Lok Sabha Question No. 3647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Skill Development Centre in Bihar
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IN BIHAR

## 3647. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

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

- (a)       whether Skill Development Centres are working in the State of Bihar and how many youths and girls  have benefited in their  lives on the  basis  of training and  if  so,  the  details thereof, district-wise;
- (b)         whether  the Skill  Developments  Centres  are operational in district Bhagalpur, Bihar and are also planned to be opened in future so that youth and girls can be trained; and
- (c)         if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  name  of  the  institute  where  centers  are  running  at present?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir. Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  implementing  various  programmes/  scheme  for  the  skill development  of  youth  across  the  country,  including  the  State  of  Bihar.  In  State  of  Bihar, presently  1,486  Skill  Development  Centres  are  operational.  Also,  9.81  lakh  candidates including 2.72 lakh female candidates have benefitted in the State of Bihar. The number of operational skill development centres in the State of Bihar under the programmes of MSDE is given below:

| Programme/Scheme in Bihar No. of centres                                                               | operational   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| Operational Training Centres (TCs) under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) (including PMKKs) | 134           |
| Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS)                                                                             | 21            |
| Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)                                                                  | 1,331         |
| Total                                                                                                  | 1,486         |

The  district-wise  details  of  operational  centres  and  female  candidates  trained  are given in Annexure .

- (b)       Yes, Sir. 40 Skill Development Centres are currently operational in Bhagalpur district of State of Bihar under PMKVY and ITIs. Further, Ministry promotes establishment of model and  aspirational  skill  centres  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendra  (PMKK)  in  every district  for  imparting  skill  training  in  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode  throughout  the country, including the State of Bihar. Currently, 49 PMKKs have been allocated to the State of  Bihar,  of  which  48  have  been  established.  Further,  in     Bhagalpur  district,  1  PMKK  has been established by AISECT Limited (AISECT SKILLS MISSION). The district-wise details of operational centres in State of Bihar are given in Annexure .
- (c)        Above reply (b) may be referred to.

## District wise number of operational centres and female candidates trained in the State of Bihar under PMKVY, JSS and ITIs:

|   S. No. | District          |   Operational TCs (PMKVY, JSS, ITI) | Female candidates trained   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Araria            |                                   7 | 1,962                       |
|        2 | Arwal             |                                  21 | 6,581                       |
|        3 | Aurangabad        |                                  52 | 10,938                      |
|        4 | Banka             |                                  26 | 3,302                       |
|        5 | Begusarai         |                                  37 | 2,767                       |
|        6 | Bhagalpur         |                                  40 | 5,466                       |
|        7 | Bhojpur           |                                  58 | 5,029                       |
|        8 | Buxar             |                                  28 | 8,339                       |
|        9 | Darbhanga         |                                  24 | 3,453                       |
|       10 | Gaya              |                                  96 | 15,381                      |
|       11 | Gopalganj         |                                  29 | 8,929                       |
|       12 | Jamui             |                                  27 | 6,827                       |
|       13 | Jehanabad         |                                  35 | 2,605                       |
|       14 | Kaimur (Bhabua)   |                                  15 | 3,096                       |
|       15 | Katihar           |                                  15 | 4,818                       |
|       16 | Khagaria          |                                  14 | 3,971                       |
|       17 | Kishanganj        |                                   6 | 8,958                       |
|       18 | Lakhisarai        |                                   9 | 2,432                       |
|       19 | Madhepura         |                                  10 | 2,986                       |
|       20 | Madhubani         |                                  31 | 11,269                      |
|       21 | Munger            |                                  42 | 14,891                      |
|       22 | Muzaffarpur       |                                  71 | 14,124                      |
|       23 | Nalanda           |                                  98 | 10,956                      |
|       24 | Nawada            |                                  40 | 4,256                       |
|       25 | PashchimChamparan |                                  26 | 6,174                       |
|       26 | Patna             |                                 235 | 24,854                      |
|       27 | PurbiChamparan    |                                  29 | 8,351                       |
|       28 | Purnia            |                                  16 | 7,803                       |
|       29 | Rohtas            |                                  73 | 6,768                       |
|       30 | Saharsa           |                                  10 | 4,057                       |
|       31 | Samastipur        |                                  44 | 11,051                      |
|       32 | Saran             |                                  71 | 18,135                      |
|       33 | Sheikhpura        |                                  14 | 1,207                       |
|       34 | Sheohar           |                                   5 | 1,019                       |
|       35 | Sitamarhi         |                                  21 | 1,531                       |
|       36 | Siwan             |                                  35 | 4,842                       |
|       37 | Supaul            |                                   9 | 3,394                       |
|       38 | Vaishali          |                                  67 | 9,696                       |

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