes under DDU-GKY
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as
compared to Aajeevika skills programme
are as follows:
•
Prioritisation of sectors/projects and
project implementing agencies has
been sharply focused by laying down
criteria or prioritisation. Eligibility cri-
teria for PIAs has been streamlined and
definition of PIA categories has been
expanded to include partners with expe-
rience in priority areas. A special feature
is where an enterprise/company acting
as Project Implementing Agency (PIA)
can enroll with DDU-GKY as ‘champion
employer’—one that has the capacity to
place 10,000 candidates in the first two
years. Three PIAs have signed MOU
with the Ministry.
•
Foreign placement is being given a
push under the programme. Since by
2020, developed countries are predicted
to face a shortfall of over 57 million
semi-skilled manpower while India is
expected to have a surplus of 47 million,
the emphasis is on training which meets
global standards. Training partners who
can train and support overseas place-
ment and captive placements are given
primacy. It is mandatory for every PIA to
provide placement to at least 75 per cent
of trained candidates.
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•
The programme has specific targets to be
achieved by SC, ST, women, andminori-
ties thus ensuring sharp targeting. While
these were continued from the earlier
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GoI, 2015, Presentation to Performance
Review Committee, 9th July 2015, DDU-GKY,
MoRD. Available at
DocumentsForDownload/PRC_9_July_2015.pdf
40
GoI, 2015, Annual Report of Ministry of Rural
Department, 2014–15. Available at
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in/netrural/rural/sites/downloads/annual-report/
Annual_Report_2014_15_English.pdf
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GoI, 2015, Programme Guidelines DDU-GKY,
Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
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Placement is defined as employment for a mini-
mum of three months.
