Lok Sabha Question No. 2349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-15
Subject: Gender-Disaggregated Data
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K, Shri Selvam G, Shri C N Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2349

ANSWERED ON -15/12/2025

## GENDER-DISAGGREGATED DATA

2349.  SHRI SELVAM G: SHRI C N ANNADURAI: SHRI NAVASKANI K:

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

- (a) whether the Government maintains gender-disaggregated data on candidates trained and placed under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 in Tamil Nadu, districtwise and if so, the details for female candidates;
- (b) the number of women trained under PMKVY 4.0 in Tamil Nadu since its launch, along with the number of trainees successfully placed across various job roles;
- (c) the  details  of  female  trainees  from  Kanchipuram,  including  enrolment,  completion, placement rates and sectors in which they were employed, district-wise;
- (d) whether  any  targeted  skilling  initiatives  for  women-such  as  tailoring,  healthcare, IT/ITES, beauty & wellness and entrepreneurship have been introduced in the said districts under PMKVY 4.0;
- (e) if  so,  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  expand  women's  participation  in PMKVY 4.0 centres in  these  backward  and  semi-urban  districts,  including  hostel  facilities, stipend support and tie-ups with local industries; and
- (f) whether additional women-focused training centres are proposed in these districts to improve female employment opportunities, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b)   Under PMKVY 4.0, as on 31.10.2025, a total of 86,750 female candidates have been trained/oriented across 37 Districts in Tamil Nadu. District-wise and gender-wise details of candidates trained/oriented under PMKVY 4.0 is given at Annexure-I .

Placements  were  tracked  in  the  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  component  of  the  first  three versions of the PMKVY Scheme i.e. PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 implemented from  FY  2015-16  to  FY  2021-22.  Under  PMKVY  4.0,  the  focus  is  to  empower  our  trained candidates to  choose their  varied  career path  and  they  are  suitably  oriented  for  the  same through On-job Training (OJT) embedded industry relevant skill courses.

- (c)         Sector-wise  details  of  female  candidates  enrolled,  trained/  oriented  and  certified  in Kanchipuram District under PMKVY 4.0, as on 31.10.2025 is as under:

|   Sl. No. | Sector Name         |   Enrolled |   Trained / Oriented |   Certified |
|-----------|---------------------|------------|----------------------|-------------|
|         1 | Agriculture         |         20 |                   20 |          19 |
|         2 | Apparel             |        827 |                  752 |         563 |
|         3 | Beauty and Wellness |        240 |                  212 |         204 |

| 4.   | Capital Goods            | 5     | 5     | 0     |
|------|--------------------------|-------|-------|-------|
| 5.   | Construction             | 22    | 22    | 21    |
| 6.   | Electronics and Hardware | 227   | 170   | 131   |
| 7.   | Hydrocarbon              | 35    | 30    | 25    |
| 8.   | IASC                     | 71    | 71    | 62    |
| 9.   | Iron and Steel           | 224   | 224   | 181   |
| 10.  | IT-ITeS                  | 914   | 792   | 613   |
| 11.  | Leather                  | 762   | 762   | 683   |
| 12.  | Management               | 3     | 3     | 2     |
| 13.  | Media and Entertainment  | 227   | 227   | 124   |
| 14.  | Plumbing                 | 3     | 3     | 0     |
| 15.  | Telecom                  | 195   | 195   | 153   |
| 16.  | Tourism & Hospitality    | 60    | 60    | 56    |
|      | Total                    | 3,835 | 3,548 | 2,837 |

(d),  (e)  &  (f)        PMKVY  4.0  is a demand-driven scheme designed to benefit all sections of society. The Scheme includes a dedicated provision for Special Projects aimed at enhancing the participation of under-represented social groups, including SC, ST, women, and persons with disabilities (PwDs). Special emphasis is placed on empowering women  and marginalized communities by facilitating their access to skill development programs.

To  promote  inclusivity  and  ensure  that  these  groups  can  participate  in  training  and subsequently  access gainful  wage  or  self-employment  opportunities,  the  Scheme  provides Boarding  and  Lodging  (B&L)  and  transport  facilities  for  women,  PwDs,  and  trainees  from Special  Areas,  as  defined  under  the  Common  Norms,  for  both  within  and  outside  Special Areas.  Additionally,  conveyance  support  is  permissible  for  women  and  PwDs  undergoing non-residential training, in accordance with the Common Norms.

Further,  a  special  initiative  NAVYA  (Nurturing  Aspirations  through  Vocational  Training  for Young  Adolescent  Girls)  for  targeted  skilling  of  3,850  adolescent  girls  (AGs)  has  been launched across 27 Aspirational Districts in 19 States aiming to enhance employability, and socio-economic independence among Adolescent Girls.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) &(b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2349 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025

District-wise and gender-wise details of candidates trained/oriented under PMKVY 4.0, as on 31.10.2025, is as under:

| Sl. No.   | District        | candidates trained/ oriented   | candidates trained/ oriented   | candidates trained/ oriented   |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | District        | Female                         | Male                           | Transgender                    |
| 1.        | Ariyalur        | 1,706                          | 753                            | -                              |
| 2.        | Chengalpattu    | 852                            | 712                            | -                              |
| 3.        | Chennai         | 3,711                          | 2,864                          | -                              |
| 4.        | Coimbatore      | 4,528                          | 5,509                          | 1                              |
| 5.        | Cuddalore       | 3,379                          | 2,084                          | -                              |
| 6.        | Dharmapuri      | 2,549                          | 791                            | -                              |
| 7.        | Dindigul        | 3,350                          | 990                            | -                              |
| 8.        | Erode           | 4,396                          | 1,149                          | -                              |
| 9.        | Kallakurichi    | 95                             | 431                            | -                              |
| 10.       | Kancheepuram    | 3,548                          | 1,834                          | -                              |
| 11.       | Kanniyakumari   | 2,148                          | 742                            | -                              |
| 12.       | Karur           | 1,765                          | 166                            | -                              |
| 13.       | Krishnagiri     | 2,767                          | 919                            | -                              |
| 14.       | Madurai         | 2,745                          | 1,645                          | -                              |
| 15.       | Nagapattinam    | 3,901                          | 1,425                          | -                              |
| 16.       | Namakkal        | 3,844                          | 1,484                          | -                              |
| 17.       | Perambalur      | 2,123                          | 1,024                          | -                              |
| 18.       | Pudukkottai     | 1,379                          | 511                            | -                              |
| 19.       | Ramanathapuram  | 670                            | 448                            | -                              |
| 20.       | Ranipet         | 652                            | 493                            | -                              |
| 21.       | Salem           | 1,525                          | 1,045                          | -                              |
| 22.       | Sivaganga       | 847                            | 854                            | -                              |
| 23.       | Tenkasi         | 442                            | 355                            | -                              |
| 24.       | Thanjavur       | 3,091                          | 1,846                          | -                              |
| 25.       | The Nilgiris    | 1,377                          | 1,853                          | -                              |
| 26.       | Theni           | 701                            | 450                            | -                              |
| 27.       | Thiruvallur     | 5,032                          | 2,551                          | -                              |
| 28.       | Thiruvarur      | 2,390                          | 101                            | -                              |
| 29.       | Tiruchirappalli | 4,669                          | 2,943                          | -                              |
| 30.       | Tirunelveli     | 1,851                          | 1,442                          | -                              |
| 31.       | Tirupathur      | 1,128                          | 156                            | -                              |
| 32.       | Tiruppur        | 597                            | 219                            | -                              |
| 33.       | Tiruvannamalai  | 5,087                          | 1,373                          | -                              |
| 34.       | Thoothukudi     | 853                            | 308                            | -                              |
| 35.       | Vellore         | 3,826                          | 780                            | -                              |
| 36.       | Villupuram      | 1,797                          | 303                            | -                              |
| 37.       | Virudhunagar    | 1,429                          | 752                            | -                              |
|           | Total           | 86,750                         | 43,305                         | 1                              |

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