Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Funds under Skill Development Programme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH, ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 250 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## FUNDS UNDER SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## 250. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned and released any grant/fund under the Skill Development Programme since 2014, till date;
- (b) if so,  the  details  thereof, State-wise including Rajasthan and Kerala;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  number  of youth trained  under the  Skill Development Programme in the State  of  Kerala,  district-wise during the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

- (a) to (c) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) on pan -India basis to cover the prospective youths. 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.  PMKVY  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  PMKVY  2015-16  there  was  no  state  specific  budget  allocation. However,  under  modified  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. The state-wise, including Rajasthan and Kerala, details of funds approved and sanctioned/released under  CSSM  component  of  PMKVY  2016-20,  as  on  31.01.2018,  are  given  at Annexure-I .

- (d) Under STAR Scheme, 39691 candidates were trained in the State of Kerala during 2014-15. Under PMKVY, about 13628 candidates and 13618 candidates were trained  in  the  State  of  Kerala  during  FY  2015-16  and  2016-17  respectively.  Under PMKVY, since inception, as on 01.02.2018, 44.13 lakh (appx.) candidates have been trained (29.91 lakh STT + 7.82 lakh RPL) / undergoing training (6.4 lakh appx.) under Short  Term  Training  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning.  Out  of  which,  80,545 candidates are from State of Kerala.

State-wise details of funds approved  and  sanctioned/released  under  CSSM component of PMKVY 2016-20, as on 31.01.2018, 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               | U/ Process               |
| 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               | 5,82,01,416              |
| 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                | U/Process                |
| 28.         | Daman and Diu        | 4,000                                  | 6,15,88,800                | 2,00,16,360              |
| 29.         | Kerala               | 71,450                                 | 1,10,01,29,940             | 4,62,05,457              |
| 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            | 4,50,67,68,473           |

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