Lok Sabha Question No. 531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Skill Development and Job Opportunities
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

## Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No.531

To be answered on

Wednesday, February 6, 2019/Magha 17, 1940 (Saka)

## Question

## Skill Development and Job Opportunities

## 531.  SHRI VINCENT H PALA:

Will  the  Minister  of  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of initiatives taken by the Government for skill development and increasing the job opportunities for the  youths of North Eastern Region;
- (b) the  number  of  model  skill  centres  set  up  in  various  districts  of  the  North-Eastern States;
- (c) the total number of persons placed through the skill centres vis-a-vis the target set for this purpose during the last five years in the North East Region; and
- (d) the details of the funds allocated and utilised for the same?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Development of North

## Eastern Region [Dr.Jitendra Singh]

- (a)             Skill development and increasing the opportunities for North-Eastern youth is being undertaken by Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the flagship scheme of Ministry of Skill Development and Entreprenurship (MSDE). The objective of this scheme is to enable a large number of youths to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood.

Special provisions for promotion of skill development programmes in the region are as follows:

- Transport Cost- To and fro transport cost as per actuals, subject to a maximum of Rs. 5000/- per trainee, maybe payable to candidates undergoing training outside of North East region.
- Over and above the Base Cost, an additional amount equal to 10% of the Base Cost is permitted for skill development programmes conducted in the North Eastern States.
- 50%  boarding  and  lodging  payout  is  applicable  for  candidates  trained  within  North East region till 31 st March 2019.
- Full boarding and lodging pay-out, to all skill development training programmes where trainees from North East region are trained outside the eight states
- Relaxations for setting up training centre to training providers:
- o Minimum carpet area of 1500 sq. ft. permissible for training centres in North-Eastern States.
- o Walls  and  roofs  made  of  Tin  /  Bamboo  sheets  allowed  for  centres  in North East.
- o Availability  of  AC  in  High-altitude  Regions  (Above  5000  ft  above  sea level), is exempted.
- To enable the newly skilled persons from North-east to settle into their jobs/vocations under  wage  employment,  post  placement  support  would  be  provided  directly  to  the candidate  at  the  rate  of  Rs.  1500/-  per  month  for  period  ranging  1-3  months  for different categories.

In addition to PMKVY, Capacity Building Scheme is also being implemented by MSDE  for  North-Eastern  region.  High  standards  and  quality  of  training  under  this scheme  are  being  ensured  by following  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY)  norms.  Payment  of  3 rd Tranche  (20%)  is  linked  to  placement  under  this scheme as well. Scheme progress is given below-

| Target   | Enrolled   | Trained   | Certified   | Placed   |
|----------|------------|-----------|-------------|----------|
| 8,166    | 7,251      | 6,244     | 5,390       | 2,877    |

- (b)               Allocations  for  setting  up  model  centres  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) have been made to 79 districts in North-East out of which 26 centres have been established in Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur.
- (c)             Since  inception  of  PMKVY  Scheme  in  2016,  22,340  candidates  are reported to be placed through PMKVY Short-Term Training while 280 candidates are reported to  be placed through Special Projects component. In respect of fee based projects  approved  by  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC),  total  38,175 candidates got placed from FY 2014-15 to FY 2018-19 (till Dec. 2018).
- (d)               Under PMKVY 2.0 of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, an allocation of Rs.323.16 cr. has been made for North East, out of which funds to the tune of Rs.81 cr. has been utilized.

Under  the  Capacity  Building  Scheme,  out  of  Rs.19.85  cr.  received  by NSDC, an amount of Rs.15.35 crore has been disbursed.

In  addition,  under  Dima  Hasao  Autonomous  Territorial  Council  (DHATC) package,  a  project  namely  'Construction  of  Integrated  Skill  Development  Centre  at Dima  Hasao  District  of  Assam'  was  sanctioned  by  the  Ministry  of  DoNER  for  an amount of Rs.36.60 crore against which Rs.18.30 crore has been released.

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