Lok Sabha Question No. 2718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Skill Development under PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA, RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, VINCENT H PALA, MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2718 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT UNDER PMKVY

2718.  SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA: SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

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

- (a) whether the syllabus for the various skilling courses under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) adequately trains the candidates for employment and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  number  of  candidates  who  received  employment  after  undertaking  the  training under the scheme, since the inception of the scheme;
- (c) whether  the  number  of  candidates  employed  after  undergoing  training  under  the scheme is a metric to evaluate the effectiveness of the scheme;
- (d) if  so,  the  manner  in  which  the  effectiveness  of  the  scheme  is  evaluated  and  the relevance of the trains is ensured; and
- (e) if not, whether the Ministry gets feedback from the industry on the quality of the skilled labour who have been trained under PMKVY and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Under  PMKVY  2016-20,  Ministry  has  developed  and  designed  dynamic  and demand  driven  curriculum  &  standards  through  industry  led  bodies  -  Sector  Skill  Council. These curriculums are aligned with latest National Occupational Standard (NOS)/Qualification Packs (QPs). On the other hand, industries are encouraged to participate as training providers to run the high employment potential courses through appropriate accreditation and affiliation framework. The schemes runs across 252 job roles related to 35 Sector Skill Councils which is a diverse and exhaustive representation of the industry.

PMKVY 2016-20, which started from 2nd October 2016 onwards, placement tracking is mandatory. The placement data is reported within 90 days of certification of trained candidate. As per data reported on SDMS, as on 28.02.2018, out of 13.97 lakh trained candidates under Short Term Training component of PMKVY 2016-20, 9.63 lakh candidates are certified. Out of the certified candidates, 3.49 lakh candidates have been placed in various sectors across the country.

Under PMKVY 2016-20, 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  effective  implementation  of  the scheme. Also, focus on employment has been significantly enhanced under PMKVY 2016-20 and  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. Also, 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.  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.

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