Lok Sabha Question No. 2590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Second Phase of the PMKVY through NSDC
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## SECOND PHASE OF THE PMKVY THROUGH NSDC

2590.  SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

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

- (a) whether National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has approved proposals  from  States  and  assigned  a  target  to  skill  candidates  in  the  first  phase  of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  State  have  commenced  the  training  and  other  States  are  still  in various stage of competing the approval process and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any target to impart relevant skills in second phase of the PMKVY through NSDC;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  timeframe  fixed  by  the  Government  for  the second phase of the PMKVY; and
- (e) the number of persons trained by NSDC under second phase of PMKVY so far and the steps taken/being taken by the Government to achieve the target?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) and (b) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  through  National  Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is implementing a flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  on  pan-India  basis  for  imparting  skill  development training  (Short-term  training  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning)  to  the  prospective candidates through accredited and affiliated training centres/ training providers. Under PMKVY 2015-16, a total of 19.85 lakh candidates were trained in various job roles and sectors  throughout  the  country.  Under  PMKVY  2015-16,  there  was  no  State  specific fund and physical target allocation.
- (c) to (e) After successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)  during  2015-16,  Government  has  modified  its  guidelines  to  make  more proactive,  transparent  and  beneficiary  oriented.  PMKVY  2016-20,  which  started  from 2nd October 2016 onwards, aims to provide skilling to one crore people (60 lakh under Fresh Training and 40 lakh under RPL) over the four years (2016-2020) with an outlay of  Rs.12,000  crore.  PMKVY  2016-20  has  two  components  known  as  Centrally

Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) being implemented by National Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  and  Centrally  Sponsored  State  Managed  (CSSM) being implemented by State Skill Development Missions of the States/ UTs popularly known as State- Engagement Component of PMKVY (2016-20).

Under CSCM component of PMKVY 2016-20, as 28.02.2018, 26.89 lakh (appx.) candidates have been trained (13.97 lakh STT + 6.46 lakh RPL) / undergoing training (6.46 lakh appx.) under Short Term Training and Recognition of Prior Learning.

Under CSSM  component of PMKVY  2016-20, 25% of the funds and corresponding physical targets of PMKVY 2016-20 has been allocated to the States for the  implementation  of  scheme  through  State  Skill  Development  Missions.  As  on 09.03.2018,  proposal  of  35  States/UTs  has  been  received  by  Ministry  and  after evaluation  of  proposals  Ministry  has  in-principle  approved  the  physical  and  financial targets. The state-wise details of in-principle approved funds and sanctioned/released under  CSSM  component  of  PMKVY  2016-20,  as  on  09.03.2018,  are  given  at Annexure-I .

Further,  under  modified  PMKVY  scheme,  various  IT  measures  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  for  promoting  transparency  and  accountability.  Under  the  scheme,  focus  on employment  has  been  significantly  enhanced.  Scheme  incentivizes  Training  Centers (TCs)/ Training Providers (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.  Further,  the  reimbursement  of  last  20%  of  training  cost  to  TCs would be made only after wage employment or self employment to at least 70% of the trained candidates. 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).  Further,  Ministry  review  PMKVY  2016-20  periodically through  PMKVY  Steering  Committee,  PMKVY  Executive  Committee,  PMKVY  Review Meetings, PMKVY Monitoring Committee, Oversight through PMKVY BI tool, etc.

State-wise  details  of  funds  approved  and  sanctioned/released  under  CSSM component of PMKVY 2016-20, as on 09.03.2018, are given below:

| S. No.      | State Name           | Physical Targets Approval (2016- 20)   | Funds Approved (2016-20)   | Funds Released by MSDE   |
|-------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.          | Punjab               | 55,028                                 | 80,69,30,592               | 26,39,52,000             |
| 2.          | Uttar Pradesh        | 1,42,552                               | 2,09,04,00,000             | 52,26,00,000             |
| 3.          | Chhattisgarh         | 48,532                                 | 71,16,73,248               | 13,19,76,000             |
| 4.          | Rajasthan            | 64,526                                 | 94,62,15,130               | 14,19,35,789             |
| 5.          | Madhya Pradesh       | 84,058                                 | 1,23,26,26,512             | 21,46,66,296             |
| 6.          | Tripura              | 36,875                                 | 54,07,35,000               | 8,37,68,100              |
| 7.          | Andhra Pradesh       | 64,608                                 | 94,74,11,712               | 11,84,26,464             |
| 8.          | Tamil Nadu           | 1,40,880                               | 2,06,58,64,320             | 34,43,10,720             |
| 9.          | Puducherry           | 10,619                                 | 15,57,17,016               | 2,59,55,280              |
| 10.         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 29,510                                 | 43,27,34,640               | 7,21,32,216              |
| 11.         | Karnataka            | 94,164                                 | 1,38,08,20,896             | 21,43,95,135             |
| 12.         | Bihar                | 89,664                                 | 1,38,05,74,540             | 36,81,62,449             |
| 13.         | Uttarakhand          | 48,236                                 | 74,26,99,339               | 20,32,43,040             |
| 14.         | Himachal Pradesh     | 49,499                                 | 76,21,46,003               | 21,55,60,800             |
| 15.         | Manipur              | 32,472                                 | 49,99,77,879               | 24,99,88,939             |
| 16.         | A & N Islands        | 4,108                                  | 6,32,51,698                | 2,10,78,767              |
| 17.         | Chandigarh           | 10,288                                 | 15,84,06,394               | 6,15,88,800              |
| 18.         | Gujarat              | 77,824                                 | 1,19,82,71,693             | 35,94,93,826             |
| 19.         | Haryana              | 56,036                                 | 86,27,97,499               | 21,56,99,375             |
| 20.         | Odisha               | 58,046                                 | 89,37,45,871               | 27,71,49,600             |
| 21.         | Telangana            | 59,611                                 | 91,78,42,489               | 4,81,87,539              |
| 22.         | West Bengal          | 1,23,550                               | 1,90,23,24,060             | 7,98,97,611              |
| 23.         | Jammu & Kashmir      | 47,302                                 | 72,83,18,354               | 4,81,77,839              |
| 24.         | Jharkhand            | 57,668                                 | 88,79,25,730               | 6,21,52,645              |
| 25.         | Nagaland             | 33,021                                 | 50,84,30,941               | 3,55,90,166              |
| 26.         | Assam                | 47,258                                 | 72,76,40,878               | 7,76,01,888              |
| 27.         | Sikkim               | 4,900                                  | 7,54,46,280                | 2,00,16,360              |
| 28.         | Daman and Diu        | 4,000                                  | 6,15,88,800                | 2,00,16,360              |
| 29.         | Kerala               | 71,450                                 | 1,10,01,29,940             | 22,00,25,988             |
| 30.         | Meghalaya            | 33,642                                 | 51,79,92,602               | 2,68,37,320              |
| 31.         | Maharashtra          | 1,67,127                               | 2,57,32,87,845             | 18,01,30,149             |
| 32.         | Delhi                | 81,000                                 | 1,24,71,73,200             | U/ Process               |
| 33.         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 4,000                                  | 6,15,88,800                | 1,10,85,984              |
| 34.         | Goa                  | 46,951                                 | 72,29,13,937               | 2,24,75,447              |
| 35.         | Mizoram              | 36,671                                 | 56,46,30,721               | 2,28,63,456              |
| Grand Total | Grand Total          | 20,15,676                              | 30,47,02,17,087            | 4,98,11,42,348           |

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