Lok Sabha Question No. 4114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Skill Centres for Women
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## SKILL CENTRES FOR WOMEN

## †4114. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

- (a) whether  separate  skill  centres/institutions  have  been  set  up  for  women  by  the Union Government;
- (b) if so, the state, UT-wise details thereof;
- (c) the number of women who have so far been imparted training in these centres and the number of women who have got the opportunities of employment; and
- (d) the  State-wise  target  fixed  by  the  Union  Government  for  this  scheme  and  the achievement made in this respect?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  & (b) Under Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development (MSDE) has been  delivering  short  term  skills  through  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme  and  National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), and long term skills through Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all sections of the society across all over  India  including  women  candidates.  Since  2015,  a  comprehensive  Skill  India network has been created viz.PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 training centres (including  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendra)  (30,100),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthans  (304), Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) (14722) and through various registered enterprises(1,43,444) under the  NAPS scheme and this network has, so far,  trained more than 351 lakh candidates.

In addition, National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs)  also offers  courses  under Craftsmen Training Scheme in 33 NSTIs, NSTIs (for both men and women) (14), NSTIs for Women (19) across the country and 2 Extension Centers. Under long term skilling, Directorate  General of  Training  (DGT),  MSDE  takes  care  of  providing  skill  training  to women  in  the  country  which  aims  at  stimulating  employment  opportunities  among women of various socio-economic levels and different age groups. The Government has in  place  the  policy  to  develop  the  teaching  process  in  the  way  of  training  of  trainer's development programme under Craft Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) and presently conducts the Programme in 16 out of 19 National Skill Training Institutes (Women) are exclusively  for  women  in  16  states  /  UTs  of  India.  In  the  year  2020-21,  a  total  1802 women trainees have  been  trained  in  various  courses  under  CITS  in  these  16  NSTI (W).Vocational trades were identified that were particularly suitable for women and their implementation  planned.  The  identified  trades  promote  women  employment  in  wageemployment in industry, as instructors and also promotes their self-employment. 30% of the seats in General Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are reserved for women trainees subject to the general reservation policy of the respective State.

( c) The number of women trained under various MSDE schemes is as below:

|   S. No. | Name of Scheme                           |   Female Trained under various MSDE Schemes (In Lakh) |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | PMKVY (2015-16 to 31.12.2021)            |                                                 57.5  |
|        2 | JSS (2018-19 to 31.12.2021)              |                                                  9.86 |
|        3 | CTS through ITIs (2015-16 to 28.02.2022) |                                                  9.63 |
|        4 | NAPS (2018-19 to 31.12.2021)             |                                                  1.3  |

12.3  lakh  women  candidates  have  been  provided  employment  under  PMKVY  since 2015.  86,561  women  candidates  have  got  self-employment/wage  employment  under JSS  from  2018-19  to  31.12.2021.  NAPS  is  an  apprenticeship  related  scheme,  no placement is tracked. The final  report  of  Tracer  Study  of  ITI  Graduates  (published  in January 2018 bythe Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI) mentions that 63.5% of totalITI pass-outs got employed (wage+ self, out of which 6.7% are selfemployed).55.3% of female are wage/self-employed.

(d) The schemes of the Ministry are demand-driven and, hence, targets are often not set or achieved State-wise.

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