Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Impact of Skills Training under the KVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Bapi Haldar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 41

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## IMPACT OF SKILLS TRAINING UNDER THE KVY

## †41. SHRI BAPI HALDAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding the lack of skills in Indian labour market with an aim to provide appropriate skill trainings;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the youth trained till date under the Kaushal Vikas Yojana, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  regrading  the  impacts  of  skills training under the said scheme;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to make it mandatory to include at least one course related to skill development in all non-professional graduate courses with an aim to make the said scheme more effective and promote job-oriented education?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (b): Skill Gap studies are conducted from time to time which provides information on the skills needed and the skill gaps in various sectors. Such studies guide the interventions of  the  Government  aimed at  preparing  the  workforce  as  per  the  industry  needs.  Further, District Skill Committees (DSCs) are mandated with formulating District Skill Development Plans (DSDPs) to promote decentralized planning and implementation at the grassroots. The DSDPs identify sectors with employment opportunities as well as the associated demand for skilling  in  the  district,  and  map  the  available  facilities  for Skill  Training.  Skill  Development Programmes of the Government are designed and implemented to bridge identified skill gaps across sectors.

Through  National  Council  of  Applied  Economic  Research  (NCAER),  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) conducted a National Skill Gap Study on seven high-growth  sectors  to  establish  a  robust  methodology  for  analyzing  sector-specific  skill demands. Seven sectors were selected for detailed demand analysis based on share of gross value added (GVA), sectoral share of workers, income and employment multipliers emerging from input-output analysis, and the sunrise sectors.   The seven (07) sectors include -(i) Growing of cereal, leguminous crops and oilseeds; (ii) raising of cattle and buffaloes; (iii) weaving of textiles; (iv) manufacture of motor vehicles, parts & accessories of motor vehicles; (v)  electric  power  generation using  solar  energy  and  other  non-conventional  sources;  (vi) retail  sale  of  food,  clothing,  footwear  and  leather  articles  in  specialised  stores  and maintenance & repair of Motor Vehicles and; (vii) computer programming activities.

(c): Under  the  Government  of  India's  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM)  ,  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an  extensive  network  of  skill  development  centres  under  various  schemes,  viz.  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills.  State-wise details of candidates trained under PMKVY since inception up to 30th June, 2025 are given at Annexure.

(d) to (e): Impact of schemes for skill development are assessed through their third party independent evaluation. MSDE's flagship scheme PMKVY was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020. As per the study, about 94 percent of the employers surveyed reported they would hire more candidates trained under PMKVY. Further, 52 percent of the candidates who were  placed  in  full  time/part  time  employment  and  oriented  under  the  RPL  component received higher salary or felt that they will get higher salary compared to their un-certified peers.

As regards other schemes of MSDE, third party evaluation reports have mentioned about success  in  terms  of  placement  or  livelihood  improvement    of  candidates  trained  under different schemes. The brief details of same are as given below:

JSS: Evaluation study of JSS scheme conducted in 2020 has found that the scheme has helped  in  almost  doubling  the  household  income  for  those  beneficiaries    have  got employment or were self-employed after the JSS training.  The report has further observed that  usefulness  of  the  scheme  would  be  further  evident  from  the  fact  that  77.05%  of  the beneficiary trainees have undergone occupational shifts. The study also affirmed that the focus of the skilling in the scheme favours self-employment.

NAPS: Third-party  evaluation  study  of  NAPS  conducted  in  2021  has  observed  that  the scheme has successfully enhanced the employability of youth by providing structured on-thejob  training,  with  a  notable  increase  in  the  engagement  of  apprentices  across  various industries.  In  the  new  version  of  the  scheme,  DBT  method  has been  adopted to  transfer government's share directly to apprentices' bank accounts, as streamlined reimbursement process was recommended in the report.

ITIs: The final report of Tracer Study of ITI Graduates published in 2018 by MSDE mentions that 63.5% of total ITI pass-outs got employed (out of which 6.7% are self-employed).

(f): National  Education  Policy  2020  lays  emphasis  on  integration  of  vocational  education programs with mainstream education in all educational institutions in a phased manner. The National  Credit  Framework  (NCrF)  has  been  developed  as  a  comprehensive  credit accumulation & transfer framework encompassing elementary, school, higher, and vocational education  &  training.  NCrF  integrates  creditization  of  learning  in  various  dimensions  i.e. academics,  vocational  skills  and  experiential  learning  including  relevant  experience  and proficiency/ professional levels acquired.

With an aim to augment employability of students/learners, Ministry of Education provides apprenticeship  through  National  Apprenticeship  Training  Scheme  (NATS)  for  on-the-job training and skilling of Indian youth. Under the scheme, apprenticeship training is provided to fresh  graduates,  diploma  holders  and  degree  apprentices.  University  Grants  Commission (UGC)  has  formulated  guidelines  for  introduction  of  Apprenticeship  Embedded  Degree Programmes by HEIs to provide practical exposure during the course of study with the aim to enhance competencies of the graduates.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  41  ANSWERED  ON  21.07.2025  REGARDING  'IMPACT  OF  SKILLs TRAINING UNDER THE KVY'

## State-wise details of candidates trained / oriented under PMKVY since inception up to 30th June, 2025:

| State             | Trained/Oriented   |
|-------------------|--------------------|
| A & N Islands     | 5,501              |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 5,27,676           |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 98,157             |
| Assam             | 8,39,371           |
| Bihar             | 7,59,846           |
| Chandigarh        | 28,009             |
| Chhattisgarh      | 2,04,474           |
| Delhi             | 5,26,790           |
| Goa               | 10,484             |
| Gujarat           | 4,71,538           |
| Haryana           | 7,62,041           |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1,76,021           |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 4,29,204           |
| Jharkhand         | 3,14,048           |
| Karnataka         | 6,05,147           |
| Kerala            | 2,74,550           |
| Ladakh            | 4,076              |
| Lakshadweep       | 390                |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 12,13,250          |
| Maharashtra       | 13,31,385          |
| Manipur           | 1,14,910           |
| Meghalaya         | 58,706             |
| Mizoram           | 44,147             |
| Nagaland          | 54,013             |
| Odisha            | 6,02,124           |
| Puducherry        | 35,491             |
| Punjab            | 5,59,406           |
| Rajasthan         | 14,06,943          |
| Sikkim            | 19,479             |
| Tamil Nadu        | 8,85,134           |
| Telangana         | 4,64,107           |
| DNH & DD          | 11,842             |
| Tripura           | 1,59,920           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 25,06,438          |
| Uttarakhand       | 2,51,815           |
| West Bengal       | 6,50,830           |
| Overall           | 1,64,07,263        |

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