Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Skill Development Institute for Youth
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami, Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 19

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR YOUTH

## † 19.   SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI: SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

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

(a) whether  the  Government  has  taken/  proposes  to  take  steps  to  set  up  Skill Development Centres in backward and rural areas in the State of Bihar including Katihar and Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituencies in Uttar Pradesh;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the progress made in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) Yes  Sir.  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  promotes establishment of model and aspirational skill  centres  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Kendra  (PMKK)  in  every  district  for  imparting  skill  training  in  Public  Private  Partnership (PPP) mode throughout the country, including rural and backward areas  of the State  of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Further, the flagship scheme of MSDE i.e. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) does not mandate the establishment of training centres (TCs); however, short term training is being imparted through empanelled TCs across the country including rural and  backward  areas  of  the  State  of  Bihar  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  Ministry  is  also implementing the Scheme  of Jan Shikshan Sansthan through Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) to impart vocational skills in non-formal mode to non-literate, neoliterates,  persons  with rudimentary level of education upto 8 th and school drop-outs upto 12 th standard in the age group of 15-45 years. The priority groups are women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, minorities and other backward sections of the society.

In  addition  to  above  short-term  training,  Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT) under MSDE is implementing long duration vocational courses through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) which offer range of one or two years' vocational /skill training courses.

(b)  & (c) As on 15.11.2021, PMKKs have been allocated in all the districts of the State of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh covering backward and rural areas. Out of allocated PMKKs, 48  and  86  PMKKs  have  been  established  in  the  State  of  Bihar  and  Uttar  Pradesh, respectively. In Katihar parliamentary constituency of the State of Bihar, centre has been established by Ashpra Skills Private Limited and in Shahjahanpur parliamentary constituency (PC) of the State of Uttar Pradesh, centre has been established by Mahendra Skills Training and Development Private Limited.

As on 15.11.2021, 1,215 TCs (including PMKK) have been empanelled in State of Bihar including Katihar PC and 3,122 TCs (including PMKK) have been empanelled in the State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  including  Shahjahanpur  PC,  respectively.  There  are  21  Jan Shikshan Sansthans sanctioned in the State of Bihar including 9 new JSSs sanctioned in June-2021. There is no JSS in Katihar district of Bihar. In the State of Uttar Pradesh, 50 JSSs are functional including JSS at Shahjahanpur.

At present, 14,603 ITIs are functional across the country. There are 1,332 ITIs in the  State  of  Bihar  including  Katihar  PC  and  3,058  ITIs  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh including Shahjahanpur PC, respectively.

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