Lok Sabha Question No. 1654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Schemes for Employment Generation
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1654

ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

1654. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government    has  taken  initiatives  to  incentivise  private  companies  into opening offices and outlets in rural areas, along with budgetary support provided for the same;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  assist  recent  graduates  born  in  low income households or in rural areas to find suitable and decent jobs in the private sector;
- (c) the details of assistance provided by the Government to such graduates in placement/interview and in resume preparation;
- (d)        the  data  on  the  number  of  Skill  Development  Centres  established  in  the  state  of  Tamil Nadu, along with the number of candidates trained under various schemes, district-wise; and
- (e)          whether  the  Government  provide  career  counselling  services  in  rural  areas  in  physical mode and whether it would consider mandating all Government run schools to provide academic and career counselling services?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (c) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), under Skill India Mission, has created a comprehensive Skill India network through various schemes viz Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  (PMKVY  1.0,  PMKVY  2.0  and  PMKVY  3.0)  training centres  (including  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendras),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthans,  Industrial Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  and  through  various  registered  enterprises  in  National  Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme(NAPS). These training centres are spread across the country, including rural areas.  Setting  up  of  training  centres  and  training  programmes  are  guided  by  the  District  Skill Development  Plans,  developed  by  District  Skill  Committees.    Majority  of  training  centres, supported under PMKVY, are managed and operated by private training providers, whereas Jan Shikshan Sansthans are NGOs, supported for skill development.  Further, about 78% of ITIs are private. The total funds disbursed to States during the last three years viz. 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 under PMKVY and JSS is Rs. 3103.18 Crore and Rs. 343.11 Crore respectively. Day-today  administration  as  well  as  financial  control  in  respect  of  ITIs  lies  with  the  respective  State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. Under NAPS, establishments are incentivised by way  of  stipend  support.  The  Government  is  implementing  the  National  Career  Service  (NCS) project to provide a variety of employment related services like job search and matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses etc. through a digital platform.  The  NCS  project  aims  to  provide  seamless  access  to  jobseekers  and  employers, decent  employment  opportunities  to  the  aspiring  youth  of  the  country  and  to  facilitate  career development  assistance.  Further,  career  counselling  and  vocational  guidance  is  also  provided through  Model  Career  Centres  that  have  been  established  in  various  District  Employment Exchanges and institutions under the NCS project.

(d) The  number  of  candidates  trained  under  different  schemes  of  MSDE  viz.  PMKVY,  JSS, CTS (ITIs) in the State of Tamil Nadu, district-wise are at Annexure-I, Annexure-II and AnnexureIII  respectively.  The  number  of  Skill  Development  centres  established  under  PMKVY,  JSS, CTS(ITIs)  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  are  at  Annexure-IV,  Annexure-V  and  Annexure-VI respectively.

- (e) National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 provides for career guidance / counselling at school level  with  a  view  to  achieving  a  multitude  of  objectives  such  as  curtailing  dropout  rates  and ensuring universal access to education at all levels, supporting and encouraging students from socio-economically disadvantaged  background  to  make  a  successful  transition to higher education as also transforming the quality and quantity of research in the country by identifying student  interests  and  talents.  Central  government  schools  namely  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas under the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, conduct career counselling sessions for the students of classes IX to XII.

## Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ NO. 1654 to be answered on 13.02.2023 regarding 'SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION'

PMKVY: The number of candidates trained during FY 2021-22:

| District        | Trained   |
|-----------------|-----------|
| Ariyalur        | 805       |
| Chengalpattu    | 1         |
| Chennai         | 3,591     |
| Coimbatore      | 1,628     |
| Cuddalore       | 1,141     |
| Dharmapuri      | 271       |
| Dindigul        | 1,451     |
| Erode           | 1,065     |
| Kallakurichi    | -         |
| Kanchipuram     | 2,634     |
| Kanniyakumari   | 21        |
| Karur           | 670       |
| Krishnagiri     | 270       |
| Madurai         | 524       |
| Nagapattinam    | 297       |
| Namakkal        | 674       |
| Perambalur      | 376       |
| Pudukkottai     | 100       |
| Ramanathapuram  | 1,015     |
| Ranipet         | 59        |
| Salem           | 490       |
| Sivaganga       | 941       |
| Thanjavur       | 714       |
| The Nilgiris    | 543       |
| Theni           | 73        |
| Thiruvallur     | 3,013     |
| Thiruvarur      | 881       |
| Tiruchirappalli | 675       |
| Tirunelveli     | 326       |
| Tirupathur      | 270       |
| Tiruppur        | 393       |
| Tiruvannamalai  | 948       |
| Tuticorin       | 214       |
| Vellore         | 1,745     |
| Villupuram      | 856       |
| Virudhunagar    | 382       |

## Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ NO. 1654 to be answered on 13.02.2023 regarding 'SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION'

JSS:The number of candidates trained in the State of Tamil Nadu,for FY 2021-22

| Name of JSS         |   No. of candidates trained |
|---------------------|-----------------------------|
| JSS Kanchipuram     |                        1781 |
| JSS Madurai         |                        1800 |
| JSS Nagapattinam    |                        1800 |
| JSS Namakkal        |                        1800 |
| JSS Sivaganga       |                        1682 |
| JSS Thiruvarur      |                        1800 |
| JSS Tiruchirappalli |                        1800 |
| JSS Virudhunagar    |                        1582 |
| Total               |                       14045 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ NO. 1654 to be answered on 13.02.2023 regarding 'SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION'

CTS (ITIs):The number of candidates trained in the State of Tamil Nadu, for the FY 2021-22

| District        |   Trained |
|-----------------|-----------|
| ARIYALUR        |       551 |
| CHENGALPATTU    |       675 |
| CHENNAI         |      1488 |
| COIMBATORE      |      1189 |
| CUDDALORE       |      1527 |
| DHARMAPURI      |       314 |
| DINDIGUL        |       915 |
| ERODE           |       553 |
| Kallakurichi    |       864 |
| KANCHIPURAM     |       265 |
| KANNIYAKUMARI   |       768 |
| KARUR           |       269 |
| KRISHNAGIRI     |       531 |
| MADURAI         |      1171 |
| Mayiladuthurai  |       327 |
| NAGAPATTINAM    |       662 |
| NAMAKKAL        |       344 |
| PERAMBALUR      |       333 |
| PUDUKKOTTAI     |       781 |
| RAMANATHAPURAM  |       649 |
| Ranipettai      |       540 |
| SALEM           |      1334 |
| SIVAGANGA       |       436 |
| Tenkasi         |       639 |
| THANJAVUR       |      1400 |
| THE NILGIRIS    |       280 |
| THENI           |       766 |
| THIRUVALLUR     |       936 |
| THIRUVARUR      |       469 |
| THOOTHUKKUDI    |       911 |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI |      1818 |
| TIRUNELVELI     |       865 |
| Tiruppathur     |       256 |
| TIRUPPUR        |       600 |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI  |      1108 |
| VELLORE         |       713 |
| VILLUPURAM      |       615 |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR    |       634 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ NO. 1654 to be answered on 13.02.2023 regarding 'SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION'

PMKVY: Number  of training centres established in the State of Tamil Nadu under PMKVY (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0):

| District        |   PMKVY 1.0 |   PMKVY 2.0 |   PMKVY 3.0 |
|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Ariyalur        |          10 |          13 |           5 |
| Chennai         |         103 |          59 |          23 |
| Coimbatore      |         104 |          72 |          11 |
| Cuddalore       |          32 |          35 |          11 |
| Dharmapuri      |          18 |          28 |           3 |
| Dindigul        |          47 |          62 |           8 |
| Erode           |          59 |          41 |           8 |
| Kallakurichi    |           0 |           0 |           1 |
| Kanchipuram     |          55 |          50 |          10 |
| Kanniyakumari   |          24 |          17 |           1 |
| Karur           |          17 |          11 |           3 |
| Krishnagiri     |          14 |          30 |           4 |
| Madurai         |          48 |          36 |          14 |
| Nagapattinam    |          10 |           9 |           4 |
| Namakkal        |          35 |          45 |           6 |
| Perambalur      |           9 |          15 |           4 |
| Pudukkottai     |           6 |          14 |           2 |
| Ramanathapuram  |           4 |          18 |           9 |
| Ranipet         |           0 |           0 |           2 |
| Salem           |          65 |          49 |           8 |
| Sivaganga       |          19 |          21 |           8 |
| Thanjavur       |          17 |          30 |           8 |
| The Nilgiris    |           4 |           5 |           3 |
| Theni           |          16 |          15 |           3 |
| Thiruvallur     |          44 |          46 |          10 |
| Thiruvarur      |           7 |          12 |           6 |
| Tiruchirappalli |          62 |          35 |          13 |
| Tirunelveli     |          31 |          38 |           6 |
| Tiruppur        |          42 |          56 |           8 |
| Tiruvannamalai  |          31 |          32 |          10 |
| Tuticorin       |          15 |          19 |           5 |
| Vellore         |         140 |          77 |           7 |
| Villupuram      |          23 |          27 |           9 |
| Virudhunagar    |          34 |          54 |           8 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ NO. 1654 to be answered on 13.02.2023 regarding 'SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION'

JSS: List of functional JSS in the State of Tamil Nadu:

| District        |
|-----------------|
| Kanchipuram     |
| Madurai         |
| Nagapattinam    |
| Namakkal        |
| Sivaganga       |
| Tiruchirappalli |
| Tiruvarur       |
| Virudhunagar    |

## Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ NO. 1654 to be answered on 13.02.2023 regarding 'SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION'

CTS (ITIs): Number of functional ITIs in the State of Tamil Nadu:

| DistrictName    |   Government |   Private |   PPP |
|-----------------|--------------|-----------|-------|
| ARIYALUR        |            2 |         5 |     0 |
| CHENGALPATTU    |            1 |         8 |     0 |
| CHENNAI         |            5 |        13 |     1 |
| COIMBATORE      |            3 |        16 |     0 |
| CUDDALORE       |            5 |        23 |     2 |
| DHARMAPURI      |            1 |         3 |     0 |
| DINDIGUL        |            2 |        11 |     1 |
| ERODE           |            1 |        13 |     1 |
| Kallakurichi    |            3 |         7 |     2 |
| KANCHIPURAM     |            0 |         8 |     0 |
| KANNIYAKUMARI   |            2 |        14 |     2 |
| KARUR           |            1 |         6 |     0 |
| KRISHNAGIRI     |            1 |         4 |     0 |
| MADURAI         |            3 |        11 |     2 |
| Mayiladuthurai  |            0 |         9 |     0 |
| NAGAPATTINAM    |            3 |         5 |     1 |
| NAMAKKAL        |            2 |         9 |     0 |
| PERAMBALUR      |            2 |         5 |     0 |
| PUDUKKOTTAI     |            2 |        15 |     1 |
| RAMANATHAPURAM  |            3 |         4 |     3 |
| Ranipettai      |            2 |        10 |     2 |
| SALEM           |            4 |        15 |     2 |
| SIVAGANGA       |            2 |         9 |     0 |
| Tenkasi         |            3 |        11 |     2 |
| THANJAVUR       |            3 |        18 |     0 |
| THE NILGIRIS    |            2 |         5 |     1 |
| THENI           |            3 |         8 |     2 |
| THIRUVALLUR     |            3 |        15 |     2 |
| THIRUVARUR      |            1 |        11 |     1 |
| THOOTHUKKUDI    |            4 |        12 |     1 |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI |            5 |        22 |     1 |
| TIRUNELVELI     |            3 |        14 |     0 |
| Tiruppathur     |            0 |         4 |     0 |
| TIRUPPUR        |            3 |         6 |     1 |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI  |            2 |        23 |     0 |
| VELLORE         |            1 |        13 |     0 |
| VILLUPURAM      |            1 |        21 |     0 |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR    |            3 |        11 |     1 |

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