Lok Sabha Question No. 881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Skill Development Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 881

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

## 881. SHRIMATI GEETHA VISWANATH:

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

- (a)        the details of targets and timelines set under the Skill  Development Scheme;
- (b)        the number of beneficiaries under the scheme at present;
- (c)       whether it is true that there has been under utilisation of funds allocated for the scheme in the last three years;
- (d)       If so, the details thereof and the reasons for the same; and
- (e)       the steps taken to ensure timely achievement of targets and proper utilisation of funds in the Skill  Development Scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)&(b) Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill training through a comprehensive network of skill  development  centres/institutes  under  various  schemes  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Sikhshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  to  youths  across  the  country.  All  these schemes of MSDE are demand-driven. Under PMKVY, JSS, NAPS and CTS (ITIs) total number of candidates trained till September 2022 are 137.17  lakh (FY2015-16 to  September 2022), 14.65 lakh (FY 2018-19 to September 2022), 16.74 lakh (FY 2018-19 to September 2022) and 88.41 lakh (2015 to 2021) respectively.

(c)&(d) The  details of  funds  allocated and  funds  disbursed  for  different schemes of MSDE in the last three years are in the table given below:

## Amount (Rs. in Crore)

| Name of Scheme   | FY 2019-20           | FY 2019-20      | FY 2020-21           | FY 2020-21      | FY 2021-22           | FY 2021-22      |
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| Name of Scheme   | Funds allocated (RE) | Funds disbursed | Funds allocated (RE) | Funds disbursed | Funds allocated (RE) | Funds disbursed |
| PMKVY            | 1464.00              | 1462.96         | 1253.58              | 1083.34         | 967.87               | 556.86          |
| NAPS             | 50.98                | 50.98           | 120.00               | 108.27          | 247.00               | 261.60          |
| JSS              | 80.00                | 78.50           | 165.00               | 163.21          | 161.00               | 139.60          |

(e) MSDE has made following efforts at the institutional and structural levels to improve  reach  and  quality  of  skill  development  programmes  as  well  as  to  ensure proper utilization of funds:

- (i) Expansion in infrastructure of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) through new ITIs in Public and Private Sectors.
- (ii) Upgradation  and  modernization  of  ITIs in terms  of their infrastructure, pedagogy, curriculum and technology interventions.
- (iii) Introduction  of  new-age  courses  in  Internet  of  Things  (IoT),  Renewable Energy,  Additive  Manufacturing  Technology  (3-D  Printing),  Mechatronics, Drone Technology in ITIs.
- (iv) Launching  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  for imparting short-term skill training to the youth.
- (v) Implementation  of  JSS  to  impart  Vocational  Skills  to  non-literates,  neoliterates and the persons having rudimentary level of education upto 8 th standard and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 1545 years.
- (vi) Notification of common norms for bringing about uniformity and standardization  in  implementation  of  various  Skill  Development  schemes  by different Central Ministries/ Departments.
- (vii) Setting up of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) as industry-led bodies to develop National Occupation Standards (NOSs).
- (viii) Implementation of Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion  (SANKALP),  an  outcome-oriented  World  Bank  supported  project for strengthening institutional mechanisms at both national and state levels.
- (ix) Implementation  of  Skills  Strengthening  for  Industrial  Value  Enhancement (STRIVE) scheme, a World Bank assisted project launched with the objective of  improving  the  relevance  and  efficiency  of  skills  training  provided  through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships.
- (x) Mobilisation/outreach  activities through Kaushal/Rozgar Melas, Skills Career Counselling Scheme in making skilling aspirational.
- (xi) Alignment of courses as per National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).
- (xii) Trainings  of  Trainers  through  National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (NSTIs)  and Institutes of Training of Trainers (IToTs).