Lok Sabha Question No. 1255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Skill Development Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

## 1255.  SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

## Will  the  MINISTER  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  and  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of operational Skill Development Centres opened in the country during the last three years, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  persons  who  have  been  provided  employment  by  these  Centres, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the persons who have been provided certification by these Centres in Himachal Pradesh, district-wise data;
- (d) the details of the efforts made to enhance employment opportunities for those who have not received certification;
- (e) whether the persons who undertook training have been placed in alignment with the target set by the Government and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if  not,  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  placement scenario?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c) Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 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 centers (TCs) across the country for four years i.e. 2016-2020. Under the scheme, the accreditation and affiliation of training centres are being done through a single  window application SMART for imparting skill development training.

PMKVY 2016-20 does not mandate the establishment of skill development centres, however,  enables  large  number  of  prospective  youth  for  taking  up  Short  Term  Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated training centers  (TCs)  throughout  the  country  including  State  of  Himachal  Pradesh.  Under  the scheme, for imparting the skill training, the accreditation and affiliation of TCs are being done  under  single  window  IT  application  known  as  SMART.  As  on  24.01.2019,  10,355 TCs (8,331 TCs under CSCM and 2,024 TCs under CSSM) have been empanelled under PMKVY  2016-20.  Also,  under  PMKVY  2016-20,  as  on  24.01.2019,  37.32  lakh  (appx.)

candidates  have  been  trained  in  the  country.  The  State/UT  -  wise  including  State  of Himachal Pradesh numbers of TCs and candidates enrolled, trained, assessed, certified, and  placed  under  PMKVY  2016-20  (CSCM  +  CSSM),  as  on  24.01.2019,  are  given  at Annexure I .

- (d) Under PMKVY 2016-20, there is a provision of re-assessment for the unsuccessful candidates.
- (e) and (f) Under  PMKVY  2016-20,  focus  on  employment  has  been  significantly enhanced and candidates have  been placed in various sectors  and  industries. Training Centers  (TCs)/  Training  Providers  (TPs)  are  mandated  to  organize  placement/rozgar melas every six month with the support of Sector Skill Council. Scheme also incentivizes TCs/TPs for facilitating placement of the trained candidates. Also, the reimbursement of last  20%  of  training  cost  to  TCs  would  be  made  only  after  wage  employment  or  self employment to 70% of the trained candidates. Additionally, post placement support of Rs. 1500  per  month  per  trainee  is  applicable  for  special  group  (women  candidates  and persons with disability) and special areas  (LWE, North East region and J&K) for 2 or 3 month post training depending on placement within or outside the district of the domicile of the candidate.

Further,  under  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 24.01.2019, 21.03 lakh candidates are certified under STT and SPs  of  PMKVY  2016-20.  The  number  of  candidates  certified  under  STT  and  SPs  of PMKVY  90  days  prior  i.e.  26.10.2018  is  19.39  lakh.  Out  of  these  candidates,  as  on 24.01.2019,  10.64  lakh  candidates  have  been  placed  in  various  sectors  across  the country.

Annexure

The State-wise number of TCs and candidates enrolled, trained, assessed, certified, and placed under PMKVY 2016-20 (CSCM + CSSM), as on 24.01.2019, is given below:

| S.N.   | State/UTs                 |   TCs |   Enrolled |   Trained |   Assessed |   Certified |   Placed* |
|--------|---------------------------|-------|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|-----------|
| 1.     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |     3 |        124 |         0 |          0 |           0 |         0 |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh            |   326 |     121828 |    111845 |     100839 |       91197 |     45289 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh         |    25 |       5801 |      4244 |       3860 |        3776 |       276 |
| 4.     | Assam                     |   226 |      82807 |     71537 |      61340 |       54479 |     15048 |
| 5.     | Bihar                     |   348 |     184948 |    171369 |     154781 |      135639 |     43531 |
| 6.     | Chandigarh                |    26 |       6712 |      5888 |       5213 |        4631 |      1895 |
| 7.     | Chhattisgarh              |   138 |      64094 |     54236 |      46893 |       39714 |     12739 |
| 8.     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |     4 |       1777 |      1717 |       1488 |        1255 |       352 |
| 9.     | Daman and Diu             |     7 |       1793 |      1436 |       1279 |         940 |       268 |
| 10.    | Delhi                     |   307 |     164422 |    158669 |     137042 |      124390 |     48596 |
| 11.    | Goa                       |     3 |       1580 |      1545 |        978 |         849 |       630 |
| 12.    | Gujarat                   |   308 |      97479 |     88637 |      66171 |       56305 |     18009 |
| 13.    | Haryana                   |   919 |     295870 |    276164 |     244508 |      224491 |    101628 |
| 14.    | Himachal Pradesh          |   162 |      45345 |     40660 |      33130 |       29666 |     10380 |
| 15.    | Jammu & Kashmir           |   266 |      71974 |     66805 |      61806 |       54886 |     28794 |
| 16.    | Jharkhand                 |   116 |      64517 |     59678 |      52821 |       47427 |     11871 |
| 17.    | Karnataka                 |   173 |     158340 |    144815 |     126233 |      110180 |     20065 |
| 18.    | Kerala                    |   175 |     110568 |    107572 |      87300 |       79355 |      9791 |
| 19.    | Lakshadweep               |     0 |          0 |         0 |          0 |           0 |         0 |
| 20.    | Madhya Pradesh            |   782 |     339756 |    322999 |     285829 |      253923 |    104687 |
| 21.    | Maharashtra               |   391 |     212748 |    180412 |     139121 |      116983 |     25271 |
| 22.    | Manipur                   |    41 |      17948 |     16271 |      15287 |       14766 |      1080 |
| 23.    | Meghalaya                 |    15 |      10801 |      9520 |       9441 |        8529 |      1920 |
| 24.    | Mizoram                   |    29 |       3083 |      2421 |       1520 |         698 |        55 |
| 25.    | Nagaland                  |    25 |       3413 |      2794 |       2385 |        1890 |      1060 |
| 26.    | Odisha                    |   257 |     128808 |    116269 |      97666 |       85241 |     31481 |
| 27.    | Puducherry                |    35 |       9802 |      9284 |       8263 |        7654 |      1971 |
| 28.    | Punjab                    |   570 |     169221 |    158429 |     145138 |      133075 |     57674 |
| 29.    | Rajasthan                 |  1143 |     331026 |    316068 |     269590 |      241921 |     98830 |
| 30.    | Sikkim                    |    16 |       2408 |      1974 |       1768 |        1658 |        79 |
| 31.    | Tamil Nadu                |   819 |     272577 |    261699 |     229421 |      204951 |     75620 |
| 32.    | Telangana                 |   286 |     139105 |    132385 |     119781 |      108874 |     58086 |
| 33.    | Tripura                   |    85 |      19501 |     18024 |      16280 |       14526 |      4006 |
| 34.    | Uttar Pradesh             |  1773 |     668301 |    594076 |     510830 |      450975 |    165105 |
| 35.    | Uttarakhand               |   218 |      71502 |     65977 |      55508 |       49610 |     18076 |
| 36.    | West Bengal               |   338 |     174729 |    156758 |     138157 |      122452 |     50257 |
|        | Grand Total               | 10355 |    4054708 |   3732177 |    3231667 |     2876906 |   1064420 |

[* Placement figures are against  the  candidates  certified  under  Short Term  Training  and  Special Projects of PMKVY 90 days prior i.e. 19.39 lakh ]

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