Lok Sabha Question No. 324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Review of NSDC
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.324 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## REVIEW OF NSDC

## †324. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  functioning  of  Skill  Development Training  Centres  set  up  in  various  States/UTs  by  the  National  Skill  Development Corporation (NSDC) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has collected details of Skill Development and Training Centres set up or proposed to be set up in Bihar and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  collects  data  regarding  the  number  of  under  training students,  education  and  expertise  displayed  by  them  in  these  Skill  Development Centres;
- (d) the  number  of  students  provided  training  by  these  Skill  Development  Centres across the country during the last five years; and
- (e) the  total  number  of  students  provided  employment  in  Government  and  Private Institutions, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing a flagship scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) with an objective to provide skilling to one crore people under Short Term  Training  (STT),  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  and  Special  Project  (SP) through  accredited  and  affiliated  training  centres  (TCs)  across  the  country.  The guidelines for PMKVY 2016-20 have various provisions relating to continuous as well as performance monitoring of training  centres.  For  ensuring  quality  of  training  under  the scheme, all accreditation and affiliation of training centres are done through an online portal SMART with inspections done by an independent third party assessment agency. Adding  to  the  improved  accreditation  process,  MSDE  has  initiated  a  process  of continuous monitoring through various channels and mandatory re-accreditation every year.  Under  this,  self-audit  reporting,  call  validations,  surprise  visits  and  monitoring through the skill Development Management Systems (SDMS) have been adopted.

Additionally  PMKVY Monitoring Committee review and formulate framework on the  critical  cases  related  to  monitoring  issues  of  the  stakeholders.  A  penalty  grid  has also been formulated by the Committee for taking action against erring / non compliant training centres / stakeholders.

- (b) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) does not mandate establishing of  skill  center,  but  aims  to  encourage  and  promote  Skill  Development  for  the  youth throughout  the  country  by  aligning  itself  with  Common  Norms  guidelines.  Under PMKVY, NSDC has a total of 357 operational Training Centres in the State of Bihar.
- (c) Under PMKVY, to enhance the scale and quality of the said scheme, the entire training  life cycle  of candidates  starting  from  enrollment,  training  delivery, biometric based attendance, monitoring, standardization of assessment and certification process has been maintained.

(d) & (e) Under  PMKVY  2016-20,  as  on  12.06.2019,  the  yearwise  number  of candidates trained and placement reported by NSDC's approved Training Partners are as under:

|             | STT     | STT             | RPL      | RPL       |
|-------------|---------|-----------------|----------|-----------|
| Year        | Trained | Reported Placed | Assessed | Certified |
| 2016 - 17   | 50854   | 281             | 98383    | 74856     |
| 2017 - 18   | 1624752 | 454337          | 479607   | 438291    |
| 2018 - 19   | 900415  | 674717          | 701957   | 558893    |
| 2019 - 20   | 230552  | 77714           | 415717   | 468501    |
| Grand Total | 2806573 | 1207049         | 1695664  | 1540541   |

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