Lok Sabha Question No. 259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Targets for Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## TARGETS FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT

## † 259. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a) the targets  fixed  by  the Government for skill development during the year 2017-18;
- (b) whether the Government has been successful in achieving the said targets and if not, the reasons therefor along with the details thereof;
- (c) whether an action plan is being considered to improve the performance and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the  Government proposes to set up regional directorate and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is  implementing  flagship scheme  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  on  pan-India  basis. PMKVY enables large number of prospective youth for taking Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated training partner/training centers. Target  under  the  Scheme  is  to  provide skilling  to one  crore  people  (60  lakh  under Fresh Short Term Training and 40 lakh under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)) over the four years (2016-2020) with an outlay of Rs. 12,000 crore. Under PMKVY, 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. Now, the scheme has taken off with fast pace to achieve its target at the end of FY 2017-18.
- (c) Under PMKVY 2016-20, various steps are being taken to improve the performance of the scheme. Now, all accreditation is done by an online portal SMART with inspections done by an independent third party assessment agency. The targets are being assigned to the TCs with a provision for periodic review. The target allocation is 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,  past  performance,  geographical  location and  other  relevant  parameters.  Various  IT  interventions  such  as  Direct  Benefit  Transfer, Aadhaar linkage of trainers and trainees, Aadhar enabled biometric attendance of candidate and trainers, maintaining of all MIS through SDMS portal to check duplication of candidates etc have  been  ensured.  Additionally,  scheme  encourages  social  media  platform  (facebook  and twitter), digital channel for mobilization of candidates for Kaushal mela and Rozgar mela for its resounding success with full transparency.
- (d) At present, there is no such plan for setting up of regional directorates under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

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