Lok Sabha Question No. 1275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Skill Development in Bihar
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN BIHAR

## 1275.  DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a)        the  details  of  the  number  of  Skill  Development  Centres  operational  in  the country specially in Bihar;
- (b)        the  details  of  the  number  of  such  Skill Development Centres operational in district Gopalganj of Bihar;
- (c)        the number of people who have been provided training by these Centres in district Gopalganj of Bihar and total amount spent for this purpose during last three years;
- (d)       the number of beneficiaries who have been benefited by Government for their startups in district Gopalganj of Bihar?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)       Under Skill India, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing various programmes/ scheme for the skill development. The number of operational skill development centres across the country including in the State of Bihar under the programmes of MSDE is given below:
- (b)       The number of operational skill development centres in the Gopalganj district of Bihar under the programmes of MSDE is given below:

| Programme/Scheme                                                                                                                                 | No. of operational centres across country   | No. of operational centres in State of Bihar   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Empanelled Training Centres (TCs) under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) (including operational Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK)) | 1,484                                       | 134                                            |
| Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) (including newly sanctioned)                                                                                         | 307                                         | 21                                             |
| Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)                                                                                                            | 14,716                                      | 1,331                                          |

| Programme/Scheme                                        | No. of operational centres   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Empanelled TCs under PMKVY (including operational PMKK) | 7                            |
| Jan Shikshan Sansthan                                   | 1*                           |
| Industrial Training Institutes                          | 21                           |

* newly sanctioned.

- (c)         Under  PMKVY,  9,430  candidates  have  been  trained/oriented  in  Gopalganj district of State of Bihar by 31 empanelled training centres (including PMKKs) during last three years (2018-21). Under PMKVY 3.0, there is no provision for district -wise allocation of funds. Considering per candidate average  cost (Rs.15,193), the estimated expenditure for training of 9,430 candidates was approx. Rs. 14.33 crore.

Further, in the district of Gopalganj in Bihar, there are 21 ITIs and as on 0112-2021,  1,825  candidates  have  been  enrolled  under  Craftsman  Training  scheme (CTS) in the year 2020.

Under JSS, no training took place in the Gopalganj district of Bihar as there is no JSS in the district.

- (d) In order to inculcate self employment skills in the candidates for entrepreneurship  /  micro  entrepreneurship,  apart  from  domain  /  core  curriculum, training  in  English,  Employability  &  Entrepreneurship  (EEE)  module  (155  hours)  is being  imparted  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY).  Also, Training Providers provide support to the candidates for entrepreneurship development  through  facilitating  bank  linkages  along  with  providing  guidance  and mentoring support. Further, under demand driven PMKVY 3.0, the aspirations of the candidates have been given primacy which aims to support the self-employment as well. The scheme has benefitted youth across the country including State of Bihar.

Under  PMKVY,  as  on  21.11.2021,  62  self-employed  candidates  are  from Gopalganj district of the State of Bihar.

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