Lok Sabha Question No. 1121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Recognition of Prior Learning
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1121 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

## 1121. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

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

- (a)      the number of individuals certified under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) till date under the Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY), state-wise,  and the  number of individuals who have gone on to secure placement after such certification; and
- (b)      the details of the recent pilot project organized in collaboration with Gram Panchayats and  the  Department  of  Panchayati  Raj  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  and  whether  this  model  can  be successfully replicated in other parts of the country, allowing more individuals to locally attain certification for prior acquired skills, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  2.0  (2016-20),  as  on  19.01.2021,  46  lakh  candidates  have  been certified  across  the  country.  RPL  does  not  mandate  placement  as  it  orients  and  certifies candidate  with  prior  learning  experience  or  skills.  The  State-wise  number  of  certified candidates under RPL-PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20) is given at Annexure .
- (b) A Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) pilot project with a focus on assessment and certification  of  skilled  workers  engaged  with  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  or  are  likely  to  be engaged with Gram Panchayats, has been rolled out in two blocks each of the districts of Varanasi and Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, which are as under:
- Block:   Sevapuri (Rural) and Baragaon (Rural) in District Varanasi
- Block:  Niyamatabad (Rural) and Shahabganj (Rural) in District Chandauli

All  the  327 GPs in  these  blocks  are  being  covered under this pilot project. Through this project Gram Panchayats are ensured availability of pool of skilled resources for the GP's developmental  work.  The  pilot  project  is  considered  to  be  replicable  in  other  parts  of  the country, with the active support and cooperation of the Department of Panchayati Raj of the State Governments.

Annexure The State-wise number of certified candidates under RPL-PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20), as on

## 19.01.2021, is given below:

| S. No.   | States/UTs                               | Certified   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-------------|
| 1.       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              | 46          |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                           | 86,652      |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 15,627      |
| 4.       | Assam                                    | 2,76,081    |
| 5.       | Bihar                                    | 1,74,817    |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                               | 4,167       |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                             | 19,450      |
| 8.       | Delhi                                    | 1,55,924    |
| 9.       | Goa                                      | 3,025       |
| 10.      | Gujarat                                  | 1,59,240    |
| 11.      | Haryana                                  | 1,75,329    |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh                         | 31,396      |
| 13.      | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 98,954      |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                                | 1,65,486    |
| 15.      | Karnataka                                | 2,15,563    |
| 16.      | Kerala                                   | 1,28,427    |
| 17.      | Ladakh                                   | 74          |
| 18.      | Lakshadweep                              | 0           |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh                           | 1,98,894    |
| 20.      | Maharashtra                              | 5,90,632    |
| 21.      | Manipur                                  | 25,019      |
| 22.      | Meghalaya                                | 11,235      |
| 23.      | Mizoram                                  | 1,222       |
| 24.      | Nagaland                                 | 9,138       |
| 25.      | Odisha                                   | 2,35,515    |
| 26.      | Puducherry                               | 3,286       |
| 27.      | Punjab                                   | 79,225      |
| 28.      | Rajasthan                                | 4,37,678    |
| 29.      | Sikkim                                   | 1,341       |
| 30.      | Tamil Nadu                               | 2,25,605    |
| 31.      | Telangana                                | 90,643      |
| 32.      | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu | 4,403       |
| 33.      | Tripura                                  | 49,111      |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh                            | 7,14,561    |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                              | 82,728      |
| 36.      | West Bengal                              | 1,30,027    |
| Total    | Total                                    | 46,00,521   |

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