Lok Sabha Question No. 5153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Funds to Skill India Centre
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah, Jaskaur Meena, V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5153

ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## FUNDS TO SKILL INDIA CENTRE

## 5153.  SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:              DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a) the features of Skill India Programme; (b)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  this  programme during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  within  Assam,  Tamil  Nadu  and Rajasthan; (c)  the  details  of  the  number  of  Skill  India  Centres  operational  across  the  country including Assam, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan; (d) the details of the target set and achievements made so far along with its response within the country; (e) whether the Government is planning to set up Skill India International Centres to skill youth for international opportunities within the country; (f) if so, the details thereof including Assam, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan; and
- (g) the time by which these are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Skill India Programme comprises of Central Sector Schemes of Ministry of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  namely,  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) and National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS). Brief of these schemes is as under:

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): MSDE is delivering skills through PMKVY  with  an  objective  to  impart  short  duration  skill  development  training  and certification to youth across all States/Union Territories (UTs) in various sectors to make them employable for better livelihood.

Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  Scheme: The  main  target  of  the  JSS  is  to  impart vocational skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and the persons having rudimentary level of education upto  8th standard and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years, with due relaxation in case of 'Divyangjan' and other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities.

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.

- (b) Funds  allocated  under  abovementioned  schemes  in  the  budget  of  MSDE  are released  for  implementation  of  schemes  in  different  States/  Union  Territories  (UTs), based  on  their  requirement  and  utilisation  of  funds  released  in  the  past.  The  funds released for the States of Assam, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan under PMKVY, JSS and NAPS during the last three years and current year viz. 2019-20 upto December, 2022 is as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Scheme   |   Assam |   Tamil Nadu |   Rajasthan |
|----------|---------|--------------|-------------|
| PMKVY    |  229.8  |        97.22 |      227.9  |
| JSS      |    8.89 |        12.43 |       10.64 |
| NAPS     |    0    |        16.8  |        3.97 |

- (c) In addition of schemes under Skill India Programme, long term vocational training is  provided  through  Industrial  Training Institutes  (ITIs)  under  Craftsmen  Training Scheme (CTS). The State-wise number of Skill Development centres across the country including in the Assam, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan is at Annexure-I .
- (d) Skill  Development  schemes  of  MSDE  are  demand-driven  and  the  number  of persons trained is as under:
- (e) to (g) Yes, Sir. The Union Budget for the FY 2023-24 has announced setting up 30 Skill India International Centers across the country to facilitate skilled mobility from India.

| Scheme                     | Trained     |
|----------------------------|-------------|
| PMKVY (2017-18 to 2021-22) | 1,13,05,601 |
| JSS (2018-19 to 2021-22)   | 14,04,407   |
| NAPS (2018-19 to 2021-22)  | 10,97,175   |
| CTS (ITI) (2018-2022)      | 66,62,677   |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023 REGARDING 'FUNDS TO SKILL INDIA CENTRE'

## Number  of  Skill  Development  Centres  State/Union  Territory-wise  under  PMKVY,  JSS, NAPS, and ITIs (As on 31.12.2022)

| S. No.                         | State/UT                             | PMKK's Centers*                | JSS Centers                    | NAPS                           | ITI                            | ITI                            |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No.                         | State/UT                             | PMKK's Centers*                | JSS Centers                    | NAPS                           | Govt. ITIs                     | Pvt. ITIs                      |
| 1                              | Andaman And Nicobar Islands          | 0                              | 1                              | 3                              | 3                              | 1                              |
| 2                              | Andhra Pradesh                       | 23                             | 6                              | 695                            | 82                             | 428                            |
| 3                              | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 7                              | 0                              | 8                              | 7                              | 0                              |
| 4                              | Assam                                | 28                             | 5                              | 348                            | 30                             | 12                             |
| 5                              | Bihar                                | 47                             | 21                             | 352                            | 151                            | 1220                           |
| 6                              | Chandigarh                           | 1                              | 1                              | 51                             | 2                              | 0                              |
| 7                              | Chhattisgarh                         | 22                             | 14                             | 155                            | 121                            | 113                            |
| 8                              | Delhi                                | 8                              | 3                              | 353                            | 17                             | 36                             |
| 9                              | Goa                                  | 1                              | 1                              | 172                            | 11                             | 2                              |
| 10                             | Gujarat                              | 28                             | 9                              | 3939                           | 274                            | 234                            |
| 11                             | Haryana                              | 24                             | 4                              | 3128                           | 160                            | 228                            |
| 12                             | Himachal Pradesh                     | 11                             | 11                             | 375                            | 128                            | 140                            |
| 13                             | Jammu And Kashmir                    | 18                             | 1                              | 211                            | 49                             | 1                              |
| 14                             | Jharkhand                            | 20                             | 12                             | 256                            | 76                             | 269                            |
| 15                             | Karnataka                            | 32                             | 12                             | 1183                           | 274                            | 1226                           |
| 16                             | Kerala                               | 20                             | 9                              | 871                            | 149                            | 314                            |
| 17                             | Ladakh                               | 2                              | 2                              | 2                              | 3                              | 0                              |
| 18                             | Lakshadweep                          | 0                              | 1                              | 1                              | 1                              | 0                              |
| 19                             | Madhya Pradesh                       | 52                             | 27                             | 716                            | 194                            | 884                            |
| 20                             | Maharashtra                          | 41                             | 21                             | 3743                           | 422                            | 606                            |
| 21                             | Manipur                              | 13                             | 4                              | 9                              | 10                             | 0                              |
| 22                             | Meghalaya                            | 6                              | 1                              | 15                             | 7                              | 1                              |
| 23                             | Mizoram                              | 3                              | 1                              | 3                              | 3                              | 0                              |
| 24                             | Nagaland                             | 3                              | 2                              | 9                              | 8                              | 0                              |
| 25                             | Odisha                               | 26                             | 28                             | 479                            | 63                             | 450                            |
| 26                             | Puducherry                           | 4                              | 0                              | 91                             | 8                              | 7                              |
| 27                             | Punjab                               | 22                             | 2                              | 497                            | 114                            | 236                            |
| 28                             | Rajasthan                            | 32                             | 8                              | 541                            | 160                            | 1491                           |
| 29                             | Sikkim                               | 3                              | 0                              | 22                             | 4                              | 0                              |
| 30                             | Tamil Nadu                           | 35                             | 8                              | 1487                           | 87                             | 418                            |
| 31                             | Telangana                            | 28                             | 6                              | 630                            | 67                             | 230                            |
| 32                             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 0                              | 2                              | 46                             | 3                              | 0                              |
| 33                             | Tripura                              | 4                              | 2                              | 24                             | 20                             | 2                              |
| 34                             | Uttar Pradesh                        | 81                             | 47                             | 3588                           | 286                            | 2937                           |
| 35                             | Uttarakhand                          | 13                             | 8                              | 332                            | 105                            | 84                             |
| 36                             | West Bengal                          | 41                             | 8                              | 598                            | 149                            | 138                            |
| Grand Total                    |                                      | 699                            | 288                            | 24933                          | 3,248                          | 11,708                         |
| Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras       | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras | Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras |

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