Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Skill Development Centres in Kalahandi and Nuapada
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Smt. Malvika Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 169

ANSWERED ON - 03/02/2025

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES IN KALAHANDI AND NUAPADA

169.   SMT. MALVIKA DEVI:

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

- (a) the details of the total number of skill development centres that will be set up in Kalahandi and Nuapada for helping the youth under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana;
- (b) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  specific  skill  development programmes to help the unemployed youth of Kalahandi and Nuapada; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  skill  development  programmes  to  encourage  the  socially  backward SC/ST in the said districts?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Ministry of Skill  Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  since  2015,  for  imparting  skill development  training  across  the  country  including  Kalahandi  and  Nuapada  districts  of  Odisha through  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  and  up-skilling  and  re-skilling  through  Recognition  of  Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country with aim to enhance the employability of the youth to access employment opportunities by equipping them with industry relevant skills.

Under PMKVY 4.0, the latest version of the scheme implemented since 2022, a demanddriven approach has been adopted for the empanelment of Training Centres through the process of  accreditation  and  affiliation  through  online  portal  Skill  India  Digital  Hub  to  enhance  skill development among candidates. As on 31.12.2024. 01 Training centre has been empanelled in Kalahandi district and 03 Training centres have been empanelled in Nuapada District of Odisha for skilling in STT type trainings under PMKVY 4.0.

- (b)        Under  the  PMKVY  scheme,  placements  were  tracked  in  the  Short-Term  Training  (STT) component  in  the  first  three  versions  of  the  Scheme  which  is  PMKVY  1.0,  PMKVY  2.0  and PMKVY 3.0 implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus was to empower our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for  the  same.  Further  various  IT  tools  like  skill  India  Digital  Hub  (SIDH)  also  gives  this opportunity.

Under  the  PMKVY  scheme,  as  on  31.12.2024  a  total  of  14,343  candidates  have  been trained/  oriented  in  Kalahandi  District  of  Odisha,  out  of  which,  1386  candidates  have  been reported placed during the first three versions of PMKVY. Further, 5,338 candidates have been trained/  oriented  in  Nuapada  District  of  Odisha,  out  of  which,  1028  candidates  have  been reported placed during the first three versions of PMKVY.

- (c)          Under  PMKVY  4.0,  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)-aligned  courses  are offered to enhance industry-relevant skills. Short-Term Training (STT) provides courses ranging from 300 to 600 hours, while Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) certifies candidates with prior experience  or  skills  through  assessments,  offering  courses  between  30  to  132  hours.  This initiative ensures youth gain valuable skill certifications, improving their employability and career prospects.

Under  the  PMKVY  scheme,  as  on  31.12.2024  details  of  SC  /  ST  candidates  trained/ oriented and reported placed during the first three versions of PMKVY in the said two districts is as under:

| District   | No of SC Candidates                           | No of SC Candidates                                 | No of ST Candidates                           | No of ST Candidates                                 |
|------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|            | Trained/ Oriented under PMKVY since inception | Reported placed under first three versions of PMKVY | Trained/ Oriented under PMKVY since inception | Reported placed under first three versions of PMKVY |
| Kalahandi  | 1562                                          | 222                                                 | 1661                                          | 112                                                 |
| Nuapada    | 775                                           | 239                                                 | 811                                           | 159                                                 |

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