Which ministry implements the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana?
- A.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- B.Ministry of Rural Development
- C.Ministry of Labour and Employment
- D.Ministry of Education
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Explanation
The answer is the Ministry of Rural Development, which is reviewing State readiness and rolling out the second phase of the scheme. The placement of DDU-GKY under Rural Development rather than under Skill Development is the point worth fixing in memory, because the name contains the word Kaushalya and the obvious guess is therefore wrong.
The clue is in the rest of the name: Grameen. The scheme is aimed at poor rural youth specifically, which is what puts it in the rural development portfolio. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, its training is tied to placement rather than ending at a certificate, and courses run from three months up to twelve. The other ministries listed all work on employment or training in some form, which is exactly what makes them effective distractors.
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Practice Questions
How many rural youth will begin training in the first round of DDU-GKY 2.0 in October 2026?
- A.34,920
- B.3,57,112
- C.1,164
- D.5.6 lakh
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Four figures travel together in this item and the question turns on keeping them apart.
Read the full explanation →What is the sanctioned training target for the fourteen States and UTs reviewed in the first phase?
- A.34,920 rural youth by December 2026
- B.1,164 rural youth by December 2027
- C.3,57,112 rural youth by 31 December 2027
- D.5.6 lakh rural youth, with no deadline stated
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This is the sanctioned target for the fourteen States and Union Territories reviewed in the first phase, and it sits well above what actually starts in October 2026, which is 34,920 young people in 1,164 batches.
Read the full explanation →Who chairs the Governing Council, the apex body of the CAPEX Support Scheme for critical mineral processing?
- A.The Cabinet Secretary
- B.The Secretary, Ministry of Mines
- C.The Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
- D.The Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises
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The scheme has a three-tier governance structure. At the apex sits the Governing Council, chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Mines, which gives strategic guidance, reviews progress, makes the final selection of beneficiaries and sanctions the capital support; it may also approve changes to the scheme guidelines with the Union…
Read the full explanation →For which two minerals does the CAPEX Support Scheme fund processing plants?
- A.Lithium and cobalt
- B.Lithium and nickel
- C.Nickel and graphite
- D.Cobalt and rare earths
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The scheme funds four plants in all, two for lithium with a capacity of at least 30 kt each and two for nickel with a capacity of at least 50 kt each.
Read the full explanation →What is the total outlay of the CAPEX Support Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Processing?
- A.Rs 1,500 crore
- B.Rs 2,800 crore
- C.Rs 2,814 crore
- D.Rs 10,000 crore
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The Union Cabinet cleared the CAPEX Support Scheme to Promote Critical Mineral Processing on 4 November 2026 with exactly this outlay, spread over five financial years running from FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31, and funded wholly from budgetary support.
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