Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana - Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana?
1) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana is for urban poor only and is managed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
2) It is for skill development.- Published on 21 Mar 16a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: Only 2
- Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana is an overarching scheme for uplift of urban and rural poor through enhancement of livelihood opportunities through skill development and other means.
- SGSY has been renamed to NRLM which in turn is renamed as Aajeevika.
- Aajeevika has a subcomponent for skill Development which is renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana.
- Rural Development Ministry will handle the scheme in rural areas.
- People of 15 years and above are eligible for this in rural areas. In the earlier Aajeevika skill Development subcomponent, the eligibility was 18 years.
- It aims to train 10 lakh people by 2017.
- Since there is an urgent need to focus on areas of drought and rural distress, from this year every block in these distress areas will be taken up as an intensive Block under the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Mission.
- The urban area scheme is managed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
