Lok Sabha Question No. 145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Target of Skill India Mission
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## TARGET OF SKILL INDIA MISSION

## 145. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

(a) whether  the  Skill  India  Mission  has  achieve  the  target  during  the  last  three years, if so, the details thereof year-wise;

(b) whether the Government has allocated adequate funds for implementation of the Skill India Mission; and

(c) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  spent  and  the  number  of  youths trainined during the said period?

## ANSWER-

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

(a) to (c)       The National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 15 th   July, 2015, to provide a strong institutional framework to implement and scale up skill development efforts across the country and to impart training  to  one  crore  youth  every  year.  Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship imparts employable skills to the youth through long  term  and  short  term  training.The  Ministry  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 2.0) and Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) for short term training. The details of fund allocated and spent under the PMKVY 2.0 from 2017-18 to  2019-20    is    placed  at Annexure  I . PART-A ..  Under  PMKVY  2.0,  as  on 01.04.2020, 94.17 lakhs candidates have been trained/oriented.

The details of fund allocated and spent along with candidates trained under the JSS scheme for the FY2018-20 are placed at Annexure I- PART-B

The  Long  Term  Training  is  imparted  through  Industrial  Training  Institutes under Craftsmen Training Scheme. The total no. of ITIs have increased from 11964 in  the  year  2014  to  14939  in  the  year  2018-19  and  trainees  enrolment  increased from  16.90  lakh  to  23.08  lakh  during  the  period.Setting  up  of  Industrial  Training Institutes (ITIs) and its operation are in the domain of respective State Governments, whereas  preparation  of  norms  and  designing  curriculums  along  with  conducting examination and certification are the responsibility of Central Government.

## PART-A

Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ No. 145 to be answered on 14.09.2020 regarding 'TARGET OF SKILL INDIA MISSION'.

Details of fund allocated and spent under the PMKVY 2.0 from 2017-18 to 201920.

|   S.No. | Financial Year   |   Budget Allocated (Revised Estimates, Rs. in Crores) |   Expenditure (Rs. in Crores) |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | 2017-18          |                                               1723.19 |                       1721.18 |
|       2 | 2018-19          |                                               1946.45 |                       1909.19 |
|       3 | 2019-20          |                                               1749.22 |                       1648.25 |

## PART-B

Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ No. 145 to be answered on 14.09.2020 regarding 'TARGET OF SKILL INDIA MISSION'.

Details  of  fund  allocated  and  spent  along  with  candidates  trained  under  the JSS scheme for the FY 2018-20.

|   S.No. | Financial Year   |   Budget allocated (Rs. In Crores) |   Budget Spent (Rs. In Crores) |   Candidates trained (in Lakh) |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|       1 | 2018-19          |                                 80 |                           61.5 |                           1.67 |
|       2 | 2019-20          |                                 80 |                           78.5 |                           4.01 |

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Annexure-I