Lok Sabha Question No. 2164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Skill Development of Disabled
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2164 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF DISABLED

## 2164. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  programmes  being  run  by  the  Government  for  the  Skill Development of disabled in the country;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries of such programmes during the last four years, yearwise;
- (c) the funds allocated with regard to such programmes during the last four years, year-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken to ensure jobs for such persons trained under such programmes?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The Government is implementing various skill development programmes to  impart  employable  skills  to  the  disabled.  The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship  is  implementing  is  flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). The scheme covers all sections of society including disabled. Under PMKVY 2.0 (2016-2020) a total of Rs. 550 crore, Rs. 1132.48 crore and Rs. 1362 crore has  been  disbursed  at  the  scheme  level  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Centre Managed (CSCM) component of PMKVY during 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 respectively.

Under PMKVY, training to disabled is facilitated by the Skill Council for Persons with  Disability  (SCPwD), incepted  in  October,  2015.  Year  wise  details  of  disabled beneficiaries are at Annexure I. In order to promote trainings of disabled people, training providers are incentivized through higher base cost reimbursement for providing training to PwD candidates. Various additional supports are also provided by the Government to the  candidate  in  the  form  of  reimbursement  of  conveyance  cost,  boarding  &  lodging cost,  transportation  allowance  and  support  for  assistive  aids.  As  per  the  placement guidelines  of  PMKVY  2.0  (2016-2020),  training  providers  are  mandated  to  facilitate placements  of  certified  candidates.  To  assist  the  students  in  placement,  training providers  are  mandated  to  organize  Placement/Rozgar  Melas  every  six  months  with support  from  the  Sector  Skill  Councils  and  participation  of  local  industry.  In  order  to assist  disabled  candidates  for  job  outreach  activities,  a  post  placement  support  is provided to them based on the region of placement.

Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ No. 2164 on Skill Development of Disabled raised by SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA, to be answered on 24.12.2018.

## Details of persons with disability candidates provided training under PMKVY

|   S.No. | Year                        |   Trained |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------|
|       1 | 2016-17                     |      2000 |
|       2 | 2017-2018                   |      8070 |
|       3 | 2018-19 ( as on 18.12.2018) |      5236 |

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