Lok Sabha Question No. 898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Schemes under PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Sudarshan Bhagat, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 898

ANSWERED ON - 12/12/2022

## SCHEMES UNDER PMKVY

† 898.  SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) the names of the schemes being implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), State-wise;
- (b) the names of States where said schemes are being implemented, scheme-wise;
- (c) the number of persons likely to be provided employment as a result thereof;
- (d) whether it is a fact that the PMKVY scheme run by the Government of India has extended benefit  to  crores  of  youth  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  State-wise  details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether  the  people  of  Maharashtra  especially  Shirdi  Parliamentary  Constituency and  Ahmednagar  districts  have  also  benefitted  from  this  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details thereof as on date?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  is  delivering  skills  to  the  youth  through  Short  Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) across the country. The State/UTwise number of candidates trained/oriented under PMKVY, since inception i.e., 2015 upto 30.09.2022, is given at Annexure .
- (b) Above reply (a) may be referred to.
- (c) Under  PMKVY,  placement  opportunities  are  being  provided  to  STT  certified candidates, while RPL is not linked with placements as it recognizes the existing skills of candidate.  Under  PMKVY-STT,  since  inception  i.e.  2015  upto  30.09.2022,  24.30  lakh candidates have been reported placed in various sectors across the country.
- (d) Yes  Sir.  Under  PMKVY,  since  inception  i.e.  2015  upto  30.09.2022,  1.37  Cr. candidates  have  been  benefitted  across  the  country.  The  State/UT-wise  number  of candidates trained/oriented under PMKVY is given at Annexure .
- (e) Under  PMKVY, since inception  i.e.  2015  upto  30.09.2022,  12.17  lakh  candidates have  been  benefitted  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  including  48,779  candidates  from Ahmednagar districts covering Shirdi Parliamentary Constituency of State of Maharashtra.

## State/UT-wise number of candidates trained/oriented under PMKVY, since inception i.e. 2015 upto 30.09.2022

| S. No.   | State/UT                                 | Trained / Oriented   |
|----------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 3,914                |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                           | 4,57,536             |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 83,691               |
| 4.       | Assam                                    | 7,20,448             |
| 5.       | Bihar                                    | 6,32,930             |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                               | 26,889               |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                             | 1,79,298             |
| 8.       | Delhi                                    | 5,02,325             |
| 9.       | Goa                                      | 10,045               |
| 10.      | Gujarat                                  | 4,11,268             |
| 11.      | Haryana                                  | 6,51,166             |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh                         | 1,48,557             |
| 13.      | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 3,11,108             |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                                | 2,73,965             |
| 15.      | Karnataka                                | 5,16,434             |
| 16.      | Kerala                                   | 2,54,450             |
| 17.      | Ladakh                                   | 3,319                |
| 18.      | Lakshadweep                              | 270                  |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh                           | 9,07,948             |
| 20.      | Maharashtra                              | 12,16,962            |
| 21.      | Manipur                                  | 90,387               |
| 22.      | Meghalaya                                | 47,955               |
| 23.      | Mizoram                                  | 32,251               |
| 24.      | Nagaland                                 | 42,272               |
| 25.      | Odisha                                   | 5,52,688             |
| 26.      | Puducherry                               | 30,327               |
| 27.      | Punjab                                   | 4,34,749             |
| 28.      | Rajasthan                                | 10,94,110            |
| 29.      | Sikkim                                   | 13,727               |
| 30.      | Tamil Nadu                               | 7,59,533             |
| 31.      | Telangana                                | 4,22,584             |
| 32.      | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 10,103               |
| 33.      | Tripura                                  | 1,39,491             |
| 34.      | Uttar Pradesh                            | 19,46,198            |
| 35.      | Uttarakhand                              | 2,02,802             |
| 36.      | West Bengal                              | 5,85,938             |
| Total    | Total                                    | 1,37,17,638          |

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