Lok Sabha Question No. 3666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Monitoring of PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3666 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## MONITORING OF PMKVY

## 3666. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

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

(a)        steps taken by the Government for the better implementation and monitoring of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) for skill training of youths so that more and more youths can be benefited and employed;

(b)          whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study/  survey  regarding  benefits accrued by PMKVY since its inception; and

(c)        if so, the State/UT wise details of the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)         Under  PMKVY,  there  are  various  provisions  for  monitoring  of  TC  as  well  as candidates.  The  life  cycle  of  training  process  of  candidates  (enrolment  -  training  assessment  -  certification  -  placement)  is  tracked  or  monitored  on  real-time  basis through  the  Skill  India  Portal  (SIP)  which  is  linked  with  Aadhaar  enabled  biometric attendance. TCs are being monitored effectively through various methodologies such as self-audit  reporting,  call  validations,  surprise  visits,  etc.  Appraisal  of  the  on-going schemes and consequent improvements is an ongoing process and PMKVY Monitoring Committee reviews and formulate framework on the critical cases related to monitoring issues of the stakeholders.

Further, in order to improve the monitoring under PMKVY,  District Skill Committee (DSC) is being involved and entrusted with the monitoring under PMKVY 3.0. DSC acts as an on-ground monitoring agency for conducting inspection of TCs.

Under  PMKVY,  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  is  linked  to placement,  while Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) does not mandate placements as it recognizes the existing skills of candidate. Under the STT-PMKVY, placement is linked with payout to training  providers.  The  last  tranche,  i.e.,  30  percent  of  total  payout  is  disbursed  to training providers only on ensuring placement of the candidates. Also, Rozgar Melas are organised with the support of Sector Skill Councils, training providers and implementing agencies to directly link the candidates with the potential employers.

(b)        Yes, Sir. 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  Indian  Institute  of  Public  Administration  (IIPA).  The  impact  evaluation study draws following inference:

- The maximum percentage of beneficiaries (70.5 percent) 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  percent  change  in  monthly  wages  of beneficiary  trainees  has been recognized. Avg. monthly remuneration/wages of surveyed beneficiaries increases from ₹ 8,422.64 to ₹ 17,871.26 post completion of training under PMKVY 2016-20.
- (c)        Above reply (b) may be referred to.

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