Lok Sabha Question No. 1391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Training to Immigrant Workers
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1391 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## TRAINING TO IMMIGRANT WORKERS

## 1391. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of immigrant workers trained and yet to be trained under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA), State-wise particularly in Maharashtra and Gujarat;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the Union Government has made some efforts to organize skill training programme for various job centric roles as per the requirement of local industries, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps being tken by the Government to promote skill and entrepreneurship for rural development; and
- (d)
- the extent to which these steps are successful?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a):    The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) was launched on 20 th June 2020 for a period of 125 days with resource envelop of Rs.50,000 Crore  to  boost  employment  and  livelihood  opportunities  for  migrant workers  returning  to  villages  and  similarly  affected  citizens  in  rural areas.  The  Abhiyaan  adopted  a  multipronged  strategy  of  providing immediate employment & livelihood opportunities to the distressed, to saturate the villages with public infrastructure and creation of livelihood assets  to  boost the income  generation  activities  and enhance  long  term  livelihood  opportunities  by  giving  focus  on  25 works  in 116 selected districts across 6 States namely  Bihar, Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh.

The  Abhiyaan  ended  on  22nd  October,  2020.  Skill  Training  was conducted  through  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendra  (KVK)  under  Garib  Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan. A total of 68,136 Person have been trained through Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) during the Abhiyaan period.

No districts of Maharashtra and Gujarat were included under the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan.

The  details  of  State-wise  training  conducted  under  the  Abhiyaan  is given below:

| Training through KVKs For Livelihoods under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)   | Training through KVKs For Livelihoods under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)   | Training through KVKs For Livelihoods under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)   | Training through KVKs For Livelihoods under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.                                                                           | State Name                                                                        | Training Conducted (In No.)                                                       | Person Skilled (In No.)                                                           |
| 1                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                             | 512                                                                               | 18472                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                         | 48                                                                                | 1680                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                    | 384                                                                               | 13474                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                            | 64                                                                                | 2240                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                         | 356                                                                               | 12503                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                     | 558                                                                               | 19767                                                                             |
|                                                                                   | Total                                                                             | 1922                                                                              | 68136                                                                             |

(b)to(d): Project 'UNNATI', launched in December 2019 by Government of India, is a skilling project that intends to upgrade the skill  base  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS  workers,  and  thereby improve  their  livelihoods,  so  that  they  can  move  from  the  current partial employment to full employment.

Rural  Skills  Division  is  implementing  the  following  two  welfare schemes in the field of skill development for rural poor youth for their gainful  employment  with  a  view  to  eradicate  poverty  in  the  country under the umbrella scheme of DeendayalAntyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM):-

- I. Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY): DDU-GKY  is  a  placement  linked  skill  development  program  for rural  poor  youth  in  the  age  group  of  15-35  years.  DDU-GKY guidelines provide for earmarking 50% of the funds for SCs and STs and 15% for minorities. Further, one third beneficiaries of the respective categories including general category covered under the scheme should be women.
- II. Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs):  RSETI  is  a Bank  lead-  MoRD  funded  training  institution  established  by  the Sponsor Banks in their Districts, to provide training for Skill and Entrepreneurship Development. MoRD extends financial support for the construction of RSETI building and also bears the cost of training the Rural Poor candidates. Any unemployed youth in the age  group  of  18-45  years  having  an  aptitude  to  take  up  selfemployment or  wage employment and having some basic knowledge  in  the  related  field  can  undergo  training  at  RSETI. Some of the trained candidates may also seek regular salaried jobs / wage employment.

The  details  of  the  achievements  during  the  last  3  years  under  DDUGKY & RSETI are given as under:

| Scheme   | DDU-GKY        | RSETI                           |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------|
| FY       | Trained Placed | TrainedSettled                  |
| 2020-21  | 38289 49563    | 255141185234                    |
| 2021-22  | 97006          | 45612 314114256429              |
|          |                | 2022-23229024142136409802325880 |

The Ministry of Rural Development has launched the Rural Mason Training  (RMT)  program  under  the  Pradhan  MantriAwaas  YojanaGramin (PMAY-G) to address the issue of insufficient number of skilled masons for construction of quality PMAY-G houses. The availability of skilled masons in rural areas is imperative to ensure that the houses constructed under the scheme are of good quality. The initiative not only  avails  livelihood  opportunities  for  the  rural  workforce  but  also contributes  towards  the  availability  of  a  skilled  workforce  for  the construction of rural infrastructure under different schemes. Therefore, the Rural Mason Training (RMT) Programme has been rolled out  in  assistance  from  the  National  Skill  Development  Corporation (NSDC) under PMAY-G with a set target to train adequate number of masons  by  March,  2024.   Under  this  initiative,  so  far  3.47  lakh candidates have been enrolled  for training  and  2.46  lakh  candidates have been trained and certified.

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