Lok Sabha Question No. 3122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Implementation of PM-DAKSH
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.3122 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-DAKSH

## 3122. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   Government has   implemented Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta  Sampann Hitgarhi (PMDAKSH) Yojana in the country;
- (b) if s0, the details thereof along with its aims and objectives;
- the amount of funds earmarked under the said yojana; and
- (d) the number of candidates benefited from the said yojana and got placement, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Aur Kushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme launched in the Financial Year 2020-21. The main objective of the Scheme is to provide high quality skills to candidates of age group 18-45 belonging to socially, educationally and economically marginalized sections of the society including SCs, OBCs, De-notified Tribes (DNTs), EBCs, Safai Karamcharies including Waste Pickers through training institutes/partners.
- (c): During 2023-24, an amount of Rs.92.47 Crore has been earmarked under the said Yojana.
- (d): The number of candidates benefitted from the said yojana and got placement; State/UT-wise is annexed.

## ANNEXURE

| S No:   | Name of StatelUT   | FY 2020-21                                               | FY 2021-22                                               | FY 2022-23 Number of candidates benefitted (Based on   | Total Number of candidates benefitted (Based on commencem   | Placeme nts (Numbe rs)   |
|---------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| S No:   | Name of StatelUT   | Number of candidates benefitted (Based on commencem ent) | Number of candidates benefitted (Based on commencem ent) | commencem ent)                                         | ent)                                                        |                          |
|         | Andhra Pradesh     | 870                                                      | 2167                                                     | 1969                                                   | 5006                                                        | 1686                     |
| 2       | Assam              | 1183                                                     | 2070                                                     | 1357                                                   | 4610                                                        | 2651                     |
| 3       | Bihar              | 2596                                                     | 3032                                                     | 2040                                                   | 7668                                                        | 3671                     |
| 4       | Chandigarh         |                                                          |                                                          | 110                                                    | 110                                                         | 78                       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh       | 694                                                      | 999                                                      | 641                                                    | 2334                                                        | 1300                     |
| 6       | Delhi              | 487                                                      | 337                                                      | 327                                                    | 115]                                                        | 674                      |
|         | Goa                |                                                          |                                                          | 125                                                    | 125                                                         | 86                       |
| 8       | Gujarat            | 1199                                                     | 1783                                                     | 910                                                    | 3892                                                        | 2361                     |
| 9       | Haryana            | 1137                                                     | 964                                                      | 1470                                                   | 3571                                                        | 1774                     |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh   | 319                                                      | 898                                                      | 739                                                    | 1956                                                        | 782                      |
|         | Kashmir            | 664                                                      | 765                                                      | 1292                                                   | 2721                                                        | 1353                     |
| 12      | Jharkhand          | 370                                                      | 1241                                                     | 790                                                    | 2401                                                        | 1355                     |
| 13      | Karnataka          | 781                                                      | 1351                                                     | 790                                                    | 2922                                                        | 1839                     |
| 14      | Kerala             | 763                                                      | 859                                                      | 353                                                    | 1975                                                        | 1207                     |
| 15      | Laddakh            | 60                                                       | 50                                                       | 0                                                      | 10                                                          | 61                       |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh     | 2764                                                     | 3260                                                     | 4222                                                   | 10246                                                       | 5484                     |
| 17      | Maharashtra        | 2567                                                     | 1963                                                     | 1261                                                   | 5791                                                        | 2842                     |
| 18      | Manipur            | 241                                                      | 516                                                      | 343                                                    | 1100                                                        | 785                      |
| 19      | Meghalaya          | 60                                                       | 30                                                       | 140                                                    | 230                                                         | 178                      |
| 20      | Mizoram            | 0                                                        |                                                          |                                                        | 0                                                           |                          |
| 21      | Odisha             | 736                                                      | 1017                                                     | 1304                                                   | 3057                                                        | 1814                     |
| 22      | Puducherry         | 31                                                       | 51                                                       |                                                        | 82                                                          | 57                       |
| 23      | Punjab_            | 1509                                                     | 2377                                                     | 2884                                                   | 6770                                                        | 3653                     |
| 24      | Rajasthan          | 1890                                                     | 1927                                                     | 1383                                                   | 5200                                                        | 3245                     |
| 25      | Sikkim             | 160                                                      | 155                                                      | 25                                                     | 340                                                         | 207                      |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu         | 1032                                                     | 1137                                                     | 1011                                                   | 3180                                                        | 2121                     |
| 27      | Telangana          | 430                                                      | 720                                                      | 866                                                    | 2016                                                        | 894                      |
| 28      | Tripura            | 92                                                       | 509                                                      | 470                                                    | 1071                                                        | 682                      |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh      | 6659                                                     | 7798                                                     | 4167                                                   | 18624                                                       | 11098                    |
| 30      | Uttarakhand        | 1090                                                     | 679                                                      | 512                                                    | 2281                                                        | 1293                     |
| 31      | West Bengal        | 1713 32097                                               | 3347 42002                                               | 1520 33021                                             | 6580 107120                                                 | 3042 58273               |

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