Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Objectives of PMKVY-2.0, 3.0 and 4.0
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 20

ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Objectives of PMKVY-2.0, 3.0 and 4.0

- 20.

Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare:  Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh:

Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane:  Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke:

Smt. Supriya Sule:

Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad:

Shri Sanjay Dina Patil:

Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe:

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

- (a) the primary objectives of PMKVY-2.0, and the manner in which they are compared to objectives of PMKVY-3.0 and PMKVY-4.0;
- (b) the number of the individuals who have been trained under each phase of PMKVY (2.0, 3.0, and 4.0) in Maharashtra and the details of the percentage of trainees that have secured employment;
- (c) the major achievements of PMKVY-2.0, PMKVY-3.0, and PMKVY-4.0 in terms of skill development across different sectors and regions;
- (d)  whether  Skill  Development  Training  Centres  under  PMKVY  are  functioning  in Maharashtra, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the youth enrolled for the Skill Development Training under PMKVY during the last three years and the current year from Maharashtra State;
- (f) whether assessment is done by the Government to know the dropout status of youth provided  with  employment  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to reduce the number of dropouts and to again provide employment to them; and
- (g) the other initiatives that are in place to ensure that PMKVY-2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 benefit marginalized and disadvantaged communities, including women, SC/ST and persons with disabilities?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)       Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0 focused on mobilization and structured  skill  delivery.  PMKVY  3.0  introduced  systemic  reforms  to  make  the program candidate-driven and integrated with educational institutions. Buildings on the

learnings from implementation of earlier phases of the scheme, PMKVY 4.0 has been re-designed to prioritize flexibility, emerging technologies, and lifelong learning to meet dynamic market needs.

The objectives of PMKVY 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 are given below:

| Objectives of PMKVY 2.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Objectives of PMKVY 3.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Objectives of PMKVY 4.0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| The objective of this Scheme is to encourage and promote Skill Development for the youth throughout the country by aligning itself with the Common Norms guidelines. The scheme also needs to be aligned to complement all other Missions of the Government, such as Make in India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat, and Smart Cities. Specifically, the Scheme aims to: i. Enable and mobilize a large number of youth to take up industry designed quality skill training, become employable and earn their livelihood. ii. Increase productivity of the existing workforce, and align skill training with the actual needs of the country. iii. Encourage standardisation of the Certification process and put in | The objectives of the scheme are to: i. Create an ecosystem for the youth to make informed choices on the available skilling avenues. ii. Provide support to youth for skill training and certification. iii. Promote sustainable Skill Centres for greater participation of private sector. iv. Benefit 8 lakh youth over the scheme period (2020-21). | The objectives of the scheme are to: i. Promote an enabling ecosystem for the youths to get skilled and choose a career path aligned with their abilities and aspirations. ii. Enable delivery of skill training in a market-oriented and demand- driven manner by making the existing skilling ecosystem more flexible, swift, and geared to meet the emerging demand along with emphasis on improving the employability of candidates. iii. Process simplification of the skill ecosystem by leveraging technology and digitalization. iv. Enhance access to skilling by setting up a network of skill development infrastructure in remote parts of the country to cater to the needs of difficult geographies such as hilly terrain, LWE-effected areas, border areas, etc. by designing special projects. v. Improve inclusivity by ensuring that SC, ST, women, and other marginalized communities can undertake skill training and eventually access gainful wage and self-employment. vi. Provide opportunity for lifelong skilling through the crucial pillars of upskilling and reskilling to address the dynamic needs of the ever-changing market. vii. Quality training delivery through trained pedagogy, standardized |

| iv.   | place the foundation for creating a registry of skills. Benefit 10 million youth over the period of four years (2016- 2020).   | assessments, and industry relevant curriculum. viii. Facilitate to enhance employability of candidates through training in transferable skills and incentives for employment generation. ix. Provide candidate-centric training with emphasis on   |
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(b)       Under PMKVY 2.0 and 3.0, placement opportunities were provided to Short Term Training  (STT) certified  candidates,  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL) involves the process of certification of already existing skills. Under PMKVY4.0, 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. The details of candidates trained, certified and reported placed under STT component in the State of Maharashtra, as on 31.10.2024, is given below:

| Phase of PMKVY   | Trained (STT)   | Certified (STT)   | Reported Placed   | Placement percentage of Certified Candidates   |
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2,38,270         | 1,85,225        | 69,061            | 37.28%            | PMKVY 2.0                                      |
| PMKVY 3.0 32,346 |                 | 21,020            | 1,045             | 4.97%                                          |
| PMKVY 4.0 67,000 |                 | 30,595            | -                 | -                                              |

(c)        Under  PMKVY 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, 1.38 crore (approx.) candidates have been trained till 31.10.2024 in various sectors across India. Sector-wise and State/UT-wise number of candidates trained (STT and RPL) under PMKVY 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, as on 31.10.2024, are given at Annexure I and Annexure II, respectively.

(d)       Under PMKVY 4.0, 519 Training Centres have imparted training in the State of Maharashtra.

(e)       The number of the candidates enrolled for the skill development training under PMKVY in the State of Maharashtra during the last three years and the current year are given below:

| Financial Year   | Candidates Enrolled   |
|------------------|-----------------------|
| 2021-22          | 49,479                |
| 2022-23          | 17,658                |
| 2023-24          | 92,957                |
| 2024-25          | 22,949                |

(f)        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 PMKVY4.0, 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.

(g) The  PMKVY scheme is demand driven and its benefits are available to all  the sections of the society across the country including marginalized and disadvantaged communities,  women,  SC/ST  and  persons  with  disabilities.  The  scheme  aims  at enabling youth of India to get future ready and industry ready skills. The PMKVY 4.0 scheme is being  implemented  since  2022  with  the  focus  to  improve  inclusivity  by ensuring  that  Scheduled  Caste  (SC),  Scheduled  Tribe  (ST), women,  and  other marginalized communities can undertake skill training and eventually access gainful wage and self-employment. Further, boarding and Lodging and transport facilities is to  be  provided  to  special  groups  (Women  and  Persons  with  Disability  (PwD))  and Special Areas  for  training  within  and  outside  Special Areas.  In  addition,  Projects/ Training under Special Projects may be taken up with the residential training targeting marginalized and vulnerable groups like women. Conveyance facility is permissible for Women and PwDs in case of Non-Residential training.

Category-wise number of candidates trained under PMKVY 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 across India, as on 31.10.2024, is given below:

|   S. No. | Particular(s)                 | Candidates Trained   |
|----------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Scheduled Castes (SCs)        | 18,02,380            |
|        2 | Scheduled Tribes (STs)        | 6,93,547             |
|        3 | Other Backward Castes (OBC)   | 45,22,893            |
|        4 | Women                         | 62,33,468            |
|        5 | Minority                      | 16,60,073            |
|        6 | Persons with Disability (PwD) | 51,364               |

Sector-wise number of candidates trained (STT and RPL) under PMKVY 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, as on 31.10.2024:

| S. No.            | Sector Name                  | PMKVY 2.0         | PMKVY 3.0   | PMKVY 4.0   |
|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1.                | Aerospace and Aviation       | 11,800            | 3,218       | 3,286       |
| 2.                | Agriculture                  | 7,89,602          | 16,973      | 1,02,746    |
| 3.                | Apparel                      | 10,26,514         | 90,323      | 1,83,935    |
| 4.                | Automotive                   | 2,52,663          | 13,405      | 60,737      |
| 5.                | Beauty and Wellness          | 4,28,123          | 26,476      | 1,22,446    |
| 6.                | BFSI                         | 1,54,780          | 541         | 4,683       |
| 7.                | Capital Goods                | 64,149            | 13,287      | 20,622      |
| 8.                | Construction                 | 5,63,107          | 29,355      | 53,089      |
| 9.                | Directorate General Training | -                 | 25,963      | 30,226      |
| 10.               | Domestic Workers             | 1,90,239          | 1,622       | -           |
| 11.               | Electronics and Hardware     | 10,51,172         | 85,414      | 3,96,230    |
| 12.               | Food Processing              | 1,68,248          | 7,888       | 48,908      |
| 13.               | Furniture and Fittings       | 1,64,204          | 5,760       | 8,904       |
| 14.               | Gems and Jewellery           | 1,15,270          | 5,952       | 9,120       |
| 15.               | Green Jobs                   | 4,45,221          | 2,174       | 50,883      |
| 16.               | Handicrafts and Carpet       | 2,58,752          | 16,638      | 1,75,770    |
| 17.               | Healthcare                   | 1,43,301          | 1,30,592    | 78,479      |
| 18.               | Hydrocarbon                  | 1,78,141          | 491         | 15,774      |
| 19.               | IASC                         | 95,722            | -           | 14,826      |
| 20.               | Information Technology       | -                 | -           | 548         |
| 21.               | Infrastructure Equipment     | 35,519            | 4,946       | 2,325       |
| 22.               | Iron and Steel               | 39,142            | 7,338       | 18,548      |
| 23.               | IT-ITeS                      | 3,45,303          | 64,046      | 2,04,703    |
| 24.               | Leather                      | 1,87,220          | 4,910       | 15,997      |
| 25.               | Life Sciences                | 74,797            | 7,523       | 12,076      |
| 26.               | Logistics                    | 6,00,538          | 30,946      | 38,242      |
| 27.               | Management                   | 4,99,694          | 12,239      | 48,517      |
| 28.               | Media and Entertainment      | 6,10,647          | 14,758      | 81,391      |
| 29.               | Mining                       | 80,778            | 359         | 2,994       |
| 30.               | Paints And Coatings          | 39,308            | 4,045       | -           |
| 31.               | Persons with Disability      | 45,840            | -           | 1,108       |
| 32.               | Plumbing                     | 1,25,566          | 5,884       | 9,908       |
| 33.               | Power                        | 1,21,737          | 5,581       | 23,985      |
| 34.               | Retail                       | 6,58,837          | 15,444      | 10,057      |
| 35.               | Rubber                       | 2,49,396          | 6,778       | 11,043      |
| 36.               | Sports                       | 90,915            | 220         | 4,634       |
| 37.               | Telecom                      | 3,39,444          | 36,242      | 94,956      |
| 38.               | Textiles And Handlooms       | 2,54,866          | 8,817       | 17,366      |
| 39.               | Tourism & Hospitality        | 5,00,153          | 31,354      | 52,083      |
| Total 1,10,00,708 | Total 1,10,00,708            | Total 1,10,00,708 | 7,37,502    | 20,31,145   |

State/UT-wise number of candidates trained (STT and RPL) under PMKVY 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, as on 31.10.2024:

| SN.   | State/UT                                     | PMKVY 2.0   | PMKVY 3.0   | PMKVY 4.0   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1.    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  | 2,797       | 923         | 1,517       |
| 2.    | Andhra Pradesh                               | 3,00,610    | 20,317      | 57,838      |
| 3.    | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 73,188      | 9,621       | 13,231      |
| 4.    | Assam                                        | 6,54,610    | 32,722      | 1,03,574    |
| 5.    | Bihar                                        | 5,01,505    | 39,665      | 90,330      |
| 6.    | Chandigarh                                   | 20,460      | 1,428       | 878         |
| 7.    | Chhattisgarh                                 | 1,33,201    | 8,862       | 20,054      |
| 8.    | Delhi                                        | 3,77,441    | 19,362      | 17,710      |
| 9.    | Goa                                          | 8,786       | 780         | 321         |
| 10.   | Gujarat                                      | 3,32,819    | 34,577      | 55,954      |
| 11.   | Haryana                                      | 5,38,692    | 26,357      | 78,122      |
| 12.   | Himachal Pradesh                             | 1,13,133    | 12,717      | 18,044      |
| 13.   | JammuAnd Kashmir                             | 2,63,444    | 29,731      | 1,01,103    |
| 14.   | Jharkhand                                    | 2,31,033    | 14,409      | 33,551      |
| 15.   | Karnataka                                    | 4,06,146    | 34,041      | 48,039      |
| 16.   | Kerala                                       | 2,20,753    | 18,482      | 16,668      |
| 17.   | Ladakh                                       | 2,267       | 977         | 728         |
| 18.   | Lakshadweep                                  | 150         | 120         | 120         |
| 19.   | Madhya Pradesh                               | 6,83,036    | 56,140      | 2,29,740    |
| 20.   | Maharashtra                                  | 10,53,149   | 54,704      | 87,752      |
| 21.   | Manipur                                      | 80,499      | 8,285       | 15,209      |
| 22.   | Meghalaya                                    | 41,355      | 4,701       | 8,969       |
| 23.   | Mizoram                                      | 25,442      | 5,794       | 8,093       |
| 24.   | Nagaland                                     | 34,980      | 6,091       | 8,978       |
| 25.   | Odisha                                       | 4,65,966    | 25,894      | 43,056      |
| 26.   | Puducherry                                   | 20,023      | 3,003       | 3,281       |
| 27.   | Punjab                                       | 3,21,821    | 28,700      | 1,00,845    |
| 28.   | Rajasthan                                    | 9,17,622    | 42,959      | 2,38,847    |
| 29.   | Sikkim                                       | 11,099      | 1,818       | 5,238       |
| 30.   | Tamil Nadu                                   | 5,51,251    | 39,201      | 93,192      |
| 31.   | Telangana                                    | 2,91,613    | 22,112      | 30,224      |
| 32.   | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman And Diu | 9,363       | 283         | 1,393       |
| 33.   | Tripura                                      | 1,18,513    | 6,078       | 15,475      |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh                                | 15,92,668   | 82,315      | 3,88,996    |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand                                  | 1,74,762    | 13,841      | 42,535      |
| 36.   | West Bengal                                  | 4,26,511    | 30,492      | 51,540      |
| Total | Total                                        | 1,10,00,708 | 7,37,502    | 20,31,145   |

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