Lok Sabha Question No. 2610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Features and Targets of Skill Development Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2610

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025

## FEATURES AND TARGETS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

† 2610. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:

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

- (a) the details of the features and targets of the Skill Development Scheme;
- (b) the sectors in which the youth being trained and the number of youth trained in the country  under  the  said  scheme  during  the  last  five  years,  State-wise  details  thereof particularly Chhattisgarh;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  any  other  type  of  assistance  to  the North-Eastern  States  and  economically  backward  States  of  the  country  including  Assam and Chhattisgarh under the said scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  &  (b):  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 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 including the states of Assam and Chhattisgarh. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get  future  ready,  equipped  with  industry  relevant  skills.  The  brief  of  these  schemes  is  as under:

- (i) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): PMKVY Scheme is for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country.

(ii) Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  Scheme: The  main  target  of  the  JSS  is  to  impart vocational skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and the persons having rudimentary level of education up to 8 th  standard and school dropouts up to 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities.

(iii) National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS): This  Scheme  is  for  promoting apprenticeship training and increasing the engagement of apprentices by providing financial support for payment of stipend to apprentice. Training consists of Basic Training and Onthe-Job Training / Practical Training at workplace in the industry.

(iv)  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS): This  scheme  is  for  providing  long-term  training through  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  across  the  country.  ITIs  offer  a  range  of vocational/skill  training  courses  covering  many  economic  sectors  with  an  objective  to provide skilled workforce to the industry as well as self-employment of youth.

Schemes of MSDE for skill development are demand driven and open to everyone, subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria. Efforts are regularly made to generate awareness about the schemes  through  different  media  platforms  with  a  view  to  ensure  larger  coverage  of beneficiaries. State-wise details of number of candidates trained under various schemes of MSDE, including the state of Chhattisgarh, during last five years up to 2024-25 are given at Annexure.

(c) & (d): Specific provisions have been made to encourage participation of candidates living in  special  areas  such  as North  Eastern  states,  Hilly  states,  district  affected  by  LWE,  etc under the Common Cost Norms of MSDE.  Over and above the base cost prescribed, an additional amount equal to 10% of the base cost is permitted for skill development programs conducted in special areas. To encourage participation of candidates from special areas in skill development program, special provisions have also been made in terms of reimbursement of transportation cost, boarding & lodging and conveyance costs.  Further, MSDE through Director General of Training (DGT) supported establishment of 48 ITIs in 48 districts affected by left wing extremism including in the state of Chhattisgarh and upgrading 22 existing ITIs in North Eastern States including the state of Assam under Strengthening of Infrastructure for Institutional Training (SIIT) scheme.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2610  ANSWERED  ON  17.03.2025  REGARDING  'FEATURES  AND TARGETS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME'

State-wise number of candidates trained under the schemes of MSDE during the last five years

| States            | PMKVY 2020-21 to 2024-25 (up to 31.12.2024)   | JSS 2020-21 to 2024-25 (up to 31.12.2024)   | NAPS 2020-21 to 2024-25 (up to 31.12.2024)   | CTS Sessions 2019-20 to- 2023-24   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar | 3904                                          | 5,440                                       | 234                                          | 2,522                              |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 117822                                        | 55,528                                      | 77507                                        | 2,49,696                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 74929                                         | 0                                           | 192                                          | 3,047                              |
| Assam             | 71428                                         | 45,401                                      | 39820                                        | 18,548                             |
| Bihar             | 179727                                        | 1,65,517                                    | 23817                                        | 5,43,791                           |
| Chandigarh        | 6096                                          | 7,470                                       | 4609                                         | 4,699                              |
| Chhattisgarh      | 38369                                         | 1,03,431                                    | 19554                                        | 1,08,764                           |
| Delhi             | 97248                                         | 27,833                                      | 77629                                        | 46,730                             |
| Goa               | 2908                                          | 8,644                                       | 32633                                        | 9,931                              |
| Gujarat           | 109968                                        | 81,956                                      | 368889                                       | 4,19,260                           |
| Haryana           | 109238                                        | 37,231                                      | 265588                                       | 2,56,663                           |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 49635                                         | 66,424                                      | 32979                                        | 1,06,586                           |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 193403                                        | 7,890                                       | 3846                                         | 36,637                             |
| Jharkhand         | 63783                                         | 76,443                                      | 43366                                        | 1,64,525                           |
| Karnataka         | 97654                                         | 1,01,121                                    | 281074                                       | 3,45,878                           |
| Kerala            | 67288                                         | 81,540                                      | 53843                                        | 1,70,289                           |
| Ladakh            | 1901                                          | 812                                         | 165                                          | 1,134                              |
| Lakshadweep       | 330                                           | 3,713                                       | 44                                           | 1,718                              |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 198240                                        | 2,53,732                                    | 94886                                        | 3,50,097                           |
| Maharashtra       | 90034                                         | 1,84,774                                    | 923208                                       | 5,76,628                           |
| Manipur           | 44989                                         | 33,106                                      | 335                                          | 1,750                              |
| Meghalaya         | 31948                                         | 3,840                                       | 871                                          | 2,986                              |
| Mizoram           | 26789                                         | 5,409                                       | 163                                          | 1,502                              |
| Nagaland          | 30145                                         | 8,662                                       | 84                                           | 1,143                              |
| Odisha            | 115018                                        | 2,22,728                                    | 41717                                        | 2,75,944                           |
| Puducherry        | 9389                                          | 0                                           | 9045                                         | 3,698                              |
| Punjab            | 94978                                         | 14492                                       | 60496                                        | 2,11,309                           |
| Rajasthan         | 169116                                        | 68,260                                      | 69913                                        | 5,42,038                           |
| Sikkim            | 10996                                         | 0                                           | 1365                                         | 1,384                              |
| Tamil Nadu        | 143999                                        | 68,876                                      | 340998                                       | 1,67,081                           |
| Telangana         | 70536                                         | 52,941                                      | 152710                                       | 1,45,463                           |
| DNH&DD            | 2213                                          | 11,070                                      | 9085                                         | 2,654                              |
| Tripura           | 57855                                         | 14,888                                      | 1677                                         | 10,075                             |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 166113                                        | 4,23,398                                    | 259809                                       | 14,92,538                          |
| Uttarakhand       | 54460                                         | 65,912                                      | 73024                                        | 50,663                             |
| West Bengal       | 122811                                        | 61,442                                      | 103292                                       | 1,74,341                           |
| Total             | 27,25,260                                     | 23,69,924                                   | 34,68,467                                    | 65,01,712                          |

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