Lok Sabha Question No. 1240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana for overseas
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## PRAVASI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA FOR OVERSEAS

## 1240.  SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) whether Government has taken any steps to ensure skill development for the Indian work force going for overseas employment under Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the training partners of the PKVY at State and district levels in various States including Kerala;
- (d) whether  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  implement  the  scheme  in States like Kerala where a large number of unskilled work force is migrating abroad;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether Government has instituted any permanent institutional mechanism for the scheme;
- (g) if so, the details thereof; and
- (h) the  actions  taken  under  the  scheme  for  skill  development  ventures  for domestic workers going abroad?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (h) Yes Madam. Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY) is aimed at training and certification of Indian workforce keen on overseas employment in select sectors and job roles, in  line  with  international  standards,  to  facilitate  overseas  employment opportunities.  The  scheme  will  be  implemented  by  National  Skill  Development Corporation  (NSDC)  through  its  Training  Partners.  Potential  emigrant  workers  may avail work related skill training under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) at the designated India International Skill Centres (IISCs), which would take place at transnational standards.

Ministry  has  set  up  16  India  International  Skill  Centers  (IISCs)  under  pilot phase, which also covers the Skill training for domestic workers, across various States in  India  for  implementation  of  Pravasi  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY).  The  list  of  16 IISCs in the various States including the State of Kerala is given at Annexure.

## List of 16 India International Skill Centers (IISCs)

|   S. No. | IISC                                                                | District    | State         |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|
|        1 | Moti Babu Institute of Technology (MBIT)                            | Araria      | Bihar         |
|        2 | Prayas JAC                                                          | Ranchi      | Jharkhand     |
|        3 | Force 10 Protection Services Pvt. Ltd.                              | Kochi       | Kerala        |
|        4 | MWTInstitute of Health and Management Pvt. Ltd.                     | Kochi       | Kerala        |
|        5 | AnupTech Skill Development Center                                   | Navi Mumbai | Maharashtra   |
|        6 | INSCOL Health Skills Pvt. Ltd.                                      | Chandigarh  | Punjab        |
|        7 | IL&FS Skills Development Corporation                                | Ajmer       | Rajasthan     |
|        8 | Syncroserve Global Solutions                                        | Hyderabad   | Telangana     |
|        9 | Empower Pragati                                                     | Allahabad   | Uttar Pradesh |
|       10 | LabourNet Services India Private Limited                            | Gorakhpur   | Uttar Pradesh |
|       11 | Mahendra Skills Training & Development Pvt.Ltd.                     | Lucknow     | Uttar Pradesh |
|       12 | Orion Edutech Pvt. Ltd.                                             | Varanasi    | Uttar Pradesh |
|       13 | Quivan Skill Empowerment Pvt. Ltd.                                  | Maharajganj | Uttar Pradesh |
|       14 | Society Action for Welfare and Cultural Advancement Society (SWACA) | Varanasi    | Uttar Pradesh |
|       15 | Society Action for Welfare and Cultural Advancement Society (SWACA) | Lucknow     | Uttar Pradesh |
|       16 | Quivan Skill Empowerment Pvt. Ltd.                                  | Kolkatta    | West Bengal   |

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## Annexure