70,000 rural youth to begin DDU-GKY 2.0 skill training across 24 states/UTs from October

September 25, 2026 12:16 PM

70,000 rural youth to begin DDU-GKY 2.0 skill training across 24 states/UTs from October

Around 70,000 rural youth across 24 States and Union Territories are expected to begin skill training under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya–Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) 2.0 from October 2026, as the Ministry of Rural Development accelerates the rollout of the upgraded programme.   According to the DDU-GKY 2.0 portal, targets of 5.6 lakh candidates across more than 1,200 projects have already been allocated to Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs) by 24 States/UTs. Other States/UTs are at ad...

DDU-GKY 2.0: over 34,000 rural youth to begin skill training across 14 States/UTs in October

September 19, 2026 10:22 AM

DDU-GKY 2.0: over 34,000 rural youth to begin skill training across 14 States/UTs in October

The Ministry of Rural Development is set to commence training batches under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) 2.0 across most States and Union Territories from October 2026. As part of the first phase, preparedness for the launch of training batches was reviewed with 14 States and Union Territories, including Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Puducherry, Karnataka, Telangana and Bihar....