Lok Sabha Question No. 1020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Implementation of Skill Development Schemes in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1020

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN ANDHRA PRADESH

1020.     DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

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

- (a) the  number  of  various  skill  development  schemes  being  implemented  in  Andhra Pradesh by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship either independently or in collaboration with other Ministries along with the key objectives of each scheme;
- (b) the  details  of  the  names  of  the  centers  established  under  these  schemes  in  the  said State along with the number of centers operational, district-wise;
- (c) the  types  of  courses  offered  at  each  center  along  with  the  total  number  of  seats available for each course;
- (d) the total funds allocated, released and utilized for each skill development scheme in the said State, district and year-wise;
- (e) the  number  of  beneficiaries  trained  and  placed  under  each  scheme,  year-wise  along with the challenges faced to meet the targets; and
- (f) the total number  of beneficiaries categorized by gender, age and rural/urban classification under each scheme  and  the employment  outcomes  achieved  (including placement rates)?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (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  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  including  the  state  of  Andhra Pradesh.  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.

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.

Further, Ministry is also collaborating with other Ministries/Departments in implementation of Skill  Component  of  Schemes  such  as  PM  Vishwakarma  (PMV),  PM  Surya  Ghar,  Muft  Bijli Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adiwasi Nyaya Maha AbhiyaN (PM JANMAN) etc.

(b)  District-wise  details  of  the  number  of  centers/establishments  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  under various schemes of MSDE is as under:

|   Sr. No. | District              | PMKVY (4.0)   | NAPS*   |   JSS |   ITIs |
|-----------|-----------------------|---------------|---------|-------|--------|
|         1 | Alluri Sitharama Raju | 1             | -       |     0 |      4 |
|         2 | Anakapalli            | 2             | 77      |     0 |     32 |
|         3 | Anantapur             | 28            | 2,547   |     1 |     23 |
|         4 | Annamayya             | 5             | 10      |     0 |     14 |
|         5 | Bapatla               | 3             | 38      |     0 |     20 |
|         6 | Chittoor              | 23            | 2,522   |     0 |     17 |
|         7 | East Godavari         | 16            | 424     |     0 |     13 |
|         8 | Eluru                 | 5             | 194     |     0 |     19 |
|         9 | Guntur                | 30            | 326     |     0 |     13 |
|        10 | Kakinada              | 4             | 295     |     0 |     14 |
|        11 | Konaseema             | -             | 62      |     0 |     15 |
|        12 | Krishna               | 21            | 694     |     0 |     20 |
|        13 | Kurnool               | 26            | 91      |     0 |     17 |
|        14 | Nandyal               | 4             | 18      |     0 |     21 |
|        15 | NTR                   | 1             | 618     |     1 |     11 |
|        16 | Palnadu               | 3             | 15      |     0 |     19 |
|        17 | Parvathipuram Manyam  | 1             | 7       |     0 |      7 |

|   18. | Prakasam       |   22 | 86    |   1 |   39 |
|-------|----------------|------|-------|-----|------|
|    19 | SPSR Nellore   |   31 | 281   |   0 |   23 |
|    20 | Sri Sathya Sai |    5 | 1,365 |   0 |   15 |
|    21 | Srikakulam     |   19 | 391   |   0 |   23 |
|    22 | Tirupati       |    5 | 1,701 |   1 |   27 |
|    23 | Visakhapatanam |   42 | 2,064 |   1 |   33 |
|    24 | Vizianagaram   |   27 | 136   |   1 |   28 |
|    25 | West Godavari  |   20 | 175   |   0 |   18 |
|    26 | YSR Kadapa     |   24 | 923   |   0 |   34 |

- (c): Number of Courses/Job roles offered under PMKVY, NAPS, JSS and CTS are as under:

| PMKVY          | JSS          | NAPS                                                | CTS    |
|----------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 700+ Job Roles | 28 Job Roles | 266 Designated Trades, and 750+ Optional Trades 168 | Trades |

Course/Job roles in which training is imparted at any centre is as per the local needs.

- (d): The funds are not released directly to the districts under schemes like PMKVY, JSS and NAPS. Funds under PMKVY and JSS are released to Implementing Agencies for meeting the cost of training as per prescribed cost norms. Under NAPS, stipend support up to Rs 1500/per  month  is  released  to  beneficiaries  through  DBT.  Day  to  day  administration  as  well  as financial control in respect of ITIs lies with the respective State Government/ UT Administration.
- (e)  &  (f):  Information  on  number  of  candidates  trained,  separately  for  the  rural  and  urban areas, is not maintained. However, the gender wise details of candidates trained under JSS, NAPS and CTS in the State of Andhra Pradesh are as under:

| Scheme                           | Total    | Male     | Female   |
|----------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| PMKVY (Since Inception to        | 5,21,022 | 2,91,108 | 2,29,903 |
| 31.12.2024)                      |          |          |          |
| JSS (FY 2018-19 to FY 2023-24)   | 62,843   | 8,885    | 53,958   |
| NAPS (FY 2018-19 to 31.12.2024)  | 77,397   | 61,681   | 15,716   |
| CTS (Session 2019- Session 2023) | 2,49,696 | 2,39,556 | 10,140   |

Amongst the schemes of MSDE, placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component of PMKVY in the first three versions of the scheme (PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0) implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Number of candidates reported placed  under  STT  component  of  PMKVY  during  last  five  years  up  to  2021-22  is  92,678 in State of Andhra Pradesh . Under PMKVY4.0, the focus is on empowering trained candidates to  choose  their  varied  career  path  and  they  are  suitably  oriented  for  the  same.  Further, various IT tools like skill India digital hub (SIDH) also gives this opportunity.

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