Lok Sabha Question No. 5222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Skill Development of Women
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5222

ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN

## 5222. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a)       whether the Government have taken effective steps to ensure the women participation in the Skill development sector;
- (b)       whether the Government is giving any incentive for education and Skill development in the Skill development sector; and
- (c)        if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (c)          Under Skill  India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  delivers  Skill,  Re-Skill  and  Up-Skill  training  programme  to  youth  across  the  country including women through an extensive network of skill development Centres/ Institutes/Schools/Colleges/Universities  under  various  schemes  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  Industrial  Training  Institutes (ITIs). The brief of these schemes is as under:

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 to nonliterate,  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.

National Apprenticeship Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS): This Scheme  is for promoting apprenticeship  training  and  increasing  the  engagement  of  apprentices  by  providing  financial support to industrial establishments undertaking apprenticeship programme under the Apprentices  Act,  1961. Training  consists  of  Basic  Training  and  On-the-Job Training /  Practical Training at workplace in the industry.

Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS): This  scheme  is  for  providing  long-term  training  through Industrial  Training  Institutes (ITIs) across the country. To increase   women participation,   ITIs exclusively  for  women  are  opened   and  presently  there  are  311  women  ITIs  in  the  country. Further, out of 33 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTI) in the country,  19  are exclusively for women.   In general NSTIs also, 30% of the seats are reserved for women candidates.

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