Lok Sabha Question No. 4306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Welfare Schemes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Ganesh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4306 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.08.2025

## WELFARE SCHEMES

44306. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry imparts training to youth and women belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Nomadic Tribes, Safai Karamcharis, Divyangs, Transgender persons and economically weaker sections under various skill and development schemes (like PM-DAKSH, NAMASTE, SMILE etc.), if so, the details of the said trainings in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether any handholding, financial assistance, loan facility, market linkage or entrepreneurship support is provided by the Ministry to the concerned beneficiaries for taking up self-employment or employment after receiving the training, if so, the impact thereof; and
- (c) whether the Ministry has conducted an impact assessment or tracking study of these training programmes through any independent agency to ascertain the improvement in the socioeconomic conditions of the beneficiaries after the training, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI B.L.VERMA)

(a): Department of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the Pradhan Mantri - Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Scheme, a Central Sector Scheme, in the financial year 2020-21, for providing skill training to SCs, OBCs, EWSs, DNTs, Safai Karamcharis, including Waste Pickers through the empaneled training institutes. The details of skill training conducted under PM-DAKSH Scheme in the country, State-wise is placed at Annexure-T.

Under Sub-scheme 'Central sector scheme for Comprehensive Rehabilitation for welfare of Transgender Persons' of Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise (SMILE) scheme, skill development training to 1,631 transgender persons has been provided through various Sectoral Skill Councils etc.

No training for Sewer & Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) under National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) has been started.

(b): The three Corporations under this Department, National Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation (NSFDC), National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCDC) and National Safai Karamcharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC), extends loan facilities and assistance to the eligible youth of target group in setting up their projects by way of project preparation, training and financial assistance for employability and entrepreneurship after pursuing the vocational education & training courses. After completion of the training under PM-DAKSH Scheme, the trained candidates are provided placement (wage/self) opportunities. As of now, 73,150 trainees have received employment after completion of training either in wage employment or self employment under PM-DAKSH Scheme.

Further, the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) has been allotted the project to train 1800 transgender persons for 15 days Entrepreneurship Development Programme.

(c): Evaluation of these schemes is a part of the Scheme Guidelines.

Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4306 for Answer on 19.08.2025, raised by Shri Ganesh Singh.

| Details of state-wise trainees under PM-DAKSH   | Details of state-wise trainees under PM-DAKSH   | Details of state-wise trainees under PM-DAKSH   | Details of state-wise trainees under PM-DAKSH   | Details of state-wise trainees under PM-DAKSH   | Details of state-wise trainees under PM-DAKSH   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                          | Name of State/Ut                                | 2020-21                                         | 2021-22 Trained                                 | 2022-23 Trained                                 | 2023-24 Trained                                 |
|                                                 | ANDHRA PRADESH                                  | Trained 870                                     | 2167                                            | 1969                                            | 325                                             |
| 2                                               | ASSAM                                           | 1183                                            | 2070                                            | 1357                                            |                                                 |
| 3                                               | BIHAR                                           |                                                 | 3032                                            | 2040                                            |                                                 |
| 4                                               | CHHATTISGARH                                    |                                                 | 999                                             | 641                                             |                                                 |
| 5                                               | DELHI                                           |                                                 | 337                                             | 327                                             |                                                 |
| 6                                               | GOA                                             |                                                 |                                                 | 125                                             |                                                 |
| 7                                               | GUJARAT                                         |                                                 | 1783                                            | 910                                             |                                                 |
| 8                                               | HARYANA                                         |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| 9                                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| 10                                              | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                               |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| 11                                              | JHARKHAND                                       |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| 12                                              | KARNATAKA                                       |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| 13                                              | KERALA                                          |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| 14                                              | LADAKH                                          |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| 15                                              | MADHYA PRADESH                                  |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | MAHARASHTRA                                     |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | MANIPUR                                         |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | MEGHALAYA                                       |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | ODISHA                                          |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | PUDUCHERRY                                      |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | PUNJAB                                          |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | •RAJASTHAN                                      |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | SIKKIM                                          |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | TAMIL NADU                                      |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | TELANGANA                                       |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | TRIPURA                                         |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | UTTAR PRADESH                                   |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | UTTARAKHAND                                     |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | CHANDIGARH                                      |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                     |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 | 613                                             |
|                                                 | Total                                           | 32097                                           | 42002                                           | 33041                                           | 80185                                           |

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