Lok Sabha Question No. 301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Hostels for Youngesters
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 301 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## HOSTELS FOR YOUNGESTERS

## † 301. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI

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

- (a) the total number of Pradhan Mantri Skill Development Centres being run across the country at present along with the details thereof, State/District-wise;
- (b) whether  the    Government    is  considering  to  set  up  hostels  for  the  youngsters coming for training from rural areas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  there  is  any  scheme  for  giving  priority  to  the  skilled  youngsters  in Government and private sector jobs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) does not mandate establishment of Skill  development centres but enables large number of prospective youth for taking Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated training centers (TCs) throughout the country.

Under  the  PMKVY  2015-16,  about  13,000  Training  Centres  were  involved  for imparting skill training. However, under PMKVY 2016-20, the registration of TC is being done under single window IT application known as SMART. Under PMKVY 2016-20, as on  29.01.2018,  about  7,549  TCs  are  operational.  The  State/UT-wise  number  of operational training centres are given at Annexure-I .

- (b) and (c) PMKVY 2016-2020 does not mandate setting up of skill center hostel for training.  However,  there  is  a  provision  for  boarding  and  lodging  payout  in  case  of residential  training.  The  payouts  are  made  directly  to  the  training  provider  as  per  the guideline.  Boarding  and  lodging  allowance  is  provided  for  the  candidate under  the following condition:
- Candidates from J&K , North East has moved out of the region for training
- Candidates from LWE region has moved outside from district for training
- Candidates residing in special areas have moved out of the region
- Payout be made  to the PwD  candidates undertaking residential courses irrespective of training
- (d) Under PMKVY  (2016-20), industries are actively participating as training partner/centre in training-cum-placement activities of the country. Scheme incentivises TCs  for  facilitating  placement  of  the  trained/skilled  candidates.  TCs  are  mandated  to organise placement/Rozgar Mela and to ensure participation of local industry with the diverse sector of the country. Till now, 5.4 lakh candidates have been placed in various sectors under PMKVY.

Annexure-I State/UT-wise number of Operational Training Centers under PMKVY 2016-20 is as under:

| S. No.      | State/UT          |   No. of Operational TCs |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.          | Andhra Pradesh    |                      148 |
| 2.          | Arunachal Pradesh |                        1 |
| 3.          | Assam             |                      118 |
| 4.          | Bihar             |                      249 |
| 5.          | Chandigarh        |                       15 |
| 6.          | Chhattisgarh      |                       87 |
| 7.          | Delhi             |                      239 |
| 8.          | Goa               |                        4 |
| 9.          | Gujarat           |                      136 |
| 10.         | Haryana           |                      791 |
| 11.         | Himachal Pradesh  |                       75 |
| 12.         | Jammu and Kashmir |                      166 |
| 13.         | Jharkhand         |                       89 |
| 14.         | Karnataka         |                      119 |
| 15.         | Kerala            |                      149 |
| 16.         | Madhya Pradesh    |                      675 |
| 17.         | Maharashtra       |                      214 |
| 18.         | Manipur           |                       12 |
| 19.         | Meghalaya         |                        9 |
| 20.         | Nagaland          |                        7 |
| 21.         | Odisha            |                      198 |
| 22.         | Puducherry        |                       12 |
| 23.         | Punjab            |                      457 |
| 24.         | Rajasthan         |                     1145 |
| 25.         | Sikkim            |                        5 |
| 26.         | Tamil Nadu        |                      432 |
| 27.         | Telangana         |                      182 |
| 28.         | Tripura           |                       31 |
| 29.         | Uttar Pradesh     |                     1465 |
| 30.         | Uttarakhand       |                      104 |
| 31.         | West Bengal       |                      215 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       |                     7549 |

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