Key Tender / EOI Details

Scope of Work

The selected agencies will be responsible for implementing DDU-GKY 2.0 projects in Himachal Pradesh. The broad scope includes:

1. Mobilisation of eligible rural poor youth from districts of Himachal Pradesh.
2. Conducting residential skill training courses only.
3. Delivering training aligned with approved job roles, qualification packs, DDU-GKY 2.0 Guidelines and SOPs.
4. Ensuring minimum training duration of three months with at least 576 hours, including 396 hours of domain training and 180 hours of non-domain training.
5. Providing placement-linked training with strong market relevance.
6. Achieving minimum placement outcomes as per DDU-GKY 2.0 requirements.
7. Ensuring placement verification, retention, documentation, and compliance.
8. Supporting wage employment, self-employment, gig employment, and credit-linked livelihood opportunities as permitted under the scheme.

Priority will be given to projects offering strong market-linked placement opportunities and trades/job roles aligned with current, emerging, and future industry requirements.

Target Details

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants must satisfy the following conditions:

1. The entity should be registered under applicable legal provisions such as the Indian Trusts Act, Societies Registration Act, Cooperative Societies Act, Companies Act, Limited Liability Partnership Act, or other permitted legal structures.
2. Self-Help Groups or their federations, including Cluster Level Federation / Block Level Federation, may apply as permitted under DDU-GKY 2.0 Guidelines.
3. Government and semi-government organisations at State or National level are eligible.
4. NGOs must be registered on NITI Aayog’s Darpan Portal.
5. The applicant entity must be more than three years old as on the date of application, except start-ups recognised by the competent authority.
6. The applicant should possess a valid PRN under DDU-GKY 2.0, wherever applicable.

Eligible Categories of PIAs under DDU-GKY 2.0

The following categories may apply, subject to DDU-GKY 2.0 Guidelines and SOPs:

Ineligibility Conditions

The following applicants may be treated as ineligible:

1. Existing PIAs with pending or initiated recovery proceedings under DDU-GKY.
2. PIAs that failed to place at least 50% of trained candidates under DDU-GKY.
3. PIAs that abandoned projects or whose projects were foreclosed due to poor performance.
4. Agencies with unresolved legal disputes with HPSRLM / MoRD related to DDU-GKY or similar projects.
5. Agencies associated with earlier defaulting PIAs through key managerial personnel, directors, partners, trustees, office bearers, or related parties.
6. Sister concerns, subsidiaries, holding companies, associate entities, or related entities of defaulting organisations.
7. Agencies blacklisted, debarred, or suspended by Central Government, State Government, PSU, statutory authority, or government agency.
8. Consortiums or joint applications are not permitted.
9. Subletting, assignment, transfer, or outsourcing of project, training obligation, or placement obligation is prohibited except where expressly permitted under DDU-GKY 2.0 Guidelines / SOPs.

Financial Criteria, Fees and Security

The EOI mentions application/appraisal fees and performance security. Specific turnover, net worth, and estimated project cost criteria are not clearly specified in the uploaded EOI document.

Bank Details for Fee Payment

Placement and Training Conditions

Selected PIAs must follow DDU-GKY 2.0 Guidelines, SOPs, MoRD notifications, HPSRLM instructions, and sanction conditions. Key conditions include:

1. Training shall be conducted for residential courses only.
2. Minimum course duration: 3 months / 576 hours.
3. Minimum placement requirement: 70% of trained candidates.
4. Wage employment should be at least 50%.
5. Self-employment / gig employment may be up to 20%, or as prescribed by MoRD.
6. Minimum placement retention period: 6 months.
7. Placement must be supported by verifiable proof such as salary bank statements, service charge receipts, income proof, or credit linkage documents.
8. Minimum remuneration within India: ₹10,000 per month or applicable semi-skilled minimum wage, whichever is higher.
9. Minimum remuneration for placements outside India: ₹25,000 per month per candidate.
10. First batch must commence training on or before 31 October 2026.
11. Sanctioned training target must be completed by 31 December 2027.
12. Placement / self-employment / gig employment should begin on or before 31 March 2028.

Category-Wise Target Requirements

Submission Guidelines

Interested agencies must submit their applications online through the official portal:

https://kaushal.rural.gov.in/

Applicants should carefully review the following before submission:

1. DDU-GKY 2.0 Guidelines
2. Standard Operating Procedures
3. MoRD notifications and orders
4. HPSRLM instructions
5. Application requirements on the portal
6. Fee payment instructions
7. Eligibility and ineligibility conditions
8. Training, placement, and project implementation requirements

Payment of the appraisal fee does not guarantee selection, sanction, empanelment, or allotment of targets.

Important Dates

Required Summary Table

Document Checklist

Applicants should keep the following documents ready for submission, as applicable under DDU-GKY 2.0 portal requirements and EOI conditions: