Lok Sabha Question No. 2079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Kendras
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2079 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS KENDRAS

## † 2079. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Kendras  equipped  with  modern infrastructure facilities  set  up/to  be  set  up  in  each  district  of  the  country  since  the  inception  of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana , State-wise including Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the contracts of some of the agencies appointed to run Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Kendras have been cancelled recently in various districts;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Rajasthan along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  shutting  down  of  such  centres  is  defeating  the  purpose  of  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government is contemplating to award fresh contracts for restarting closed Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Kendras in the districts including those in Churu and Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  through  National  Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) promotes establishment of model and aspirational skill centres known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendra  (PMKK)  for  imparting  skill  training  in  every  district throughout the country. At present, skill training at PMKKs is being imparted under the PMKVY (2016-20).  As  on  11.11.2019,  812  PMKKs  have  been  allocated  in  707  districts  across  the country.  Out  of  allocated  PMKKs,  681  PMKKs  have  been  established.  The  State/UT-wise (including State of Rajasthan) number of allocated and established PMKKs is given at Annexure .
- (b) and (c) As on date, contracts of training partners were terminated at 27 districts (1 each in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, 5 in Punjab, 6 in Himachal Pradesh and 7 each in Maharashtra and Odisha)  due  to  non-compliance  of  the  PMKK  guidelines.  Further,  PMKKs  in  all  the  aforesaid districts have been re-allocated.
- (d) and (e) PMKKs have been established as a model and aspiration skill centre for imparting training under PMKVY. As on 11.11.2019, 69.03 lakh (appx.) (38.01 lakh STT + 31.02 lakh RPL) candidates have been trained throughout the country under PMKVY (2016-20). Out of these total trained, 9.89 lakh candidates have been trained through PMKKs.
- (f) In State of Rajasthan, 35 PMKKs have been allocated; out of which, 34 PMKKs have been established. PMKKs at Churu and Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan have been allocated to ICA Eduskills Private Limited and the same have been established.

## Annexure

## The State/UT-wise number of allocated and established PMKKs is given below:

| S. No.   | State / UT                  |   Allocated PMKKs |   Established PMKKs |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                 2 |                   1 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              |                25 |                  23 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                20 |                   4 |
| 4.       | Assam                       |                33 |                  23 |
| 5.       | Bihar                       |                49 |                  46 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                  |                 1 |                   1 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                |                27 |                  27 |
| 8.       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |                 1 |                   1 |
| 9.       | Daman & Diu                 |                 1 |                   1 |
| 10.      | Goa                         |                 2 |                   1 |
| 11.      | Gujarat                     |                34 |                  33 |
| 12.      | Haryana                     |                23 |                  23 |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh            |                12 |                  11 |
| 14.      | Jammu and Kashmir           |                22 |                  17 |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                   |                24 |                  23 |
| 16.      | Karnataka                   |                36 |                  35 |
| 17.      | Kerala                      |                20 |                  11 |
| 18.      | Lakshadweep                 |                 1 |                   0 |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh              |                52 |                  50 |
| 20.      | Maharashtra                 |                50 |                  41 |
| 21.      | Manipur                     |                16 |                   9 |
| 22.      | Meghalaya                   |                 8 |                   3 |
| 23.      | Mizoram                     |                 6 |                   0 |
| 24.      | Nagaland                    |                11 |                   2 |
| 25.      | Delhi                       |                11 |                   9 |
| 26.      | Odisha                      |                30 |                  27 |
| 27.      | Puducherry                  |                 4 |                   4 |
| 28.      | Punjab                      |                24 |                  24 |
| 29.      | Rajasthan                   |                35 |                  34 |
| 30.      | Sikkim                      |                 4 |                   1 |
| 31.      | Tamil Nadu                  |                40 |                  31 |
| 32.      | Telangana                   |                32 |                  23 |
| 33.      | Tripura                     |                 8 |                   3 |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh               |                88 |                  84 |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                 |                13 |                  13 |
| 36.      | West Bengal                 |                47 |                  42 |
| Total    | Total                       |               812 |                 681 |

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