This e-learning portal is designed and maintained by the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) Division of the National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India.

NIRD&PR plays the following three major roles in implementing DDU-GKY:

1. It is responsible for appraisal, monitoring and evaluation of projects implemented under DDU-GKY.
2. It works as a knowledge partner of MoRD in developing procedures for implementing the programme and conducting research on related activities.
3. It acts as a training partner by building capacities of various entities in the DDU-GKY ecosystem. The design, development and administration of this portal has been undertaken as part of this role.

More details on NIRD&PR and its activities are available at www.nird.org.in