Lok Sabha Question No. 1165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Skill Training under GKRA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Rajan Baburao  Vichare, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1165

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## SKILL TRAINING UNDER GKRA

1165.   SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of migrant workers trained/being trained under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan (GKRA) at present;
- (b) whether the Government has made any efforts to organize skill training for various job roles as per local industry needs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the fresh steps taken by the Government to promote skilling and entrepreneurship for rural development?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) The  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar  Abhiyaan  (GKRA)  was  launched  on  20th  June  2020  for  a period  of  125  days,  with  resource  envelop  of  Rs.  50,000  crore,  to  boost  employment  and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages and similarly affected citizens in rural areas. The  Abhiyaan  adopted  a  multipronged  strategy of providing  immediate employment  &  livelihood  opportunities  to  the  distressed,  to  saturate  the  villages  with  public infrastructure  and  creation  of  livelihood  assets  to  boost  the  income  generation  activities  and enhance long term livelihood opportunities by giving focus on 25 works in 116 selected districts across 6 States namely Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A total of 12 Ministries/Departments of Government of India has participated in the Abhiyaan. Under  GKRA,  a  total  number  of  1922  trainings  have  been  conducted  through  Krishi  Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and 68,136 persons have been trained during the Abhiyan.

(b) Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs)  of  this  Ministry  is  a  skill development  programme  which  enable  trainees  to  take  bank  credit  and  start  their  own  micro enterprises. Under this programme a total number of 93874 candidates have been settled in the current financial year 2020-21 (so far).

Deen Dayal Upadhyay-Grameen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY), of this Ministry is a placement linked  Skill  development  programme  for  wage  employment.  Under  this  programme  a  total number of 36933 candidates have been placed in jobs in the current financial year 2020-21 (so far).

(c) Project  'UNNATI',  is  a  skilling  project  that  intends  to  upgrade  the  skill  base  of  the Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers, and thereby improve their livelihoods, so that they can move from the current partial employment to full employment and thereby reduce their dependence on Mahatma Gandhi NREGS. This project is meant to provide training to one adult member (aged 18-45  years)  of  a  household  who  has  completed  100  days  of  work  under  Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS in the previous financial year from the year of the commencement of the project. A total number of 4181 candidates (as on 20.01.2021) have been trained under the Project UNNATI in

FY 2020-21.

Under major initiatives taken for Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETI), the Ministry  is  continuously  adding  new  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  aligned training programs  to its bucket of programs offered to rural youth through RSETIs. With an aim to create a pool of trained facilitators to promote various agriculture entrepreneurship ventures in the  areas  of  Agriculture  and  allied  activities,  the  Ministry  has  initiated  2  NSQF  aligned agriculture  entrepreneurship  training  programs  viz.  Pashu  Mitra  and  Matsya  Mitra,  being conducted  through  8  RSETIs  on  a  pilot  basis.  The  programs  aim  to  equip  the  rural  youth  to become facilitators  of the farming community in doing the activities of animal husbandry and fisheries.

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