Lok Sabha Question No. 1625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Placement Rate of PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1625

ANSWERED ON - 13/02/2023

## PLACEMENT RATE OF PMKVY

1625. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

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

- (a) the number of individuals given skill training under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, State-wise in all its 3 phases;
- (b) the  details  of  the  number  of  individuals  who  were  trained  and  got  placed  post  their  training, Statewise;
- (c) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  placement  rate  dropped  in  the  case  of  short-term  training  (STT) courses;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  remedial  steps  being  planned  by  the  Government  in  order  to  ensure  a  100  per  cent placement rate?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) and (b) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  been  implementing Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  with  an  objective  to  deliver  skills  to  youth  of  the country through Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Under the PMKVY 3.0, training have been imparted through Short Term Training (STT), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), Customized Crash Course Programme for COVID Warriors (CCCP-CW) and Skill Hubs Initiative. Under PMKVY 3.0, placement opportunities were facilitated to STT certified candidates. Under  PMKVY  (PMKVY  1.0,  2.0  and  3.0)  as  on  31.12.2022,  1.37  crore  candidates  have  been trained/oriented;  out  of  which  24.36  lakh  certified  candidates  have  been  reported  placed  across  the country. The State wise detail of candidates trained/oriented and reported placed under the PMKVY as on 31.12.2022 is placed at Annexure .

- (c) and (d) The placement rate in STT certified candidates under PMKVY 1.0 was 19%. This rate has been increased to 53%under PMKVY 2.0. However, the placement rate of certified candidates under PMKVY  3.0  was  decreased  to  28%  due  to  wide  spread  disruption  in  economy  due  to  COVID  19 pandemic.
- (e) In  order  to  increase  the  opportunities  for  placements  of  the  certified  candidates  under  the PMKVY, Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) and District Skill Committee (DSC)support in the identification of job roles based on requirements in various sector. Further, Rozgar Melas and Apprenticeship Melas are  being  organized  at  district  and  regional  level.  In  addition,  Ministry  has  launched  Aatmanirbhar Skilled  Employees  Employer  Mapping  (ASEEM)  portal,  which  acts  as  a  central  directory  of  skilled workforce  registered  and  certified  under  Skill  India  Portal  (SIP),  across  all  schemes  at  Central  and State level.

## ANNEXURE REFER TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

State-Wise  detail  of  candidates  trained/oriented  and  reported  placed  under  PMKVY  as  on 31.12.2022

| S.No.   | State                                        | Trained/oriented   | Reported Placed   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| 1.      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 3,914              | 124               |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh                               | 4,57,562           | 1,11,597          |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 83,826             | 13,926            |
| 4.      | Assam                                        | 7,20,740           | 67,230            |
| 5.      | Bihar                                        | 6,33,217           | 1,15,401          |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                                   | 26,940             | 6,361             |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                                 | 1,79,365           | 28,110            |
| 8.      | Delhi                                        | 5,02,575           | 78,345            |
| 9.      | Goa                                          | 10,065             | 1,105             |
| 10.     | Gujarat                                      | 4,11,395           | 69,209            |
| 11.     | Haryana                                      | 6,51,495           | 1,58,981          |
| 12.     | Himachal Pradesh                             | 1,37,897           | 27,185            |
| 13.     | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 3,11,277           | 53,575            |
| 14.     | Jharkhand                                    | 2,74,215           | 29,455            |
| 15.     | Karnataka                                    | 5,17,238           | 74,225            |
| 16.     | Kerala                                       | 2,54,574           | 26,346            |
| 17.     | Ladakh                                       | 3,319              | 1,063             |
| 18.     | Lakshadweep                                  | 270                | -                 |
| 19.     | Madhya Pradesh                               | 9,08,074           | 2,21,720          |
| 20.     | Maharashtra                                  | 12,17,288          | 80,851            |
| 21.     | Manipur                                      | 90,387             | 16,059            |
| 22.     | Meghalaya                                    | 47,955             | 13,595            |
| 23.     | Mizoram                                      | 32,266             | 9,682             |
| 24.     | Nagaland                                     | 42,342             | 6,180             |
| 25.     | Odisha                                       | 5,53,217           | 71,066            |
| 26.     | Puducherry                                   | 30,327             | 10,436            |
| 27.     | Punjab                                       | 4,35,141           | 1,28,912          |
| 28.     | Rajasthan                                    | 10,94,168          | 1,85,601          |
| 29.     | Sikkim                                       | 13,803             | 3,942             |
| 30.     | Tamil Nadu                                   | 7,59,666           | 1,72,298          |
| 31.     | Telangana                                    | 4,22,656           | 1,12,967          |
| 32.     | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 10,134             | 2,817             |
| 33.     | Tripura                                      | 1,39,731           | 18,666            |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh                                | 19,47,356          | 3,38,655          |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand                                  | 2,02,904           | 52,597            |
| 36.     | West Bengal                                  | 5,86,053           | 1,15,711          |
| Total   | Total                                        | 1,37,24,196        | 24,36,040         |