Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU‐GKY) is the placement and career progression-oriented skilling initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India (MoRD). The programme provides time-bound skill training and economic empowerment of rural poor youths.

•It was launched with an aim to ensure quality trainings to rural youth post which they would be employed in sectors as per the trade in which they have been trained. It is a unique PPP model wherein funding is provided by Ministry of Rural Development along with respective State Governments to the private training agencies known as PIAs (Project Implementing Agencies).