Lok Sabha Question No. 2074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Creation of Own Enterprise by PMKVY Trainees
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2074 ANSWERED ON - 05/08/2024

## CREATION OF OWN ENTERPRISE BY PMKVY TRAINEES

2074.  SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

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

- (a) whether it  is  true  that  24%  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY) trainees create their own enterprise;
- (b) the  details  of  key  reasons  behind  the  low  conversion  rate  of  skill  development trainees into successful entrepreneurs, as evidenced by the data of PMKVY trainees;
- (c) the  details of PMKVY trainees in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years, district-wise; and
- (d) the details of the enterprises created by them, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing  its  flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY), since  2015,  with  an  objective  to  enable  Indian  youth  to  take  up  industry-relevant  skill training for a better livelihood through self-employment and wage employment. Under PMKVY,  skill  development  training  has  been  imparted  through  Short-Term  Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Placements  were  tracked  in  the  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  component  in the first three versions of the Scheme which is PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 implemented  from  FY 2015-16 to FY  2021-22. Under  PMKVY  4.0,  placement component has been delinked. Under PMKVY (1.0 to 3.0), as on 30.06.2024, 24.38 lakh candidates  have  been  reported  placed  which  includes  both  self-employed  and  wage employed.

(c) & (d)    The district wise details of candidates trained under PMKVY during the last three  year  (2021-22  to  2023-24)  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  are  given  at Annexure . Further, details of enterprises created by them is not available with this Ministry.

## ANNEXURE  REFER  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2074 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

District wise details of candidates trained under PMKVY during the last three year (2021-22 to 20234-24) in the State of Tamil Nadu.

| S.No.   | District        |   2021-22 Candidates Trained |   2022-23 Candidates Trained |   2023-24 Candidates Trained |
|---------|-----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1       | Ariyalur        |                          805 |                            0 |                          480 |
| 2       | Chengalpattu    |                            1 |                            0 |                          140 |
| 3       | Chennai         |                         3591 |                         1427 |                         3680 |
| 4       | Coimbatore      |                         1628 |                          574 |                         2922 |
| 5       | Cuddalore       |                         1141 |                          288 |                          937 |
| 6       | Dharmapuri      |                          271 |                          240 |                          502 |
| 7       | Dindigul        |                         1451 |                          285 |                          625 |
| 8       | Erode           |                         1065 |                          260 |                         1215 |
| 9       | Kallakurichi    |                            0 |                           20 |                            0 |
| 10      | Kanchipuram     |                         2634 |                           35 |                         1204 |
| 11      | Kanniyakumari   |                           21 |                           40 |                          727 |
| 12      | Karur           |                          670 |                          210 |                          456 |
| 13      | Krishnagiri     |                          270 |                          270 |                         1131 |
| 14      | Madurai         |                          524 |                          560 |                          840 |
| 15      | Nagapattinam    |                          297 |                          467 |                          880 |
| 16      | Namakkal        |                          674 |                          261 |                         1800 |
| 17      | Perambalur      |                          376 |                            0 |                          748 |
| 18      | Pudukkottai     |                          100 |                            0 |                          341 |
| 19      | Ramanathapuram  |                         1015 |                          351 |                            0 |
| 20      | Ranipet         |                           59 |                            0 |                          517 |
| 21      | Salem           |                          490 |                            0 |                          613 |
| 22      | Sivaganga       |                          941 |                          200 |                          397 |
| 23      | Tenkasi         |                            0 |                            0 |                           25 |
| 24      | Thanjavur       |                          714 |                            0 |                          779 |
| 25      | The Nilgiris    |                          543 |                          240 |                         1220 |
| 26      | Theni           |                           73 |                            0 |                          236 |
| 27      | Thiruvallur     |                         3013 |                          396 |                         2648 |
| 28      | Thiruvarur      |                          881 |                          245 |                          693 |
| 29      | Tiruchirappalli |                          675 |                          172 |                         1552 |
| 30      | Tirunelveli     |                          326 |                            0 |                          812 |
| 31      | Tirupathur      |                          270 |                           70 |                          443 |
| 32      | Tiruppur        |                          393 |                          270 |                           50 |
| 33      | Tiruvannamalai  |                          948 |                          132 |                         2936 |
| 34      | Tuticorin       |                          214 |                            0 |                          386 |
| 35      | Vellore         |                         1745 |                          615 |                         1422 |
| 36      | Villupuram      |                          856 |                          249 |                          566 |
| 37      | Virudhunagar    |                          382 |                          152 |                          598 |
|         | Grand Total     |                        29057 |                         8029 |                        34521 |

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