Lok Sabha Question No. 230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: National Skill Development Fund
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 230 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2022

## NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT FUND

## 230.    SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

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

- (a)       the details of total funds raised under the National Skill Development Fund in the last five years, State-wise including Kerala;
- (b)       the details of funds allocated by the Government towards the National Skill Development Fund in the last five years;
- (c)        the  details  of  funds  utilised  from  the  National  Skill  Development  Fund  for  different schemes and programmes, State-wise including Kerala; and;
- (d)       the various initiatives implemented in Kerala for Skill Development?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) was incorporated on 23 rd December, 2008 as a trust under the Indian Trust Act, 1882. Its main objective is to enhance, stimulate and develop the skills of Indian youth force by various sector specific programmes. The Trust accepts donation, contribution in cash or kind from the Contributors for furtherance of these objectives.

The  funds  received  in  NSDF  in  the  last  five  years  (i.e.  2017-22)  is  Rs.  368.22  crore including Rs. 101.97 Cr. received as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds from Private / PSU donors. Under NSDF, there is no provision of State / UT specific contribution or allocation.

- (b)  and  (c)         NSDF,  in  last  five  years  (i.e.  2017-22),  has  disbursed  funds  amounting  to  Rs. 581.01 crore (including funds received in previous financial years) to National Skill Development Corporation  (NSDC) for  the  implementation  of  schemes  of  other  Ministries  (as  per  guidelines) and   projects  of  PSUs/Private  donors  (as  per  agreements  /  Memorandum  of  Understandings (MoUs)).
- (d)       Under Skill India Mission, the Government through 20 Central Ministries/Departments is implementing various skill development schemes across the country.

Major skill development training schemes/programmes being implemented by Ministry of Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  across  the  country  including  State  of  Kerala  are Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS). Under PMKVY, JSS, NAPS and CTS, as on 30.06.2022, around 5.58 lakh candidates have been trained / enrolled in the State of Kerala. Details are given below (as on 30.06.2022):

| Scheme                                                     |   Candidate enrolled / trained in State of Kerala (In lakh) |
|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) since 2015     |                                                        2.54 |
| Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) since 2018                     |                                                        0.53 |
| National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) since 2016 |                                                        0.22 |
| Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) since 2015                 |                                                        2.29 |
| Total                                                      |                                                        5.58 |

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