Maruti Suzuki India, Ministry of Rural Development sign MoU for training rural youth under DDU-GKY

Significance

Considering the challenges faced by India’s rural youth in getting employment such as the lack of formal education and employability skills, the Ministry decided to partner with Maruti Suzuki India, the leading industry from the automotive sector, under the DDU-GKY.

DDU-GKY will bridge this gap by funding training projects with an emphasis on placement, retention, career progression and foreign placement of rural youth.

Maruti Suzuki will provide training to atleast 5000 candidates in two years with assured placement to the rural youth of our country.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) was launched by the Union government on September 25, 2014.

The Yojana was launched during the 98th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay. Earlier the Yojana was known as Aajeevika Skills Development Programme (ASDP).

• The Yojana aims at training 10 lakh (1 million) rural youths for jobs.
• Skill development training centres are being launched to address the unemployment problem in the rural area.
• The skills imparted under the Yojana are benchmarked against international standards and complement the Prime Minister’s ‘Make In India’ campaign.
• The Kaushalya Yojana addresses the need for imparting training by involving in private players including international players to impart the skills to the rural youths.

The minimum age for entry under the Yojana is 15 years compared to 18 years under the Aajeevika Skills Programme.