Lok Sabha Question No. 230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: Implementation of PMKVY in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K, Shri Selvam G, Shri C N Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 230

ANSWERED ON -21/07/2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMKVY IN TAMIL NADU

## 230. SHRI NAVASKANI K:

SHRI C N ANNADURAI:

SHRI SELVAM G:

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

- (a) the current status of implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) in the State of Tamil Nadu, including details of the training centres established, courses offered and training partners engaged till date;
- (b) the geographic distribution of these centres across the districts of Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the total  amount of funds allocated, released and utilized under PMKVY in Tamil Nadu during the last three financial years and the current year along with the number of beneficiaries trained under the said scheme, year-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  entered  into  partnerships  with  industries,  business associations, or private sector employers to facilitate the recruitment of PMKVY-certified candidates in Tamil Nadu;
- (e) if so, the details of such industry-linked initiatives; and
- (f) if not, the reasons for the lack of such collaborations and whether the Government proposes to address this gap to ensure better employment linkage for PMKVY beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof?

## 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.  Under PMKVY, skill training is imparted through Short Term Training (STT) and Re-skilling and Up-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country.

Under PMKVY 4.0, current version of the scheme, a total of 1,25,468 individuals have been trained/oriented out of which 91,087 have been certified in Tamil Nadu till 30 th  June 2025. The details of the training centres under the PMKVY scheme in Tamil Nadu are as under:

| Training centres   |   PMKVY1.0 |   PMKVY 2.0 |   PMKVY 3.0 |   PMKVY 4.0 (till 30 th June 2025) |
|--------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
| Total              |       1145 |        1071 |         241 |                                490 |

The details of the courses offered and training partners engaged till date under the PMKVY scheme in the State of Tamil Nadu are available on Ministry's website at https://www.msde.gov.in/documents?page=1.

- b) The district wise distribution of the training centres under PMKVY 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 & 4.0 is given at Annexure-I.
- c) There is no provision of state-wise funds allocation under the scheme guidelines of PMKVY 4.0. Details of fund utilised under PMKVY scheme during the last three financial years and the current year and candidates trained/oriented during the last three financial years and the current year (till 30 th  June, 2025) in the State of Tamil Nadu is as under: -

| FY       |   Funds Utilized (₹ crores) | Trained/ Oriented   |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| FY-22-23 |                        5.55 | 8,029               |
| FY-23-24 |                        3.61 | 34,509              |
| FY-24-25 |                      102.13 | 85,713              |
| FY-25-26 |                        0    | 5,246               |
| Total    |                      111.28 | 133,497             |

d) to (f) The  Government  is  committed  to  improve  employability  linkages  under PMKVY by fostering  demand-driven  skilling  and  close  collaboration  with  the  industries, business  associations,  and  private  sector  employers.  These  include  demand  mapping through skill gap studies, District Skill Development Plans (DSDPs), and active collaboration with Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) to design industry-relevant training. Key efforts include organizing industry consultations to gain deeper insights into sector-specific demands and challenges,  identifying  high-demand  and  emerging/New  Age  skill  areas,  and  involving industries  as  Awarding  Bodies.  Various  industries/  industry  bodies  like  Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association, CMR Green Technologies limited, etc. are being engaged for employer-led training projects under the Special Projects component of PMKVY 4.0.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 230 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

District wise distribution of the training centres under PMKVY 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 & 4.0 in Tamil Nadu under PMKVY scheme since inception till 30 th  June, 2025, is given below:

| TC District     | PMKVY 1.0   | PMKVY 2.0   | PMKVY 3.0   |   PMKVY 4.0 |
|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Ariyalur        | 10          | 13          | 5           |           6 |
| Chengalpattu    | -           | -           | -           |           8 |
| Chennai         | 103         | 59          | 23          |          31 |
| Coimbatore      | 104         | 72          | 11          |          41 |
| Cuddalore       | 32          | 35          | 11          |          20 |
| Dharmapuri      | 18          | 28          | 3           |          14 |
| Dindigul        | 47          | 62          | 8           |          25 |
| Erode           | 59          | 41          | 8           |          20 |
| Kallakurichi    | -           | -           | 1           |           3 |
| Kanchipuram     | 55          | 50          | 10          |          15 |
| Kanniyakumari   | 24          | 17          | 1           |          16 |
| Karur           | 17          | 11          | 3           |           4 |
| Krishnagiri     | 14          | 30          | 4           |           6 |
| Madurai         | 48          | 36          | 14          |          22 |
| Nagapattinam    | 10          | 9           | 4           |          15 |
| Namakkal        | 35          | 45          | 6           |          19 |
| Perambalur      | 9           | 15          | 4           |          10 |
| Pudukkottai     | 6           | 14          | 2           |           8 |
| Ramanathapuram  | 4           | 18          | 9           |          11 |
| Ranipet         | -           | -           | 2           |           3 |
| Salem           | 65          | 49          | 8           |          20 |
| Sivaganga       | 19          | 21          | 8           |          12 |
| Tenkasi         | -           | -           | -           |           5 |
| Thanjavur       | 17          | 30          | 8           |          14 |
| The Nilgiris    | 4           | 5           | 3           |           5 |
| Theni           | 16          | 15          | 3           |           7 |
| Thiruvallur     | 44          | 46          | 10          |          20 |
| Thiruvarur      | 7           | 12          | 6           |           8 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 62          | 35          | 13          |          25 |
| Tirunelveli     | 31          | 38          | 6           |          14 |
| Tirupathur      | -           | -           | -           |           4 |
| Tiruppur        | 42          | 56          | 8           |           7 |
| Tiruvannamalai  | 31          | 32          | 10          |          11 |
| Tuticorin       | 15          | 19          | 5           |           5 |
| Vellore         | 140         | 77          | 7           |          15 |
| Villupuram      | 23          | 27          | 9           |           6 |
| Virudhunagar    | 34          | 54          | 8           |          15 |
| Total           | 1,145       | 1,071       | 241         |         490 |

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