DDU-GKY | Skill Development Project | Government of India

Guidelines of DDU-GKY

The guidelines offer a structure for major proceedings such as: the crucial eligibility regulations for potential Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs), who can be trained, funding norms, projects and PIA appraisal norms, as well as the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders. Many of these proceedings are further developed in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), which will be informed from time to time. It is crucial that the SOP and the guidelines are read together, so as to realize the overall policy structure and institutional proceedings for executing DDU-GKY.

The SOP and scheme guidelines are anticipated to serve as vital reference documents for everyone included in program execution. They would form a essential part of all training program for the National Unit and the State Skill Missions / State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLMs).

The DDU- GKY guidelines declared in September 2015 had substituted the previously informed guidelines (Aajeevika Skills Guidelines September 2013). The main changes in the DDU-GKY guidelines relate to the following sections:

• Prioritize of Projects under Appraisal Process The guidelines for prioritizing applications during the appraisal process has been elaborated.
• PIA Categories and Criteria : Eligibility criteria for PIAs has been simplified and explanation of PIA categories has been extended to involve training partners with knowledge in priority areas for DDU-GKY.
• Extension of Beneficiary Target Group : Definition of target group for DDU-GKY has been extended to be made more comprehensive. Youth from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) worker household with minimum 15 days work in the past economic year, or from a household covered under auto incorporation standards as per SECC, 2011 (when notified), or a household with a RSBY card or a Yojana / Below Poverty Line (BPL) PDS card or a family member who is a member of Self Help Group (SHG) under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), are now all eligible for DDU-GKY. The minimum age for candidates has also been lowered to 15 years and the upper age limit for women and defenceless populations has been reviewed to 45years.
• Industrial Internships : This section has been added to deliver particulars on DDU-GKY support for industrial internships. Industrial Internships are a new action under DDU-GKY, where the program offer financial assistance for 12 month internship programs assuring70% placement.

In terms of notification of common norms for skill development schemes by Ministry of

The Ministry of Tourism commenced a specific initiative called Hunar Se Rozgar Tak (Hsrt) in the year 2009-10 for development of eligible skills amidst youth belonging to financially weaker strata of the society.