SkillingEmploymentSocial welfareMinistry of Rural Development, Government of India (under NRLM); implemented in Bihar by the State Rural Livelihoods Mission / Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (BRLPS - JEEViKA) as nodal agency

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) — Bihar

दीन दयाल उपाध्याय ग्रामीण कौशल्य योजना

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Transform economically disadvantaged rural youth into self-reliant, market-relevant workers through placement-linked, market-driven skill training, with a focus on poor rural households.

Benefit type

training

For

Unemployed youth, SHG / Jeevika member

Age

15–45 years

Highest education

Any

Who can apply

For

Unemployed youth, SHG / Jeevika member

Age

15–45 years

Highest education

Any

Gender

Any

Social category

All categories

Income

No income bar

Domicile

Any

Eligibility

Rural poor youth aged 15-35 (up to 45 for women, PVTGs, PwDs, transgender persons and special groups), identified as poor via Participatory Identification of Poor, BPL/SECC auto-inclusion, MGNREGA households, RSBY/Antyodaya cardholders or NRLM SHG membership. Mandatory coverage for SC/ST (34%), minorities (13%) and women (33%). Bihar-resident rural youth apply through JEEViKA/training partners.

Details

Benefit type: training
Benefit detail: Free, fully residential or non-residential market-driven skill training with national/internationally aligned certification, mandatory placement support (target of at least 70-75% of trained candidates placed in jobs), post-placement support and migration/handholding assistance.
Target beneficiary: Rural poor youth (15–45)
Launch date: —

Status evidence

Active

BRLPS/JEEViKA official skills-and-jobs page details DDU-GKY as a currently-run program with placement targets and ongoing Expression of Interest for training partners in Bihar; central MoRD scheme remains active on the unified kaushal.rural.gov.in portal. JEEViKA is named as the standing nodal agency for Bihar.

Last budget year: —
Last notification: —
Last verified: 22-06-2026 · 5 days ago