Lok Sabha Question No. 182 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Implementation of PM-DAKSH Yojana
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*182 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-DAKSH YOJANA

## *182. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta   Sampann Hitgarhi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana in the country;
- (b) if the details thereof along with its aims and objectives; SO,
- the amount of funds earmarked under the said yojana;
- whether the Government has recently launched PM-DAKSH portal and PM-DAKSH mobile app, if So, the details thereof; and
- (e the number of trained candidates benefited from the said yojana and are provided placement after assessment and certification; State/UT-wise?

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement referred in reply to parts (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.182 for answer on 15.03.2022 raised by Shri Anurag Sharma regarding "Implementation of PM-DAKSH Yojana"

(a) & (b): Yes Details of the scheme including its aims and objective are given at Annexure-I Sir,

(c): The amount of funds earmarked under PM-DAKSH Yojana 2020-21 and 2021-22 are Rs.44.79 crores and Rs.79.48 crores respectively during

(d): PM-DAKSH Portal and PM-DAKSH Mobile were launched by   Ministry on 07.08.2021. The URL of PM-DAKSH Portal is "pmdakshdosje-govin" and Mobile App 'PMDAKSH" is available on Google Store. PM-DAKSH portal offers on-line registration for free of cost Skill  Development Training  Programmes The   scheme made  trainee  centric providing the facilities for () online registration (ii) selection of job roles (iii) selection of training App Play

- (e): The number of trained candidates benefited from the said yojana and are provided placement after assessment and certification, State/UT-wise is given at Annexure-II

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## Annexure-I referred in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 182 for answer on 15.03.2022 regarding Implementation of PM-DAKSH Yojana

## 1. Background

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment   (MoSJ&E), caters for  empowerment of the socially, educationally and economically marginalized sections of the society including SCs, OBCs, De-notified Most of the persons of target group are having minimal economic assets; therefore, provision of training and enhancing their   competencies is essential for economic empowermentl upliftment of these marginalized target groups In 2020-21, Department modified the existing Scheme of Assistance to skilling for  OBCs/EBCs/DNTs with inclusion of SCs and Safai karamcharis including   Waste pickers   and  renamed it as   PM-DAKSH Yojana as   Central Sector   Scheme, to cover 37,958 beneficiaries with an outlay of Rs.50 Crore for FY 2020-21. SFC has approved the continuation of this scheme with a target to skill around 2,71,000 SC/OBC/EBCIDNT persons, Safai Karamcharis including Waste Pickers during next five years (2021-22 to 2025-26) with a budget outlay of Rs.450.25 crore. The scheme is to be implemented through three Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), of the Ministry, i.e. National  Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward   Classes ` Finance Development   Corporation (NBCFDC) ad National Safai Karamcharis Finance Development Corporation (NSKFDC)

## 2. Objective

The main purpose of the scheme is to increase the skill levels of the target youth by providing for long term and short term skills, followed by settlement in employment/self- employment

## 3. Silent Features of PM DAKSH

- 3.1 Training\_ Institutions The training is   provided  through   Government Sector training institutions and   reputed institutions   enabling   them to take up suitable   job/self-employment opportunities
- 3.2 Compliance\_with Common Norms; Training programmes are organized in broad pursuance of Common   Norms issued by   Ministry of Skill   Development and courses are National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned  Accordingly, SSCs/TIs providing Skill  Development Training   Programme   (SDTP) under PM-DAKSH Yojana are required to provide   wagelself employment to the trained candidates to the extent of 70%.
- 3.3 Ageof the\_candidates\_for\_undergoing skill\_training : Beneficiaries between the age of 18-45 years are considered for SDTP.
- Rs 1500/- per month/candidate to SCs/Safai Karamcharis/ dependants and Rs.1000/- per month/ candidate to OBCs/EBCs/DNTS dependants is provided on attaining 80% & above  attendance. [Under RPL for Safai Karamcharis stipend is paid Rs.500/- per candidate and for RPL for Wastepickers stipend is\_ Rs. 1000/- per candidate]. paid

3.5 The Corporations, namely National  Scheduled Caste Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC); National Backward Classes Finance & Development   Corporation   (NBCFDC) National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC) aspire to train 2.71 lakh persons from its target group over the of 2021-22 to 2025-26, broadly in the following sub-categories: period

- a. Up-skilling/Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
2. C Entrepreneurial Development Programmes (EDP)
3. Short Term Courses
- d. Term Courses Long

## 4 Targets

Physical and Financial targets during next five years (2021-22 to 2025-26) are as per table below:

| Component                           | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   | 2025-26   | 2025-26   | Total   | Total   |
|-------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------|
| Component                           | Phy:      | Fin:      | Phy       | Fin:      | Phx       | Fin.      | Phy:      | Fin.      | Phy       | Fin.      | Phy     | Fin.    |
| Component                           | (Nos)     |           | (Nos)     |           | (Nos)     |           | (Nos)     |           |           |           | (Nos:)  |         |
| Skill Training through Corporations | 49800     | 8019      | 51900     | 8364      | 53900     | 9247      | 56450     | 9491      | 58950     | 9904      | 271000  | 45025   |

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Annexure-II Annexure-II referred in reply to part (e) answer on

|    | State             |   2020-21 (Numbers commenced) | 2020-21 (Number of Placement)*   |   2021-22 (Numbers commenced- | 2021-22 (Number of Placement)*   |
|----|-------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|    | Andhra Pradesh    |                           870 | 215                              |                          2167 | 64                               |
| 2  | Assam             |                          1183 | 265                              |                          2070 | 145                              |
| 3  | Bihar             |                          2596 | 1273                             |                          3032 | 63                               |
|    | Chattisgarh       |                           694 | 410                              |                           999 | 90                               |
| 5  | Delhi             |                           487 | 177                              |                           337 |                                  |
|    | Gujarat           |                          1199 | 836                              |                          1783 | 90                               |
|    | Haryana           |                          1137 | 727                              |                           964 |                                  |
| 8  | Himachal Pradesh  |                           319 | 203                              |                           898 |                                  |
|    | Jammu and Kashmir |                           664 | 381                              |                           765 | 54                               |
| 10 | Jharkhand         |                           370 | 134                              |                          1234 | 37                               |
|    | Karnataka         |                           781 | 244                              |                          1389 | 35                               |
| 12 | Kerala            |                           763 | 265                              |                           363 | 28                               |
| 13 | Ladakh            |                            60 |                                  |                           515 |                                  |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh    |                          2764 | 1316                             |                          3260 | 193                              |
| 15 | Maharashtra       |                          2567 | 850                              |                          1963 | 24                               |
| 16 | Manipur           |                           241 | 141                              |                           516 | 70                               |
| 17 | Meghalaya         |                            60 |                                  |                            30 |                                  |
| 18 | Odisha            |                           736 | 405                              |                          1017 |                                  |
| 19 | Puducherry        |                            31 | 8                                |                            51 | 83                               |
| 20 | Punjab            |                          1509 | 1075                             |                          2377 | 286                              |
| 21 | Rajasthan         |                          1890 | 889                              |                          1927 | 147                              |
|    | Sikkim            |                           160 | 129                              |                           155 |                                  |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu        |                          1032 | 757                              |                          1137 | 25                               |
| 24 | Telangana         |                           430 | 100                              |                           720 | 44                               |
| 25 | Tripura           |                            92 |                                  |                           509 | 56                               |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh     |                          6659 | 2805                             |                          7798 | 381                              |
| 27 | Uttarakhand       |                          1090 | 616                              |                           679 |                                  |
| 28 | West Bengal       |                          1713 | 708                              |                          3347 | 441                              |
|    | Total             |                         32097 | 14970                            |                         42002 | 2356                             |

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