Lok Sabha Question No. 3004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Skill Development Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3004

ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

## 3004.  SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

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

- (a) the details of targets and timelines set under the Skill Development Scheme;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries under the scheme at present;
- (c) whether it is true that there has been underutilisation of funds allocated for the scheme in the last three years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for the same; and
- (e) the steps taken to ensure timely achievement of targets and proper utilisation of funds of the Skill Development Scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)&(b)   Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill training through a comprehensive network of skill development centres/institutes under various schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Sikhshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to youths across the country. All these schemes of MSDE are demand-driven. Under PMKVY, JSS, NAPS and CTS (ITIs) total number of candidates trained is as under:

| Name of Scheme                      | Candidate Trained   |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------|
| PMKVY (FY2015-16 to December, 2022) | 137.24 Lakh         |
| JSS (FY 2018-19 to December, 2022)  | 15.74 Lakh          |
| NAPS (FY 2018-19 to December, 2022) | 17.58 Lakh          |
| CTS (2015 to 2022)                  | 111.35 Lakh         |

(c)&(d)   The details of funds allocated and funds disbursed for different schemes of MSDE in the last three years are in the table given below:

## Amount (Rs. in Crore)

| Name of Scheme   | FY 2019-20      | FY 2019-20      | FY 2020-21      | FY 2020-21      | FY 2021-22      | FY 2021-22      |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Name of Scheme   | Funds allocated | Funds disbursed | Funds allocated | Funds disbursed | Funds allocated | Funds disbursed |
| PMKVY            | 1464.00         | 1462.96         | 1253.58         | 1083.34         | 967.87          | 556.86          |
| NAPS             | 50.98           | 50.98           | 120.00          | 108.27          | 247.00          | 261.60          |
| JSS              | 80.00           | 78.50           | 165.00          | 163.21          | 161.00          | 139.60          |
| Total            | 1594.98         | 1592.44         | 1538.58         | 1354.82         | 1375.87         | 958.06          |

As  can  be  seen,  disbursal  of  funds  was  99.84%  and  88.06%  of  the  funds allocated in the FY 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively.  However, the same decreased in FY 2021-22 to 69.63% due to slowdown of skill development activities caused by adverse impact of COVID-19.

- (e)        MSDE has made following efforts at the institutional and structural levels to achieve targets as well as to ensure proper utilization of funds:
- i. Expansion in infrastructure of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) through new ITIs in Public and Private Sectors.
- ii. Upgradation  and  modernization  of  ITIs  in terms  of their infrastructure, pedagogy, curriculum and technology interventions.
- iii. Introduction of new-age courses in Internet of Things (IoT), Renewable Energy, Additive Manufacturing Technology (3-D Printing), Mechatronics, Drone Technology in ITIs.
- iv. Launching of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), for imparting short-term skill training to the youth.
- v. Implementation of JSS to impart Vocational Skills to non-literates, neo-literates and the persons having rudimentary level of education upto 8 th  standard and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years.
- vi. Notification of common norms for bringing about uniformity and standardization in implementation of various Skill Development schemes by different Central Ministries/ Departments.
- vii. Setting up of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) as industry-led bodies to develop National Occupation Standards (NOSs).
- viii. Implementation of Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP), an outcome-oriented World Bank supported project for strengthening institutional mechanisms at both national and state levels.
- ix. Implementation  of  Skills  Strengthening  for  Industrial  Value  Enhancement (STRIVE) scheme, a World Bank assisted project launched with the objective of  improving  the  relevance  and  efficiency  of  skills  training  provided  through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships.
- x. Mobilisation/outreach activities through Kaushal/ Rozgar Melas, Skills Career Counselling Scheme in making skilling aspirational.
- xi. Alignment of courses as per National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).
- xii. Trainings  of  Trainers  through  National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (NSTIs)  and Institutes of Training of Trainers (IToTs).

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