70,000 Rural Youth to Begin Skill Training Under DDU-GKY 2.0 Across States/UTs from October 2026

India, Sept. 25 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

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. Other States are in the advanced stages of target allocations. 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.

DDU-GKY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme providing placement linked skill training to poor ...