Lok Sabha Question No. 361 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Skill Development of SC, ST and EWS
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Bhagwanth Khuba, Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF SC, ST AND EWS

## *361.  SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data with regard to the SC and ST candidates who got trained through Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Jan Shikshan Sansthan and Short Term  Training  courses  for  Skill  Development  of  these  candidates  under  the  Skill  India Mission and if so, State-wise details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed any target for compulsory enrolment of SC, ST and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) students under the Skill  India  Mission  and  if  so,  the State-wise details thereof; and
- (c) whether the target is accomplished so far and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  361  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  22.03.2021  ASKED  BY  SHRI BHAGWANTH  KHUBA AND SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH REGARDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF SC, ST AND EWS

- (a)        Yes,  Sir.  The  State/UT-wise  number  of  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and  Scheduled Tribes  (STs)  candidates  trained/oriented  in  short  term  training  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0, and Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) under Skill India Mission is given at Annexure.
- (b) and (c)  While no target has been fixed for compulsory enrollment for SC and ST under PMKVY and JSS schemes, it has been the endeavour  to  ensure  that  opportunity  for  skill training is provided to persons belonging to these groups. Under PMKVY 2.0, 12.73% and 4.53%  trained  candidates  are  SCs  and  STs,  respectively,  while  under  JSS,  27.05%  and 13.04% trained candidates are SCs and STs, respectively. This scheme covers all section of society  including  economically  weaker  section.  However,  data as  such  for  EWS  is  not maintained under the schemes.

## State/UT-wise number of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) candidates trained/oriented under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0 and Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)

| S. No.   | State/UT                                 | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0   | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0   | Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)   | Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                                 | SC Trained / Oriented                             | ST Trained / Oriented                             | SC Trained                    | ST Trained                    |
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar Is.                    | 8                                                 | 156                                               | 0                             | 0                             |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                           | 39,256                                            | 7,817                                             | 4,609                         | 1,694                         |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 1,429                                             | 23,225                                            | 60                            | 498                           |
| 4.       | Assam                                    | 27,064                                            | 47,626                                            | 2,542                         | 862                           |
| 5.       | Bihar                                    | 48,000                                            | 8,845                                             | 9,809                         | 960                           |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                               | 2,221                                             | 45                                                | 1,273                         | 3                             |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                             | 12,360                                            | 20,792                                            | 2,663                         | 8,180                         |
| 8.       | Delhi                                    | 46,641                                            | 5,437                                             | 2,132                         | 65                            |
| 9.       | Goa                                      | 188                                               | 279                                               | 99                            | 162                           |
| 10.      | Gujarat                                  | 35,105                                            | 18,833                                            | 6,752                         | 5,261                         |
| 11.      | Haryana                                  | 66,300                                            | 3,006                                             | 5,411                         | 66                            |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh                         | 14,003                                            | 3,667                                             | 286                           | 2,838                         |
| 13.      | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 10,955                                            | 1,969                                             | 1,227                         | 518                           |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                                | 20,055                                            | 26,291                                            | 1,227                         | 1,938                         |
| 15.      | Karnataka                                | 26,462                                            | 7,868                                             | 7,831                         | 2,871                         |
| 16.      | Kerala                                   | 18,499                                            | 6,049                                             | 5,236                         | 1,420                         |
| 17.      | Ladakh                                   | 8                                                 | 1,362                                             | 0                             | 0                             |
| 18.      | Lakshadweep                              | 0                                                 | 150                                               | 0                             | 0                             |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh                           | 1,02,615                                          | 42,115                                            | 20,449                        | 14,209                        |
| 20.      | Maharashtra                              | 78,396                                            | 34,182                                            | 12,172                        | 11,670                        |
| 21.      | Manipur                                  | 6,004                                             | 14,323                                            | 1,034                         | 2,167                         |
| 22.      | Meghalaya                                | 818                                               | 16,337                                            | 0                             | 0                             |
| 23.      | Mizoram                                  | 571                                               | 18,441                                            | 0                             | 0                             |
| 24.      | Nagaland                                 | 458                                               | 18,860                                            | 1                             | 2,371                         |
| 25.      | Odisha                                   | 45,852                                            | 27,248                                            | 11,802                        | 12,129                        |
| 26.      | Puducherry                               | 2,539                                             | 41                                                | 0                             | 0                             |
| 27.      | Punjab                                   | 85,251                                            | 1,848                                             | 2,610                         | 1                             |
| 28.      | Rajasthan                                | 2,41,336                                          | 51,638                                            | 3,796                         | 1,061                         |
| 29.      | Sikkim                                   | 499                                               | 2,793                                             | 0                             | 0                             |
| 30.      | Tamil Nadu                               | 62,066                                            | 4,505                                             | 7,081                         | 907                           |
| 31.      | Telangana                                | 39,523                                            | 16,446                                            | 5,380                         | 2,889                         |
| 32.      | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 312                                               | 952                                               | 85                            | 1,508                         |
| 33.      | Tripura                                  | 18,130                                            | 20,348                                            | 543                           | 1,252                         |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh                            | 2,32,845                                          | 16,892                                            | 42,688                        | 2,419                         |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                              | 30,025                                            | 3,344                                             | 5,842                         | 1,097                         |
| 36.      | West Bengal                              | 47,214                                            | 11,247                                            | 7,136                         | 1,760                         |
|          | Grand Total                              | 13,63,008                                         | 4,84,977                                          | 1,71,774                      | 82,776                        |

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