Lok Sabha Question No. 53 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Women Beneficiaries in PM Vishwakarma Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 53

ANSWERED ON -22/07/2024

## WOMEN BENEFICIARIES IN PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME

53. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  on  the  overall  success  rate  of  women  beneficiaries  in securing  employment  or  starting  their  own  businesses  after  completing  skill  training  under  the  PM Vishwakarma scheme in the country particularly in the State of West Bengal;
- (b)  the  details  skills  and  trades  in  which  women  have  shown  higher  participation  under  the  PM Vishwakarma scheme; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  initiatives  and  policies  that  have  led  to  the  higher  participation  of  women  in comparison to men in the PM Vishwakarma scheme?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c) The  PM  Vishwakarma  Scheme  was  launched  on  17.09.2023.  The  Scheme  aims  to provide  end-to-end  support  to  artisans  and  craftspeople  who  work  with  their  hands  and  tools.  The Scheme  components  include  recognition  through  PM  Vishwakarma  Certificate  and  ID  Card,  Skill Upgradation,  Toolkit  Incentive,  Credit  Support,  Incentive  for  Digital  Transactions  and  Marketing Support. Under the skilling component, the scheme aims to help artisans, including women artisans, enhance their traditional skills, acquire new techniques and produce improved products.

The scheme covers 18 trades. The artisans and craftspeople, including women, covered under these  18  trades  are  usually  self-employed  and  are  generally  considered  a  part  of  the  informal  or unorganized sector of the economy. The beneficiaries under the scheme are also registered on the Udyam Assist Platform (UAP) which makes them eligible to be considered for Priority Sector Lending.

As on 18.07.2024 a total of 2,28,17,230 artisans have been enrolled and 13,94,942 beneficiaries have been successfully registered out of which 5,42,222 are women. The total number of enrollments in West Bengal under the scheme is 7,73,617 of which 2,32,022 are women.

Further, 5,03,161 candidates have been provided with basic training in the Scheme across the country, out of which 2,74,703 are female. State/UT wise details of number of female candidates and total candidates certified in Basic Training under PM Vishwakarma Scheme is given at Annexure I.

Tailor  (Darzi),  Malakaar,  Doll  &  Toy  Maker  (Traditional),  Basket  Maker/  Basket  Waver:  Mat Maker/ Coir Weaver/ Broom Maker and Washerman (Dhobi) are the five trades in which the number of female candidates is higher than 50% as on 15 th  July 2024. The details are given at Annexure II.

Annexure I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 53 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## State/UT wise details of number of female candidates and total candidates certified in Basic Training under PM Vishwakarma Scheme

| S. No .     | State/UT          | Number of Female candidates certified under Basic Skill Training   | Total Number of candidates certified under Basic Skill Training   |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh    | 38,120                                                             | 46,726                                                            |
| 2           | Assam             | 13,378                                                             | 28,015                                                            |
| 3           | Bihar             | 2,371                                                              | 3,800                                                             |
| 4           | Chandigarh        | 33                                                                 | 33                                                                |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh      | 9,252                                                              | 13,926                                                            |
| 6           | Goa               | 2,243                                                              | 2,425                                                             |
| 7           | Gujarat           | 37,984                                                             | 79,632                                                            |
| 8           | Haryana           | 3,077                                                              | 7,202                                                             |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh  | 519                                                                | 1,225                                                             |
| 10          | Jammu And Kashmir | 30,695                                                             | 81,485                                                            |
| 11          | Jharkhand         | 2,496                                                              | 8,343                                                             |
| 12          | Karnataka         | 85,480                                                             | 1,09,172                                                          |
| 13          | Kerala            | 272                                                                | 576                                                               |
| 14          | Ladakh            | 826                                                                | 1,009                                                             |
| 15          | Madhya Pradesh    | 6,767                                                              | 16,548                                                            |
| 16          | Maharashtra       | 14,679                                                             | 35,879                                                            |
| 17          | Manipur           | 463                                                                | 691                                                               |
| 18          | Nagaland          | 110                                                                | 194                                                               |
| 19          | Odisha            | 1,480                                                              | 6,585                                                             |
| 20          | Punjab            | 1,061                                                              | 1,547                                                             |
| 21          | Rajasthan         | 6,567                                                              | 23,338                                                            |
| 22          | Telangana         | 4,611                                                              | 12,127                                                            |
| 23          | Tripura           | 908                                                                | 3,211                                                             |
| 24          | Uttar Pradesh     | 8,338                                                              | 16,273                                                            |
| 25          | Uttarakhand       | 2,973                                                              | 3,199                                                             |
| Grand Total | Grand Total       | 2,74,703                                                           | 5,03,161                                                          |

Annexure II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 53 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## Details of five trades in which the number of female candidates is higher than 50% as on 15 th July 2024

|   S. No. | Trade Name                                                      | Female   | Male   | Total Basic Training Certified   | Percentage of Female certified candidates w.r.t certified total certified candidates   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------|--------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Tailor (Darzi)                                                  | 2,41,414 | 26,395 | 2,67,809                         | 90.14%                                                                                 |
|        2 | Malakaar                                                        | 11,658   | 3,065  | 14,723                           | 79.18%                                                                                 |
|        3 | Doll & Toy Maker (Traditional)                                  | 867      | 304    | 1,171                            | 74.04%                                                                                 |
|        4 | Basket Maker/ Basket Waver: Mat Maker/ Coir Weaver/ Broom Maker | 3,899    | 1,848  | 5,747                            | 67.84%                                                                                 |
|        5 | Washerman (Dhobi)                                               | 3,927    | 3,434  | 7,361                            | 53.35%                                                                                 |

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