Lok Sabha Question No. 2374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: NIPUN Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2374

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 03, 2023

## NIPUN SCHEME

## NO. 2374.  SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a)  the steps taken by the Government under National Initiative for Promoting Upskilling of Nirman (NIPUN) scheme;
- (b)  whether the Government has any data regarding the number of opportunities created for the workers in the construction sector
- trained under NIPUN Scheme since its inception;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  number  of  workers  skilled  since  the  inception  of  the Scheme, State-wise, including the State of West Bengal?

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (d) : Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) had launched an  innovative  project  -  NIPUN  (National  Initiative  for  Promotion  of Upskilling of Nirman workers), as part of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  to  skill  train  over  one lakh  construction  workers  through  a  network  of  industry  partners  in construction sector and the related Sector Skill Councils (SSCs). National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) was engaged as the implementation agency.

NIPUN, inter-alia,  include  on-site  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  of construction workers & fresh skill training in the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) aligned courses. 65,241 workers trained in RPL were already working with industry and employers.

As  informed  by  NSDC,  State-wise  number  of  candidates  trained  under NIPUN, including in the State of West Bengal is at Annexure-I.

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## Annexure-I

State-wise number of candidates trained under NIPUN, as referred to  in  part  (b)  &  (d)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2374  for answer on 03.08.2023.

| Sr No   | State Name                  | No. of candidates trained   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 447                         |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 2574                        |
| 3       | Assam                       | 1615                        |
| 4       | Bihar                       | 2313                        |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                | 1284                        |
| 6       | Delhi                       | 3457                        |
| 7       | Gujarat                     | 639                         |
| 8       | Haryana                     | 5177                        |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh            | 601                         |
| 10      | Jammu And Kashmir           | 1354                        |
| 11      | Jharkhand                   | 834                         |
| 12      | Karnataka                   | 2790                        |
| 13      | Kerala                      | 1239                        |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh              | 5598                        |
| 15      | Maharashtra                 | 8333                        |
| 16      | Odisha                      | 11035                       |
| 17      | Puducherry                  | 15                          |
| 18      | Punjab                      | 1527                        |
| 19      | Rajasthan                   | 3130                        |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu                  | 3054                        |
| 21      | Telangana                   | 545                         |
| 22      | Tripura                     | 0                           |
| 23      | Uttar Pradesh               | 8982                        |
| 24      | Uttarakhand                 | 2599                        |
| 25      | West Bengal                 | 2626                        |
|         | Total                       | 71,768                      |