Lok Sabha Question No. 815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: Self Employment through Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2018

## SELF EMPLOYMENT THROUGH SKILL DEVELOPMENT

## † 815.  SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

## WILL THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  able  to  promote  self-employment  /  employment through skill development schemes for the youth facing problems of unemployment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  reasons  for  the  failure  of  the  Government  to  provide  employment  to  the unemployed  youth,  by  effectively  implementing  these  schemes  and  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Skill  India  Mission  was  launched  with  objective  to  converge  all  skill development initiatives /  schemes across Central Ministries  / Departments to  achieve skilling at scale with speed and standards. It also creates an end-to-end implementation framework for skill development which provides employment opportunities and ensure career  progress.  There  are  more  than  40  schemes  in  20  different  Ministries  which provide  a  variety  of  skill  development  training  programmes  throughout  the  country. Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is  proactively  facilitating  in  the creation  of  a  vibrant  skill  ecosystem  for  imparting  employable  skills  to  the  growing workforce.  Recognizing  the  imperative  needs  of  skill  development  on  the  basis  of demand-supply  skill  gap,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is implementing  a  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 centers.

Under PMKVY 2016-20, focus on employment has been significantly enhanced. TCs/TPs are mandated to organize placement/rozgar melas every six month with the support of Sector Skill Council. Additionally, scheme incentivizes TCs/TPs for facilitating placement of the trained candidates as per table below:

| Placement Percentage   | Amount Per Candidate   |
|------------------------|------------------------|
| 71-85%                 | 3000/-                 |
| 86% & More             | 5000/-                 |

Also, the reimbursement of last 20% of training cost to TCs would be made only after wage employment or self employment to at least 70% of the trained candidates. Also, there is a special provision in the scheme to provide post placement support to women, PwDs and candidates from special areas (LWE, North East region and J&K).

Further, under PMKVY 2016-20, placement data of candidates is captured on the Skill  Development  Management  System  (SDMS)  on  monthly  basis.  SDMS  does  not allow uploading the data of the preceding month, until the placement data of previous month is not updated. Placement guidelines of PMKVY 2016-2020 mandates to upload the data of each candidate for a minimum period of 3 months, and maximum period of 12 months.  All such data captured on the SDMS is monitored regularly by NSDC and necessary action is taken recurrently. Under PMKVY 2016-20, which started from 2nd October 2016 onwards, as on 18.07.2018, 31.42 lakh (appx.) candidates have been trained (22.27 lakh STT + 7.85 lakh RPL + 0.51 Special Project) /  undergoing training (0.51 lakh appx.) under Short Term Training, Recognition of Prior Learning and Special Project. Under the modified PMKVY  2016-20  scheme,  placement  tracking  is  mandatory.  The  placement  data  is reported  within  90  days  of  certification  of  trained  candidate.  As  per  data  reported  on SDMS, as on 18.07.2018, 17.01 lakh candidates are certified under Short Term Training of PMKVY 2016-20. The number of candidates certified under Short Term Training of PMKVY 90 days prior i.e. 19 April 2018 is 11.87 lakh. Out of these candidates, as on

18.07.2018, 7.23 candidates have been placed in various sectors across the country.

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