Lok Sabha Question No. 2480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Skill and Vocational Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2480

ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## SKILL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

2480.  SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

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

- (a) the details of schemes/programmes being implemented for imparting skill development and vocational training;
- (b) whether  any  steps  have  been taken by the Government to create  awareness among urban and rural areas for imparting skill development and vocational training in the country;
- (c) if so, the percentage of youths of the country who received technical degree, diploma or certificate by getting the said training, State-wise including Chhattisgarh; and
- (d) the name of course/programme which is mostly-preferred by trainees?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)        Under the Govt. 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/colleges/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.  The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready & industry ready skills.  The brief of these schemes is as under:

Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY): PMKVY  Scheme  is  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 rural areas.

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 and  school  dropouts  upto  12th  standard  in  the  age  group  of  15-45  years,  with  due  age relaxation in case of 'Divyangjan' and other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities in the rural areas and urban low-income areas.

National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS): This  Scheme  is  for  promoting apprenticeship training and  increasing  the  engagement  of apprentices by providing financial support to industrial establishments undertaking apprenticeship programme  under  the Apprentices Act, 1961. 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.

Besides  MSDE,  more  than  20  Ministries/  Departments  of  Central  Government  are implementing  the  skilling/upskilling  training  programmes  through  various schemes,  such  as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojna (DDU-GKY) and Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) of Ministry of Rural Development, Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojna National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM) by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs etc.

- (b)      MSDE has undertaken various strategies to ensure the widespread reach of programs for  skill  development  across diverse geographies and socio-economic backgrounds through awareness drives,  workshops, and community engagement initiative. Amplifying awareness around the skilling initiatives is also undertaken through platforms like All India Radio (AIR), Press Information Bureau (PIB), MyGov, and Doordarshan (DD). Leveraging digital platforms and  mobile  technology,  Ministry  has  ensured  accessibility  to  skill-related  information  and resources, benefiting individuals in remote regions.
- (c)            The  State/UT  wise  number  of  trainees  certified  under  PMKVY,  JSS,  NAPS  and CTS(ITIs) during year 2022-23 including state of Chhattisgarh is at Annexure-I .
- (d)      Top 5 job roles mostly-preferred by trainees under MSDE's schemes viz. PMKVY, JSS, NAPS and CTS (ITIs) is as under:

|   S.No. | PMKVY                                      | JSS                                                                               | CTS (ITIs)                                      | NAPS                                        |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Self Employed Tailor                       | Assistant Dress Maker                                                             | Electrician                                     | Assembly Line Operator                      |
|       2 | Field Technician Computing And Peripherals | Beauty Care Assistant                                                             | Fitter                                          | Auto Component Assembly Fitter              |
|       3 | Sewing Machine Operator                    | Assistant Hand Embroider -(Phulkari Chickankari / Kashmiri Zari Zardozi / Kantha) | / / Computer Operator and Programming Assistant | Automotive Assembly Operator                |
|       4 | Safai Karamchari                           | Assistant- Fruits and Vegetable Processing and Preservation                       | Welder                                          | Automotive Assembly Technician v2.0         |
|       5 | Group Farming Practitioner                 | Helper- Electrical Technician                                                     | Mechanic Diesel                                 | Computer Operator and Programming Assistant |

State/UT wise number of persons certified under PMKVY, JSS, NAPS and CTS(ITIs) during year 2022-23:

| State                                | PMKVY    |    JSS |   NAPS |    CTS |
|--------------------------------------|----------|--------|--------|--------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands          | 480      |   1800 |      2 |    141 |
| Andhra Pradesh                       | 6,807    |  16169 |   2485 |   9048 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                    | 3,624    |      0 |      0 |    242 |
| Assam                                | 11,112   |  12599 |   1144 |   1441 |
| Bihar                                | 18,270   |  55901 |    525 |  11646 |
| Chandigarh                           | 383      |   2698 |    106 |    576 |
| Chhattisgarh                         | 3,192    |  36042 |   1443 |  10738 |
| Delhi                                | 4,197    |   8067 |    537 |   4618 |
| Goa                                  | 222      |   2640 |    222 |   1003 |
| Gujarat                              | 6,501    |  23741 |  14246 |  30393 |
| Haryana                              | 7,322    |  10194 |  13237 |  18527 |
| Himachal Pradesh                     | 4,186    |  28090 |    509 |   7934 |
| Jammu And Kashmir                    | 17,023   |      0 |     52 |   4800 |
| Jharkhand                            | 6,828    |  24845 |   3224 |   4966 |
| Karnataka                            | 7,790    |  31441 |   5336 |   5783 |
| Kerala                               | 6,514    |  24175 |   4483 |  13249 |
| Ladakh                               | 437      |      0 |      0 |    197 |
| Lakshadweep                          | 52       |   1401 |      3 |    215 |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | 22,506   |  69712 |   4413 |  15070 |
| Maharashtra                          | 16,917   |  52549 |  23592 |  39326 |
| Manipur                              | 2,295    |   8676 |      9 |      0 |
| Meghalaya                            | 1,928    |   1660 |     10 |    337 |
| Mizoram                              | 1,455    |   2472 |      0 |    131 |
| Nagaland                             | 2,952    |   1798 |      0 |    134 |
| Odisha                               | 7,526    |  70435 |   2935 |   5271 |
| Puducherry                           | 834      |      0 |    334 |    178 |
| Punjab                               | 6,963    |   4138 |   2174 |  18202 |
| Rajasthan                            | 13,781   |  20632 |   2459 |  17796 |
| Sikkim                               | 602      |      0 |     16 |    198 |
| Tamil Nadu                           | 12,811   |  19503 |   6742 |   8961 |
| Telangana                            | 6,804    |  15618 |   5088 |   3974 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 33       |   3214 |     27 |    255 |
| Tripura                              | 2,342    |   5397 |      8 |    807 |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 31,373   | 122288 |   9803 |  43303 |
| Uttarakhand                          | 3,945    |  17557 |   1339 |   2263 |
| West Bengal                          | 12,672   |  17570 |   2581 |   8850 |
| Total                                | 2,52,679 | 713022 | 109084 | 290573 |

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