Lok Sabha Question No. 932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Male/Female Enrolled for Skill Development Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Brijmohan Agrawal, Shri P P Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 932

ANSWERED ON - 29/07/2024

## MALE/FEMALE ENROLLED FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

† 932   SHRI BRIJMOHAN AGRAWAL: SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) the total number of youth, male and female separately, who have been enrolled from the  States  of  Chhattisgarh  and  Rajasthan  for  skill  development  training  under  the  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) during the last three years;
- (b) the  number  of  youths  in  the  States,  male  and  female  separately,  who  have  got employment or placement after the training during the last three years;
- (c) the total amount of funds allocated and spent for this programme during the last three years;
- (d) whether the Government has proposed to set up Skill Development Training Centres in the backward districts of States of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan; and
- (e)       if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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  through  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  and  up-skilling  and  re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country including Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

The  details  of  total  candidates,  including  of  male  and  female  candidates,  who  have been enrolled in the states of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan under PMKVY during the last three years (2021-22 to 2023-24) are given below:

|   S.No. | State        | Total Candidates enrolled   | Male Candidates enrolled   | Female Candidates enrolled   |
|---------|--------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Chhattisgarh | 32,004                      | 12,193                     | 19,810                       |
|       2 | Rajasthan    | 281,132                     | 157,990                    | 123,142                      |

(b) Placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component across the first three versions of the Scheme-PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0-implemented from FY 2015-16  to  FY  2021-22.  However,  in  PMKVY  4.0,  the  current  version  of  the  scheme  being implemented  from  FY  2022-23  onwards,  placement  is  delinked.  The  details  of  the  total candidates,  including  the  number  of  male  and  female  candidates,  who  have  been  reported placed in the states of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan under PMKVY during the last three years (2021-22 to 2023-24) are given below:

|   S. No. | State        | Total Candidates Reported Placed   | Male Candidates Reported Placed   | Female Candidates Reported Placed   |
|----------|--------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | Chhattisgarh | 1,283                              | 613                               | 670                                 |
|        2 | Rajasthan    | 17,082                             | 8,950                             | 8,132                               |

(c) Under PMKVY 2.0 and 3.0, there were two components: Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) component, implemented through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), and Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) component, implemented  through  the  States/State  Skill  Development  Missions  (SSDM).  In  the  CSCM component of PMKVY, there was no provision for state-wise fund allocation. However, under the  CSSM component, funds  were  allocated  to  the  States/UTs.  The  PMKVY  4.0  scheme  is being  implemented as a  Central  Sector  Scheme.  The  amount  of  fund  utilized  under  CSCM Component and fund released and utilized under CSSM Component of PMKVY during the last three year (2021-22 to 2023-24) to the States of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan is given below:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S.No.   | State        | CSCM           | CSSM*          | CSSM*         |
|---------|--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|         |              | Funds Utilized | Funds Released | Fund Utilized |
| 1       | Chhattisgarh | 19.51          | -              | -             |
| 2       | Rajasthan    | 109.28         | -              | 11.83         |

* During the last three year, funds have not been released to the States of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan under the State Component (CSSM). Under PMKVY 3.0, there was a provision of carry-forward of unspent funds of PMKVY 2.0 to PMKVY 3.0.

(d)  &  (e)           Under  PMKVY,  training  centres  are  empanelled  through  the  process  of accreditation and affiliation through online portal Skill India Digital Hub. Under PMKVY (2.0 to 4.0), as on 30.06.2024, 192 and 225 training centres have been empanelled in the Aspirational Districts of the States of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan respectively.

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