Lok Sabha Question No. 455 (STARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: PMKVY in J&K and NER
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 455 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2022

## PMKVY IN J&K AND NER

## *455.  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched any special projects under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and North Eastern Region (NER); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the Detailed Project Report for these special projects?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) and (b)         A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  455  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  04.04.2022  ASKED BY SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL REGARDINGPMKVY IN J&K AND NER

- (a)       Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  is  delivering  the  skills  to  the  youth  through short  term  training  (STT)  and  recognition  of  prior  learning  (RPL)  under  its  flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) across the country.

Special Projects (SPs) under PMKVY are those projects that primarily meet the skilling  needs  of  marginalised  or  vulnerable  groups  (such  as  Scheduled  Castes  and Tribes, transgender, persons with disabilities, women, economically backward people, etc.)  and  those  of  difficult/remote  geographies,  hard  to  reach  areas  (such  as  LWE, aspirational districts, J&K, Ladakh, North East states, Island territories). Special Projects facilitates  in  reviving  local  livelihood  through  creative  market  linked  entrepreneurship which further leads to economic upliftment of the vulnerable/marginalized communities.

Under PMKVY 2.0, Ministry has implemented 12 and 51 Special Projects in J&K and NER, respectively. Similarly, under PMKVY 3.0, Ministry is implementing 3 and 1 Special Projects in J&K and NER, respectively.

- (b)        The  project-wise  details  of  Special Projects  conducted  in  J&K  and  NER under PMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 are given in Annexure .

## State-wise details of Special Project under PMKVY in Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern region under PMKVY 2.0 and 3.0:

## i) Jammu and Kashmir:

| Project Name                                          | Partner Name/ Project Implementing Agency Name                  | Target Group                                                                                 | Enrolled   | Trained / Oriented   | Certified   | Placed    |
|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|-------------|-----------|
| PMKVY 2.0                                             | PMKVY 2.0                                                       | PMKVY 2.0                                                                                    | PMKVY 2.0  | PMKVY 2.0            | PMKVY 2.0   | PMKVY 2.0 |
| Jammu and Kashmir Police SP                           | Arsh Institute Of Health Science And Technology                 | Under privileged youth of J&K                                                                | 149        | 149                  | 140         | 142       |
| PANKH                                                 | Yuva Vikas Society                                              | Tribal Women                                                                                 | 914        | 914                  | 774         | 187       |
| PMKVY SP                                              | Sri Sri Rural Development Programme Trust                       | Jail Inmates                                                                                 | 418        | 418                  | 196         | 0         |
| Primero J&K                                           | Primero Skills And Training Pvt.Ltd                             | Youth from economically weaker section, victims of crime, drug addiction and school dropouts | 215        | 208                  | 84          | 37        |
| Rubber & CPC SP                                       | Rubber Skill Development Council                                | Youth                                                                                        | 120        | 120                  | 120         | 106       |
| SPNG ANUNA                                            | Anuna Education Network Pvt. Ltd.                               | Artisans                                                                                     | 750        | 750                  | 552         | 405       |
| SPNG BWSSC                                            | Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council                          | Yoga Instructors                                                                             | 538        | 538                  | 363         | 0         |
| SPNG Durga Devi                                       | SwargiyaShrimatiDurgadeviCha rtitable Trust                     | Youth of J&K                                                                                 | 360        | 360                  | 331         | 170       |
| SPNG DWSSC                                            | Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council                           | Candidates from border areas                                                                 | 89         | 88                   | 0           | 0         |
| SRI SRI JAIL PROJECT                                  | Sri Sri Rural Development Programme Trust                       | Jail Inmates                                                                                 | 490        | 473                  | 216         | 0         |
| Training for Jail Inmates in Gujarat, Haryana and J&K | Bridge Point Skills & Network Private Limited                   | Jail Inmates                                                                                 | 154        | 133                  | 104         | 0         |
| Aadit Systems                                         | Aadit Systems                                                   | Jail Inmates                                                                                 | 104        | 62                   | 0           | 0         |
| PMKVY 3.0                                             | PMKVY 3.0                                                       | PMKVY 3.0                                                                                    | PMKVY 3.0  | PMKVY 3.0            | PMKVY 3.0   | PMKVY 3.0 |
| PMKVY 3 Special Project- Agri- Beekeeper              | Saifi Healing Touch Research Bureau for Social Welfare of India | Locals of J&K. Captive Placement recommended by J&K govt.                                    | 90         | 0                    | 0           | 0         |
| PMKVY 3 Special                                       | CAREER PARK TRUST                                               | Locals of J&K. Recommendations by                                                            | 30         | 0                    | 0           | 0         |

| Project- FP- Multi Skill Technician   |                                             | J&K govt. basis 100% captive placements in Food Processing Sector   |      |    |    |    |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------|----|----|----|
| PMKVY 3 Special Project- Handicrafts  | Handicrafts and carpet sector skill council | Traditional Namda Craft Weavers of J&K                              | 2123 |  0 |  0 |  0 |

## ii) North Eastern Region:

| State             | ProjectName                          | PartnerName/ Project Implementing Agency Name                  | Target Group                                                                                                                             |   Enrolled |   Trained / Oriented |   Certified |   Placed |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|-------------|----------|
| Nagaland          | Assam - Special Project              | Mosaic Workskills Private Limited                              | Target Beneficiaries from secluded areas of North East. River barges used as Training Centers to reach the secluded areas of North East. |       1325 |                 1325 |         799 |        0 |
| Assam             | Bru Special Project                  | Yuva Vikas Society                                             | Bru Tribe                                                                                                                                |         55 |                   55 |          54 |        0 |
| Tripura           | Bru Tribe                            | Assocom India Private Limited                                  | Bru Tribe                                                                                                                                |         28 |                   28 |          17 |        0 |
| Manipur           | Bru Tribe - Valeur                   | ValeurFabtex Private Limited                                   | Bru Tribe                                                                                                                                |        300 |                  300 |         299 |      270 |
| Tripura           | PMKVY Special project                | ValeurFabtex Private Limited                                   | Bru Tribe                                                                                                                                |        500 |                  500 |         446 |      333 |
| Tripura           | SP under PMKVY                       | ValeurFabtex Private Limited                                   | Bru Tribe                                                                                                                                |        420 |                  420 |         389 |      271 |
| Mizoram           | SPNG Bru Valeur Phase2               | ValeurFabtex Private Limited                                   | Bru Tribe                                                                                                                                |       1080 |                 1080 |         982 |      912 |
| Tripura           | Indianeers SP                        | Indianeers Media Private Limited                               | Locals from Remote Areas of NE. Project was done through Assam rifles (they provided infrastructure).                                    |        569 |                  569 |         311 |      103 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Indianeers SP                        | Indianeers Media Private Limited                               | Locals from Remote Areas of NE. Project was done through Assam rifles (they provided infrastructure).                                    |        299 |                  299 |         201 |        0 |
| Nagaland          | IndianeersSP                         | Indianeers Media Private Limited                               | Locals from Remote Areas of NE. Project was done through Assam rifles (they provided infrastructure).                                    |       1192 |                 1138 |         226 |        0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Indianeers SP                        | Indianeers Media Private Limited                               | Locals from Remote Areas of NE. Project was done through Assam rifles (they provided infrastructure).                                    |        540 |                  540 |         346 |        0 |
| Nagaland          | Mizoram Skill Development Society SP | Mizoram Skill Development Society                              | Youth                                                                                                                                    |         90 |                   90 |          51 |        0 |
| Mizoram           | NA                                   | Escorts Skill Development                                      | Youth of NER. The training was undertaken by National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) at its project sites  |         51 |                   51 |          51 |        0 |
| Tripura           | NHIDCL- Infrastructure Skill Project | L&T Construction & Mining Machinery Training Centre - Durgapur | Youth of NER. The training was undertaken by National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) at its project sites  |         11 |                   11 |          11 |        0 |
| Arunachal         | NHIDCL-                              | L&T Construction & Mining                                      | Youth of NER. The training was undertaken by National Highways Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) at its project sites  |         21 |                   21 |          19 |        0 |

| Pradesh           | Infrastructure Skill Project       | Machinery Training Centre - Durgapur                              | in the North East, in association with the NSDC.                  |      |      |      |      |
|-------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------|------|------|------|
| Sikkim            | NHIDCL- Infrastructure SP- Gov     | Escorts Skill Development                                         | in the North East, in association with the NSDC.                  |   40 |   40 |   40 |    0 |
| Assam             | PANKH                              | Yuva Vikas Society                                                | Women Tribal group                                                |  896 |  848 |  600 |   43 |
| Assam             | PANKH                              | Yuva Vikas Society                                                | Women Tribal group                                                |  910 |  902 |  704 |  104 |
| Manipur           | PANKH                              | Yuva Vikas Society                                                | Women Tribal group                                                |   80 |   80 |   78 |   64 |
| Meghalaya         | PANKH                              | Yuva Vikas Society                                                | Women Tribal group                                                |   60 |   60 |   53 |    0 |
| Tripura           | Rubber & CPC SP                    | Rubber Skill Development Council                                  | Youth                                                             | 2737 | 2579 | 2332 | 1986 |
| Assam             | Rubber & CPC SP                    | Rubber Skill Development Council                                  | Youth                                                             |   60 |   60 |   50 |   39 |
| Meghalaya         | Rubber & CPC SP                    | Rubber Skill Development Council                                  | Youth                                                             |  207 |  207 |  143 |  116 |
| Sikkim            | Rubber & CPC SP                    | Rubber Skill Development Council                                  | Youth                                                             |  590 |  557 |  452 |    0 |
| Tripura           | Skilling war widows and orphans    | Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council                            | Yoga Instructors                                                  |  170 |  170 |  121 |   48 |
| Assam             | Special project                    | THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES                                      | Youth in NER                                                      |  590 |  550 |  508 |  367 |
| Assam             | Special project                    | THE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES                                      | Youth in NER                                                      |  355 |  353 |  318 |  238 |
| Mizoram           | Special project                    | North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited | Locals from Remote Areas of NER                                   |   29 |   29 |   21 |    0 |
| Tripura           | SP under PMKVY                     | Samarth Eduskills Pvt Ltd                                         | PWD                                                               |  240 |  240 |   94 |    0 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | SPNG - Mission Foundation Movement | Mission Foundation Movement                                       | The projectconducted in Mamit, which is an Aspirational district. |  739 |  739 |  617 |  180 |
| Tripura           | SPNG BWSSC                         | Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council                            | Yoga Instructors                                                  |   60 |   60 |   47 |    0 |
| Assam             | SPNG DWSSC                         | DWSSC                                                             | Candidates from                                                   |   89 |   85 |   78 |   37 |
| Assam             | SPNG DWSSC                         | DWSSC                                                             | Border Areas                                                      |   30 |   30 |   24 |   24 |
| Meghalaya         | SPNG DWSSC                         | DWSSC                                                             | Border Areas                                                      |   90 |   60 |   42 |   10 |
| Tripura           | SPNG DWSSC                         | Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council                             | Border Areas                                                      |   70 |   60 |   54 |    0 |
| Assam             | SPNG Mosaic NE                     | Mosaic Network Pvt Ltd                                            | Target Beneficiaries from secluded areas of North East            | 1555 | 1555 | 1183 | 1448 |
| Assam             | SPNG Rustomjee                     | Rustomjee Academy for Global carrers                              | Women and Economically weaker section                             |   90 |   90 |   36 |    0 |
| Assam             | SPNG Samarth Edu Skills            | SAMARTH EDUSKILLS PRIVATE LIMITED                                 | PWD                                                               |  890 |  805 |  663 |    0 |

| Arunachal Pradesh   | SPNG TIDE                 | TRIBAL INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION TRUST   | Tribal Youth - Karbi tribe                                              | 250       | 250       | 141       | 0         |
|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Assam               | SPNG Youthnet             | YOUTHNET                                          | Local women were skilled in handling guests and manage home stays.      | 16        | 16        | 14        | 8         |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | SPNG Youthnet             | YOUTHNET                                          | Local women were skilled in handling guests and manage home stays.      | 144       | 120       | 93        | 2         |
| Nagaland            | SPNG YVS NE               | Yuva Vikas Society                                | Training of tribal candidates and women, including Bru tribe candidates | 154       | 154       | 127       | 0         |
| Assam               | YVS : Special Projects NG | Yuva Vikas Society                                | Training of tribal candidates and women, including Bru tribe candidates | 51        | 51        | 51        | 0         |
| Assam               | YVS : Special Projects NG | Yuva Vikas Society                                | Training of tribal candidates and women, including Bru tribe candidates | 123       | 123       | 104       | 0         |
| Tripura             | YVS NE Special project    | Yuva Vikas Society                                | Training of tribal candidates and women, including Bru tribe candidates | 1078      | 1054      | 874       | 0         |
| Assam               | YVS NE Special project    | Yuva Vikas Society                                | Training of tribal candidates and women, including Bru tribe candidates | 60        | 60        | 53        | 0         |
| Manipur             | YVS NE Special project    | Yuva Vikas Society                                | Training of tribal candidates and women, including Bru tribe candidates | 120       | 120       | 104       | 72        |
| Assam               | SRI SRI JAIL PROJECT      | SRI SRI RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TRUST         | Jail Inmates                                                            | 528       | 493       | 341       | 0         |
| Assam               | SRI SRI RURAL SPNG        | SRI SRI RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TRUST         | Jail Inmates                                                            | 447       | 393       | 213       | 23        |
| Assam               | SRI SRI RURAL SPNG        | SRI SRI RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TRUST         | Jail Inmates                                                            | 29        | 29        | 15        | 0         |
| Nagaland            | UDYAMJYOTI                | Tribal Integrated Development and Education Trust | Tribal Youth - Karbi tribe                                              | 288       | 229       | 146       | 0         |
| PMKVY 3.0           | PMKVY 3.0                 | PMKVY 3.0                                         | PMKVY 3.0                                                               | PMKVY 3.0 | PMKVY 3.0 | PMKVY 3.0 | PMKVY 3.0 |
| Sikkim              | SP - PMKVY3.0             | Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship              | Locals of Assam                                                         | 270       | 270       | 55        | 0         |

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