Lok Sabha Question No. 945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Skill Development/Vocational Training Programmes under JSS Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 945

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT/VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES UNDER JSS SCHEME

945.    SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

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

- (a) the  details  of  types  of  skill  development  and  vocational  training  programmes  that  are offered under the Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Schemes and the total number of beneficiaries who have been trained during last three years;
- (b) the manner  in which JSS Scheme  has ensured the inclusion of marginalized communities such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and women;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any assessment of the impact of JSS Scheme on rural and semi-urban livelihoods and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  percentage  of  women  beneficiaries  under  the  JSS  Scheme  during  the  last  three years,
- (e) whether any specific programmes designed for skill development and entrepreneurship among women, if so, the details thereof:
- (f) whether  JSSs  have  collaborated  with  industries  or  private  sector  entities  to  improve employment  opportunities  for  trainees,  if  so,  the  details  of  such  partnerships  and  their outcomes;
- (g) whether the Government has any plans to establish more JSS Schemes in underdeveloped or aspirational districts and if so, the details of the proposed timeline; and
- (h) the other steps being taken by the Government to align the JSS Scheme with emerging market demands and new-age skills like digital literacy and e-commerce?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  and  (b) : The  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  Scheme,  initially  launched  as  Shramik Vidyapeeth (SVP) in 1967, aims to provide skill training in a non-formal mode at the doorsteps of the beneficiary through registered Societies (NGOs) with 100% grant from the Government of India.  JSS offers 28 National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) Level 2 and 3 job roles to beneficiaries.   Under  the  JSS  Scheme,  16,95,617  beneficiaries  have  been  trained  during  last three years i.e. FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24.  Year-wise details are given below:

| Total Number of beneficiaries trained During Last three years   | Total Number of beneficiaries trained During Last three years   | Total Number of beneficiaries trained During Last three years   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                               | FY 2021-22                                                      | 4,61,996                                                        |
| 2                                                               | FY 2022-23                                                      | 7,26,284                                                        |
| 3                                                               | FY 2023-24                                                      | 5,07,337                                                        |
|                                                                 | Total                                                           | 16,95,617                                                       |

The  target  beneficiaries  of  the  scheme  are  non-literates,  neo-literates  and  persons having rudimentary level of education, school dropouts up to class 12 th in the age group of 1545  years.  Age  relaxation  is  given  to  Divyangjan  and  other  deserving  cases,  especially women.  JSS Scheme ensures the inclusion of marginalized communities such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women.

- (c): The  JSS  Scheme  Division  conducted  an  overall  impact  assessment  survey  of  the scheme by the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) in FY 2020-21, and IIPA submitted the  report  to  MSDE  in  November  2020.  The  following  are  the  recommendations  provided  by IIPA regarding the scheme: -

'Considering  79%  women  representation,  50.5%  of  the  rural  share,  73.4%  change  in  the employment for enhanced livelihood, 89.1% change in the average income of each beneficiary, 85.7% mobilization  of  beneficiaries  by  JSS,  the  study  team  recommends  the  scheme  of  Jan Shikshan Sansthan for continuation.

It is a time-tested scheme which has survived since 1967. It is perhaps the only scheme under  MSDE  in  the  non-formal  sector.  It  caters  to  educationally  backward  (i.e.  non-literates, neo-literates  and  persons  with  rudimentary  levels  of  education)  and  socially  disadvantaged groups (women, SCs, STs, OBCs, Minorities etc.). It provides doorstep skill training services in rural  and  urban  areas.  The  study  findings  indicate  that  the  scheme  has  helped  in  almost doubling the household income of those beneficiaries who got employment or got self-employed after receiving the training. The focus of the scheme skewed in favour of self- employment is also in tune with Aatama Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.'

- (d): The percentage of trained women beneficiaries under JSS scheme division is 80.39 % during last three years i.e. FY 2021-22 to 2023-24.
- (e): JSS scheme is offering courses which may be preferred by women such as Beauty Care Assistant, Assistant Hand Embroider -(Phulkari / Chickankari / Kashmiri / Zari Zardozi / Kantha), Beauty  Care  Assistant,  Assistant  Dress  Maker,  etc.  These  courses  are  having  highest enrolment of women beneficiaries.
- (f): A livelihood cell has been created at each JSS, headed by the Programme Officer of the JSS  and  supported  by  other  staff  members.  This  cell  forms  linkages  of  the  trained  JSS beneficiaries especially women beneficiaries, with the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) / Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) to promote their entrepreneurship and livelihood. The Livelihood Cell also links them with the appropriate National / State portal for the promotion of livelihood opportunities, provides counselling support to beneficiaries for enabling them to take up self/wage employment in related trades as per the market need and acts as a bridge between employers, banks/micro-finance  institutions/State  Governments/  NABARD  for  delivering  the  benefit  of schemes of financial assistance/loans to JSS beneficiaries, especially women.
- (g): The vision of the Ministry is to set up one JSS in each district of the country in a phased manner. The priority is given to Aspirational districts, Backward Districts, LWE-affected districts, hilly/Island areas, and Border areas across the States/UTs. There is no such timeline has been fixed to establish new JSS.
- (h): The  courses  offered  in  the  JSS  are  a  blend  of  technical  and  employability  skills.  This enables  the  beneficiaries  in  learning  the  right  set  of  skills  to  be  utilised  for  gainful  self/wage employment. The courses are selected based on local market demand and beneficiaries' need assessment  through  door-to-door  surveys.  Courses  with  maximum  wage/self-employment opportunities  are  selected.  To  maintain  uniformity  and  skill  standards,  all  the  courses  are aligned to NSQF standards. Digital Literacy and employability skills are also incorporated in the course curriculum. Courses on local traditional skills are also promoted.

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