Lok Sabha Question No. 83 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Skill Development of Women and Children
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 83 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

## 83. SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  schemes  being  implemented  including  Skill  Development Schemes,  implemented  by  the  Government  for  the  welfare  of  women  and  children belonging to the Scheduled Tribes in various States, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the amount allocated and spent under the said schemes during each of the last six years and the current year, scheme/ State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether any targets have been fixed in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the success achieved in this regard, schemewise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) to (d) There  are  a  number  of  schemes  being  implemented  by  various  Central Ministries/Departments and State Government including the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for ensuring  development  of  tribal  women  and  children.  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  the nodal  Ministry  for  filling  the  critical  gap  in  various  schemes  of  Center/State  in  this regard. The important schemes run by this Ministry for women and children are given below:
- (i)  Scheme of Girls & Boys Hostels for Schedule Tribes (STs): Under the scheme, Central  assistance  is  given  to  States  /  UTs  /  Universities  for  construction  of  new hostel  buildings  and  /  or  extension  of  existing  hostels.  State  Governments  are eligible  for  100%  central  share  for  construction  of  all  Girls'  hostel  and  also  for construction of Boys'  hostel  in  naxal  affected  areas.  The  funding  pattern  for  other Boys' Hostel to State Governments is on 50:50 basis.

(ii)  Scheme  of  Ashram Schools in Tribal Areas: The objective of the scheme is to provide  residential  schools  for  STs  to  increase  the  literacy  rate  among  the  tribal students  and to  bring  them  at  par  with  other  population  of  the  country.  Under  the scheme, State Governments are eligible for 100% central share for construction of all Girls' Ashram Schools and also for construction of Boys' Ashram Schools in naxal affected areas. The funding pattern for the other Boys' Ashram Schools is on 50:50 basis.

(iii)  Scheme for Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts: This scheme is being implemented in 54 identified low literacy Districts where the ST population is 25% or more, and ST female literacy rate is below 35%, or its fractions, as per 2001 census.

(iv) In addition to above, to maximize retention of ST students within various stages of school education and promoting higher learning, monetary incentives are provided by  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  in  the  form  of  scholarships  such  as  Pre  Matric Scholarship,  Post  Matric  Scholarship,  National  Overseas  Scholarship,  Scholarship for Top Class Education and Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for ST students.

(v) Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub Scheme (SCA to TSS) (hitherto known as SCA to Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)): It is 100% grant from Government of India. Its objective is to bridge the gap between Scheduled Tribes (ST) population and others by providing support for education, health, sanitation, water supply, livelihood, skill development, minor infrastructure etc. It is a flexible scheme and supplements the efforts of the line Ministries/Departments.

(vi) Grants under  Article 275(1) of the Constitution: It is  100%  grant  from Government of India. Funding under this programme is to enable the State to meet the cost of such schemes of development as may be undertaken by the State for the purpose of promoting  the  welfare  of  Scheduled  Tribes  in  that  State  or  raising  the level of administration of Scheduled Areas therein to that of the administration of the rest  of  the  areas  of  that  State.  Funds  are  provided  to  States  for  various  sectoral interventions.

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY  2.0)  2016-20  on  Pan-India  basis with  an  objective  to  provide  skilling  to  one  crore  people  to  all  sections  of  the  society including women, under Short Term Training (STT), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Special Project (SP) over four years (2016-2020) with an outlay of Rs.12,000 crore.

PMKVY  2016-20  has  two  components  viz  Centrally Sponsored  Centrally Managed (CSCM) and Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM). 75% of the funds are available for skilling under the CSCM component being implemented by the MSDE through  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  and  25%  of  the  funds  are allocated  to  the  States  /UTs  under  the  CSSM  component  being  implemented  by  the State Skill  Development  Missions  of  these  States/  UTs.    Under  CSCM  component  of PMKVY 2016-20, as on 11.11.2019, 64.27 lakhs candidates have been trained; out of which  26.75  lakhs  are  women.  Details  of  fund  allocated  and  spent  under  CSCM Further,  details  of  state-wise  allocation  of  funds, .  To placement  support, facilities

Long term training is imparted through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). There The details of female candidates In addition,  18  National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (Women)  have  been  located  at  different locations of the country for imparting skill training exclusively for women.

component is placed at Annexure I. under  CSSM  component  of  PMKVY  2016-20,  so  far,  are  placed  at Annexure-II facilitate training  of  Women,  the  scheme  provides  for post conveyance allowance, additional assistance and boarding & lodging whichever applicable. are 15,510 ITIs with a seating capacity of 35.44 lakh . trained  during  2014-15  to  2018-2019  under  the  ITIs  are  placed  at Annexure  III.

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Annexure I Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ No. 83 to be answered on 18.11.2019 asked by  SHRI  P.  RAVEENDRANATH  KUMAR  regarding  'SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN' . Details of fund allocated and spent (in Crore) under CSCM component of PMKVY

## 2016-20.

| Year           |   2016-17 | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | Total    |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| Fund allocated |     550   | 1,132.48  | 1,887.96  | 1,464.00  | 5,034.44 |
| Fund spent     |     195.5 | 1,794.34  | 1,424.69  | 1,191.83  | 4,606.36 |

Annexure II Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ No. 83 to be answered on 18.11.2019 asked by  SHRI  P.  RAVEENDRANATH  KUMAR  regarding  'SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN' . Details of state-wise allocation of funds, under CSSM component of PMKVY 201620.

|   S.No | State/UT                      | Funds Allocated 2016-20   |
|--------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman and Nicobar Island    | 6,32,51,698               |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh                | 94,74,11,712              |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh (In Crores) | 43,27,34,640              |
|      4 | Assam                         | 72,76,40,878              |
|      5 | Bihar                         | 1,38,05,74,540            |
|      6 | Chandigarh (In Lakhs)         | 15,84,06,394              |
|      7 | Chhattisgarh                  | 15,84,06,394              |
|      8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli        | 6,15,88,800               |
|      9 | Daman and Diu (In Lakhs)      | 6,15,88,800               |
|     10 | Delhi                         | 1,24,71,73,200            |
|     11 | Goa                           | 72,29,13,937              |
|     12 | Gujarat                       | 1,19,82,71,693            |
|     13 | Haryana                       | 86,27,97,499              |
|     14 | Himachal Pradesh              | 76,21,46,003              |
|     15 | Jammu and Kashmir             | 72,83,18,354              |
|     16 | Jharkhand                     | 88,79,25,730              |
|     17 | Karnataka                     | 1,38,08,20,896            |
|     18 | Kerala                        | 1,10,01,29,940            |
|     19 | Lakshadweep                   | 3,69,53,280               |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh                | 1,23,26,26,512            |
|     21 | Maharashtra (In Crores)       | 2,57,32,87,845            |
|     22 | Manipur                       | 49,99,77,879              |
|     23 | Meghalaya                     | 51,79,92,602              |
|     24 | Mizoram                       | 56,46,30,721              |
|     25 | Nagaland                      | 50,84,30,941              |
|     26 | Odisha                        | 89,37,45,871              |
|     27 | Puducherry                    | 15,57,17,016              |
|     28 | Punjab                        | 80,69,30,592              |
|     29 | Rajasthan                     | 94,62,15,130              |
|     30 | Sikkim                        | 7,54,46,280               |
|     31 | Tamil Nadu                    | 2,06,58,64,320            |
|     32 | Telangana                     | 91,78,42,489              |
|     33 | Tripura                       | 54,07,35,000              |
|     34 | Uttar Pradesh                 | 2,09,04,00,000            |
|     35 | Uttarakhand                   | 74,26,99,339              |
|     36 | West Bengal                   | 1,90,23,24,060            |

Annexure III Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ No. 83 to be answered on 18.11.2019 asked by  SHRI  P.  RAVEENDRANATH  KUMAR  regarding  'SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN' . The details of female candidates trained during 2014-15 to 2018-2019 under the

## ITIs .

| Total female trainees trained (in lakh)   | Total female trainees trained (in lakh)   | Total female trainees trained (in lakh)   | Total female trainees trained (in lakh)   | Female trainees being trained   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2014-15                                   | 2015-16                                   | 2016-17                                   | 2017-18                                   | in 2018-19 (in lakh)            |
| 0.60                                      | 1.02                                      | 1.06                                      | 2.83                                      | 2.01                            |

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