Lok Sabha Question No. 1242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Training and Employment under PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 1242

ANSWERED ON - 11/12/2023

## TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT UNDER PMKVY

## 1242. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU :

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

- (a)      the details of the total number of candidates trained and employed under PMKVY in the last five years, year-wise;
- (b)       the main challenges being faced in the implementation of PMKVY, particularly in regard to enhancing the employability of the trained candidates;
- (c)        whether the Government has taken/ proposes to be taken any measures to improve the percentage of employment vis-à-vis trained candidates under the PMKVY in the country; and
- (d)      if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Under the Govt 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/colleges/institutes etc.  under  various  schemes  viz. Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Sikhshan  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 & industry ready skills.

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship Scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  since  2015.  Under  PMKVY  skill training is imparted through Short Term Training (STT) and Re-skilling and Up-skilling through Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL).  Under  PMKVY,  placement  opportunities  have  been provided to STT certified candidates, and RPL involves the process of certification of already existing skills. The details of number of candidates trained/oriented in the last five year is given in Annexure-I.

- (b) One  of  the  biggest challenge  is  the  post-covid deep  changes  in  workforce  skill requirement.  In  order  to  ensure  that  our  skilling  and  employment  is  aligned  to  workforce employability  requirement  and  to  bridge  the  gap  between  demand  and  supply.  PMKVY  has been re-designed and launched as a market led demand driven scheme. Further, MSDE has set  up  District  Skill  Committee  (DSC)  for  decentralization  of  planning  and  monitoring  of  skill development  programmes  at  the  district  level.  The  DSCs  are  mandated  with  preparation  of District Skill Development Plans (DSDPs) to align skill development programmes at the district

level with local requirements of skilled manpower and aspirations of the youth. The scheme also focuses on new age and emerging courses such as Drone, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Thing (IoT), 3D Printing, Block Chain, Mechatronics, Robotics etc.

.

Acknowledging  accessibility  barriers  for  individuals  in  remote  or  disadvantaged  areas, PMKVY  promotes  access  by  providing  Boarding  and  Lodging  as  well  as  transport  facilities, especially for special groups like women and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in Special Areas. Consideration  is  being  given  to  extending  these  provisions  to  Aspirational,  Border,  Tribaldominated, and Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts.

(c) to (d)          Yes, Sir. To enable the opportunities for employments, Skill India Digital (SID) Portal has been launched as a one-stop platform that integrates skilling, education, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystems to provide a life-long array of services targeting a wide range of stakeholders. Details of the trained candidates are available on SID portal for connecting  with  potential  employers.  Job  Exchange  Option  as  available  on  SID,  helps  in enabling  candidates  to  search  for  available  jobs  and  apply  accordingly.  Through  Skill  India Digital,  candidates  can  have  access  to  jobs  and  apprenticeship  opportunities.  Also,  On-JobTraining (OJT) and Recruit-Train-Deploy (RTD) model have been made inherent components of the Scheme.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure as referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1242 for answer on 11/12/2023

| Number of candidates trained/oriented in the last five years   | Number of candidates trained/oriented in the last five years   | Number of candidates trained/oriented in the last five years   | Number of candidates trained/oriented in the last five years   | Number of candidates trained/oriented in the last five years   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| FY                                                             | Trained / Oriented                                             | Trained / Oriented                                             | Certified                                                      | Certified                                                      |
|                                                                | STT                                                            | RPL                                                            | STT                                                            | RPL                                                            |
| FY-18-19                                                       | 10,81,491                                                      | 9,58,715                                                       | 10,32,771                                                      | 5,58,894                                                       |
| FY-19-20                                                       | 13,84,733                                                      | 31,80,742                                                      | 11,50,473                                                      | 19,09,604                                                      |
| FY-20-21                                                       | 6,29,586                                                       | 13,31,190                                                      | 4,86,460                                                       | 20,71,838                                                      |
| FY-21-22                                                       | 3,76,895                                                       | 2,39,145                                                       | 2,55,428                                                       | 2,24,236                                                       |
| FY-22-23                                                       | 2,04,391                                                       | 6,779                                                          | 2,22,007                                                       | 30,672                                                         |
| Total                                                          | 36,77,096                                                      | 57,16,571                                                      | 31,47,139                                                      | 47,95,244                                                      |

Details  on  STT  certified  candidates  reported  placed  on  Skill  India  Digital  in  last  5  years  are given below in table II:

| Number of STT certified candidates reported placed in the last five years   | Number of STT certified candidates reported placed in the last five years   | Number of STT certified candidates reported placed in the last five years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FY                                                                          | Certified                                                                   | Reported Placed                                                             |
| FY-18-19                                                                    | 10,32,771                                                                   | 7,04,220                                                                    |
| FY-19-20                                                                    | 11,50,473                                                                   | 6,08,389                                                                    |
| FY-20-21                                                                    | 4,86,460                                                                    | 2,16,102                                                                    |
| FY-21-22                                                                    | 2,55,428                                                                    | 1,64,162                                                                    |
| FY-22-23                                                                    | 2,22,007                                                                    | 38,054                                                                      |
| Total                                                                       | 31,47,139                                                                   | 17,30,927                                                                   |

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