Lok Sabha Question No. 3652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Skill Development under PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT UNDER PMKVY

## † 3652. SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR:

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

- (a)       whether the scheduling of skill development programmes is demand based and if so, the persons by whom and the manner in which the demand is determined at the District/State/National level, the details thereof;
- (b)        the  number  of  centres  operating  in  Ratlam,  Jhabua  and  Alirajpur  districts  of  Madhya Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) along with the number of young men/women trained by these centres and the trades in which they have been trained during the last three years and the number of trainees who have been provided employment year/district-wise details thereof; and
- (c)         whether  training  programmes  are  being  conducted  to  promote  digital  transactions  in tribal districts under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana and if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government proposes to consider it?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  Yes,  Sir.  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  implementing  its flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  3.0.  Ministry  has  designed PMKVY 3.0  as  a  demand  driven  scheme  where identification  and  mapping  of  job  roles  are based on the demand received from trainees. District Skill Committee (DSC) supports in the identification  of  job  roles  and  mobilization  of  candidates  based  on  requirements in  various sector.  Further  under the  scheme,  the  allocation  of  short  term  training  target  among  districts and States was done on the basis of weighted mean of indicator values under three categories namely, population, industry and labour supply.

- (b)        PMKVY  has  two  training  components,  namely,  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL). Under  PMKVY,  placement  opportunities  are  being provided to STT certified candidates, while RPL is not linked with placements as it recognizes the existing skills of candidate.

The  details  of  Training  Centres  (TCs)  in  Ratlam,  Jhabua  and  Alirajpur  Districts  of Madhya  Pradesh  under  PMKVY  along  with  numbers  of  men/women  trained  and  reported placed,  under  STT  component  of  PMKVY  for  last  3  years  i.e.  from  2019-20  to  2021-22,  in various trade, are as under:

| Name of the   | Number of Training Centres   | Number of TCs   | Number of Women Trained in TCs   | Number of Women Trained in TCs   | Number of Women Trained in TCs   | Reported Placed   |
|---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|
| Districts     |                              | Operational     | 2019-2020                        | 2020-21                          | 2021-22                          |                   |
| Ratlam        | 54                           | 6               | 872                              | 353                              | 282                              | 1387              |
| Jhabua        | 21                           | 3               | 479                              | 364                              | 586                              | 561               |
| Alirajpur     | 13                           | 3               | 353                              | 290                              | 462                              | 338               |

| Name of the Districts   | Number of Training Centres   | Number of Operational TCs   | Number of Men Trained in TCs   | Number of Men Trained in TCs   | Number of Men Trained in TCs   | Reported Placed   |
|-------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
| Name of the Districts   | Number of Training Centres   | Number of Operational TCs   | 2019-2020                      | 2020-21                        | 2021-22                        | Reported Placed   |
| Ratlam                  | 54                           | 6                           | 1035                           | 129                            | 137                            | 1230              |
| Jhabua                  | 21                           | 3                           | 769                            | 536                            | 972                            | 690               |
| Alirajpur               | 13                           | 3                           | 241                            | 245                            | 565                            | 367               |

(c)         In  order  to  increase  the  digital  and  financial  literacy  among  the  trained  candidates,  a training module covering entrepreneurship, life skills, financial literacy and digital literacy known as English, Employability & Entrepreneurship (EEE) Module is being imparted apart from core curriculum of the courses under the PMKVY across the country including the tribal areas.

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