Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Schemes for Upskilling of Youths under PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 71

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## SCHEMES FOR UPSKILLING OF YOUTHS UNDER PMKVY

## 71. DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  schemes  for  upskilling  of  youths under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  skill  training  programmes  at  Gadchiroli Lok Sabha Constituency in the State of Maharashtra, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government plans to conduct Rozgar Mela for unemployed youths in the country especially in Maharashtra State, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any programmes are being implemented at Gadchiroli, Maharashtra State through the National Skill Development Agency, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  schemes  for  training  of  youngsters keeping its vision of developing the country, 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)  and  (e)  Under  the  Govt.  of India's  Skill India  Mission  (SIM),  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship scheme, Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY).  PMKVY  has  two  training  components,  namely, Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Under PMKVY-STT, candidates are being trained in short duration courses through empanelled training centres (TCs)  across  the  country,  whereas,  under  PMKVY-RPL  component,  candidates  having prior skill are assessed after reskilling/upskilling and certified through orientation or bridge courses.

MSDE  has  undertaken skill training programmes  in Gadchiroli Lok Sabha Constituency (Gadchiroli, Gondia, Chandrapur districts) in the State of Maharashtra. Under PMKVY, since 2015 as on 31.12.2024, around 53 thousand candidates have been trained and  out  of  which  around  40  thousand  candidates  have  been  certified  in  Gadchiroli  Lok Sabha Constituency (Gadchiroli, Gondia, Chandrapur districts) of the State of Maharashtra.

(c)        National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), the project implementing agency for PMKVY, conducts Rozgar Melas on regular basis across the country. So far, a total of 64 Rozgar Melas have been organized in the State of Maharashtra.

(d)        The  National  Skill  Development  Agency  (NSDA)  was  an  autonomous  body registered  as  a  society  under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, under the  Ministry of Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship.  Consequent  upon  its  merger  with  National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT), the National Council for Vocational Education and Training  (NCVET)  was  established  as  a  regulatory  body.  It  functions  as  an  overarching national regulator for setting standards and formulating comprehensive regulations for the vocational education, training, and skilling ecosystem for improving quality and outcomes.

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