The government of India has taken several initiatives for skill development among rural youth through Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) schemes. In this context, the impact of the PMKVY and DDU-GKY initiatives of the government has to be studied as a huge sum of money is involved in the implementation of the scheme. The present study examines the challenges of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) in Jalgaon Taluka of Maharashtra state. The study concluded that the challenges of PMKVY are lack of boost to entrepreneurship, lack of coordination among various skill development programs, and lack of focus on outcomes. The challenges of DDU-GKY are less duration of the training, lack of boost to entrepreneurship, and lack of coordination among various skill development programs