2018 · Q107
Which one of the following statements about the Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is not correct?
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- AIt is a placement-linked skill training programme exclusively for rural girls.
- BIt aims to convert India’s demorgraphic surplus into a demographic dividend.
- CThe scheme aims to benefit more than 55 million poor rural folk.
- DIt is a generational poverty alleviation programme.
Explanation
DDU-GKY (Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana) is a placement-linked skill-training programme for rural youth aged 15–35 — not exclusively for rural girls — so statement A is the not-correct one. Its aims do include converting the demographic surplus into a dividend, benefiting over 55 million rural poor and alleviating generational poverty.