Lok Sabha Question No. 1046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1046 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021 NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION SCHEME

## 1046.  SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

## DR.BEESETTIVENKATASATYAVATHI: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHARBELLANA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  aims  to  achieve  the  convergence  of  PradhanMantri Kaushal VikasYojana(PMKVY) 3.0 with other schemes such as National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), Industrial Training Institutes, etc.
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has undertaken any study to find out whether the youth trained under PMKVY 1.0 and PMKVY 2.0 have been able to find gainful employment; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Skill  India  Mission  was  launched  with  aim  to  converge  all  skilling  efforts  across sectors  and  States.  To  realize  the  aim  of  the  Mission  and  to  bring standardization  and uniformity in competency-based  skill training,  MSDE  has  taken  several  steps for convergence  of  all  skill  schemes/programmes  at  the  centre  and  state  level.  Under  this initiative,  convergence has also been done through linkages of PMKVY with NAPS, JSS and ITI-based training.
- (b)       Convergence between various MSDE schemes including PMKVY, NAPS and JSS has been achieved through following:
- Standardization and alignment of curriculum and content through the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF)
- Data Convergence of various skill schemes through the Skill India Portal
- Unified regulation through the National Council for Vocational Education & Training (NCVET)
- Standardization  of  inputs  of  training  including  Trainers  and  Training  Providers (through the SMART and TAKSHASHILA portals)
- For leveraging ITI infrastructure, training under PMKVY 3.0 is also taking place in ITIs
- In  terms  of  learning  pathways,  PMKVY-certified  candidates  are  eligible  to  pursue apprenticeship  training.  JSS  certification  is  mostly  leading  to  NSQF  Level  1  and Level  2  certification  and  such  candidates  can  thereafter  pursue  modular  courses offered under PMKVY. The credit framework for seamless movement between short duration training and long duration training at ITIs is also being developed.
- (c)        Yes Sir, Ministry has undertaken third party evaluation of PMKVY2.0.

(d)         As  per  the  Third  Party  Evaluation  of  PMKVY  2.0  (2016-20),  it  was  found that average monthly income of PMKVY trained and certified individuals was 15% higher than the comparison group. Also, a significant 19% difference in average monthly income was observed with respondents who had undertaken RPL versus those who had not over a period of time. Moreover, 76% of the candidates acknowledged that after the training, they have better chance of getting employment.

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