Lok Sabha Question No. 907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Short Term Training for Women
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 907

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## SHORT TERM TRAINING FOR WOMEN

907. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

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

- (a)       the details of short term training programmes that are available for women across the country;
- (b)                 the  number  of  women  who  have  completed  their  vocational training during last 4 years and were given wage employment in the industries Training/Institution and year wise; and
- (c)        whether the government has proposed opening of more Training institution in all the industrial hubs including Belagavi district of Karnataka and if so, the details there of ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Under Skill  India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  delivers  short  term  skills  through  various  programmes  to  all  the  sections  of  the society across the country including women as mentioned below:

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): It  is  the flagship Scheme of MSDE with an objective to impart short duration skill development training and certification to youth and to make them employable for better livelihood across the country. PMKVY has two training components, namely, Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). The placement opportunities are being  provided to STT certified candidates, while RPL is not  linked  with  placements  as  it  recognizes  the  existing  skills  of  candidates.  In  order  to increase the participation of women, conveyance cost and boarding & lodging facilities are being provided to them.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) : Under JSS scheme of MSDE skill training is imparted skills to  non-literate,  neo-literates,  and  persons  with  rudimentary  level  of  education  upto  8 th standard and school dropouts upto 12 th standard in the age group of 15-45 years in rural and urban  areas.  Under  the  scheme,  focus  is  being  given  to  women  and  other  vulnerable sections. JSS scheme is implemented through NGOs with 100% lump-sum grant from the Government of India on annual basis.

- (b) The number of women trained under various Schemes/Programme of MSDE during last four years i.e. from 2018-19 to 2021-22, is as under:

|   S. No. | Name of The Scheme   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | PMKVY                |    840325 |   1861063 |    878111 |    305219 |
|        2 | JSS                  |    148235 |    354135 |    297899 |    385242 |

Amongst  the  schemes  of  the  MSDE,  placements  are  specifically  tracked  under PMKVY. Under PMKVY, 38.84lakh women candidates have been trained during 2018-19 to 2021-22, out of which 8.68lakh have been reported placed.

As per  the  third  party  evaluation  reports  of  other  said  schemes,  there  is  success  in terms  of  placement  or  enhancement  of  income  of  candidates  trained.  As  far  as  the employment of the JSS scheme beneficiaries is concerned, third party evaluation report of the scheme has observed that as an impact of the training programme conducted at JSSs, the self  and  wage  employment  and  private  job  have  become  evident.  The  usefulness  of  the scheme is further evident from the fact that same report has mentioned that 77.05% of the beneficiary trainees have undergone occupational shifts.

Under PMKVY, in Belagavi district of Karnataka, 2 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs)  have  already  been  set  up.    In  JSS,  there  is  no  Centre  in  Belagavi  district  of

(b) Karnataka and also no proposal for opening such centre is pending.

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