Arunachal State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ArSRLM), Government of Arunachal Pradesh, invites proposals from eligible and interested Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs) through this EOI for the allocation of targets under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) 2.0 scheme. The target for Financial Year 2025-28 is to skill 2052 rural poor youth in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, including 410 candidates for Captive Employers and 103 for Persons with Disabilities (PwD).
Preferences will be given to PIAs covering the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) candidates, and the PIAs having their working registered office in Arunachal Pradesh and who will be able to establish their Training Centre within the State.
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible, an applicant PIA must be:
- Registered under Indian Trust Acts or any State Society Registration Act or any State Cooperative Societies or MultiState Co-operative Acts or the Companies Act 2013 or the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2008, or SHGs and its federations namely Cluster Level Federation/Block Level Federations.
- A Government or semi-government organization at the State and National Levels.
- NGOs must be registered with NITI Aayog’s Darpan Portal.
- Be more than three years old at the time of application except Start-ups.
Categories of PIAs:
- Captive Employers.
- Existing PIAs having experience of greater than 50% placement with DDU-GKY.
- Skilling Agencies who do not have any DDU-GKY experience.
- Start-ups for Skilling recognised by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
Indicative List of priority Sectors and Courses:
The Agencies who can run the courses of various SSC listed in DDU-GKY website may apply for this project.
An indicative list of priority sector/courses is given below:
- Apparel: Sewing Machine Operator, Fabric Cutter, Fabric Layer Man
- Aerospace & Aviation: Airline Cargo Assistant, Airline Cabin Crew
- Automotive: Automotive Body Repair Assistant
- Beauty & Wellness: Cosmetologist, Beauty Therapist Nail Technician
- Food Processing: Assistant Baking Technician
- Construction: Assistant Electrician, Assistant Construction Fitter, Assistant False Ceiling and Drywall Installer
- Electronics & Hardware: Assistant Technician – TV, Field Technician – Air Conditioner, Mobile Phone
Hardware Repair Technician - Furniture & Fittings: Assistant Carpenter
- Plumbing: Assistant Plumber – General
- IT-ITES: Certificate Course in Coding Skills, Artificial Intelligence Associate
- Electronics & Hardware: Mobile Phone Hardware Repair Technician
- IT-ITES: Certificate Course in Coding Skills
- IT-ITES: Artificial Intelligence Associate
- Furniture & Fittings: Assistant Carpenter
Last Date for Submission: 27 May 2026
DDUGKY 2.0 Guidelines can be read at the link – DDUGKY 2.0 Guidelines
