Lok Sabha Question No. 1636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Unemployed Youths in Rural Areas in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Mani A

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1636

ANSWERED ON 10.03.2025

## UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS IN RURAL AREAS IN TAMIL NADU

1636.  SHRI MANI A:

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

- (a) the details on the current skill development programmes specifically targeting unemployed youths in rural areas including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the number of rural youths who have benefitted from skill development initiatives during the last three years in Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the total budget allocation for the said programmes targeting unemployed youths in rural areas for the current financial year;
- (d) the number of skill training centres that have been established in rural areas as part of the Government's skill development initiatives; and
- (e) the measures being taken by the Government to ensure that these training centres are accessible to youths in remote villages?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)        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 rural areas of Tamil Nadu. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills. The brief of these schemes is as under:

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): Under PMKVY skill development training is imparted through Short-Term Training (STT) and Up-skilling and Re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country including rural areas.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme: The  main  target  of  the  JSS  is to  impart  vocational skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and persons having rudimentary level of education and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years, with due age relaxation in case of 'Divyangjan' and other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities in the rural areas and urban low-income areas.

National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS): This Scheme  is  for promoting apprenticeship  training  and  increasing  the  engagement  of  apprentices  by  providing  financial support to industrial establishments undertaking apprenticeship programme under the Apprentices Act, 1961. Training consists of Basic Training and On-the-Job Training / Practical Training at workplace in the industry.

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

(b) to (e)         The current number of Training Centres and youths trained in Tamil Nadu under the skill  development  schemes of MSDE viz. PMKVY, JSS, NAPS and CTS (ITIs) during last three years are as under:

| Name of Scheme   | Number of Training Centres   | Number of persons trained (2021-22 to 2023-24)   |
|------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| PMKVY            | 473                          | 71,595                                           |
| JSS              | 9                            | 48,609                                           |
| NAPS             | 2892*                        | 2,23,793                                         |
| CTS (ITIs)       | 456^                         | 1,10,653                                         |

*Under NAPS scheme, the data is for number of establishments.

^Under CTS scheme, the data pertains to total number of ITIs including both government and private.

Funds  under  PMKVY  and  JSS  are  released  to  implementing  agencies  to  meet  the  cost  of training as per the Common Norms prescribed by MSDE. Funds released under PMKVY and JSS during 2023-24 and 2024-25 for the State of Tamil Nadu is given in the table below:

| Scheme   | Funds Released (Rs. Crore)   | Funds Released (Rs. Crore)   |
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|          | 2023-24                      | 2024-25 (till date)          |
| PMKVY    | 41.52                        | 25.95                        |
| JSS      | 4.32                         | 2.30                         |

Day-to-day  administration  as  well  as  financial  control  in  respect  of  ITIs  lies  with  the respective State Government/Union Territory Administration. Under NAPS, stipend support upto Rs. 1,500 is provided through DBT to Apprentices engaged by establishments.

The  training  under  the  skill  development  programmes  through  schemes  mentioned  above  is provided to all the sections of the society including women, differently-abled persons and other marginalized groups.  Training centres are set up on need basis. To encourage participation of women,  differently-abled  persons and  other  marginalized  groups  in  the  Skill  development Programmes, special provisions have been made in the Common Cost Norms (CCN), in terms of reimbursement of boarding & lodging and conveyance costs.  Under CCN, specific provisions have also been made to encourage participation of candidates living in Special Areas, such as NE States and Hilly States. Under PMKVY, training programs in sectors like Electronics, Retail, Healthcare,  Beauty  &  Wellness,  Handicrafts  and  Apparel  are  structured  to  attract  higher participation from women. Also, projects are designed to align with local skill demands, creating opportunities for rural women to participate and benefit from skill development scheme. Further, there  are  324  ITIs  &  19  National  Skill Training  Institutes for  women.  Under  the  JSS  scheme, focus is also being given to women and other vulnerable sections by giving age relaxations and since July 2018, coverage of women beneficiaries under the scheme has been around 82% of the total beneficiaries.

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