The Role Of (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) In Promoting Inclusive Rural Development Insights From Tumkur And Bangalore Rural Districts Of Karnataka

Abstract

The inclusive development in the rural regions is hinged on the equal distribution of skills and livelihoods to the poor youths. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is one team of Indian rural skills-based employment placement, the aims of which are to enhance employability and socio-economic mobility of poor rural youth. The paper assesses the role of DDU-GKY in helping to achieve inclusive development in Tumkur and Bangalore Rural districts based on available primary data on 442 beneficiaries. According to the results, the programme reaches underprivileged groups above 85 percent of the trainees were Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and 80 percent were small and fringe farming families. The level of awareness (more than 92 percent) and the improvement of skills is highly related as indicated by statistical tests. According to the results of the training, communication, the level of confidence and decision-making changes tremendously. Regardless of the positive impacts, there are problems of local aptitudes and post-training protection and placement. It concludes on the study that the DDU-GKY can significantly contribute to the inclusive rural development as well as stating the proposal on the policy actions which may make the DDU-GKY sustainable.