Lok Sabha Question No. 1185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Technical Training to Agriculture Labourers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1185

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## TECHNICAL TRAINING TO AGRICULTURE LABOURERS

1185.  SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष और कसान कयाण मंी be

pleased to State?

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  impart  technical  training  to  the  agriculture labourers in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  to  fix  the  wages  of agriculture labourers based on their labour; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ िष और कसान कयाण मंी(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Government has taken steps towards skill development of agriculture labourers through the following interventions :-
-  Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship through its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  VikasYojana  (PMKVY)  is  imparting  Skill  Development  training  under various  sectors  including  the  Agriculture  Sector.  Under  PMKVY,  skill  training  is provided through Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). As  on  15/07/2021,  a  total  of  7.92  lakh  candidates  have  been  trained  in  Agriculture Sector under PMKVY.
-  The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established a network of 725 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in the country mandated with Technology Assessment and  Demonstration  for  its  application  and  Capacity  Development.  KVKs  organize Demonstrations, Training Programs and Skill Development programs for the benefit of farmers and farm women, rural youth and in-service extension personnel. The KVKs imparted skill training  to the migrant labours on livelihood activities in 116 districts  of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Odisha. The KVKs organized 1922 skill training programs for 68136 migrant labours.
- (b) The State-wise details of candidates trained in Agriculture Sector under PMKVY as on 10/07/2021 and migrant labour trained by Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), ICAR may be seen at Annexure-I & Annexure-II respectively.
- (c) & (d)  Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both the Central and the State  Governments  are  appropriate  Governments  to  fix,  review  and  revise  the minimum wages of the employees employed in the scheduled employments including agriculture under their respective jurisdictions. The Central Government and the State Governments are mandated under Section  3(1)(b) of  the  Act  to  revise  the  Minimum Rates  of  Wages  payable  to  the  employees  engaged  in  the  scheduled  employments including  agriculture  in  their  respective  jurisdictions  at  intervals  not  exceeding  five years.

## ANNEXURE-I

## State-wise details of candidates trained in Agriculture Sector under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY)

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| State                                | Enrolled   | Trained   | Assessed   | Certified   | Reported Placed   |
|--------------------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------------|
| A&N Islands                          | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0           | 0                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                       | 10,929     | 10,929    | 8,669      | 7,266       | 649               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                    | 25,353     | 24,423    | 14,751     | 13,617      | 207               |
| Assam                                | 37,676     | 35,460    | 30,446     | 26,964      | 1,440             |
| Bihar                                | 19,717     | 19,155    | 17,436     | 14,686      | 1,265             |
| Chandigarh                           | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0           | 0                 |
| Chhattisgarh                         | 2,059      | 1,908     | 1,497      | 1,221       | 301               |
| Delhi                                | 1,617      | 1,617     | 1,395      | 1,239       | 0                 |
| Goa                                  | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0           | 0                 |
| Gujarat                              | 10,302     | 10,003    | 9,178      | 7,523       | 3,919             |
| Haryana                              | 17,440     | 16,827    | 14,811     | 13,313      | 6,037             |
| Himachal Pradesh                     | 2,752      | 2,697     | 2,004      | 1,412       | 0                 |
| Jammu And Kashmir                    | 507        | 507       | 395        | 307         | 213               |
| Jharkhand                            | 8,951      | 8,573     | 7,721      | 6,674       | 579               |
| Karnataka                            | 20,057     | 19,599    | 17,596     | 16,132      | 206               |
| Kerala                               | 40,669     | 35,914    | 28,389     | 25,950      | 852               |
| Ladakh                               | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0           | 0                 |
| Lakshadweep                          | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0           | 0                 |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | 19,872     | 19,324    | 16,648     | 14,555      | 5,140             |
| Maharashtra                          | 3,80,599   | 3,76,965  | 3,27,424   | 2,96,385    | 921               |
| Manipur                              | 1,197      | 1,196     | 948        | 851         | 407               |
| Meghalaya                            | 1,335      | 1,305     | 1,130      | 952         | 390               |
| Mizoram                              | 397        | 397       | 220        | 191         | 60                |
| Nagaland                             | 724        | 722       | 663        | 542         | 199               |
| Odisha                               | 1,00,948   | 96,513    | 85,813     | 74,132      | 2,527             |
| Puducherry                           | 327        | 327       | 269        | 269         | 23                |
| Punjab                               | 6,737      | 6,057     | 5,248      | 4,359       | 1,850             |
| Rajasthan                            | 25,592     | 25,284    | 22,268     | 19,226      | 5,305             |
| Sikkim                               | 570        | 450       | 428        | 414         | 0                 |
| Tamil Nadu                           | 12,262     | 11,867    | 10,222     | 9,157       | 3,519             |
| Telangana                            | 6,549      | 6,292     | 5,078      | 4,248       | 436               |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman And Diu | 0          | 0         | 0          | 0           | 0                 |
| Tripura                              | 4,379      | 4,349     | 3,168      | 2,841       | 613               |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 20,495     | 20,132    | 17,032     | 14,738      | 2,370             |
| Uttarakhand                          | 6,943      | 6,551     | 5,426      | 4,400       | 845               |
| West Bengal                          | 28,020     | 26,679    | 24,197     | 22,758      | 9,369             |
| Grand Total                          | 8,14,975   | 7,92,022  | 6,80,470   | 6,06,322    | 49,642            |

## State-Wise Details of 1922 Skill Training Programs for 68136 Migrant Labours Organized by the Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), ICAR

| Sl.No.   | State          |   Training conducted ( no.) |   Person skilled (no.) |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | Bihar          |                         512 |                  18472 |
| 2        | Jharkhand      |                          48 |                   1680 |
| 3        | Madhya Pradesh |                         384 |                  13474 |
| 4        | Odisha         |                          64 |                   2240 |
| 5        | Rajasthan      |                         356 |                  12503 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  |                         558 |                  19767 |
|          | Total          |                        1922 |                  68136 |

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