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Lok Sabha Question No. 3855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Electric Rail Coach Factory
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3855

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## ELECTRIC RAIL COACH FACTORY

3855.  PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  the  proposed  electric  rail  coach  factory  in  West Bengal;
- (b) whether the Government has shortlisted any consortium for setting up of the said factory and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the expected cost of the coach factory;
- (d) the proposed time schedule for its completion; and
- (e) the  details  of  employment  opportunities  likely  to  be  created  as  a result of setting up of said factory?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  &  (b) For  setting  up  Rail  Coach  Factory  at  Kanchrapara  in  West Bengal,   following   bidders   have  been  shortlisted  for  participation  in

Request for Proposal (RFP) stage.

- (i)    Consortium of CRRC Corporation Ltd. and Alstom Transport India Ltd.
- (ii) Consortium of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and Bombardier Transportation India Private Ltd.
- (iii)  Consortium  of  Medha  Servo  Drives  Private  Limited  and  Stadler Bussnang AG.

RFP documents have been issued to the shortlisted bidders.

- (c)   Estimated cost of project is ₹ 860 Crore.
- (d)    The  time  schedule  for  completion  of  factory  is  three  years  from award of contract.
- (e) Direct and indirect employment opportunities would be created as a result of setting up of this factory.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Wardha-Yavatmal-Nanded Broad Gauge Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3854 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## WARDHA-YAVATMAL-NANDED BROAD GAUGE LINE

†3854. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Wardha-Yavatmal-Nanded broad gauge line of the Central Railways was not approved in the previous budget; and
- (b) if  so,  the  time  by  which  approval  to  the  said  line  is  likely  to  be accorded?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  &  (b):        Wardha-Nanded  via  Yavatmal-Pusood  (284  km)  new  line project  has  already  been  sanctioned  in  2008-09  with  cost  sharing  with Government  of  Maharashtra  (Railways  60%  &  GoM  40%).    Latest anticipated  cost  of  the  project  is ` 3168.29  crore.    An  expenditure  of ` 532.8 crore has been incurred upto March, 2017 and an outlay of ` 238 crore has been provided in 2017-18.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Public Data Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3849 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH   AUGUST, 2017

## PUBLIC DATA OFFICES

## 3849. SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up public Wi-Fi hotspot as pay-asyou-go  Public  Data  Offices  (PDOs)  across  the  country  on  the  lines  of  yesteryear's PCOs and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  open  system  based  Wi-Fi access  network  interface  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has received recommendations dated  9 th March  2017  from  Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  on "Proliferation of Broadband through Public Wi-Fi Networks". In these recommendations, TRAI has, inter-alia, recommended for setting up of Public Data Offices (PDOs) for providing public Wi-Fi services on the model similar to the Public Calling Offices (PCOs). These recommendations are presently under examination in DoT.
- (b) Based on the above said recommendations, TRAI has released a document on 7 th July,  2017  inviting  all  interested  parties  to  be  a  part  of  Pilot  Wi-Fi  project.  The vision  of  this  initiative  is  to  establish  an  open  architecture  based  Wi-Fi  Access Network Interface. After  submission  of  report  /  recommendation,  if  any,  by  TRAI  in this regard, appropriate decision shall be taken by DoT.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Policy Initiatives for Sanitation
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3848 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 09, 2017 POLICY INITIATIVES FOR SANITATION

No. 3848         SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state the specific policy initiatives taken by the Government during the last  two  years  to  tackle  the  problems  of  duplicate  entries,  ghost beneficiaries  and  missing  households  which  act  as  road  blocks  in tracking the beneficiaries of the Government's sanitation interventions?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

Government  of  India  (GoI)  has  initiated  the  following  specific policies to tackle the problems of duplicate entries, ghost beneficiaries and  mission  households  which  act  as  road  blocks  in  tracking  the beneficiaries of the Government's sanitation interventions:-

- (1) Duplicate Entries
2. (i)  Aadhar  Number  has been made compulsory for all states (except Meghalaya, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir). Therefore,  with  one  aadhar  number,  there  will  be  only  one name  corresponding  to  Individual  Household  Latrine  (IHHL) application effective from May 2017.
3. (ii) For all IHHL applicants, where it is not bulk construction,
4. Bank IFSC Code & Account Number has to be unique.
- (2)        Ghost  Beneficiary  &  Missing  Household  -  To  stop  ghost beneficiaries, application is required to be physically verified by award level verifier and then the application is approved by the Urban  Local  Body  (ULB).  Same  holds  for  missing  household, already constructed toilets, lack of space for constructing IHHL, disputed land etc.

(3)        Tracking the Beneficiary - Electronic Fund Transfer order is  generated  for  Direct  Transfer  of  benefit  in  two  installments. Once  after  physical  verification  of  application  &  second  after loading of geo tagged constructed toilet photo with beneficiary in frame.  These  Fund  Transfer  orders  can  be  sent  to  banks  by downloading  the  PDF  by  ULBs  or  by  sending  by  email  to  Banks under intimation to ULBs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Stoppage at Rajnandgaon Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3846 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## STOPPAGE AT RAJNANDGAON STATION

3846. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

a) whether there is any proposal to provide stoppage of various express and  superfast  trains  at  Rajnandgaon  Railway  Station  in  view  of  the demand of local rail passengers;

(b) if so, the initiatives taken by the Government in this regard so far and the time by which this demand is likely to be met; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c) Stoppage of 22845/22846 Hatia-Pune Express at Rajnandgaon has already been provided w.e.f. 22.03.2016.  Rajnandgaon is presently being served by 27 pairs of Mail/Express and 8 pairs of passenger train services which are considered adequate for the present level of traffic offering at this station.    Stoppage  of  additional  train  services  at Rajnadgaon is neither operationally feasible nor commercially justified, at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Skill Development Programme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: ARUN KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3844 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## †3844. DR. ARUN KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  is  running  several  programmes  for  skill  development  and employment;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  provides  loan,  financial  assistance  to  many organizations for running these programmes smoothly and making them successful;
- (c) whether  a  number  of  organizations  have  received  financial  assistance  from  the Ministry during the last five years but have failed either totally or partially to implement the said programmes;
- (d) if so, whether the Government is likely to recover the amount of funds sanctioned to such  institutes  who  have  failed  in  executing  the  programmes  despite  seeking  financial assistance by taking adequate action against the same; and
- (e) if  so,  the  time  by  which  the  same  is  likely  to  be  done  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (2016 - 2020) is the flagship outcome-based Skill  Training  Scheme  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE). The objective of this Scheme is to encourage and promote Skill Development for the youth throughout the country.
- (b) to (e) National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  been  entrusted  with  a  mandate  of catalysing the skills landscape in India. Accordingly, NSDC provides financial assistance in the form of loan, grant, equity etc to eligible organisations for running the skill development programs. The organizations which have received financial assistance during the last five years have not failed in the implementation of the said programme, however there have been  instances of low performance.  Some  of  the  reasons  identified for the low performance  are  unfavourable  market  conditions,  inability  to  raise  additional  working capital  from  external  sources  and  the  long  gestation  period  observed  in  realisation  of receivables. However, through continuous monitoring and support, NSDC is handholding such  partners  to  turnaround  their  operational  performance  to  desirable  level.  NSDC  is currently  implementing  corrective  action  plan  to  stressed  loan  accounts  by  way  of rectification, restructuring and recovery. Corrective action plan has already been initiated and as a result of ongoing efforts, status of some of Partners earlier classified as NPAs as per Prudential Norms, have been upgraded as Standard Assets.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Research on Climate Change
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3840

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 09, 2017

## RESEARCH ON CLIMATE CHANGE

## 3840. SHRI HARI MANJHI:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  research  on  climate change in North pole;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- the expenditure likely to be occurred on the said research;
- (d) whether any agreement has been signed with foreign countries in this regard; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)

- (a)
- Yes Madam.
- (b) Ministry of Earth Sciences has a long-term program of monitoring one of the major fjords at Ny-Ålesund (1200 km to the south of the North Pole) on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic region to understand how it may respond to changing climate. Main objective of the project is to establish a long-term comprehensive physical, chemical, biological and atmospheric measurement programme to study:
- 
- The variability in the Arctic/Atlantic climate signal.
-  The effect of interaction between the warm Atlantic water and the cold  glacial-melt  fresh  water  on  the  biological  productivity  and phytoplankton species composition and diversity within the fjord.
- 
- The winter convection and its role in the biogeochemical cycling.
-  The trigger mechanism of spring bloom and its temporal variability and biomass production. The production and export of organic carbon in the fjord.
- (c) Expenditure of Rs.21Crore is estimated to be incurred for the programme during the period 2017-20.
- (d)
- Yes Madam.
- (e) The study will be continued under the MOU between National Centre for Antarctic  and  Ocean  Research  (NCAOR)  and  the  Norwegian  Polar Institute (NPI), Norway. India is also an observer in the Arctic Council.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Shyam Benegal Committee
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF INFORMATION  AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 3839 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.8.2017

## SHYAM BENEGAL COMMITTEE

3839: SHRI G. HARI

## Will the Minister  of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING  be pleased to state:

- (a)whethertheGovernmentisconsideringtoaccepttherecommendationsof Shyam  Benegal  Committee;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?
- i"l  whether the Government  has fixed any timeframe to implement  the said recommendations;  and

## ANSWER

## THEM|N|STERoFSTATE|NTHEMIN|STRYoF|NFoRMAT|oNAND BROADCASTING [COL  RAJYAVARDHAN  RATHORE  (Retd.)l

- (a) The recommendations of Shyam Benegal  Committbe  are under consideration of this Ministry.
- (b) The consultations  with the representatives  of film industry have been held at the level  of Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Further,  the recommendations are being examined  with reference to the Terms of Reference  of the Committee and the provisions  of the Cinematograph  Act, 1952.
- (c)& (d): No time line has been fixed.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Amenities to Postal Staff
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3837 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH   AUGUST, 2017

## AMENITIES TO POSTAL STAFF

3837. SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide better amenities and incentives to the postal staff working in the rural areas;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  steps taken by  the  Government  in  this regard along with the time by which such  amenities and incentives are likely to be given; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c) Amenities  and  incentives  are  provided  to  Departmental  Postal  Staff, including  those  working  in  rural  areas,  based  on  existing  provisions  on  the  subject and  are  reviewed  from  time  to  time  when  required.  Recommendations  of  the Committee relating to Gramin Dak Sewaks, working mainly in rural areas, are under consideration of the government at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Cancellation of Licences
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3834 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## CANCELLATION OF LICENCES

## 3834. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that in ratification of circular No. 22/2017, certain divisions including NCR and NER have cancelled the licences of vending units,  stalls,  trollies/trays  of  small  licensees  running  their  business  at the Railway Stations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  as  a  result  of  above  decision  of Railways, a large number of persons engaged in the vending business, etc. have been rendered jobless and also passengers have been deprived of the vending services;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Railways  to  make alternative arrangements for running such vending units and workers of stalls, trollies, trays, etc.?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) &  (b):  Yes,  Madam.  7  licenses  in  Allahabad  Division  over  North Central  Railway,  8  licenses  in  Varanasi  Division  over  North  Eastern Railway,  4  licenses  in  Thiruvananthpuram  Division  and  2  licenses    in Tiruchirapalli    Division  over  Southern  Railway    have  been  cancelled  in ratification of Commercial Circular No.22/2017.

(c)  to  (e):  Zonal  Railways  continuously  assess  the  requirement  of catering services and make the master plan accordingly for  adequate availability of catering services at stations.  Adequate catering facilities are ensured and fresh tenders in lieu of the closed units are awarded by Zonal Railways expeditiously as per master plan so that passengers are not deprived of catering/vending facilities at stations. Licensees engage vendors  on  their  own  terms  and  conditions.    On  cancellation  of  such licenses, fresh licenses are awarded as per master plan and vendors are deployed on the newly allotted units or on other units of the licensees.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Contempt Cases against Government
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: TATHAGATA SATPATHY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3833 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9/8/2017

## Contempt Cases against Government

## 3833. SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of contempt cases pending against the Government; and
- (b) whether the Government has any plan of action to decrease the number of such pending cases as soon as possible and if so, the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINSTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE & ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Skilling Training Institutions
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3832 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## SKILL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

## 3832.  SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state the number of institutions providing training in skill development in various States, State-wise including Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

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

Government  of  India  is  implementing  two  flagship  schemes  known  as Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Kendra  (PMKK)  on  pan  -India  basis  to  cover  the  prospective  youths  including farmers.  PMKVY enables large number of prospective youths for taking Short Term Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  through  accredited  and affiliated training partner/training centers. This scheme has two components namely Centrally  Sponsored  Centrally  Managed  (CSCM)  and  Centrally  Sponsored  State

Managed (CSSM).

Under modified PMKVY (2016-20), as on 17th July 2017, targets have been allocated to 3365 Training Centers out of which 56 Training Centres are in State of Jharkhand.

Under PMKK, Government is establishing model aspirational skill centres in every district for imparting skill training through PMKVY. As on 16 th July 2017, 556 PMKKs have been allocated in 514 districts across the country. PMKKs have been allocated to all 24 districts of Jharkhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-09
Subject: Skill Development of Slum Dwellers
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3830 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF SLUM DWELLERS

## † 3830. SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE PATIL:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Union  Government  is  incurring  the  amount  on  Skill Development Scheme for slum dwellers, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total amount spent by the Government during the last three years and the current year on the Skill Development of such persons; and
- (d) the total number of persons benefitted from the said schemes so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) There  are  more  than  40  schemes  in  20  different  Ministries  which provide  a  variety  of  Skill  Development  training  programmes  to  people,  including people  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  of  the country.  In  the  domain  of  long  term  skill  training,  National  Council  for  Vocational training  (NCVT)  has  made  provision  for  reservation  of  seats  in  Industrial  Training Institutes (ITIs) for training of candidates belonging to OBC, SC and ST categories.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)  is the flagship skill development scheme of Government of India targeting to skill youth from all sections of the society including slum dwellers, SCs and STs. PMKVY, implemented through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), enables such youth for taking short term fresh training and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated  training  partner/training  centers.  Under  State  Engagement  Component  of PMKVY (2016-20), State  Government has been  given the flexibility to  identify  the traditional  arts  and  craft  for  their  respective  State  and  impart  skill  development training for the same. Under the scheme, Rs. 900 Cr., Rs. 699.99 Cr. and Rs. 225 Cr. have been spent during FY 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 (till date) respectively.

Under  PMKVY,  as  on  6th  July 2017, total 30,67,080 candidates are trained/undergoing  training  across  country.      Out  of  which,  number  of  trained candidates belonging to SC & ST categories under PMKVY is 4,35,020 & 1,19,015 respectively.

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