Lok Sabha Question No. 2551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: PMKVY for Jail Inmates
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, P.R. SUNDARAM, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2551 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## PMKVY FOR JAIL INMATES

2551.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

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

- (a) whether Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana has been extended to jail inmates lodged in different Central Jails and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of jail inmates who have been enrolled and trained in various trades during the last two years;
- (c) the amount allocated for training of jail inmates during the last two years;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  for  placement  of  jail  inmates  after obtaining skill development training and if so, the details thereof for the last two years, State-wise; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to train more jail inmates with the help of State Governments, industry and other voluntary organizations?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) 'Prisons' is a State subject as per the  Seventh  Schedule  to the Constitution of India and management of jails, including skilling of inmates is primarily the responsibility of the States. However, training of prisoners in various vocational skills has  received  a  lot  of  importance  in  almost  all  the  States/Union  Territories  and  these programmes are organized by the jail authorities with the help of State Government/industry/other voluntary organizations from time to time.

Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  is  not  aimed  specifically  for  a  group/ gender or geography but aims to bring in the fold of skilling everyone across the country including  the  jail  inmates.  Special  Projects  under  PMKVY  is  specifically  designed  to facilitate  outreach  to  various  marginalized,  vulnerable,  socially  disadvantaged,  hidden and hard-to-reach population of the society. Ministry facilitates these projects through quick project appraisal and approval, and support during execution.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2015-16, 851 inmates (who have only a balance of 6 months time before release)  of  Tihar  Jail,  Delhi  were enrolled and trained in a range of trades including Beauty and Wellness, Retail, Data Entry  Operator,  Electrician,  Hospitality,  Telecom,  Customer  Care  Executive,  Sewing Machine  Operator  etc.  through  two  training  partners  of  National  Skill  Development Corporation (NSDC). Further,  under PMKVY 2016-20, training  allocation  of  1880  has been  done  for  Sunaria  Jail  Rohtak,  Central  Prison-  Rajahmahendravaram  and  Tihar Jail-Delhi.

The Project Implement Agencies (PIAs) for both ongoing and approved projects have committed to primarily enhancing the income of the jail inmates through market linkages and   commitments to source the items produced by the jail inmates.

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