Lok Sabha Question No. 2263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Skill Loan Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2263 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## SKILL LOAN SCHEME

## 2263. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

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

- (a) the details of total number of beneficiaries of Skill Loan Scheme in the country till date, State-wise; and
- (b) the total amount of funds sanctioned under the said scheme till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b): The Government of India had launched Skill Loan Scheme on 15 th July, 2015  to  provide  loan  facility  to  aspirants  wanting  to  do  skill  development  courses aligned to National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF). Any Indian National who has  secured  admission  in  a  course  run  by  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs), Polytechnics or in a school recognised by Central or State education Boards or in a college affiliated to recognised university, training partners affiliated to National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Sector Skill Councils, State Skill Mission, State Skill Corporation etc. can avail loan for the purpose. Amount of loan varies from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 150, 000/- depending on the course and has a repayment period of 3 to 7 years. The State-wise and Union Territory-wise details of number of beneficiaries and amount sanctioned under the scheme are given at Annexure.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  LS  USQ  No.  2263  to  be  answered  on 08.03.2021 regarding 'SKILL LOAN SCHEME '

State  Wise  and  Union  Territory  (UT)  wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries and amount sanctioned under the Skill Loan Scheme as on 28-02-2021

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs              | Number of Beneficiaries   |   Sanctioned Amount (in Rs. lakh) |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh         | 73                        |                             82.05 |
| 2.        | Assam                  | 122                       |                            142.67 |
| 3.        | Bihar                  | 42                        |                             56.29 |
| 4.        | Chandigarh             | 13                        |                             15    |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh           | 82                        |                             66.16 |
| 6.        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 2                         |                              2.64 |
| 7.        | Daman and Diu          | 1                         |                              1.5  |
| 8.        | Delhi                  | 160                       |                            177.35 |
| 9.        | Goa                    | 49                        |                             64.11 |
| 10.       | Gujarat                | 219                       |                            301.39 |
| 11.       | Haryana                | 198                       |                            258.02 |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh       | 44                        |                             42.25 |
| 13.       | Jammu and Kashmir      | 24                        |                             33.93 |
| 14.       | Jharkhand              | 76                        |                             81.29 |
| 15.       | Karnataka              | 384                       |                            400.15 |
| 16.       | Kerala                 | 1384                      |                           1581.92 |
| 17.       | Lakshadweep            | 1                         |                              1.5  |
| 18.       | Madhya Pradesh         | 193                       |                            194.52 |
| 19.       | Maharashtra            | 767                       |                            881.78 |
| 20.       | Meghalaya              | 35                        |                             36.16 |
| 21.       | Mizoram                | 3                         |                              2.58 |
| 22.       | Nagaland               | 4                         |                              5.12 |
| 23.       | Odisha                 | 53                        |                             61.76 |
| 24.       | Puducherry             | 8                         |                              7.34 |
| 25.       | Punjab                 | 282                       |                            361.1  |
| 26.       | Rajasthan              | 74                        |                             90.99 |
| 27.       | Tamil Nadu             | 263                       |                            234.92 |
| 28.       | Telangana              | 32                        |                             38.67 |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh          | 209                       |                            211.49 |
| 30.       | Uttarakhand            | 50                        |                             62.56 |
| 31.       | West Bengal            | 791                       |                            517.49 |
|           | Total                  | 5,638                     |                           6014.7  |

******