Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: World Bank Loan for SANKALP
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## WORLD BANK LOAN FOR SANKALP

- *120.  SHRI SELVAM G: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Skills  Acquisition  and  Knowledge Awareness  for  Livelihood  Promotion  (SANKALP)  Scheme  throughout  the  country along with the loan granted by World Bank for this scheme;
- (b) whether the Government has assessed the performance of the scheme as per the World Bank requirement, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  amount  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  since  its  inception, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  scheme  has  successfully  achieved  the  targets  set  by  the Government so far and if so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (e) the details of the number of trainees who got training under this Scheme and placed abroad so far; and
- (f) the other steps/initiatives taken by the Government to focus on District level training eco-system?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

- a. Yes, the Ministry of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is implementing Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) Scheme throughout the country along with the loan granted by World Bank.
- b. The  governance  structure  of  the  SANKALP  Scheme  provides  for  a  Project Governance  Board  (PGB)  at  the  apex  level  to  review  the  progress  of  the  project periodically and issue directions.The meeting of the PGB was held in August 2019 wherein the Board expressed its satisfaction on the overall progress of the project. Further, the performance of the scheme is also assessed by the World Bank on a periodic basis. The overall implementation progress for SANKALP has been graded 'Satisfactory' as per the World Bank's latest assessment report.
- c. Since inception till date, an amount of Rs 225.42 crore has been sanctioned to  the  State/  UTs  under  SANKALP.  Out  of  these,  Rs  213.72  crore  have  been released  to  23  States  as  State  Incentive  Grants  while  Rs  11.70  crore  have  been released to strengthen the skill ecosystem of117 Aspirational Districts of 28 States. The details of the funds sanctioned State/ UT wise are at Annexure-1 .
- d. As per the project design, seven Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) have been  agreed  between  Government  of  India  and  the  World  Bank.  Further,  as  per requirement of the World Bank, an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) i.e. Indian Institute  of  Management,  Indore  (IIM-Indore)  has  been  onboarded  to  verify  the achievement against these DLIs. Till date, IVA has submitted the verification report for successful achievement of targets for 5 DLIs that have been further submitted to the World Bank.
- e. SANKALP is not a training scheme therefore no trainings are provided under SANKALP.
- f. The following major steps/ initiatives have been undertaken under SANKALP with a focus on strengthening the District level training eco-system:
7. (i) Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF): MGNF has been launched to support the District administration in improving skill development program delivery as well as developing a cadre of committed and competent development leaders. As a pilot,  75  fellows  shall  be  deputed  in  75  districts  across  Gujarat,  Karnataka, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for a span of two years.
8. (ii) Award  for  Excellence  in  District  Skill  Development  Planning  (DSDP):  To promote  and  recognize  decentralised  planning,  District  Skill  Development  Plan (DSDP) Awards have been constituted by the Ministry under SANKALP. The award was launched in FY 2018-19, wherein districts across all States/ UTs were invited to participate. 225 districts from across the country participated by submitting their DSDPs out of which seven districts  were identified for Awards in the category of Awards for Excellence.
9. (iii) Capacity  building  Workshops:  To  build  the  capacity  of  the  District  Skill Committee  (DSC)  members  and  the  district  functionary,  thematic  workshops  are being conducted under SANKALP.  Till date workshops have been held with DSC members of Chhattisgarh, Kerala,  Maharashtra, Nagaland, Tamil  Nadu  and Uttar Pradesh for development of District Skill Development Plans (DSDPs).

## Details of funds sanctioned to State/ UTs under SANKALP

(Amount in Rs.)

| S.No   | State/UT          | State Incentive Grant   | Funds for Aspirational districts   | Total          |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 7,76,25,000             | 30,00,000                          | 8,06,25,000    |
| 2      | Chhattisgarh      | 8,04,49,200             | 1,00,00,000                        | 9,04,49,200    |
| 3      | Haryana           | -                       | 10,00,000                          | 10,00,000      |
| 4      | Himachal Pradesh  | -                       | 10,00,000                          | 10,00,000      |
| 5      | Jammu and Kashmir | 3,84,75,000             | 20,00,000                          | 4,04,75,000    |
| 6      | Jharkhand         | 5,61,60,000             | 1,90,00,000                        | 7,51,60,000    |
| 7      | Karnataka         | -                       | 20,00,000                          | 20,00,000      |
| 8      | Kerala            | -                       | 10,00,000                          | 10,00,000      |
| 9      | Madhya Pradesh    | 14,42,40,000            | 80,00,000                          | 15,22,40,000   |
| 10     | Maharashtra       | 22,04,40,000            | 40,00,000                          | 22,44,40,000   |
| 11     | Odisha            | 4,89,60,000             | 1,00,00,000                        | 5,89,60,000    |
| 12     | Rajasthan         | 15,66,60,000            | 50,00,000                          | 16,16,60,000   |
| 13     | Tamil Nadu        | 12,18,12,000            | 20,00,000                          | 12,38,12,000   |
| 14     | Telangana         | -                       | 30,00,000                          | 30,00,000      |
| 15     | Uttar Pradesh     | 44,68,80,000            | 80,00,000                          | 45,48,80,000   |
| 16     | Uttarakhand       | 3,40,20,000             | 20,00,000                          | 3,60,20,000    |
| 17     | West Bengal       | -                       | 50,00,000                          | 50,00,000      |
| 18     | Bihar             | 24,76,77,600            | 1,30,00,000                        | 26,06,77,600   |
| 19     | Gujarat           | 14,55,00,000            | 20,00,000                          | 14,75,00,000   |
| 20     | Punjab            | 7,05,60,000             | 20,00,000                          | 7,25,60,000    |
| 21     | Arunachal Pradesh | 2,73,28,500             | 10,00,000                          | 2,83,28,500    |
| 22     | Assam             | 8,84,00,000             | 70,00,000                          | 9,54,00,000    |
| 23     | Manipur           | 1,65,15,000             | 10,00,000                          | 1,75,15,000    |
| 24     | Meghalaya         | 2,23,20,000             | 10,00,000                          | 2,33,20,000    |
| 25     | Mizoram           | 1,80,90,000             | 10,00,000                          | 1,90,90,000    |
| 26     | Nagaland          | 2,34,00,000             | 10,00,000                          | 2,44,00,000    |
| 27     | Sikkim            | 1,98,00,000             | 10,00,000                          | 2,08,00,000    |
| 28     | Tripura           | 2,16,72,000             | 10,00,000                          | 2,26,72,000    |
| 29     | Goa               | 1,02,00,000             | -                                  | 1,02,00,000    |
|        | Total             | 2,13,71,84,300          | 11,70,00,000                       | 2,25,41,84,300 |

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