DDU-GKY was launched on which date and under which mission?
- A.25 September 2014, under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission
- B.25 September 2015, under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
- C.2 October 2014, under MGNREGA
- D.15 August 2016, under the Skill India Mission
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Explanation
The correct answer is 25 September 2014, under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission. The Ministry of Rural Development started the scheme on that date to give placement-linked skill training to youth of 15 to 35 years from poor rural households, and the scheme is marking its twelfth anniversary this year. Option B moves the launch a year later and attaches the scheme to a different skilling programme, which the ministry does not name as its parent. Option C picks a date associated with cleanliness and rural employment programmes rather than with this scheme, and MGNREGA is a wage employment law, not the mission under which rural skilling sits. Option D names neither the right date nor the right parent mission. The pairing to remember is DDU-GKY with the National Rural Livelihoods Mission, also written as DAY-NRLM.
Read the full article: DDU-GKY 2.0 Raises Minimum Placement Period to Six Months
Practice Questions
Under the DDU-GKY 2.0 framework, what is the minimum placement duration for a trained candidate?
- A.Three months
- B.Six months
- C.Nine months
- D.Twelve months
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Under the earlier design of the scheme a placement counted only when the trained candidate held continuous employment for at least three months, so option A states the old rule and not the present one.
Read the full explanation →What financial assistance is given to a candidate placed under DDU-GKY 2.0?
- A.10,000 rupees paid as a single grant on joining
- B.7,620 rupees, at 1,270 rupees a month for six months
- C.15,000 rupees, at 2,500 rupees a month for six months
- D.No assistance is given after placement
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The support is deliberately paid month by month over the same six months that now make up the minimum placement period, so that the money helps a candidate stay in a new job and a new city rather than arriving as one lump sum.
Read the full explanation →Under Special Campaign 6, the number of e-waste recyclers, refurbishers and producers enrolled on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) rose from 38 to:
- A.More than 75
- B.More than 100
- C.More than 200
- D.More than 500
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Building on the e-waste focus of the previous campaign, Special Campaign 6 worked with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards and the recycling industry to link government offices with authorised recyclers, refurbishers and producers.
Read the full explanation →Which ministry earned the highest revenue from scrap disposal during Special Campaign 6?
- A.Ministry of Coal
- B.Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
- C.Ministry of Defence (Department of Military Affairs)
- D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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It was followed by the Department of Military Affairs with ₹88.96 crore, the Ministry of Coal with ₹61.41 crore and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with ₹34.81 crore.
Read the full explanation →How much revenue did Special Campaign 6 generate through the disposal of scrap, including e-waste?
- A.₹618.06 crore
- B.₹770.50 crore
- C.₹970.33 crore
- D.₹1,120.40 crore
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According to the consolidated data on the Special Campaign 6 portal, scrap disposal across ministries and departments, including e-waste, brought in ₹970.33 crore, about 16% more than Special Campaign 5.0.
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