Lok Sabha Question No. 741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Prior Learning Certificate
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## PRIOR LEARNING CERTIFICATE

741. SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

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

- (a) the  number  of  citizens  who  have  enrolled  to  receive  the  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning Certificates in the last two years and details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the  number of citizens  who have received  Recognition of Prior Learning certificates in the last two years and details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the number of certified citizens who have found employment as a result of undergoing the training in the last two years and details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) the  reasons,  if  any,  for  this  gap  between  passing  the  RPL  assessment  and  securing  jobs; and
- (e) the plans, if any, to expand RPL to all the States of the country and all sectors?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) and (b) Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is implementing  a  flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  to  impart short duration skill  development  training  to  youth  of  the  country. PMKVY  has  two  training  components, namely,  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL). RPL  enables individuals to obtain skill certification. Individuals with prior learning experience or skills can register themselves  and  get  assessed  and  certified.  RPL  mainly  focuses  on  the  individuals  engaged  in unregulated / informal sectors. The state-wise details of candidates enrolled, oriented and certified under RPL in the last two years (i.e., 2019-21) till 31.12.2021, is given at Annexure I
- (c)        Under PMKVY, Short Term Training (STT) is linked to placement, while Recognition of Prior Learning  (RPL)  does  not  mandate  placements  as  it  recognizes  the  existing  skills  of  candidate. Under PMKVY-STT till 31.12.2021, 16.36 lakh candidates have been certified in the last two years (i.e.,  2019-21);  out  of  which,  8.25  lakh  candidates  have  been  provided  with  the  placement. The State-wise details are given at Annexure II
- (d)       PMKVY-RPL is not linked with placements as it recognizes the existing skills of candidate.
- (e)        The  RPL  component  of  PMKVY  has  been  implemented  across  the  country  covering  all States/UTs except Lakshadweep. Presently, there are 37 Sector Skill Councils and PMKVY-RPL has been implemented in all 37 sectors.

## State-wise details of candidates enrolled, oriented and certified under PMKVY-RPL in the last two years (i.e 2019-21) till 31.12.2021:

| S. No.   | State/UT                                 | Enrolled   | Oriented   | Certified   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              | 56         | 56         | 52          |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                           | 1,04,376   | 1,04,944   | 92,555      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 38,492     | 37,022     | 23,773      |
| 4        | Assam                                    | 4,82,869   | 4,71,511   | 3,33,074    |
| 5        | Bihar                                    | 1,74,770   | 1,73,501   | 1,53,240    |
| 6        | Chandigarh                               | 5,198      | 4,938      | 4,592       |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                             | 41,118     | 38,392     | 25,398      |
| 8        | Delhi                                    | 1,50,430   | 1,48,496   | 1,28,766    |
| 9        | Goa                                      | 4,266      | 3,901      | 4,055       |
| 10       | Gujarat                                  | 1,29,616   | 1,25,973   | 1,15,700    |
| 11       | Haryana                                  | 1,50,019   | 1,48,206   | 1,35,922    |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                         | 25,785     | 25,667     | 27,436      |
| 13       | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 1,26,351   | 1,22,724   | 1,14,240    |
| 14       | Jharkhand                                | 1,09,204   | 1,02,787   | 95,153      |
| 15       | Karnataka                                | 1,42,201   | 1,43,857   | 1,37,403    |
| 16       | Kerala                                   | 74,452     | 70,153     | 60,153      |
| 17       | Ladakh                                   | 93         | 93         | 74          |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh                           | 1,97,278   | 1,93,846   | 1,64,005    |
| 19       | Maharashtra                              | 6,32,266   | 6,53,364   | 5,84,075    |
| 20       | Manipur                                  | 32,169     | 26,695     | 20,385      |
| 21       | Meghalaya                                | 5,808      | 5,600      | 5,419       |
| 22       | Mizoram                                  | 3,002      | 2,847      | 1,752       |
| 23       | Nagaland                                 | 13,087     | 12,836     | 10,399      |
| 24       | Odisha                                   | 2,48,739   | 2,46,216   | 2,10,404    |
| 25       | Puducherry                               | 3,364      | 3,394      | 2,562       |
| 26       | Punjab                                   | 58,395     | 54,946     | 45,942      |
| 27       | Rajasthan                                | 4,43,581   | 4,34,610   | 4,29,907    |
| 28       | Sikkim                                   | 1,096      | 1,058      | 848         |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu                               | 1,87,356   | 1,88,608   | 1,88,760    |
| 30       | Telangana                                | 85,406     | 82,749     | 76,776      |
| 31       | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 2,484      | 2,439      | 2,386       |
| 32       | Tripura                                  | 72,421     | 70,824     | 47,750      |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 6,40,652   | 6,25,183   | 5,67,304    |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                              | 39,138     | 37,898     | 34,692      |
| 35       | West Bengal                              | 1,47,939   | 1,47,221   | 1,35,788    |
|          | Grand Total                              | 45,73,477  | 45,12,555  | 39,80,740   |

## State-wise number of candidates certified and placed in last two years (i.e. 2019-2021) till 31.12.2021, under PMKVY-STT:

| S. No.   | State/UT                                 | Certified   | Placed   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-------------|----------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 1,393       | 124      |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                           | 57,074      | 33,041   |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 23,209      | 5,717    |
| 4        | Assam                                    | 68,201      | 29,300   |
| 5        | Bihar                                    | 89,983      | 46,829   |
| 6        | Chandigarh                               | 6,656       | 3,512    |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                             | 20,762      | 10,946   |
| 8        | Delhi                                    | 44,754      | 19,391   |
| 9        | Goa                                      | 1,436       | 215      |
| 10       | Gujarat                                  | 67,159      | 43,141   |
| 11       | Haryana                                  | 68,819      | 38,841   |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                         | 30,400      | 12,122   |
| 13       | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 51,818      | 19,759   |
| 14       | Jharkhand                                | 22,950      | 10,792   |
| 15       | Karnataka                                | 61,256      | 25,875   |
| 16       | Kerala                                   | 27,313      | 9,476    |
| 17       | Ladakh                                   | 1,604       | 944      |
| 18       | Lakshadweep                              | 79          | 0        |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                           | 1,01,128    | 72,633   |
| 20       | Maharashtra                              | 1,06,177    | 32,803   |
| 21       | Manipur                                  | 28,142      | 10,788   |
| 22       | Meghalaya                                | 17,363      | 4,770    |
| 23       | Mizoram                                  | 13,984      | 7,550    |
| 24       | Nagaland                                 | 13,704      | 3,715    |
| 25       | Odisha                                   | 51,754      | 22,892   |
| 26       | Puducherry                               | 6,611       | 6,812    |
| 27       | Punjab                                   | 83,719      | 46,850   |
| 28       | Rajasthan                                | 91,816      | 51,324   |
| 29       | Sikkim                                   | 6,371       | 2,792    |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                               | 55,684      | 40,279   |
| 31       | Telangana                                | 50,063      | 26,783   |
| 32       | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu | 2,901       | 1,868    |
| 33       | Tripura                                  | 18,804      | 5,455    |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 2,21,143    | 1,14,099 |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                              | 48,007      | 26,330   |
| 36       | West Bengal                              | 73,292      | 36,723   |
|          | Grand Total                              | 16,35,529   | 8,24,491 |

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