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Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

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  Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), the skill training and placement program of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), occupies a unique position amongst other skill training programs, due to its focus on the rural poor youth and its emphasis on sustainable employment through the prominence and incentives are given to post-placement tracking, retention, and career progression. *Features of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana -Enable Poor and Marginalized to Access Benefits - Demand led skill training at no cost to the rural poor -Inclusive Program Design - Mandatory coverage of socially disadvantaged groups (SC/ST 50%; Minority 15%; Women 33%) -Shifting Emphasis from Training to Career Progression - Pioneers in providing incentives for job retention, career progression and foreign placements -Greater Support for Placed Candidates - Post-placement support, migration support and alumn

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

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  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme This scheme aims to supplement the financial needs of all landholding farmers’ families in procuring various inputs to ensure proper crop, health, and appropriate yields, commensurate with the anticipated farm income as well as for domestic needs. Under the Scheme an amount of Rs.6000/- (Six thousand) per year is released by the Central Government online directly into the bank accounts of the eligible farmers under Direct Benefit Transfer mode, subject to certain exclusions.  Benefits and Eligibility conditions for this scheme All land holding eligible farmer families (subject to the prevalent exclusion criteria) are to avail of the benefits under this scheme, as per the cabinet decision taken in May 2019. The revised Scheme is expected to cover around 2 crores more farmers, increasing the coverage of PM-KISAN to around 14.5 crore beneficiaries. Under the scheme, financial benefit has been provided to all Small and Marginal landholder f