Kudumbashree has bagged the national award for the successful implementation of DDU-GKY programme in Kerala for the third time in a row. This time also, Kudumbashree bagged the award by being the second best state nodal agency for implementing the DDUGKY program. This is for the third time that Kudumbashree is bagging the award. Therefore, Kudumbashree is indeed in the joy and glory of bagging yet another National Award for the efficiency. Kudumbashree had received the award for the 2nd Best State, which implemented DDU-GKY skill training programme in India. Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission received the award from Shri. Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Rural Development, Government of India in the presence of the higher officials from Ministry of Rural Development including Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development at the programme held at NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi. 10,972 out of the 13,702 trained youth had secured job placements during 2018-19. Out of them, 258 candidates have secured international job placements.
The Award is constituted by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) for the nodal agencies which implementing Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) skill training programme efficiently and effectively. During 2016-17, Kudumbashree has bagged the 3rd Prize and during 2017-18, Kudumbashree was awarded 2nd Prize. A two stage process was employed by the Award committee for ranking the states based on their performances during last year. Score for achieving training target for the last financial year, score for achieving placement target for the last financial year, score for assessed against trained, score for certified against assessed, score for fund installments, score for training centre capacity utilization, score for inspections done, score for utilization of funds, score for engagement of Technical Support Agency, HR score, usage of MIS, score for timely commencement (PAC to MoU), score for timely commencement (MoU to fund release),score for sanction ( EC approved against sanctioned), State's contribution to National Performance ( Training), State's contribution to National Performance ( Placement), Initiatives or Best Practices etc were the parameters considers for screening the applications etc were considered in the first stage and in the second stage, the presentation on the implementation of programme was done by the states. It was based on the scores attained by the states in two stages the awards were decided.
Kudumbashree had devised various field level and policy level innovations for the successful implementation of the programme in the state. DDUGKY, the skill training and placement programme under the Ministry of Rural Development ( MoRD) occupies a unique position amongst the other skill training programmes due to its focus to the poor rural youth and its emphasis on sustainable employment through the prominence and incentives given to post placement tracking, retention and career progression
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