Across the country in 24 States/UTs, 2,015 batches involving around 70,000 rural youth are expected to commence their training in October 2026.
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70,000 Rural Youth to Begin Skill Training Under DDU-GKY 2.0 Across States/UTs from October 2026
The Ministry of Rural Development is set to roll out Deen Dayal Upadhyaya- Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) 2.0 training batches across most of the States/UTs from October 2026. As per the DDU-GKY 2.0 portal (https://kaushal.rural.gov.in) allocations of 5.6 lakh targets towards more than 1,200 projects to the Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs) have been done by 24 States/UTs.
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DDU-GKY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme providing placement linked skill training to poor rural youth.
Duration of the training varies from 3 months to 12 months.
All the 31 participating States/UTs have been allocated more than 9 lakhs targets under the DDU-GKY 2.0 for 2-year period 2026-28.
States/UTs are supposed to ensure allocation of targets to PIAs for commencement of trainings latest by 31 October 2026.
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