Lok Sabha Question No. 4227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Objective of PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 4227

ANSWERED ON - 27/03/2023

## OBJECTIVE OF PMKVY

## 4227. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a) the growth in achieving the objective of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) by  the Government since its inception; and
- (b) whether any study has been conducted by the Government to carry out the impact of PMKVY by ratio of the number of people placed and trained during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  was  launched  in  2015  for imparting  short  term  Skill  Development  training  to  youth  of  the  country.  Owing  to success of PMKVY 1.0 wherein more than 19 lakh students were trained, the scheme was re launched in October 2016 with an aim to train 10 million youth by year 2020 and  was  called  PMKVY  2016-2020  (PMKVY  2.0).  Under  PMKVY  2.0,  1.10  crore candidates had been trained/oriented. Based on the learning from the implementation of above schemes, Ministry had launched the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY  3.0)  on  15.01.2021,  to  train  8.00  lakh  youths  across  the country.  Further,  Ministry  had  launched  two  programs  under  PMKVY  3.0  viz Customised Crash Course Programme for COVID Warriors (CCCP for CW) to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and to restore the skilling activities and Skill Hub initiative (SHI), for integration and mainstreaming of vocational education with general education as has been envisaged under the National Education Policy, 2020 (NEP, 2020). Under PMKVY 3.0, 7.37 lakh candidates have been trained including 1.20 lakh candidates under CCCP-CW and 1.98 lakh under Skill Hub initiative (SHI).
- (b) PMKVY 2.0 was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020 under jobs and skills sector. The impact evaluation study draws inference of the scheme level contribution to the larger jobs and skills sector along with clear reflection of following strength and outcome achieved during implementation:
- The training provided under the scheme is relevant to the employers and they prefer candidates trained under PMKVY compared to untrained candidates.
- 52 percent of the candidates who were placed in full time/part time employment and

had completed training under the RPL component received higher salary or felt that they will get higher salary compared to their peers who have no certification.

·  About  94  percent  of  the  employers  surveyed  reported  they  would  hire  more candidates trained under the scheme.

· About 67 percent and 18 per cent of the employers surveyed reported that the overall experience  with  respect  to  the  recruitment  process  was  good  and  very  good, respectively.

Further,  third-party  impact  evaluation  of  the  scheme  PMKVY  2.0  (2016-20)  was conducted by the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA). The impact evaluation study draws following inference:

·  The  maximum  percentage  of  beneficiaries  (70.5%)  received  placement  in  their desired skill sector.

· To ensure that high standards of quality are maintained by PMKVY Training Centres, NSDC and empanelled inspection agencies use various yardsticks.  These  involve validations,  surprise  visits,  and  monitoring  through  the  Skill  India  Portal  (SIP) (erstwhile Skills Development Management System (SDMS)). These standards are intensified using the latest technologies.

· As an impact of the scheme, 118.2% change in monthly wages of beneficiary trainees has been recognized.

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