Lok Sabha Question No. 1296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Implementation of PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1296 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKVY

## 1296.  DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a)        the  salient  features  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY) scheme and the current status of its implementation in the country;
- (b)       the total number of students that have received skill training under the program since its inception, State/UT wise;
- (c)         the  total  number  of  Trainer  and  Assessor  academies  that  have  been  set  up under the program, State/UT wise; and
- (d)       the details of the sectors and areas in which training is imparted to students and whether there are opportunities for placement after the training process?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) (2016-20), two types of skill  training  are  undertaken:   short  duration  skill  development  training,  called  ShortTerm Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)). As on 17.03.2020, 91.15 lakh candidates have been trained under PMKVY 2016-20 so far. The salient features of PMKVY are as follows:
-  Scheme has two components: Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) component implemented through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) component implemented through States/State Skill Development Missions (SSDM);
-  Training is imparted under NSQF (National Skill Qualification Framework) aligned job-roles;
-  Recognition of Prior Leaning (RPL) component has been significantly enhanced for certifying the informally trained workers, particularly in the informal sector;
-  Various  digital  interventions  have  been  taken  for  effective  and  transparent implementation of scheme such as Direct Benefit Transfer, Aadhaar linkage of trainers and trainees, Biometric attendance of candidate;
-  Training Centers have been Accredited & Affiliated through online SMART portal;
-  Scheme has been converged with Skill India Portal for capturing of the real-time data with respect to life-cycle training process of trainees and training providers;
- (b)       The State-wise number of candidates trained under STT or oriented under RPL in PMKVY 2016-20 is given at Annexure .
- (c)         As  on  14.09.2020,  four  dedicated  'Trainer-Assessor  Academies'  have  been established and operationalized with. two in Maharashtra and one each in Telangana and Uttarakhand. They impart Training of Trainers and Assessors programmes, as per the guidelines of NSDC.
- (d)        Under  PMKVY  (2016-20),   skill  training  is  being  imparted  in  more  than  450 NSQF aligned job roles of levels 3 and 4 across 37 diverse sectors. Under the scheme, training centres facilitate placements of certified candidates through multiple initiatives like  Rojgaar  Melas,  collaboration  with  industries  and  Sector  Skill  Councils.  Further, Government has also launched the ASEEM (Atmanirbhar Skilled Employees Employer Mapping) portal which is a directory of all such skilled persons who have been trained. This  directory  is  available  to  the  industries  for  meeting  their  requirement  of  skilled personnel anywhere in the country.

## Annexure

## The State-wise number of candidates trained / oriented under PMKVY 2016-20 is given below:

|   S. No. | State/UT                   | Trained / Oriented   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Island | 1,348                |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh             | 231,495              |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh          | 21,571               |
|        4 | Assam                      | 288,113              |
|        5 | Bihar                      | 374,142              |
|        6 | Chandigarh                 | 19,657               |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh               | 106,735              |
|        8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli     | 3,040                |
|        9 | Daman and Diu              | 6,727                |
|       10 | Delhi                      | 567,286              |
|       11 | Goa                        | 6,909                |
|       12 | Gujarat                    | 272,894              |
|       13 | Haryana                    | 504,127              |
|       14 | Himachal Pradesh           | 92,877               |
|       15 | Jammu and Kashmir          | 204,797              |
|       16 | Jharkhand                  | 143,582              |
|       17 | Karnataka                  | 366,849              |
|       18 | Kerala                     | 190,542              |

| 19.   | Lakshadweep    | 60        |
|-------|----------------|-----------|
| 20.   | Madhya Pradesh | 560,396   |
| 21.   | Maharashtra    | 952,559   |
| 22.   | Manipur        | 47,418    |
| 23.   | Meghalaya      | 23,988    |
| 24.   | Mizoram        | 14,181    |
| 25.   | Nagaland       | 20,035    |
| 26.   | Odisha         | 379,538   |
| 27.   | Puducherry     | 17,749    |
| 28.   | Punjab         | 279,787   |
| 29.   | Rajasthan      | 834,966   |
| 30.   | Sikkim         | 7,510     |
| 31.   | Tamil Nadu     | 476,595   |
| 32.   | Telangana      | 255,061   |
| 33.   | Tripura        | 69,271    |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh  | 1,263,839 |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand    | 141,174   |
| 36.   | West Bengal    | 368,271   |
| Total | Total          | 91,15,089 |

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