Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Jagdambika Pal, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 93

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2022

## RAIL KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA

93. SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the aims, objectives,  goals  and  expected outcome of the Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to provide ease of access to  the  candidates  in  the  rural  areas  for  enrolment  to  the scheme;
- (c) the  number  of  applications  received,  assessed  and  accepted under the scheme;
- (d) the details of the steps taken for standardization and evaluation of training centres; and
- (e) the  number  of  candidates  trained  and  recruited  under  the scheme and the expected timeline for achieving the goals of the scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 93 BY SHRI PRATAP  CHANDRA SARANGI, SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL, SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA, SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH AND SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA  ON  02.02.2022 REGARDING  RAIL KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA

- (a) Indian  Railways has launched  'Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana' to empower candidates  in  the  age  group  of  18-35  years  by  providing them Entry Level skill training in various industry relevant technical trades such as Electrician, Welder, Machinist, Fitter etc. at various training  locations  spread  over  Indian  Railways.  Railway  targets  to train  50,000  candidates  by  March  2023-24.  Successful  candidates are awarded certificate for undergoing skill development training in the allotted trade. The scheme will empower trained candidates to obtain wage or self-employment.
- (b) The  training  under  Rail  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  is  provided  at various  training  locations  on  Zonal  Railways  &  Production  Units, which  are  generally  spread  across  more  than  one  State/Union Territory  including  remote  locations.  The  candidates  from  any  part of  the  country  can  join  this  training.  Moreover,  Railways  have developed  a  dedicated  website  https://railkvy.indianrailways.gov.in to give ease of access to the aspirants of all relevant information, registration, notification and applications. A successful trainee can also download his certificate at any point of time.

The  number  of  applications  received  and  assessed  as  on 01.01.2022  is  10,791,  out  of  which  5728  applications  have  been

- (c) accepted.

- (d) Each Zonal Railway/Production Unit has nominated one Senior Administrative  Grade  level  officer  to  monitor  the  scheme.  Trades, syllabus,  broad  items  to  be  covered  in  each  session,  evaluation method of trainee, pass percentage, minimum attendance, approximate ratio of theory, practical, soft skills have been standardized. The duration of training for all trades is 100 hours and training is standardized across all training centres.

As  on  01.01.2022,  3942  number  of  candidates  have  been trained  under  this  scheme.  There  is  no  provision  of  providing employment under this scheme. The target of this scheme is to train

- (e) 50,000 candidates by 2023-2024.

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