Paschim Banga Society of Skill Development (PBSSD) is the implementation arm for phase two of the project in West Bengal. PBSSD has invited/ will invite applications from interested Project Implementation Agencies (PIAs) as per the guidelines available at https://kaushal.rural.gov.in/#/home. PBSSD has been assigned a target of training 2,032 candidates under DDUGKY 2.0 in the FY 2025-26. PBSSD intends to appoint a Project Appraisal Agency (PAA) for appraisal of various proposal being received for the implementation of DDU-GKY in the State of West Bengal.
About DDUGKY
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme having funding in the ratio 60:40 between the Central and State Governments, aimed at enhancing employability of rural youth. Project Implementing Agencies are required to train the rural youth as per notified course curricula and place them. Coverage of all sections of society is to be ensured.
Through this RFP PBSSD would evaluate the responses on technical qualifications of the bidders and calculate the technical score. This will be followed by calculation of the financial score based on the financial bid.
Scope of Work:
Role of Project Appraisal Agency (PAA)
- The PAAs shall perform an in-depth assessment validating the credentials submitted by the applicant /Project Implementing Agency (PIA) based on the parameters as per the SoP published on https://kaushal.rural.gov.in/#/home, and abiding by subsequent modifications in the SoP (if any).
- The PAA would need to access the project application submitted by the applicant PIAs on the portal (https://kaushal.rural.gov.in/#/eoi) and start the appraisal process based on the project application and supporting forms submitted by the applicant PIA.
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- The appraisal of projects would be undertaken at two levels:
- Initial screening to be completed by the appraisal agency within 10 calendar days of submission of the proposal by prospective Project Implementing Agencies on the portal. Initial screening involves checking an application as per Initial screening checklist Standard Instruction 1.12 and the following:
- Verification of Transaction ID for payment of non-refundable application fees of ₹25,000 plus applicable GST.
- Documents furnished by a PIA as per initial screening checklist as per Guidelines of DDUGKY 2.0.
- Eligibility criteria of PIA in terms of Guidelines of DDUGKY 2.0
- In case of existing PIAs, whether the PIA is blacklisted or not by any State in India; and whether any recovery proceedings are going on at the time of application. The Blacklisting criteria have been mentioned in the Guidelines of DDUGKY 2.0.
- Qualitative appraisal to be completed by the appraisal agency within 30 calendar days of allocation. Qualitative appraisal involves detailed evaluation of PIA and project application on basis of respective appraisal parameter for that category, which is defined in the respective Standard Form (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D as defined in the SoP). A brief outline of the Standard Forms is mentioned below:
- Standard Form 1A: Qualitative Appraisal Scorecard A -For Priority A Applicant (Captive Employer)
- Standard Form 1B: Qualitative Appraisal Scorecard B – For Priority B Applicant (Existing Skilling Agencies having experience of greater than 50% placement outcome achievement)
- Standard Form1C: Qualitative appraisal, Score card C – For Priority C Applicant (Evaluation Framework for Skilling Agencies that do not have any DDUGKY experience)
- Standard Form 1D: Qualitative Appraisal, Score card D – For Priority D Applicant (Evaluation Framework for Start-ups for skilling recognized by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GoI)
- Qualitative appraisal to be completed by the appraisal agency within 30 calendar days of allocation. Qualitative appraisal involves detailed evaluation of PIA and project application on basis of respective appraisal parameter for that category, which is defined in the respective Standard Form (1A, 1B, 1C, 1D as defined in the SoP). A brief outline of the Standard Forms is mentioned below:
- Initial screening to be completed by the appraisal agency within 10 calendar days of submission of the proposal by prospective Project Implementing Agencies on the portal. Initial screening involves checking an application as per Initial screening checklist Standard Instruction 1.12 and the following:
- Based on the appraisal, the PAA shall prepare the final Project Appraisal Report (PAR). The PAR would be a comprehensive evaluation report where designated appraisal agency shall submit its detailed findings after evaluation of every project. This report would serve as a compendium for transparent decision-making, enabling approval or rejection of proposals based on evidence-based insights. A brief outline of the sections to be include in the PAR is mentioned below:
- Executive Summary and Final Recommendations
- Score card (Standard Form 1A, Standard Form 1B, Standard Form 1C, Standard Form 1D) as applicable
- Brief overview of project application, organizational background, description of previous experience, rational behind choosing the particular trade and target by the applicant PIA.
- Detailed findings as per the relevant Standard Form.
- In addition to the above sections, the following Annexures need to be attached:
- Annexure 1 – Marks obtained, along with reason for those marks for each question of the relevant Standard Form
- Annexure 2 – Priority Score for Ranking of proposals
- Annexure 3 – Project Application and result of initial screening.
- Annexure 4 – Additional information and evidence collected. All the evidence should be labelled /coded/numbered and referenced in the scoring matrices and saved with that label/ code/ number
- The PAA shall submit the PAR to PBSSD after completing all the steps as mandated by the SoP for each project. This report shall be further evaluated by the Project Approval Committee (PAC) before arriving on final decision regarding the Project application.
- Finally, the PAA shall dispose the project application i.e., either accept or reject the project application of the portal in accordance with the final decision of PAC.
Participants can be:
- Consulting Firms,
- Evaluation & Financial Appraisal Agencies and
- other similar firms having credentials of similar work and financial solvency
Duration:
Six months, with the scope of further extension based on the performance of PAA and subject to extension of scheme implementation period.
Last Date for Submission: 03 November 2025
Note: No existing PIA/ TSA/ CTSA in the State may be selected as Appraisal Agency as per guidelines and to prevent conflict of interest.
Interested agencies should read the complete details and application process in the RFP document attached below.
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