Lok Sabha Question No. 15 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Skill Development of Marginalized Communities
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri P P Chaudhary, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Dr. K Sudhakar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 15

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES

- † 15. Shri Vijay Baghel:

Shri Lumba Ram:

Shri Dineshbhai Makwana:

Shri Praveen Patel:

Shri P P Chaudhary:

Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato:

Dr. K Sudhakar:

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

- (a) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  marginalised  and  deprived communities  benefit  from  the  Skills  Strengthening  for  Industrial  Value  Enhancement  (STRIVE) initiative;
- (b) whether there are any future expansion plans for the STRIVE initiative, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to include any new skill sectors or industries under the said initiative;
- (d) the total number of individuals from said communities being trained from Karnataka especially from Chikkaballapur; and
- (e) the  details  of  various  schemes  and  policies  of  the  Government  helped  in  uplifting  and empowering said communities of Karnataka?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)   Sir, Directorate General of Training under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship implemented  the  Skill  Strengthening  for  Value  Enhancement  (STRIVE)  project,  which  was  a Government of India project with the assistance of World Bank. Under the STRIVE Project, a total of 500 ITIs (which include 467 Government ITIs and 33 Private ITIs) were selected for upgradation.

The objective of the STRIVE Project was to strengthen, upgrade and enhance the learning infrastructure in the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), which would help all trainees including from marginalized and deprived communities.

- (b) and (c)   No sir, STRIVE project has already been concluded on 31.05.2024 and there is no future expansion plans for STRIVE initiative.
- (d) and (e) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements various schemes for  providing  skill  training  to  various  sections  of  society.  Details  of  these  schemes  along  with  the number of individuals benefited from them in State of Karnataka and in Chikkaballapur district are given below:
-  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS):  The  Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT),  under  the Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  implements  the  Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through a network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to benefit youth from all communities across the country, including Karnataka.

In ITIs, craftsmen training is provided in 166 NSQF aligned trades. Each trade has a dedicated course  curriculum.  The  duration  of  training  is  usually  for  one  and  two  years.  The  training courses have been designed to impart basic skills and knowledge in the trades so as to prepare trainee for employment as a semiskilled worker.

At  present,  there  are  14,619  ITIs  established  in  the  country  out  of  which  3,316  ITIs  are Government ITIs and 11,303 ITIs are Private ITIs. There are a total of 1,466 ITIs (274 Govt. ITIs and 1,192 Pvt. ITIs) in the State of Karnataka. Over the last five years, 3,28,073 students from marginalized communities have been trained in ITIs in Karnataka out of which 5,968 are from Chikkaballapur district.

-  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY):  "  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY),  since  2015,  for  imparting  skill  development  training  through  Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country including State of Karnataka. Under this scheme, a total number of 69,126 beneficiaries have been certified from the marginalized communities in the State of Karnataka out of which 1253 are from Chikkaballapur district.
-  Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS): The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme, initially launched as Shramik Vidyapeeth (SVP) in 1967, aims to provide skill training in a non-formal mode at the doorsteps of the beneficiary through registered Societies (NGOs) with 100% grant from the Government of India. The objective of the scheme is to increase the household income by promoting self/wage employment through skill development training. The main target of the JSS  is  to  impart  vocational  skills  to  the  non-literates,  neo-literates  and  persons  having rudimentary level of education upto 8th standard and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years. So far, 28.83 lakhs beneficiaries have been trained under the JSS Scheme throughout the country. In Karnataka, a total no. of 64,451 beneficiaries have been trained from the marginalized communities in the last five years. There is no functional JSS in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka.
-  Skill  Acquisition  and  Knowledge  Awareness  for  Livelihood  Promotion  ('SANKALP'):  The SANKALP Project was launched in 2018 by the MSDE with a support from World Bank and is scheduled  for  closure  on  31 st   March  2025.  It  aims  to  improve  short  term  skill  training qualitatively  and  quantitatively  through  strengthening  institutions,  bring  in  better  market connectivity and inclusion of marginalized sections of the society. As part of State component of SANKALP, MSDE has released a total of Rs 34.02 crore (Central & State share) to the State of  Karnataka.  A  total  of  67  projects  aligned  with  result  areas  of  SANKALP,  have  been implemented by the State of Karnataka, out of which 29 projects have already been completed. 4000  beneficiaries  from  marginalized  communities  have  benefited  from  these  projects  in Karnataka, out of which 196 are from Chikkaballapur district.

The number of individuals from marginalized communities who have been trained from the State  of  Karnataka  and  Chikkaballpur  district  in  particular,  during  the  last  five  years  from  these schemes is tabulated below:

| Scheme Name                         | No. of Individuals Trained- Karnataka State   | No. of Individuals Trained- Chikkaballapur District   |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Craftsmen Training Scheme           | 3,28,073                                      | 5,968                                                 |
| Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana | 69,126                                        | 1,253                                                 |
| Jan Shikshan Sansthan               | 64,451                                        | No functional JSS                                     |
| SANKALP                             | 4,000                                         | 196                                                   |