Lok Sabha Question No. 2090 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: PMKVY/NSDA
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: R. VANAROJA, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, V. SATHYABAMA, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2090 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018 PMKVY/NSDA

2090.  SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

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

- (a) the number of persons provided skill training under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY)  and  the  National  Skill  Development  Agency  (NSDA)  during  the  last  three years, year-wise and training partner-wise;
- (b) the  amount  allocated  and  disbursed  so  far  in  the  last  three  years,  year-wise  and training partner-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any serious action against the TPs and officials of NSDA with regards to issues related to training, certification and payments; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the Government's stand on this?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) 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) through accredited and affiliated training centers (TCs) across the country for four years i.e. 2016-2020. Under the scheme, the accreditation  and  affiliation  of  training  centres  are  being  done  through  a  single  window application SMART for imparting skill development training.

Further,  National  Skill  Development  Agency  (NSDA)  is  an  autonomous  body  under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship that anchors the National Skill Qualifications  Framework,  and  allied  quality  assurance  mechanisms  for  synergizing  skill initiatives in the country.

As  on  30.11.2018,  under  the  PMKVY  2016-20,  33.93  lakh  (appx.)  candidates  have been trained under STT (24.13 lakh), RPL (9.08 lakh) and SP (0.72 lakh) across the country in various sectors through 9,417 empanelled TCs (8,101 TCs under CSCM and 1,316 TCs under CSSM).  Further,  the  financial  year  -  wise  details  of  funds  disbursed  to  NSDC  and  State Governments for the implementation of the PMKVY are given below:

| S. No.   | Financial Year             |   Funds Disbursed to NSDC / State Governments (in crores) |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2016-17                    |                                                    699.99 |
| 2        | 2017-18                    |                                                   1721.18 |
| 3        | 2018-19 (as on 30.11.2018) |                                                   1365    |
| Total    | Total                      |                                                   3786.17 |

Under the scheme, PMKVY Monitoring Committee review and formulate framework on the critical  cases  related  to  monitoring  issues  of  the  stakeholders.  Also,  the  Committee  has formulated penalty grid (approved by Steering Committee for PMKVY) for taking action against erring / non compliant training centres / stakeholders. Based on the penalty grid, National Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC),  implementing  agency  of  PMKVY  under  MSDE,  has suspended training centers for noncompliance of PMKVY guidelines on multiple parameters and periodically publish the list on PMKVY official website.

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