Pariksha SaathiRural Development Ministry to launch DDU-GKY 2.0 training batches from October 2026
From October 2026, the Ministry of Rural Development will start training batches under DDU-GKY 2.0 (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana) in most States and Union Territories. In the first phase, readiness was reviewed with 14 States/UTs (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal), where 1,164 batches with 34,920 rural youth will begin in October. These 14 States/UTs together have a sanctioned target of training 3,57,112 rural youth by 31 December 2027. Targets for the two-year period 2026-28 have been allotted to all 31 participating States/UTs, which must pass them on to Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) by 31 October 2026. DDU-GKY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme that gives poor rural youth placement-linked skill training lasting 3 to 12 months, and an integrated DDU-GKY 2.0 portal now handles the full project cycle digitally.
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Learning context
DDU-GKY was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development on 25 September 2014, Antyodaya Diwas, the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. It is the placement-linked skilling component of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) and is meant for youth aged 15 to 35 from poor rural families.
Reference: DDU-GKY official website (Ministry of Rural Development)
Check yourself: is DDU-GKY run by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, like PMKVY?
No. DDU-GKY belongs to the Ministry of Rural Development and targets poor rural youth; Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the Skill Development Ministry's scheme. Exam options often swap the two ministries.
Revision task: separate the first-phase figures (14 States/UTs, 1,164 batches, 34,920 youth, a target of 3,57,112) from the scheme-wide ones (31 participating States/UTs, 2026-28 targets).
Test yourself
DDU-GKY 2.0's first phase of training batches, beginning October 2026, covers how many states/UTs?
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Answer: 14
The first phase covers 14 states/UTs with 1,164 batches enrolling 34,920 rural youth, out of a total 31 participating states/UTs under the full scheme.
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