Lok Sabha Question No. 1137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Skill Development Training in Kerala
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN KERALA

## 1137.  SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

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

- (a) the total number of persons who received Skill Development Training in Kerala and total funds sanctioned/utilised under various schemes of training and programmes in Kerala;
- (b) the total number of trained skilled persons already recruited in the public/ private sector  in  Kerala,  district-wise  and  person-wise  information  including  the  name  of  the recruiters; and
- (c) out  of  the  total  number  of  skilled  unemployed  in  Kerala,  the  details  of  the percentage of employment of locals in different Central Government Undertakings/private sector, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

(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) across the country including State of Kerala for four years i.e. 2016-2020.

PMKVY has two components known as Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM)  being  implemented  by  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  and Centrally  Sponsored  State Managed  (CSSM)  being  implemented  by  State  Skill Development  Missions  of  the  States/  UTs  popularly  known  as  State-  Engagement Component of PMKVY (2016-20).

Under CSCM component of PMKVY 2016-20, which started from 2nd October 2016 onwards, 30.11.2018, 32.99 lakh (appx.) candidates have been trained under STT (23.19 lakh), RPL (9.08 lakh) and SP (0.72 lakh) in various sectors across the country. Out of which, 1,03,774 candidates under STT (32,133), RPL (71,474) and SP (167) are from the State of Kerala. The district - wise details of candidates trained are given at Table 1 of Annexure.

Further,  PMKVY  2016-20  scheme  has  mandatory  provisions  for  placement tracking.  The  placement  data  is  reported  within  90  days  of  certification  of  trained candidates  on  the  Skill  Development  Management  System  (SDMS).  In  the  State  of Kerala, as on 30.11.2018, 25,181 candidates are certified under Short Term Training of PMKVY 2016-20. The number of candidates certified in the State of Kerala under Short Term Training 90 days prior i.e. 31.08.2018 is 23,060. Out of these candidates, as on 30.11.2018, 9,378 candidates have been placed in various sectors. The district - wise details of candidates placed are given at Table 2 of Annexure .

Under CSSM  component of PMKVY  2016-20, 25% of the funds and corresponding physical targets of PMKVY 2016-20 have been allocated to the States for the  implementation  of  scheme  through  State  Skill  Development  Missions.  Under  this component,  after  evaluation  of  proposal  received  from  Kerala  Academy  for  Skills Excellence (KASE), Government of Kerala, Ministry has given in-principle approval of a total  target  of  71,450  candidates  and corresponding financial allocation of Rs. 110.01 Cr.  for  FY  2017-20.  Further,  an  amount  of  Rs.  22  Cr.  has  been  released  during  FY 2017-18 to Government of Kerala for the implementation of CSSM component of the Scheme.

Annexure Table 1: District-wise candidates trained in State of Kerala under CSCM - PMKVY

## 2016-20 is as under:

| S. No.   | Districts          |   Candidates Trained (STT+SPL+RPL) |
|----------|--------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Alappuzha          |                              10856 |
| 2.       | Ernakulam          |                              10704 |
| 3.       | Idukki             |                               5154 |
| 4.       | Kannur             |                               7712 |
| 5.       | Kasaragod          |                               2149 |
| 6.       | Kollam             |                               5459 |
| 7.       | Kottayam           |                               5369 |
| 8.       | Kozhikode          |                               9264 |
| 9.       | Malappuram         |                               9142 |
| 10.      | Palakkad           |                               6195 |
| 11.      | Pathanamthitta     |                               5091 |
| 12.      | Thiruvananthapuram |                              11598 |
| 13.      | Thrissur           |                              14381 |
| 14.      | Wayanad            |                                700 |
| Total    | Total              |                             103774 |

Table 2: District-wise candidates certified (as on 31.08.2018) and reported placed (30.11.2018) in State of Kerala under CSCM - PMKVY 2016-20 is as under:

| S. No.   | District           |   Sum of Certified (STT+SP) |   Reported Placement (STT+SP) |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.       | Alappuzha          |                        1550 |                          1062 |
| 2.       | Ernakulam          |                        1728 |                           601 |
| 3.       | Idukki             |                         318 |                           191 |
| 4.       | Kannur             |                        1631 |                           613 |
| 5.       | Kasaragod          |                         321 |                             7 |
| 6.       | Kollam             |                        1641 |                          1178 |
| 7.       | Kottayam           |                         279 |                           119 |
| 8.       | Kozhikode          |                        2638 |                           364 |
| 9.       | Malappuram         |                        4685 |                          1516 |
| 10.      | Palakkad           |                        1057 |                           551 |
| 11.      | Pathanamthitta     |                        1087 |                           976 |
| 12.      | Thiruvananthapuram |                        2783 |                           773 |
| 13.      | Thrissur           |                        2857 |                          1131 |
| 14.      | Wayanad            |                         485 |                           296 |
| Total    | Total              |                       23060 |                          9378 |

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