Lok Sabha Question No. 3407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Social Audit of impact of Skill Development Programmes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Smt. Joba Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 3407

ANSWERED ON 16/12/2024

## SOCIAL AUDIT OF IMPACT OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

† 3407.   SMT. JOBA MAJHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to conduct social audit of the improvement in life style of the  tribal  youth  noticed  as  a  result  of  implementation  of  skill  development  programmes  in Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be conducted; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  to  (c):  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 / institutes etc. 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 tribal youth of Jharkhand. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills.

There  is  no  proposal  to  conduct  social  audit  of  skill  development  programs  of MSDE. However, schemes of MSDE have been evaluated by independent agencies and the evaluation reports have mentioned about their success in terms of placement or livelihood improvement of candidates. The scheme wise brief details are as given below:

PMKVY :     As  per  the  evaluation  of  PMKVY  in  October,  2020,  around  94  percent  of  the employers  surveyed  reported  that  they  would  hire  more  candidates  trained  under  PMKVY. Further,  52  percent  of  the  candidates  placed  in  full  time/part  time  employment  and  the candidates oriented under the RPL component received higher salary or felt that they will get higher salary compared to their un-certified peers.

JSS :   Evaluation  study  of  JSS  scheme  conducted  in  2020  has  found  that  the  scheme  has helped  in  almost  doubling  the  household  income  for  those  beneficiaries  who  have  got employment or are self-employed after the JSS training. Considering 79% women representation,  50.5%  of  the  rural  share,  73.4%  change  in  the  employment  for  enhanced livelihood,  89.1%  change  in  the  average  income  of  each  beneficiary,  85.7%  mobilization  of beneficiaries by JSS, the report has further observed that usefulness of the scheme would be further evident  from the fact that  77.05%  of  the beneficiary  trainees  have  undergone occupational shifts. The study also affirmed that the focus of the skilling in the scheme favors self-employment which is in tune with Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.

ITIs :    The final report of Tracer Study of ITI Graduates published in 2018 by MSDE mentions that  63.5%  of  total  ITI  pass-outs  got  employed  (wage+self,  out  of  which  6.7%  are  selfemployed).

NAPS : Third-party evaluation study of NAPS conducted in 2021 has observed that the scheme has successfully enhanced the employability of youth by providing structured on-the-job training, with a notable increase in the engagement of apprentices across various industries. In the new version of the scheme, DBT method has been adopted to transfer government's share directly to apprentices' bank accounts, as streamlined reimbursement process was recommended in the report.

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