Lok Sabha Question No. 446 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Professional Education through Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ramesh Chand Bind

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *446

ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION THROUGH SKILL DEVELOPMENT

*446. SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:

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

- (a) the details of steps taken by the Government to give professional education through skill development initiative in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh during the last three years; (b)  the  number  of  students  who  got  placement/  job  in  any  Government  or  private establishment after training; (c) whether the students after training applied for Mudra loan for self-employment; and (d) if so, the details of total Mudra loan sanctioned to help these young trainees to start
- their own work?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *446 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023 ASKED BY SHRI RAMESH  CHAND  BIND  REGARDING  PROFESSIONAL  EDUCATION  THROUGH SKILL DEVELOPMENT

(a)  Under  the  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, Re-Skill and Up-Skill training to youth across the country including district of Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh through a comprehensive network of skill development centres/institutes  under  various  schemes  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY),  Jan  Sikhshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme (NAPS)  and  Craftsman  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  Industrial  Training  Institutes (ITIs).  The  number  of  persons  trained  under  above  mentioned  schemes  in  Bhadohi District of Uttar Pradesh during last three years (2019-20 to 2021-22) is as under:-

| Name of Scheme   | Number of persons trained (2019-20 to 2021-22)   |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 20004            | PMKVY                                            |
| 5399             | JSS                                              |
| 36               | NAPS                                             |
| CTS              | 5779                                             |

(b)  Placement  opportunities  were  facilitated  to  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  certified candidates under PMKVY, while  Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) was not linked with placements  as  it  recognized  the  existing  skills  of  candidate.  The  number  of  persons trained,  certified,  reported  placed  under  PMKVY  in  the  Bhadohi,  Uttar  Pradesh,  since beginning of the scheme and till 31st December, 2022 is as under:-

| Persons Trained   | Certified   | Reported placed   |
|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
| 26,831            | 23,738      | 1,610             |

As  regards  other  Schemes,  as  per  the  third  party  evaluation  reports,  there  is success in terms of placement or enhancement of income of candidates trained. As far as the employment of the JSS scheme beneficiaries is concerned, third party evaluation report of the scheme observed that as an impact of the training programme conducted at JSSs, the self and wage employment and private job have become evident. The report has further observed that usefulness of the scheme would be further evident from the fact  that    77.05%  of  the  beneficiary  trainees  have  undergone  occupational  shifts.  The final report of Tracer Study of ITI Graduates (published in January 2018 by the Ministry of Skill  Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI) mentions that 63.5% of total ITI pass-outs got employed (wage+ self, out of which 6.7% are self-employed).

(c) and (d) The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched on 08.04.2015 to extend collateral free loans up to Rs.10 lakh to individuals to enable them to set up or expand their business activities. The Scheme is being implemented across the country. As per data uploaded on Mudra portal, as on 24.02.2023, over 39.65 crore loan accounts involving  a  sanctioned  amount  of  Rs.  22.41  lakh  crore  have  been  extended  since inception of the Scheme. This includes loans extended to students for self-employment as per Scheme guidelines.

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