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Lok Sabha Question No. 3191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Declaration of Pilgrim Places as National Pilgrimage Centre
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3191 ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## DECLARATION OF PILGRIM PLACES AS NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE CENTRE

3191. PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  demand  that  Sabarimala  in  Kerala  be declared as National Pilgrimage Centre;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the decision taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether there are any similar requests from Kerala and other State Governments to declare other pilgrim centres as National Pilgrimage Centres;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  action  taken  by  the  Government  on  these  requests, State/UT wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) to (e):  Madam, Ministry of Tourism does not declare any destination  as  National  Pilgrimage  Centre.    Thus,  no  proposal  for declaration of Sabrimala in Kerala as National Pilgrimage Centre is pending  in  the  Ministry.    Development  and  Promotion  of  tourist places including the Pilgrimage Centres is the responsibility of the respective State Governments/Union Territories.  However, Ministry of Tourism, under its scheme 'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive' (PRASHAD) provides Central  Financial  Assistance  only  for  infrastructure  development and beautification of Pilgrimage Centres on receipt of suitable DPRs submitted by State Governments/Union Territories, subject to availability  of  funds,  liquidation  of  pending  utilisation  certificate against  the  fund  released  earlier  and  adherence  to  the  relevant scheme guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: SEZs in Bihar
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3189 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  AUGUST, 2018

## SEZs  IN BIHAR

## 3189(H). SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE  &  INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in a backward State like Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any step to set up SEZ for pharma sector to alleviate the backwardness of Bihar;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e): As  per  the  Special  Economic  Zones  Act,  2005,  a  Special  Economic  Zone  (SEZ) may be established either jointly or severally by the Central Government, State Governments or any  person  for  manufacture  of  goods  or  rendering  services  or  for  both  or  as  a  Free  Trade  and Warehousing Zone.  Proposals for setting up of SEZs are considered by the Board of Approval only after written consent of the concerned State Government.  SEZs being set up under the SEZs Act, 2005 and SEZ Rule, 2006 are primarily private investment driven.  At this point of time, there is no proposal for establishment of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Bihar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Quality Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Quality Education

## 3188. SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the quality of higher professional education is bad particularly graduates of engineering  and  information  technology  could  not  get  employment  due  to  poor standard;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  action  plan  to  ensure  quality education in engineering colleges across the country; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  actions  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to develop professional courses across the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a):  The  students  graduating  from  premier  technical  institutions  i.e.  Indian  Institute  of Science (IISc), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) have secured employment in leading multinational companies owing to their widely recognized technical knowledge  and  skills. Further, the details regarding students graduating  from  AICTE  approved  Engineering  Colleges  and  securing  placements  from Academic Year 2014-15 to 2016-17are as follows:

|   Sl. No. | Academic Year   |   Number of students graduated |   Number of students placed |   On-campus Placement percentage |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | 2014-15         |                         759265 |                      334645 |                            44.07 |
|         2 | 2015-16         |                         785461 |                      361105 |                            45.97 |
|         3 | 2016-17         |                         777635 |                      362829 |                            46.66 |

These  figures  do  not  include  the  students  who  got  jobs  directly  without  going  through campus placements, who are self-employed in start-ups and those who had taken to higher studies.

(b) & (c). With a view to improve the standards of technical knowhow and knowledge of engineering  professionals  who  are  graduating  from  various  colleges  to  enable  them  to compete at the global level, the following package of measures have been approved by the

AICTE:(i)  Perspective Plan for Technical Education; (ii)  Introduction of Induction programme for engineering students; (iii) Revision of curriculum; (iv) Mandatory internships; (v) Industry readiness  by  imparting  technical  and  soft  skills;  (vi)  Promoting  innovation/start-ups;  (vii) Exam  reforms;  (viii)  Training  of  teachers  and  (ix)  Mandatory  accreditation  of  all  the programmes through the National Board of Accreditation before 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Higher Education to Children of Naxal affected Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3 187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## HIGHER EDUCATION TO CHILDREN OF NAXAL AFFECTED AREAS

## †3187.    SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes any new project to provide higher education and nutritious food to the children of Maoist and Naxal affected areas;

(b) whether the Government is likely to invite any Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) for the purpose to provide education and employment to the children and youths of such affected areas; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a) : While the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been implementing schemes which seek to plug gaps and provide education and health facilities for tribal population, there is no new proposal / project in the Ministry to provide higher education and nutritious food to the children of Maoist and Naxal affected areas.

(b) & (c) : Does not arise, in view of  reply in (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Cloak Room facility at Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3186 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.8.2018

## CLOAK ROOM FACILITY AT MONUMENTS

## 3186. SHRI  PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  measures taken by the Government to maintain hygiene and cleanliness standards across monuments in Delhi;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  ensure  proper  cloak room facility at the monuments for visitors carrying valuable items; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the details of funds spent for the purpose in Delhi during the year 2017-18, monument-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Regular maintenance of the monument including hygiene and cleanliness is carried in the centrally protected monuments in Delhi.
- (b)&(c) Cloak  room  facility  is  available  at  Red  Fort  and  Qutab  Minar.  Cloak  rooms  are maintained under overall maintenance of respective monuments.  The funds spent under  Annual  Repair  Head  for  maintenance  of  said  monuments    during  the  year 2017-18 are as under:

Red Fort:        Rs.100.99 lakhs

Qutab Minar:  Rs.  42.28 lakhs
Lok Sabha Question No. 3184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Tourism related Works under PRASHAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI, VIKRAM USENDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3184 ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## TOURISM RELATED WORKS UNDER PRASHAD SCHEME

## 3184. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN: SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken up any work in the State of Andhra  Pradesh  to  be  implemented  under  PRASHAD  Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the popular pilgrimage places like, Tirupati, Antarvadi,  Annavaram,  temples  in  East  Godavari  District  and Simhachalam  Temple  in  Visakhapatnam  and  in  Arasavalli Temple  in  Srikakulam  district  of  Andhra  Pradesh  have  been included under PRASHAD Scheme and if so, the details thereof along with the funds sanctioned and allotted for each temple;
- (c) the amount of funds sanctioned and utilised for the integrated development on priority basis of pilgrimage places of various States including Chhattishgarh under 'PRASHAD' Scheme;
- (d) whether the Government has selected famous religious sites/pilgrimage places of Chhattishgarh for their development under the said Scheme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) and (b): The detail of the projects undertaken by Ministry of Tourism for  implementation  in  the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  under PRASHAD Scheme is given below:

- i. Development  of  Amaravati  Town,  Guntur  District  as  a Tourist Destination sanctioned in the year 2015-16 with the  cost  of  Rs.  28.36  crore  and  an  amount  of  Rs.  22.69 crore has been released till date.
- ii. Development of Srisailam Tample, Kurnool District in the year  2017-18  with  the  cost  of  Rs.  47.45  crore  and  an amount of Rs. 22.75 crore has been released till date.

(c) to (e):  Since it's inception in the year 2014-15, 28 sites/destinations in 21 states have been selected for infrastructure  development  under  PRASHAD and total 24 projects have  been  sanctioned  in  16  states  with  the  approved  cost  of Rs.727.16  crore  and  an  amount  of  Rs.270.24  crore  has  been released for these projects till date. Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple of Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh State is one of the  above  28  selected  sites.  Proposal  from  Chhattisgarh  State Government is awaited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Welfare of Drivers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAJ KUMAR SAINI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## WELFARE OF DRIVERS

†3183. SHRI RAJKUMAR SAINI:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  passed  any  specific  bill  regarding  the security (Pension, ESI and PF) of the drivers and their dependent families in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)if not, whether benefits can be provided to the drivers after issuing Sarathi
- Suraksha Card to them in future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (c): A driver working under any establishment or process or factory in which  the  employed  persons  are  more  than  10,  will  be  entitled  to  get  the benefits  of  Employees'  State  Insurance  and  a  driver  working  under  any establishment or factory in which the employed persons are more than 20, will also get the benefits of Provident fund.

In order to provide social security benefits to the workers in the unorganised sector, the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 has been  enacted  to  provide  welfare  schemes  in  matters  relating  to  life  and disability  cover,  health  and  maternity  benefits,  old  age  protection  to  the unorganised workers. Various Ministries/Departments of the Central Government  are  implementing  such  social  security  schemes  like  Indira Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension  Scheme  (Ministry  of  Rural  Development); National Family Benefit Scheme (Ministry of Rural Development); health and maternity  schemes  (Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare).  The  Central Government is also implementing Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) to provide life and  disability  coverage  to  the  unorganised  workers  depending  upon  their eligibility.

There is no proposal at present regarding Sarathi Suraksha Card.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Staff under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3182 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Staff under Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

## †3182. SHRI  GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- ( a) whether  honorarium  at  the  rate  of  Rs.  3000  for  head  cook,  Rs.  2500  for  Assistant cook/Assistant  and  Rs.  3000  for  chowkidar  per  month  has  been  sanctioned  in  all  the States  under  the  Balika  Chhatrawas  Yojana  in  the  year  2016-17  under  the  Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan;
- (b) if  so,  the  rate  at  which  the  honorarium  was  sanctioned  in  these  hostels  for  Madhya Pradesh in the year 2015-16; and
- (c) the  reasons  for  difference  in  the  rates  mentioned  above  and  the  rates  prevailing  in Madhya Pradesh?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a): Yes Madam. As per the Guidelines of Girls Hostel Component of erstwhile  Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), the financial norms prescribe the upper limits of salary of Chowkidar (Rs. 3000/-per month),  Head Cook (Rs. 3000/- per month) and Assistant Cook (Rs. 2500/-per month), for support under the scheme. However, salaries of staff of Girls Hostel may vary from State to State and is governed by the Minimum wages act of the respective States.

(b): For the year 2015-16, under recurring grant of Girls Hostel Component, the honorarium of  Chowkidar,  Head  Cook  and  Assistant  Cook  were  approved  @  Rs.  5939/-  per  person  as proposed by the State Government on the prevailing collector rate.

(c): Financial support of Government of India is provided to the States/UTs as per the limits indicated  in  the  scheme  guidelines  and  it  is  for  the  State/UT  concerned  to  make  disbursal  of salary as per prevailing minimum wages. The expenditure over and above this limit is borne by the concerned State/UT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: PNG Supply
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV, RAVNEET SINGH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3181 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

PNG Supply

## 3181.   SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is using/ proposes to use PNG for the supply of cooking gas to every  household  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  cities  where  only PNG is being used and the funds spent thereon till date, State/ UT-wise;

(b) whether all the big cities in Bihar including Patna are deprived of PNG/CNG and the State Government has sent any proposal to provide the PNG/CNG in Bihar and if so, the details thereof along with the current status of the said proposal; and

(c) whether the Government has explored the feasibility of domestic and industrial PNG in the city of Ludhiana along with the existing infrastructure for Industrial areas and if so, the details  thereof  along  with  any  feedback  from  entrepreneurs  in  the  region  regarding  their acceptance of the PNG?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c ) Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board  (PNGRB),  the  authority  to grant  authorization  to  the  entities  for  the  development  of  City  Gas Distribution (CGD)  network,  identifies  the  Geographical  Areas  (GAs)  for  the development  of  CGD network  depending  on  the  natural  gas  pipeline  connectivity/natural  gas  availability  and techno-commercial feasibility. The selected entity markets both Piped Natural Gas (PNG) / Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) based on the work plan and techno-economic feasibility. As  on  1.07.2018,  44.43  lakh  households  have  been  provided  Piped  Natural  Gas  (PNG) connections in India.

PNGRB  has  authorised  Patna  in  Bihar  to  GAIL  (India)  Ltd.  for  CGD  development  on 28.03.2018.  In  addition  to  Patna,  PNGRB  has  covered  Aurangabad,  Kaimur,  Rohtas, Begusarai, Gaya and Nalanda Districts in 9 th round of CGD bidding.

PNGRB has authorized M/s. Jay Madhok Energy Private Limited for development of CGD network in Ludhiana GA with an approved work plan.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Publication of Historical Inscriptions
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3177 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06-08-2018

## PUBLICATION OF HISTORICAL INSCRIPTIONS

## 3177.     SHRI K. N. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the ASI and Epigraphic Society of India have discovered and copied several thousands of Tamil inscriptions found in ancient temples of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and in foreign countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the Tamil inscriptions found so far State-wise, Country-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to publish those historically important Tamil inscriptions and allocated any funds in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the ASI has adequate epigraphist to execute the work and if so, the number of epigraphists working in ASI?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes  Madam,  Epigraphy  Branch  has  copied  nearly  38,200  Tamil  inscriptions  from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  and Telangana. The jurisdiction of Epigraphy Branch is only in India.

Epigraphical Society of India is a private organization and not involved in this work.

- (b) The details are as under:-
- (c)&(d)  The  gist  of  all  inscriptions  is  published  in Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy and texts of inscriptions are published in South Indian Inscriptions in 37 volumes.

| Tamil Nadu, about     | 36,000   |
|-----------------------|----------|
| Andhra Pradesh, about | 1,000    |
| Karnataka, about      | 1,000    |
| Telangana, about      | 200      |

Funds are allocated as per requirement.

- (e)        ASI has adequate epigraphists and the 04 sanctioned posts for Tamil language are all presently filled up.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Train Skill Labour Force
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## TRAIN SKILL LABOUR FORCE

## Ϯ 3173. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

## Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) the  scheme  of  the  Government  to  train  skilled  labour  force  in  view  of  strategic  role played by the manufacturing industry in the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP);
- (b) the total number of persons provided employment after training in this sector during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has extended its co-operation to the agencies associated with the manufacturing industry for this purpose;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the targets fixed by the Government for the next three years ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

(a) to (e) The Government is implementing a number of schemes for imparting employable skills  to  the  youth  through  short  term  and  long  term  training.  Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY  2016-20),  the  flagship  scheme  of  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), 31.12 lakh candidates have been trained till 10.07.2018, throughout the  country  and  as  per  the  reported  data,  7.06  lakh  candidates  have  been  placed  in  various sectors across the country. Initiative has also been taken to set up Model Skill Centres called Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendras  (PMKKs),  in  districts.  As  on  date,  462  PMKKs  have  been established throughout the country. Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) infrastructure has been strengthened  to  impart  long  term  training.  There  are  14,273  ITIs  in  the  country  with  seating capacity of 30.7 lakh.

Engagement  with  industry  is  an  integral  part  of  skilling  programmes.  Sector  Skill Councils have been set up as industry led bodies to develop National Occupational Standards (NOS) as per changing requirement of industry, engage with industry for increasing opportunities for apprenticeship training and placements.

PMKVY (2016-20) has a target for skilling 10 million youth of the country.

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