Lok Sabha Question No. 4768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Vocational Training to Eligible Candidates
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4768 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES

4768.   SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government has met the  target  of providing  vocational  training  to  eligible candidates under the National Skill Development Corporation Programme;
- (b) if so, the number of candidates benefited under the said programme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the year-wise and State/UT-wise number of candidates who have passed out and have been employed based on NSDC's vocational training during the said period;
- (d) whether the Government has tied up with various industrial associations like FICCI, CII to run such vocational training programmes under their mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) contributions; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  meets  the  training  targets through  its  training  partners  running  training  programmes  across  the  country.  Training  targets and achievement along with the placement (year-wise) under fee based model are as under:

| Financial Year   | No. of candidates trained in fee based model   | No. of candidates placed   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 2016-17          | 15,91,519                                      | 6,64,952                   |
| 2017-18          | 18,82,053                                      | 7,72,085                   |
| 2018-19          | 20,18,069                                      | 6,62,315                   |
| Total            | 54,91,641                                      | 20,99,352                  |

NSDC  is  also  implementing  agency  of  Government  schemes  namely  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) which is the flagship skill development scheme. The details of candidates enrolled, trained and placed during the last 3 year under PMKVY are as under:

| Year                        |   Enrolled |   Trained |   Assessed |   Certified |   Reported Placed |
|-----------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------------|
| 2016 - 17                   |     597214 |    223885 |     115657 |       85104 |               281 |
| 2017 - 18                   |    2408401 |   2154883 |    1860809 |     1624695 |            454337 |
| 2018 - 19                   |    1729500 |   1894429 |    1650851 |     1458326 |            674717 |
| 2019 - 20 (till 12.06.2019) |     626114 |    637335 |     593512 |      622834 |             77714 |
| Grand Total                 |    5361229 |   4910532 |    4220829 |     3790959 |           1207049 |

(d) to (e) The Government has not tied up with any industrial associations like FICCI, CII to run such vocational training programmes under their mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).  However,  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  under  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with  several  PSUs  and  Corporates  to  promote  skill  development  initiatives  under  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

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