Lok Sabha Question No. 4068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Youths Own Entrepreneurship
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4068 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## YOUTHS OWN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## 4068.  SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

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

(a) whether the Government has any data to show the number of youths trained from Odisha who have started their own entrepreneurship venture;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  providing  any  further  assistance  to  promote  their venture; and if so, the details thereof;

- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the number of youths employed during the last three years and current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) &  (b)     Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  is  the  flagship  scheme  of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implemented by National Skill  Development  Corporation.  The  objective  of  this  Skill  Certification  Scheme  is  to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training to help them in securing a better livelihood. Individuals with prior learning experience or skills are also assessed and certified under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

The number of candidates trained, certified, reported placed and self-employed under PMKVY in the state of Odisha is available at Annexure.

Further,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing Rural  Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) in the field of skill development for rural poor youth under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) for gainful employment with an overall objective of poverty alleviation in the country. Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI)  is  a  Bank  lead-  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  funded  training  institution established  by  the  Sponsor  Banks  in  their  Districts,  to  provide  training  for  Skill  and Entrepreneurship Development. Ministry of Rural Development  extends financial support for the construction of RSETI building and also bears the cost of training the

Rural Poor candidates. Any youth in the age group of 18-45 years having an aptitude to take up self-employment or wage employment and having some basic knowledge in the related field can undergo training at RSETI. Some of the trained candidates may also seek regular salaried jobs / wage employment.

Out of 588 RSETIs functioning across the country sponsored by 23 Banks under the aegis of Ministry of Rural Development, 30 RSETIs are functioning in the state of Odisha.  These  30  RSETIs  functioning  across  the  state  of  Odisha  are  extending  Skill and Entrepreneurship development training to rural unemployed youth free of cost and MoRD  is reimbursing the training cost of rural poor youth to RSETIs. These trained youth  are  becoming  self  employed  by  commencing  their  self-employment ventures or taking up wage employment.

Under RSETI scheme, the details  of number of candidates trained and settled under self-employment by commencing their own entrepreneurship ventures during last 3  years  (2018-19,  2019-20,  2020-21)  and  current  financial  year  up  to  28.02.2022   in Odisha is as under:-

| FY 2018-19   | FY 2018-19                    | FY 2019-20   | FY 2019-20                    | FY 2020-21   | FY 2020-21                    | FY 2021-22 TILL 28.02.2022   | FY 2021-22 TILL 28.02.2022    |
|--------------|-------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Trained      | Settled under Self Employment | Trained      | Settled under Self Employment | Trained      | Settled under Self Employment | Trained                      | Settled under Self Employment |
| 21803        | 15438                         | 20489        | 12905                         | 15321        | 10644                         | 13578                        | 11524                         |

(c) RSETIs are coordinating the RSETI trained candidates with Banks to arrange for credit facilities required to commence their own self-employment venture. The details of the candidates to whom credit arranged for their settlement through Banks in the state of Odisha is as under:

| No. of trained candidates credit linked in the state of Odisha   | No. of trained candidates credit linked in the state of Odisha   | No. of trained candidates credit linked in the state of Odisha   | No. of trained candidates credit linked in the state of Odisha   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                                                          | 2019-20                                                          | 2020-21                                                          | 2021-22 (up to 28.02.2022                                        |
| 8973                                                             | 7566                                                             | 6083                                                             | 7758                                                             |

Further, Entrepreneurship Promotion and Mentoring of Micro and Small Businesses in Six Holy Cities project of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship seeks to catalyse local entrepreneurial activities through involvement of potential and existing entrepreneurs, through entrepreneurship awareness, education and  mentoring.   Under  the  project  438  beneficiaries  from   Puri  have  been  provided assistance such as handholding, mentoring and other support to prepare project report and loan proposal for setting-up/scaling-up of enterprises.

- (d) Does not arise.

(e) Under the RSETI scheme the number of candidates from Odisha settled under wage employment & settled under self-employment during last 3 years (2018-19, 201920, 2020-21) and current financial year up to 28.02.2022 is as under:-

| FY 2018-19   | FY 2018-19                     | FY 2018-19                     | FY 2019-20   | FY 2019-20                     | FY 2019-20                     | FY 2020-21   | FY 2020-21                     | FY 2020-21                     | FY 2021-22 TILL 28.02.2022   | FY 2021-22 TILL 28.02.2022     | FY 2021-22 TILL 28.02.2022     |
|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Settl ed     | Settled under Self Employ ment | Settled under Wage Employ ment | Settl ed     | Settled under Self Employ ment | Settled under Wage Employ ment | Settl ed     | Settled under Self Employ ment | Settled under Wage Employ ment | Settl ed                     | Settled under Self Employ ment | Settled under Wage Employ ment |
| 1711 7       | 15438                          | 1679                           | 1493 3       | 12905                          | 2028                           | 1157 4       | 10644                          | 930                            | 1192 7                       | 11524                          | 403                            |

Further,  Odisha  Skill  Development  Authority  has  a  flagship  programme  called 'Placement  Linked  Training  Programme'  where  the  empanelled  Training  Providers (PIAs) impart short term skill training in the demand driven sectors to the unemployed youths  of  the  state  mostly  school  and  college  dropouts  for  their  employability.  Upon completion  of  training,  Training  Providers  are  required  to  ensure  placement  for  the trained youth with sustainable salary as per the minimum wages of the State. A total of 9,009 youths have been employed under the programme during the last three years and current year.

## Annexure referred in reply to Part(a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4068 to be answered on 28.03.2022

The number of trained, certified, reported placed and self-employed candidates under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in the state of Odisha

| PMKVY 2.0 & PMKVY 3.0 Odisha update as per SIP reports till 31-Dec-2021   | PMKVY 2.0 & PMKVY 3.0 Odisha update as per SIP reports till 31-Dec-2021   | PMKVY 2.0 & PMKVY 3.0 Odisha update as per SIP reports till 31-Dec-2021   | PMKVY 2.0 & PMKVY 3.0 Odisha update as per SIP reports till 31-Dec-2021   | PMKVY 2.0 & PMKVY 3.0 Odisha update as per SIP reports till 31-Dec-2021   | PMKVY 2.0 & PMKVY 3.0 Odisha update as per SIP reports till 31-Dec-2021   | PMKVY 2.0 & PMKVY 3.0 Odisha update as per SIP reports till 31-Dec-2021   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Scheme                                                                    | Component                                                                 | TrainingType                                                              | Trained / Oriented                                                        | Certified                                                                 | Reported Placed                                                           | Reported Self Employed                                                    |
| PMKVY 2.0                                                                 | CSCM                                                                      | Short Term Training (STT)                                                 | 126,124                                                                   | 104,610                                                                   | 58,101                                                                    | 5,090                                                                     |
| PMKVY 2.0                                                                 | CSCM                                                                      | Special Projects (SPL)                                                    | 4,648                                                                     | 3,425                                                                     | 730                                                                       | 13                                                                        |
| PMKVY 2.0                                                                 | CSCM                                                                      | Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)                                       | 326,992                                                                   | 260,821                                                                   | NA                                                                        | NA                                                                        |
| PMKVY 2.0                                                                 | CSCM                                                                      | CSCM Total                                                                | 457,764                                                                   | 368,856                                                                   | 58,831                                                                    | 5,103                                                                     |
|                                                                           | CSSM                                                                      | Short Term Training (STT)                                                 | 8,202                                                                     | 5,983                                                                     | 507                                                                       | -                                                                         |
|                                                                           | CSSM                                                                      | Special Projects (SPL)                                                    | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | -                                                                         |
|                                                                           | CSSM                                                                      | CSSM Total                                                                | 8,202                                                                     | 5,983                                                                     | 507                                                                       | -                                                                         |
|                                                                           | PMKVY 2.0 Total                                                           | PMKVY 2.0 Total                                                           | 465,966                                                                   | 374,839                                                                   | 59,338                                                                    | 5,103                                                                     |
| PMKVY 3.0                                                                 | CSCM                                                                      | Short Term Training (STT)                                                 | 2,353                                                                     | 1,668                                                                     | 439                                                                       | -                                                                         |
| PMKVY 3.0                                                                 | CSCM                                                                      | Special Projects (SPL)                                                    | 754                                                                       | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | -                                                                         |
| PMKVY 3.0                                                                 | CSCM                                                                      | Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)                                       | 4,745                                                                     | 2,390                                                                     | NA                                                                        | NA                                                                        |
| PMKVY 3.0                                                                 | CSCM                                                                      | CSCM Total                                                                | 7,852                                                                     | 4,058                                                                     | 439                                                                       | -                                                                         |
| PMKVY 3.0                                                                 | CSSM                                                                      | Short Term Training (STT)                                                 | 2,116                                                                     | 1,250                                                                     | 89                                                                        | -                                                                         |
| PMKVY 3.0                                                                 | CSSM                                                                      | Special Projects (SPL)                                                    | 38                                                                        | -                                                                         | -                                                                         | -                                                                         |
| PMKVY 3.0                                                                 | CSSM                                                                      | Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)                                       | 1,883                                                                     | 499                                                                       | NA                                                                        | NA                                                                        |
| PMKVY 3.0                                                                 | CSSM                                                                      | CSSM Total                                                                | 4,037                                                                     | 1,749                                                                     | 89                                                                        | -                                                                         |
| PMKVY 3.0                                                                 | PMKVY 3.0 Total                                                           | PMKVY 3.0 Total                                                           | 11,889                                                                    | 5,807                                                                     | 528                                                                       | -                                                                         |
| PMKVY 2.0 + PMKVY 3.0 Total                                               | PMKVY 2.0 + PMKVY 3.0 Total                                               | PMKVY 2.0 + PMKVY 3.0 Total                                               | 477,855                                                                   | 380,646                                                                   | 59,866                                                                    | 5,103                                                                     |
| RPL orients candidates and doesn't mandate placements                     | RPL orients candidates and doesn't mandate placements                     | RPL orients candidates and doesn't mandate placements                     | RPL orients candidates and doesn't mandate placements                     | RPL orients candidates and doesn't mandate placements                     | RPL orients candidates and doesn't mandate placements                     | RPL orients candidates and doesn't mandate placements                     |

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