Which ministry implements the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)?
- A.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- B.Ministry of Labour and Employment
- C.Ministry of Rural Development
- D.Ministry of Education
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Ministry of Rural Development. The announcement on the rollout of DDU-GKY 2.0 came from that ministry, which is also the body pressing States and Union Territories to allot targets to their implementing agencies and holding review meetings with them in phases. DDU-GKY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme offering placement-linked skill training to poor rural youth, and its rural focus is the reason it sits with the rural development ministry rather than elsewhere. Option A is a plausible distractor because skilling is that ministry's broad remit, but this particular scheme is not run by it. Option B is wrong because employment policy and labour welfare, not the delivery of this training programme, fall to that ministry. Option D is wrong because school and higher education are outside the scope of a placement-linked vocational scheme of this kind. Candidates should also note the course length of 3 months to 12 months and the requirement that courses be aligned with the National Skill Qualification Framework.
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Practice Questions
How many rural youth are expected to begin skill training under DDU-GKY 2.0 in October 2026?
- A.About 45,000
- B.About 70,000
- C.About 1.2 lakh
- D.About 5.6 lakh
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The Ministry of Rural Development has said that roughly that many rural young people, organised into 2,015 batches across 24 States and Union Territories, are expected to start their training in the opening month of the rollout.
Read the full explanation →By which date must States and Union Territories allot targets to Project Implementation Agencies so that DDU-GKY 2.0 training can commence?
- A.30 September 2026
- B.31 October 2026
- C.31 December 2026
- D.31 March 2027
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The Ministry of Rural Development has fixed that day as the outer limit by which States and Union Territories are to finish allotting targets to their Project Implementation Agencies, so that batches can actually begin.
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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