As many as 58.34% candidates have been placed under theDeen DayalUpadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY) inRajasthanin 2022-23, data from the rural development department revealed.
According to the data, out of 4,840 people trained under the scheme in 2022-23, as many as 2,824 have been placed in various sectors.
Around 52% candidates have been placed in the state in the last four years.
Out of 23,447 people trained in Rajasthan in the past four years, 12,405 have been placed, informed minister of state for rural development,Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, in a reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is being implemented as a centrally sponsored scheme under (NRLM) since 2014-15.
DDU-GKY is focused on rural youths in the 15-35 age group from poor families.
As part of the Skill India campaign, it is proving instrumental in supporting social and economic programmes of the government like Make in India, Digital India, Smart Cities and Start-Up India, and Stand-Up India.