Lok Sabha Question No. 419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Implementation of PM-DAKSH
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Anurag Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Bhavana Gawali (Patil), DNV Senthilkumar. S., Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Dhanush M Kumar, Supriya Sadanand Sule, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-DAKSH

## 419. SHRI SELVAM G::

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

DR DNV SENTHILKUMAR S::

DR SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI DHANUSH M KUMAR:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI CN. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgarhi (PMDAKSH) yojana in the country, if $0, the details thereof alongwith its aims and objectives;
- (6) the amount of funds allocated by the Government under PM-DAKSH since its inception, State UT-wise;
- whether the Government has launched awareness programme about the Yojana and if $o, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has recently launched PM-DAKSH portal and PM-DAKSH mobile
- (e) the details of number of trained candidates who benefited from the said yojana and are provided placement  after  assessment and certification,  State/UTwise  including  Maharashtra; Uttar Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar islands;
- (f) whether the Government has set any target to provide skill development to the target groups backward classes, scheduled castes (SCs) and Safai Karamcharis for self-employment, if s0, the details thereof; and
- (g) the other steps taken by the Government to make the skill development scheme to reach every marginalized, persons of SC, OBC, EBC, DNT, Sanitation workers in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

(a): Yes, Sir: Details of the scheme including its aims and objective are given at Annexure-I

- (b): Funds under the scheme are allocated as per the training course, and not StateMUT-wise. There are 3 implementing Agencies ie National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC); National Backward Classes  Finance   and  Development   Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) Funds allocated to them, year-wise are as under:

(Rupees in Crores)

|       | Corporations   |       | 1021-22   |
|-------|----------------|-------|-----------|
|       | NNSFDC         | 17.61 | 138.94    |
|       | NBCFDC         |       | 132.77    |
|       | NSKFDC         | 6.90  | 8.48      |
| Total | Total          | 44.79 |           |

- (c) & (d): Yes; Sir: This Ministry has taken various steps to create awareness about the Yojana amongst the target group through the following modes:
- (ii) Advertisement in various Websites.
- (i)Advertisement in 73 regional and national newspapers.
- (ii)Awareness through Training Institutes and State Channelizing Agencies

(iv)Publicity through Social media platforms such as Facebook; WhatsApp etc

Besides, The PM-DAKSH Portal and PM-DAKSH Mobile have been launched by the Hon ble Union Minister (SJE) on 07.08.2021. The URL of PM-DAKSH Portal is "pmdaksh dosje-govin" and Mobile App *PM-DAKSH" is available on Play Store. 53,477 candidates have   registered themselves online   through this  portal   during 2021-22 as 25.11.2021. App on

(e): Placements of trained candidates are done after completion of the training, assessment and certification: Due to outbreak of Covid-19, the training programmes were kept on hold during 2020-21 and were    lifted. The details of trained candidates who have benefited from the said Yojana and are provided placements during

- (f): Yes, Sir. The Government has approved the continuation of PM-DAKSH Yojana for next five years i.e. from 2021-22 to 2025-26 and set the target to provide skill development training to 2,71,000 target groups belonging to Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Safai Karamcharis with at least 70% in wagelself-employment, as per the Common Cost Norms

The Year-wise targets set are aS under:

| Financial Year   | Target   |
|------------------|----------|
| 2021-22          | 49,800   |
| 2022-23          | 51,900   |
| 2023-24          | 53,900   |
| 2024-25          | 56,450   |
| 2025-26          | 58,950   |
| Total            | 2,71,000 |

(g): In order to expand the outreach of the scheme and cover the target groups including SC, OBC, EBC, DNT, Sanitation workers in the country, Government has given wide publicity to the PM-DAKSH scheme through advertisements in regional and national newspapers, advertisement on various Websites, publicity through social media platforms such as Facebook; WhatsApp; and also involved State Channelizing Agencies and Training Institutes etc.

Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 419 for answer on 30.11.2021 regarding Implementation of PM-DAKSH

## 1. Background

The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E), caters for empowerment of the socially, educationally and economically marginalized sections of the society including SCs, OBCs, De-notified Tribes (DNTs) , EBCs, Safai Karamcharies including Waste Pickers Most of the persons of target group are having minimal economic assets; therefore, provision of training and enhancing their   competencies is essential for economic empowermentl upliftment of these marginalized target groups. In 2020-21, Department modified the existing Scheme of Assistance to skilling for OBCSIEBCsIDNTs with   inclusion of SCs and  Safai karamcharis including Waste pickers and renamed it as PM-DAKSH  Yojana as Central Sector Scheme, to cover 37,958 beneficiaries with an outlay of Rs.50 Crore for FY 2020-21. SFC has approved the continuation of this scheme with a target to skill around 2,71,000 SCIOBCIEBCIDNT persons, Safai Karamcharis   including Waste Pickers  during next five years (2021-22 to 2025-26) with a budget outlay of Rs.450.25 crore: The scheme is to be implemented through three Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) , of the Ministry, i.e. National Scheduled Castes Finance National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC):

## 2. Objective

The main purpose of the scheme is to increase the skill levels of the target youth by providing for long term and short term skills, followed by settlement in employmentlself- employment:

## 3. Silent Features of PM DAKSH

- 3.1 Training Institutions The training is provided through Sector Training Autonomous bodies) enabling them to take up suitable joblself-employment opportunities
- 3.2 \_Compliance with Common Norms;  Training programmes are organized in broad pursuance of Common Norms issued by Ministry of Skill Development and courses are National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned: Accordingly, SSCsITIs providing Skill Development Training Programme (SDTP) under PM-DAKSH Yojana are required to provide wagelself employment to the trained candidates to the extent of 70%.
- 3.3 18-45 years are considered for SDTP .
- 3.4 Stipend to the Rs 1500/per   monthlcandidate to SCsISafai Karamcharisl  dependants and Rs. 1000/per month/   candidate to OBCSIEBCsIDNTS dependants is   provided on attaining 80% & above  attendance. [Under RPL for   Safai Karamcharis stipend is paid Rs.500/- per candidate and for RPL for Wastepickers stipend is paid Rs.1000/- per candidate]:
- 3.5 The Corporations, namely National Scheduled Caste Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC) , National   Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) & National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC) aspire to train 2.71 lakh persons from its target group over the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26, broadly in the following sub-categories:
- a, Up-skilling/Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
- C Entrepreneurial Development Programmes (EDP)
- b. Short Term Courses
- d. Long Term Courses

## 4 Targets

Physical and Financial targets during next five years (2021-22 to 2025-26) are as per table below: -

## (Rs in Lakhs

| Component                            | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2024-25   | 2024-25   |              |      | Total   | Total   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|------|---------|---------|
| Component                            | Phy:      | Fin.      | Phy:      | Fin:      | Phy:      | Fin:      | Phy:      | Fin:      | 2025-26 Phy: |      | Phy:    | Fin.    |
| Component                            | (Nos)     |           | (Nos)     |           | (Nos)     |           | (Nos)     |           | (Nos:)       |      | (Nos:)  |         |
| Skill Training through Corporations_ | 49800     | 8019      | 51900     | 8364      | 53900     | 9247      | 56450     | 9491      | 58950        | 9904 | 271000  | 45025   |

## Annexure-Il as referred in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 419 for answer on 30.11.2021 regarding Implementation of PM-DAKSH:

## Placement details as on 24.11.2021

| No:   | Name of StatelUt   |   Number_of Trainees employed Wage employment Self-employment |   Number_of Trainees employed Wage employment Self-employment |   Total Employment |
|-------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|       | Andhra Pradesh     |                                                            41 |                                                            66 |                107 |
| 2     | Assam              |                                                             0 |                                                           162 |                162 |
| 3     | Bihar              |                                                           158 |                                                           559 |                717 |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh       |                                                            13 |                                                           229 |                242 |
|       | Delhi              |                                                             0 |                                                            39 |                 39 |
| 6     | Gujarat            |                                                           111 |                                                           387 |                498 |
| 7     | Haryana            |                                                            46 |                                                           263 |                309 |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh   |                                                             0 |                                                           128 |                128 |
| 9     | Jammu & Kashmir    |                                                            72 |                                                           266 |                338 |
| 10    | Karnataka          |                                                             0 |                                                           128 |                128 |
| 11    | Kerala             |                                                           107 |                                                            46 |                153 |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh     |                                                           147 |                                                           559 |                706 |
| 13    | Maharashtra        |                                                           119 |                                                           121 |                240 |
| 14    | Manipur            |                                                             0 |                                                            40 |                 40 |
| 15    | Odisha             |                                                            34 |                                                            67 |                101 |
| 16    | Puducherry         |                                                             8 |                                                             0 |                  8 |
| 17    | Punjab             |                                                           196 |                                                           534 |                730 |
| 18    | Rajasthan          |                                                             0 |                                                           463 |                463 |
| 19    | Sikkim             |                                                            32 |                                                            13 |                 45 |
| 20    |                    |                                                            86 |                                                            21 |                107 |
| 21    | Telangana          |                                                             2 |                                                            95 |                 97 |
| 22    | Tripura            |                                                             0 |                                                            39 |                 39 |
| 23    | Uttar Pradesh      |                                                           192 |                                                           916 |               1108 |
| 24    | Uttarakhand        |                                                             0 |                                                           237 |                237 |
| 25    | West Bengal        |                                                            42 |                                                           339 |                381 |
|       | Total              |                                                          1406 |                                                          5717 |               7123 |