Lok Sabha Question No. 49 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Agriculture Sector Skill Council
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra, D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 49

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021

## AGRICULTURE SECTOR SKILL COUNCIL

49. SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA: SHRI D.K.SURESH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  introduced  any  scheme  to  impart  and  promote  skill training in agriculture through the Agriculture Sector Skill Council;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target to achieve through the Agriculture Sector Skill Council, if so, the details thereof along with the funds earmarked and spent for the said purpose during the last three years; and
- (d) the total number of people benefited under the said scheme till date, year-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  &  (b):  Agriculture  Skill  Council  of  India  (ASCI)  is  an  autonomous  organization  working under the aegis of Ministry of  Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). ASCI works towards capacity building and upgrading skills of farmers, rural youth, wage workers and selfemployed  persons  engaged  in  organized  /  unorganized  segments  of  agriculture  &  allied sectors.

However, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) is conducting skill training  courses  through  wide  network  of  National  Training  Institutes,  State  Level  Training Institutes,  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  and  State  Agricultural  Universities,  across  the  country  in coordination with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and ASCI.

The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  introduced Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to promote skills in farming through ASCI.

The skill trainings are conducted on the Qualification Packs (QPs) in agriculture and allied  areas  developed  by  ASCI  in  compliance  with  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework (NSQF).

- (c): The MoA&FW has not set any target to achieve through ASCI. However, the skilling targets  are  allocated  to  the  identified  training  institutes  by  the  Ministries/Departments  for conducting skill training  courses  in  agriculture  and  allied  areas.  The funds  are  released  to these training institutes for conducting skill trainings as per Common Cost Norms notified by MSDE. However, no funds are earmarked for Agriculture Sector Skill Council.
- (d): The  schemes  operated  by  MoA&FW  and  MSDE  and  people  benefited  are  given below:

| Scheme                                     |   Beneficiaries (No.) |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (MoA&FW)     |                 37200 |
| Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (MSDE) |                965546 |
| Total                                      |               1002746 |

The  details  of  year-wise  and  State-wise  candidates  trained  under  skill  trainings  are given in Annexure - I & II .

Annexure - I State-wise Progress of Skill Trainings (200 hrs.) under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

## of MoA&FW

| S.No.   | State             | Candidates Trained (No.)   | Candidates Trained (No.)   | Candidates Trained (No.)   | Candidates Trained (No.)   | Total   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------|
| S.No.   | State             | 2016-17                    | 2017-18                    | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                    | Total   |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar | 0                          | 0                          | 38                         | 39                         | 77      |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 117                        | 159                        | 691                        | 472                        | 1439    |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 32                         | 0                          | 80                         | 344                        | 456     |
| 4       | Assam             | 57                         | 57                         | 336                        | 617                        | 1067    |
| 5       | Bihar             | 179                        | 40                         | 1022                       | 1330                       | 2571    |
| 6       | Chhatishgarh      | 190                        | 0                          | 589                        | 831                        | 1610    |
| 7       | Delhi             | 37                         | 0                          | 40                         | 40                         | 117     |
| 8       | Goa               | 0                          | 0                          | 40                         | 40                         | 80      |
| 9       | Gujarat           | 192                        | 21                         | 599                        | 628                        | 1440    |
| 10      | Haryana           | 197                        | 40                         | 318                        | 380                        | 935     |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh  | 111                        | 16                         | 380                        | 480                        | 987     |
| 12      | J & K             | 70                         | 62                         | 564                        | 436                        | 1132    |
| 13      | Jharkhand         | 146                        | 0                          | 648                        | 620                        | 1414    |
| 14      | Karnataka         | 72                         | 38                         | 767                        | 711                        | 1588    |
| 15      | Kerala            | 75                         | 20                         | 389                        | 345                        | 829     |
| 16      | Ladakh            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 96                         | 96      |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh    | 204                        | 80                         | 1390                       | 1989                       | 3663    |
| 18      | Maharashtra       | 292                        | 78                         | 1189                       | 979                        | 2538    |
| 19      | Manipur           | 77                         | 0                          | 254                        | 271                        | 602     |
| 20      | Meghalaya         | 37                         | 0                          | 140                        | 180                        | 357     |
| 21      | Mizoram           | 79                         | 22                         | 110                        | 165                        | 376     |
| 22      | Nagaland          | 105                        | 90                         | 231                        | 132                        | 558     |
| 23      | Odisha            | 90                         | 0                          | 923                        | 875                        | 1888    |
| 24      | Punjab            | 224                        | 101                        | 620                        | 699                        | 1644    |
| 25      | Rajasthan         | 351                        | 174                        | 1295                       | 1260                       | 3080    |
| 26      | Sikkim            | 30                         | 0                          | 40                         | 40                         | 110     |
| 27      | Tamil Nadu        | 185                        | 20                         | 520                        | 520                        | 1245    |
| 28      | Telangana         | 75                         | 40                         | 522                        | 660                        | 1297    |
| 29      | Tripura           | 39                         | 0                          | 100                        | 100                        | 239     |
| 30      | Uttar Pradesh     | 173                        | 60                         | 967                        | 678                        | 1878    |
| 31      | Uttarakhand       | 28                         | 20                         | 360                        | 260                        | 668     |
| 32      | West Bengal       | 135                        | 40                         | 756                        | 288                        | 1219    |
| Total   |                   | 3599                       | 1178                       | 15918                      | 16505                      | 37200   |

## Annexure - II

## State-wise Progress of Skill Trainings under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana of MSDE

|                             | Candidates Trained (Nos.)   | Candidates Trained (Nos.)   | Candidates Trained (Nos.)   | Candidates Trained (Nos.)   | Candidates Trained (Nos.)   | Candidates Trained (Nos.)   | Candidates Trained (Nos.)   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State                       | 2015-16                     | 2016-17                     | 2017-18                     | 2018-19                     | 2019-20                     | 2020-21                     | Total                       |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 141                         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 141                         |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 4575                        | 1610                        | 1163                        | 1155                        | 4142                        | 2129                        | 14774                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 30                          | 0                           | 0                           | 120                         | 490                         | 22924                       | 23564                       |
| Assam                       | 6835                        | 0                           | 490                         | 1035                        | 19357                       | 17471                       | 45188                       |
| Bihar                       | 11803                       | 1222                        | 6283                        | 6413                        | 3929                        | 950                         | 30600                       |
| Chhattisgarh                | 750                         | 0                           | 323                         | 717                         | 747                         | 263                         | 2800                        |
| Delhi                       | 395                         | 143                         | 593                         | 274                         | 463                         | 134                         | 2002                        |
| Gujarat                     | 4488                        | 2596                        | 5153                        | 127                         | 970                         | 150                         | 13484                       |
| Haryana                     | 8162                        | 148                         | 5896                        | 3434                        | 5913                        | 1124                        | 24677                       |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 908                         | 300                         | 1105                        | 106                         | 838                         | 522                         | 3779                        |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 665                         | 0                           | 270                         | 237                         | 0                           | 0                           | 1172                        |
| Jharkhand                   | 1150                        | 0                           | 725                         | 1399                        | 6315                        | 530                         | 10119                       |
| Karnataka                   | 9804                        | 3286                        | 11093                       | 354                         | 2323                        | 1143                        | 28003                       |
| Kerala                      | 529                         | 827                         | 25631                       | 11176                       | 2648                        | 515                         | 41326                       |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 17953                       | 270                         | 4510                        | 3349                        | 8449                        | 2551                        | 37082                       |
| Maharashtra                 | 12999                       | 650                         | 4763                        | 39819                       | 304049                      | 31661                       | 393941                      |
| Manipur                     | 120                         | 15                          | 68                          | 84                          | 920                         | 120                         | 1327                        |
| Meghalaya                   | 135                         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 329                         | 1326                        | 1790                        |
| Mizoram                     | 312                         | 0                           | 0                           | 55                          | 202                         | 50                          | 619                         |
| Nagaland                    | 110                         | 0                           | 143                         | 86                          | 295                         | 0                           | 634                         |
| Odisha                      | 10141                       | 1471                        | 4422                        | 37436                       | 53666                       | 2421                        | 109557                      |
| Puducherry                  | 750                         | 0                           | 0                           | 240                         | 60                          | 0                           | 1050                        |
| Punjab                      | 3674                        | 0                           | 1548                        | 1322                        | 2013                        | 1051                        | 9608                        |
| Rajasthan                   | 12932                       | 1380                        | 16253                       | 2278                        | 4253                        | 853                         | 37949                       |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 8057                        | 780                         | 5541                        | 2461                        | 2490                        | 1061                        | 20390                       |
| Telangana                   | 7654                        | 484                         | 1140                        | 1844                        | 1874                        | 777                         | 13773                       |
| Tripura                     | 3518                        | 0                           | 660                         | 352                         | 1582                        | 2045                        | 8157                        |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 19928                       | 30                          | 4122                        | 2034                        | 13068                       | 2077                        | 41259                       |
| Uttarakhand                 | 616                         | 150                         | 782                         | 868                         | 3856                        | 912                         | 7184                        |
| West Bengal                 | 11697                       | 1666                        | 13981                       | 3846                        | 6515                        | 1892                        | 39597                       |
| Total                       | 160831                      | 17028                       | 116658                      | 122621                      | 451756                      | 96652                       | 965546                      |

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