Lok Sabha Question No. 470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Skill Development Schemes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 470 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES

## † 470. SHRI RAM TAHAL CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether skill development schemes are being implemented in Ranchi district of Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof
- (c) the details of targeted population, time period and cost of the said project, etc.;
- (d) whether  there  are  any  difficulties  being  faced  in  the  implementation  of  the  said schemes; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the solutions thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  through  National  Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendra  (PMKK)  throughout  the  country  including Ranchi, Jharkhand. The objective of the PMKVY scheme is to encourage and promote Skill Development for the youth throughout the country, by aligning itself with the Common Norms guidelines.  Under  PMKVY,  as  on  6 th July  2017,  total  30,67,080  candidates  are  trained  / undergoing training across country. Out of them, 47,056 candidates are in Jharkhand.

Under  the  PMKK,  Ministry  intends  to  establish  a  model  aspirational  skill  centres  in every district for imparting skill training through PMKVY. All the 24 districts of Jharkhand have been allocated PMKK.

- (c) to (e) The scheme is envisaged for skilling and up-skilling of youth of the country. It aims to train one crore youth for 4 years (2016-2020) with a total outlay of Rs 12,000 crores.

In order to overcome or remove challenges faced during the implementation of PMKVY 2015-16,  Ministry  has  modified  the  scheme.  Under  the  modified  scheme,  focus  on  quality capacity building is significantly enhanced. All accreditation is done by an online portal SMART with inspections done by an independent third party assessment agency, QCI. Adding to the improved accreditation process we have initiated a process of continuous monitoring through various channels and mandatory re-accreditation every year. The targets are being assigned to  the  TCs  on  a  long-term  basis  with  a  provision  for  periodic  review.  The  target  allocation would be based on the Stars assigned to the TC by the Centre Accreditation and Affiliation Committee.  The  grading  is  linked  to  quality  of  training,  infrastructure  availability,  training capacity, self-owned centre or franchisee centre, past performance, geographical location and other relevant parameters. Various IT interventions such as Direct Benefit Transfer, Aadhaar linkage  of  trainers  and  trainees,  Biometric  attendance  of  candidate,  maintaining  of  all  MIS through SDMS portal are introduced to check duplication of candidates etc.

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