Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Training to Street Vendors
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Nayab Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*71 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## TRAINING TO STREET VENDORS

## *71.   SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

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

- (a)        whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  impart  skill  training  to  street vendors including street food vendors in the country;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Haryana indicating the employment opportunities generated there from along with the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to make them eligible for e-cart licences;
- (c)        the initiative taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to upskill street vendors including street food vendors who have been adversely affected by lockdown during  Covid-19  pandemic  and  to  assess  the  increase  in  their  earnings  as  a  result thereof; and
- (d)       the process prescribed by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 71 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022 ASKED BY SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY AND SHRI NAYAB SINGH REGARDING TRAINING TO STREET VENDORS

(a) to (d) Yes,  Sir.  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is implementing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in organized as well as unorganized sectors which also cover street food vendors across the country.

Further,  in  the  recent  time  post-COVID,  the  Ministry  has  developed  several special  skilling  projects  under  PMKVY  targeting  marginalized  and  vulnerable  groups such as street vendors and artisans' clusters to deliver skills in the clusters of demand in  partnership  with  private  sector.  Under  this, special  project  to  revive  the  traditional Namda craft of Jammu & Kashmir and Upskilling of Weavers & Artisans on traditional crafts of Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir, and Upskilling of Street Food Vendors (for ekart license) are being implemented.

MSDE has launched a pilot project for ' Upskilling for Street Food Vendors (for ecart license)' in  East  Delhi  Municipal Corporation (EDMC) on 30.11.2021 to train over 2,500  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 generation 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 the Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council, and the  FSSAI.  Despite  disruption  caused  due  to  COVID-19  pandemic,  686  street  food vendors  have  been  enrolled  and  out  of  which,  417  street  food  vendors  have  been oriented  till  date.  This  pilot  project  also  helps  in  mitigating  the  impact  of  COVID-19 pandemic on street food vendors.

Under PMKVY, more than 20 thousand street food vendors have been benefited covering 18 States/UTs. The State-wise details, as on 31.12.2021, are given at Annexure .

Annexure

## State-wise number of street food vendors benefitted under PMKVY (as on 31.12.2021):

| S. No.   | States/UTs                               | Short Term Training (STT)   | Short Term Training (STT)   | Short Term Training (STT)   | Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)   | Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States/UTs                               | Trained                     | Certified                   | Placed                      | Oriented                              | Certified                             |
| 1.       | Assam                                    | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 10,651                                | 7,883                                 |
| 2.       | Chandigarh                               | 180                         | 165                         | 136                         | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh                             | 30                          | 19                          | 12                          | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 4.       | Delhi                                    | 279                         | 220                         | 0                           | 996                                   | 177                                   |
| 5.       | Goa                                      | 63                          | 54                          | 18                          | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 6.       | Gujarat                                  | 240                         | 187                         | 94                          | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 7.       | Haryana                                  | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 100                                   | 0                                     |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh                         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 284                                   | 118                                   |
| 9.       | Jharkhand                                | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 676                                   | 394                                   |
| 10.      | Maharashtra                              | 56                          | 44                          | 0                           | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 11.      | Odisha                                   | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 1,417                                 | 983                                   |
| 12.      | Tamil Nadu                               | 1,006                       | 763                         | 442                         | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 13.      | Telangana                                | 120                         | 119                         | 0                           | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 14.      | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 120                         | 117                         | 87                          | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 15.      | Tripura                                  | 150                         | 144                         | 42                          | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| 16.      | Uttar Pradesh                            | 355                         | 321                         | 271                         | 3,165                                 | 2,075                                 |
| 17.      | Uttarakhand                              | 617                         | 521                         | 299                         | 60                                    | 50                                    |
| 18.      | West Bengal                              | 120                         | 116                         | 2                           | 0                                     | 0                                     |
| Total    | Total                                    | 3,336                       | 2,790                       | 1,403                       | 17,349                                | 11,680                                |

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