Tamil Nadu Government to conduct skill development training for 71,000 youth : SP Velumani

Chennai: The State government will conduct skill development training programme to about 71,000 youth as part of the birthday celebration of late CM J. Jayalalithaa, State Municipal Administration Minister S. P. Velumani informed the Assembly on Monday.

“This government will take appropriate steps to launch the ‘placement-linked skill training wage employment’ programme – Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY) during 2018 – 19 fiscal,” Mr. Velumani said.

Under DDU-GKY scheme, about 25,000 rural youth and 12,000 under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) would be trained and provided with employment, the Minister said and added that job fairs would be held at district level.

DDU-GKY has been launched by the Union Ministry of Rural Development, in an effort to address two major challenges of economy of the country and the progress of the youth population in the country. Under the DDU-GKY, the Ministry invests in several skilling projects, free of cost to trainees as well as employees and also tracks the progress of trainees over a period of 12 months. The program primarily focuses on rural youth from poor families who fall under the age group of 15-35.

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