From Skills to National Honour: Six DDU-GKY Youth Invited as Special Guests for India’s 80th Independence Day Celebrations
In a significant recognition of the transformative impact of rural skill development, six beneficiaries of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), representing West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Mizoram and Nagaland, were as Special Guests for India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi on 15 August 2026.
The selected beneficiaries received their official invitation letters through India Post to attend the Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort and the prestigious ‘At Home’ dinner reception hosted by the Hon’ble President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This honour is not only a recognition of their individual achievements, but also a national acknowledgement of the transformation enabled by DDU-GKY through skills, sustainable livelihoods and dignified employment.
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80th Independence Day Celebrations at NIRDPR, Hyderabad
The Faculty, Staff, Students and Trainees of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), Hyderabad, celebrated the 80th Independence Day of India on 15 August 2026 with patriotic fervour and enthusiasm. The National Flag was hoisted by Prof. Jyothis Sathyapalan, Professor & Head, NIRDPR. Prof Jyothis also delivered the Independence Day greetings and message from Ms Rohini R. Bhajibhakare, IAS, the Deputy Director General, NIRDPR.
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Training program conducted in the month of August, 2026
The DDU-GKY RC organized and facilitated 3 training programs. The programmes were conducted in online & offline mode, based on the requirements.
Kaushal Pravesh – Orientation on DDU-GKY 2.0’
A 3-day orientation program for SRLM ‘Kaushal Pravesh – Orientation on DDU-GKY 2.0’ was organized on 4th – 6th Aug’26 at NIRDPR Hyderabad. The officials of Kerala SRLM (SPMs & DPM) were part of this orientation program. The objective of this program was to orient the officials on the implementation procedure of program in DDU-GKY 2.0 as according the SOP & Guidelines. This sponsored programme by Kerala SRLM had 21 officials of the state participating.
Online Program
In the month two online training sessions were organized by DDU-GKY RC. The first online session was organized on 3rd Aug’26 on Project Closure procedure in DDU-GKY 1.0 for the SRLM & PIA officials of Arunachal Pradesh. The state has requested for the training to provide them orientation on closure procedure which would help them in closure of procedure as per SOP & Guidelines. The resource person for this online session were Smt. Jyoti Hindupur (AD, DDU-GKY) and Shri. Jagadeeswara Reddy (PO, DDU-GKY). The online session was attended by 22 officials.
The second online session was organized on 12th Aug’26 on Kaushal Salah – Orientation Program on DDU-GKY2.0. In this workshop the officials from PIAs were oriented on DDU-GKY2.0. The resource person for the online training was Mr. Jeevan Reddy (AD, DDU-GKY) and Mr. Abhishek Guria (MM, DDU-GKY). In this virtual session 29 officials were upskilled and oriented on DDU-GKY 2.0 and project application procedures. As a CTSA to states DDU-GKY RC facilitated Capacity Building at states as CTSA three training programs organized by state and our officials deliver session in these programs. The first program was a 3-day program at Jharkhand on DDU-GKY 2.0 (Phase -II) from 5th -7th Aug’26. In this program two officials Mr. Jeevan Reddy (AD, DDU-GKY) and Mr. Ranghey Raghaw (AD, DDU-GKY) were deputed to deliver sessions. In this training session 35 DMs of Jharkhand SRLM and state officials were present.
The second program was one – day training program organized by Assam state on PER, Due Diligence and Centre Inspection for DDU-GKY 2.0 (Phase -II). The training session was delivered by Mr. Himanish Baishya (PO, DDU-GKY) & Mrs Viola Goswami (PO, DDU-GKY).
The third program was a two – day workshop on Monitoring, Capacity Building & Orientation under DDU-GKY 2.0 on 20-21 Aug’26 organized by West Bengal. In this workshop our Mr. Jeevan Reddy (AD, DDU-GKY) & Mr. Sasti Roy (PO, DDU-GKY) delivered sessions and facilitated the workshop.
Glimpses of the Month’s Programs
Online Programs
Offline Program
Support to State as CTSA
CONTRIBUTORS
- Mr. Abhishek Guria, T&D, HQ
- Reports Compiled by: Dr. Nithin Rao
- Reviewed by: Dr. Sandhya Gopakumaran
Articles for Kaushal Samachar may be sent to: trainingddugky@nird.gov.in or nithinrao@nird.gov.in
