This document provides information about the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DDU-AY), a Government of India scheme for skill development and employment generation for the rural and urban poor. It summarizes that DDU-AY replaced earlier schemes and aims to train 1 million rural people by 2017. The document outlines the history and objectives of the scheme, and provides details on skill training and employment provided from 2014-2016, with some states faring better than others in implementation. It also briefly discusses the National Rural Livelihood Mission that was merged into DDU-AY.