Lok Sabha Question No. 4127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Persons with Disabilities Trained under NSDC
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TRAINED UNDER NSDC

## 4127.  SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

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

- (a)       the total number of persons trained under the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) during the last four years;
- (b)       the total number of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) trained under NSDC during the last three years, year-wise; and
- (c)        whether any special policies are in place to fund the initiatives for PwDs that could encourage their participation; if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is delivering skills to the youth of the country through its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY). National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC), under the aegis of MSDE, is implementing central component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) across the country covering all sections of society, including Persons with Disability (PwD).

Under PMKVY, there are incentives to encourage participation of PwDs in the skill training,  namely,  monthly  conveyance  support,  financial  support  for  assistive  devices,  aid and appliances, boarding and lodging, post placement support, and reward money etc. In addition, Special Projects (SP) for PwD candidates have also been done under the PMKVY scheme. Moreover, an exclusive Sector Skill Council (SSC) for PwDs known as Skill Council for PwD (SCPwD) has been created for addressing the skilling needs of the Persons with Disabilities. SCPwD empanels PwD-friendly training centres, which are structurally designed to cover Braille, computer screen reader for visually impaired, sign language interpreter for speech and hearing impaired, etc. Further, skill training is being provided to PwD candidates in  around  225  National  Skills  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  aligned  courses  in  22 Sectors.

Also, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is implementing skill development programme for PwD candidates under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of Public Sector Undertakings.

As on 31.12.2021, a  total  of  81,52,625   people  have  been  trained/  oriented  under PMKVY by  NSDC across  the  country  in  the  last  04  years  out  of  which  45,357  are  PwD candidates.  Year-wise  details  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwDs)  trained  under  NSDC during the last four years is as under:

| Financial Year                             | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |   2021-22 | Total   |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Number of PwD candidates trained/ oriented | 14,023    | 22,760    | 8,424     |       150 | 45,357  |

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