Lok Sabha Question No. 1024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, A.T. (NANA) PATIL, ARJUNLAL MEENA, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1024

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA

1024.  SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI  SUKHBIR  SINGH  JAUNAPURIA:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

- (a) the  salient  features/objectives  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana indicating the  funds  allocated/released  and  utilised  vis-a-vis  target  fixed  and  achieved  along  with number of persons benefitted/trained there under during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of skill development centres under the yojana presently functioning in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to open such centres under the yojana in each district of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has reviewed the yojana to ascertain its shortcomings and the number of persons who got employment through the said yojana and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has introduced any programme to train various categories of people including dropouts and labourers in the unorganised sector under the yojana and if so, the details thereof indicating the criteria fixed for participating in the training under the yojana; and
- (f) the further measures taken by the Government to make the yojana more effective for its better implementation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a), (d)  and (f) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)  enables large number of prospective youths for taking short term fresh training and Recognition of Prior Learning  (RPL)  through  accredited  and  affiliated  training  partner/training  centers.  The schemes runs across 221 job roles related to 35 Sector Skill Councils which is a diverse and exhaustive representation of the industry. Under PMKVY, 20,69,871 candidates have been  trained  throughout  the  country  till  now.  Under  PMKVY  (2015-16),  it  was  not mandatory for NSDC's training partners to report employment data. The employment data available reflects only a fraction of the actual employment provided under the scheme.

PMKVY (2015-16) had been approved with an outlay of Rs. 1500 Crore. PMKVY (2016-20),  launched  on  2 nd October,  2016,  has  been  approved  with  an  outlay  of  Rs. 12,000  Crore  to  impart  skilling  to  Rs.  1  Crore  people  over  four  year  (2016-20).  Under PMKVY (2016-20), skill trainings are currently underway.

The  salient  features  of  the  modified  PMKVY  (2016-20)  includes  NSQF  based quality  assurance  framework,  alignment  with  common  norms,  market  relevant  training programmes,  recognition  of  prior  learning,  curriculum  alignment,  national  certification, employable skills, placements etc. Under the modified scheme, the focus on employment has  been  significantly  enhanced.  Scheme  incentivizes  Training  Centers  (TCs)/  Training Partners (TPs) for facilitating placement of the trained candidates. TCs are mandated to organize placement/rozgar melas every six month with the support of Sector Skill Council. Various IT interventions such as Direct Benefit Transfer, Aadhaar linkage of trainers and trainees,  Biometric  attendance  of  candidate,  SMART  portal  based  Accreditation  & Affiliation of TCs etc have been ensured. Additionally, there is a special provision in the scheme to provide post placement support to women, PwDs and candidates from special areas (LWE, North East region and J&K).

- (b) The States/UTs wise list of skill development centres is at Annexure I.
- (c) Ministry is also implementing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) on pan India  basis  to  cover  the  prospective  youths.  Under  the  scheme,  Government  intends  to establish  a  Model  Skill  Centre  in  every  district  for  imparting  skill  training  to  aspirational youths through PMKVY. As of January 2017, 458 PMKKs have been allocated across 441 districts.
- (e) The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  had  launched Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in the year 2015. The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industryrelevant  skill  training  that  will  help  them  in  securing  a  better  livelihood.  Individuals  with prior learning experience or skills will also be assessed and certified under the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) component of the Scheme. RPL mainly focuses on the individuals engaged in unregulated sectors.

The objectives of RPL are primarily three-fold: (i) to align the competencies of the un-regulated  workforce  of  the  country  to  the  standardized  National  Skills  Qualification Framework (NSQF), (ii) to enhance the career/employability opportunities of an individual as well as provide alternative routes to higher education and (iii) to provide opportunities for reducing inequalities based on privileging certain forms of knowledge over others.

## The States/UTs wise list of skill development centres:

| S. No.   | State/UT         |   No. of TCs |
|----------|------------------|--------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |           35 |
| 2.       | Assam            |           28 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |           51 |
| 4.       | Chandigarh       |            1 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh     |           14 |
| 6.       | Delhi            |           67 |
| 7.       | Goa              |            2 |
| 8.       | Gujarat          |           23 |
| 9.       | Haryana          |           87 |
| 10.      | Himachal pradesh |            3 |
| 11.      | Jammu & kashmir  |           26 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand        |           12 |
| 13.      | Karnataka        |           33 |
| 14.      | Kerala           |           22 |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh   |           65 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra      |           62 |
| 17.      | Manipur          |            3 |
| 18.      | Meghalaya        |            2 |
| 19.      | Nagaland         |            5 |
| 20.      | Odisha           |           50 |
| 21.      | Puducherry       |            2 |
| 22.      | Punjab           |           66 |
| 23.      | Rajasthan        |          139 |
| 24.      | Sikkim           |            2 |
| 25.      | Tamilnadu        |          113 |
| 26.      | Telangana        |           54 |
| 27.      | Tripura          |            2 |
| 28.      | Uttar Pradesh    |          220 |
| 29.      | Uttarakhand      |           22 |
| 30.      | West Bengal      |           61 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL            |         1272 |

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