Lok Sabha Question No. 4650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Entrepreneurship Education and Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4650 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND TRAINING

## 4650. SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing flagship scheme to impart entrepreneurship education and training, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  objective  for  which  the  scheme  was launched, if so, the details thereof and if not, the corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (c) the period for which this scheme has been envisaged along with the projected cost of the scheme;
- (d) the  number  of  students  who  have  been  provided  entrepreneurship  education  and training during each of the last two years and the current year; and
- (e) the details of the names and numbers of institutes which are providing entrepreneurship education and training specially in the State of Tamil Nadu?

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

(a)  to  (e)    In  order  to  achieve  the  targets  and  objectives  of  National  Policy  for  Skill Development & Entrepreneurship 2015, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) started its flagship scheme, 'Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyamita Vikas Abhiyan (PMYUVA)'  in  April,  2017.  The  scheme  targeted  to  create  an  enabling  ecosystem  for Entrepreneurship Development through entrepreneurship education and training across the country  in  the  Institutes  of  Higher  Learning.  First  phase  of  PM-YUVA  scheme  was conducted in 239 empanelled Institutes of Higher Learning viz Universities,  Colleges  and Polytechnics under the scheme throughout the Country including 42 Institutes in Tamil Nadu state.  Details of empanelled Institutions and training programmes are as under:

| Description                                                            |   Total | Tamil Nadu     |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------|
| Number of Colleges Empanelled                                          |     239 | 42             |
| Number of Colleges Registered on Learn-wise Platform                   |     192 | 38             |
| Number of Students Oriented during Entrepreneurship Awareness Sessions |   23137 | 3000 (approx.) |
| Number of students registered on Learnwise Platform                    |   33325 | 7066           |
| Number of students passed Final Assessment                             |    7392 | 1084           |

Apart from the above, various skill development programmes are run by the Ministry in the form of long term training programs through Directorate General of Training (DGT) and  short  term  Skill  Training  Programmes  viz  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY).  These  skill  training  programs  have  a  customized  entrepreneurship  orientation module integrated as a section of the employability skills. Under PMKVY, as on 15.06.2019, out of 12,11,463 skilled youth, 2,01,143 have taken up self employment / entrepreneurship.

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