Lok Sabha Question No. 376 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: PMKVY to Tribal Dominated Area
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO - †*376 ANSWERED ON - 27/03/2023

## PMKVY TO TRIBAL DOMINATED AREA

## †*376. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

- (a) the number of tribal people who have been provided employment after impart of training under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in tribal dominated area including Banswara-Dungarpur of Rajasthan during the last three years;
- (b) the number of applications received by the Government for setting up of training centres in tribal areas of the State and the number of such centres set up;
- (c) the steps taken to make employment oriented professional training easier to the tribal communities and the district-wise details thereof; and
- (d) the  amount  of  funds  released  and  the  percentage  thereof  utilized  for  skill development of tribal communities in Rajasthan including Banswara-Dungarpur during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  †*376  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  27.03.2023  ASKED BY SHRI  KANAKMAL  KATARA  REGARDING  PMKVY  TO  TRIBAL  DOMINATED AREA

- (a) The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  been implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  for  imparting  skill development  training  through  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior Learning (RPL) to youth including tribal candidates across all States/ Union Territories (UTs) including Rajasthan. All the candidates certified under STT were facilitated for job opportunities, while RPL was not linked with placements as it recognized the existing skills of candidate. Under STT component of PMKVY, 44,142 ST candidates have been reported  placed  in  the  tribal  dominated  areas  (identified  by  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs) during the last three years (2019-20 to 2021-22). 490 and 463 ST candidates have been reported placed in the district Banswara and Dungarpur of Rajasthan respectively.
- (b) Training  Centres  (TCs)  under  PMKVY  are  set  up  through  a  free,  fair  and transparent process. On receipt of applications, selection is made on merit and TCs are affiliated and accredited. In the tribal dominated areas, total 1,281, 1,751 and 825 TCs were set up under PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 respectively.
- (c) PMKVY was a demand driven scheme with bottom-up approach for identification and mapping of job roles. The training had been imparted in Sector Skill Councils and District  Skill  Committee  (DSC)  identified  job  roles  based  on  the  local  and  industry requirement. Further, the training centres were opened in tribal areas and other incentives as per Common Norms like one-time placements travel cost and post placement stipend were also extended to tribal communities. In addition, Rozgar Melas and Apprenticeship Melas  were  also  organized  at  district  and  regional  level  for  providing  placement opportunities to the candidates.
- (d) For the skill development of the youth including tribal communities in the State of Rajasthan,  Rs.  210.20  crore  had  been  utilized  under  Centrally  Sponsored  Centrally Managed (CSCM) component of PMKVY and 12 crore and Rs. 18.76 Crore has been released and utilized respectively under the Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) component of PMKVY during the last three years (2019-20 to 2020-21). However, Rs. 14.19 crore was released to State of Rajasthan during the Financial Year 2016-17 under CSSM component of PMKVY.

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