Lok Sabha Question No. 295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 295

ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## GARIB KALYAN ROJGAR ABHIYAN

## 295. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the expenditure incurred under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan(GKRA), State-wise;
- (b) the details regarding the infrastructure developed under GKRA in the State of West Bengal State;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to continue the programme beyond the initial mandates; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to promote skilling and entrepreneurship for rural development?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a):      In the wake of COVID 19 pandemic, Government of India had launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar  Abhiyaan  (GKRA)  of  125  days  on  20th  June,  2020  to  boost  employment  and livelihood opportunities for returnee migrant workers and similarly affected citizens in rural areas. The GKRA ended on 22nd October, 2020 with a total expenditure of Rs. 39,293 crore during the Abhiyaan. The State-wise detail of expenditure incurred under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan is as below:

| SI. No.   | State          | Expenditure (Rs. in crore)   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | BIHAR          | 10,992                       |
| 2         | JHARKHAND      | 1,396                        |
| 3         | MADHYA PRADESH | 6,819                        |
| 4         | ODISHA         | 2,042                        |
| 5         | RAJASTHAN      | 8,715                        |
| 6         | UTTAR PRADESH  | 9,330                        |
|           | Total          | 39,293                       |

(b):      Under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan, 116 districts were selected across 6 States of  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  West  Bengal was not included in the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.

- (c):       No, Sir.

(d): Project 'UNNATI', launched in December 2019 by Government of India, is a skilling project that intends to upgrade the skill base of the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS workers, and thereby improve their livelihoods, so that they can move from the current partial employment to full employment.

There  are  two  skill  development  programme  for  rural  youth  under  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), namely, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  and  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  institutes (RSETIs).  Both  these  programmes  are  aimed  at  increasing  employability  of  rural  youth, either for wage employment or self employment.

Start-up  Village  Entrepreneurship  Programme  (SVEP)  under  DAY-NRLM  programme supports the Self-Help Groups and their family members to set-up small enterprises in to nonfarm sector.

The Ministry of Rural Development has launched the Rural Mason Training (RMT) program under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  to  address  the  issue  of insufficient  number  of  skilled  masons  for  construction  of  quality  PMAY-G  houses.  The initiative not only avails livelihood opportunities for the rural workforce but also contributes towards  the  availability  of  a  skilled  workforce  for  the  construction  of  rural  infrastructure under different schemes. The MoRD has partnered with the Construction Skill Development Council  of  India  (CSDCI)  and  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  in  the implementation of the RMT program.

Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) under Skill India Mission for skill based training of the youth  across  the  country   (including  youth  belonging  to  rural  areas)  under  Short  Term Training (STT) courses and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Under PMKVY, STT is linked to  placement, while RPL does not mandate placements as it recognizes the existing skills of candidate.

At present, third phase of PMKVY i.e. PMKVY 3.0 is being implemented. PMKVY 3.0 is a  demand  driven  scheme  with  bottom-up  approach  and  District  Skill  Committees  (DSCs) have been entrusted with the task of identifying local demand, based on which training has been arranged in the district which strengthens the local skill capability including in the rural areas.

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