Lok Sabha Question No. 583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-24
Subject: Skill Development Schemes/Programs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 583

ANSWERED ON 24.07.2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES/PROGRAMS

## 583.   SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a) the major Skill Development Programmes/Schemes that are being run by the Government;
- (b) the salient objectives of such Programmes/Schemes; and
- (c) the major achievements made under such Programmes/Schemes in the last five years, yearwise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (b) Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, Re-Skill and Up-Skill training to the youth across the country through a comprehensive network of skill development Centers/Institutes/Schools/Colleges/Universities under various schemes viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). The brief of these schemes is as under:

Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY): PMKVY  Scheme  is  the  flagship  scheme  of MSDE  with  the  objective  to  impart  short  duration  skill  development  training  to  youth  across  the country  and  to  make  them  employable  for  better  livelihood.  The  scheme  has  two  components, namely,  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  to youth  across  the country.

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  upto  8th standard and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities. The objective of the scheme is to increase household income by promoting self/wage employment through Skill Development training.

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 apprentices. 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.

- (c)          The  number  of  candidates  skilled/trained,  year-wise,  during  last  five  years  under  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme and Industrial Training Institutes/Craftsmen Training Scheme is as under:

| Name of Scheme   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| PMKVY            | 20,40,206 | 45,65,475 | 19,60,776 | 6,16,040  | 2,11,170  |
| JSS              | 1,67,283  | 4,15,332  | 3,59,796  | 4,61,996  | 5,02,628  |
| NAPS             | 1,98,403  | 2,01,598  | 2,96,253  | 5,74,467  | 7,37,912  |
| CTS*             | 13,87,738 | 13,45,068 | 11,91,493 | 11,64,384 | 12,46,852 |

*CTS figures indicate number of candidates trained in years 2018,2019,2020,2021 and number of candidates enrolled in 2022 .

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