Lok Sabha Question No. 3545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Skill Development of Street Vendors
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3545 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF STREET VENDORS

## 3545.   SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a)        whether  any  proposal  have  been  launched  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) for skill development of street vendors to help them generate more revenue, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha;
- (b)        the details of the employment opportunities created for street vendors in the country including Bundelkhand in this regard;
- (c)        whether the Government proposes to extend the programme for the street vendors in Odisha and Uttar Pradesh; if so, the details thereof and it not the reasons therefor;

## ANSWER

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

- (a)         Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  in  organised  as  well  as unorganised sectors across the country. Under PMKVY, more than 20 thousand street food vendors  have  been  benefited  covering  18  States/UTs  including  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and Odisha. Under placement linked Short Term Training (STT), 3,336 and 1,403 candidates have been  certified  and  placed,  respectively.  The  State-wise  number  of  candidates  (street  food vendors)  trained,  certified  and  placed  under  PMKVY-STT  and  oriented  and  certified  under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as on 21.11.2021, are given at Annexure .

Further,  Ministry  of  Skill  development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  launched  a  pilot project  for  ' Upskilling  for  Street  Food  Vendors  (for  e-cart  license)' in  East  Delhi  Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on 30.11.2021 to train over 2500 street food vendors over a period of 4 months. The purpose of this skill development is to provide skills which would lead to better services  to  consumers,  more  opportunities  to  the  vendors  in  revenue  and  awareness  of regulations,  and  adherence  to  stipulated  rules  and  better  services  for  the  local  bodies. Candidates  would  be  provided  with  the  dual  certification  from  Tourism  &  Hospitality  Skill Council and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).

- (b)        Above reply (a) may be referred to.
- (c)        Above reply (a) may be referred to.

## State-wise number of candidates (street food vendors) trained, certified and placed under PMKVY-STT and oriented and certified under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as on 21.11.2021:

|       |                                          | STT- PMKVY   | STT- PMKVY   | STT- PMKVY   | RPL-PMKVY*   | RPL-PMKVY*   |
|-------|------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| S No. | State/UTs                                | Trained      | Certified    | Placed       | Oriented     | Certified    |
| 1     | Assam                                    | -            | -            | -            | 10,651       | 7,883        |
| 2     | Chandigarh                               | 180          | 165          | 136          | -            | -            |
| 3     | Chhattisgarh                             | 30           | 19           | 12           | -            | -            |
| 4     | Delhi                                    | 279          | 220          | 0            | 344          | 177          |
| 5     | Goa                                      | 63           | 54           | 18           | -            | -            |
| 6     | Gujarat                                  | 240          | 187          | 94           | -            | -            |
| 7     | Haryana                                  | -            | -            | -            | 100          | 0            |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh                         | -            | -            | -            | 284          | 118          |
| 9     | Jharkhand                                | -            | -            | -            | 676          | 394          |
| 10    | Maharashtra                              | 56           | 44           | 0            | -            | -            |
| 11    | Odisha                                   | -            | -            | -            | 1,417        | 983          |
| 12    | Tamil Nadu                               | 1,006        | 763          | 442          | -            | -            |
| 13    | Telangana                                | 120          | 119          | 0            | -            | -            |
| 14    | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 120          | 117          | 87           | -            | -            |
| 15    | Tripura                                  | 150          | 144          | 42           | -            | -            |
| 16    | Uttar Pradesh                            | 355          | 321          | 271          | 3,165        | 2,075        |
| 17    | Uttarakhand                              | 617          | 521          | 299          | 60           | 50           |
| 18    | West Bengal                              | 120          | 116          | 2            | -            | -            |
|       | Grand Total                              | 3,336        | 2,790        | 1,403        | 16,697       | 11,680       |

* RPL under PMKVY is not linked to placement of candidates. RPL recognizes the existing skills.

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