Lok Sabha Question No. 2214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Skill Development Programme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2214 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## 2214.  SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

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

- (a) the number of youth who have been skilled and employed from 2016 under the skill development programme;
- (b) the details regarding the number  of youth from socially and economically marginalized sections, religious minorities, differently abled people, women and transgenders given formal training and employment opportunities under the skill development programme; and
- (c) whether the Government is taking any steps to emphasise on developing skills that lead to sustainable development, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship through  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  is  implementing  a  flagship scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  2016-20  with  an  objective  to impart skill training to 1 crore prospective youth pan India for four years with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 12,000 crore.
- As  on  30.11.2018,  under  the  PMKVY  2016-20  scheme,  33.93  lakh  (appx.) candidates have been trained under Short Term Training (STT) (24.13 lakh), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) (9.08 lakh) and Special Project (0.72 lakh) across the country in various  sectors.  PMKVY  2016-20  scheme  has  mandatory  provisions  for  placement tracking.  The  placement  data  is  reported  within  90  days  of  certification  of  trained candidates on the Skill Development Management System (SDMS). As per data reported on  SDMS,  as  on  30.11.2018,  20.18  lakh  candidates  have  been  certified  under  STT  of PMKVY 2016-20. The number of candidates certified under STT of PMKVY 90 days prior i.e.  31.08.2018  is  18.42  lakh.  Out  of  these  candidates,  as  on  30.11.2018,  10.09  lakh candidates have been reported placed in various sectors across the country.
- (b) PMKVY  2016-20  scheme  is  for  all  sections  of  the  society  including  youth  from socially  and  economically  marginalized  sections,  religious  minorities,  differently  abled people,  women  and  transgenders.  However,  there  are  some  special  provisions  for  the candidates  belonging  to  special  groups  (women  candidates  and  persons  with  disability) and special areas (Left Wing Extremism worst affected districts, Jammu & Kashmir, NorthEast Region (8 States), Lakshadweep, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands) under the scheme.
- (c) PMKVY  2016-20  is  being  implemented  on  pan-India  basis  with  an  objective  to provide  skilling  /  upskilling  to  prospective  youth.  Under  the  scheme,  training  is  being imparted  in  NSQF  aligned  job  roles  which  are  developed  by  Sector  Skill  Councils  -  an industry led body.  Ministry is also promoting participation of employers for placement of trained candidates in order to make them employable for sustainable livelihood.

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