Lok Sabha Question No. 2398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Financial Assistance to Skill Development Centre
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Locket Chatterjee, Navneet Ravi Rana, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2398

ANSWERED ON 18.12.2022

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

| † 2398.   | SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:   | SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:     |
|-----------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|           | MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:       | SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA: |
|           | SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: | SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:     |

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

- (a) the details of financial assistance provided to the Skill Development Centres of Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir during the last three years; and
- (b) the criteria adopted for monitoring and vigilance of grants provided to the said centres including Sitamarhi, Hooghly, Amravati, Sonipat and Bhagalpur, district-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (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/institutes  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. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready & industry ready skills.

The funds under these schemes are released to State Governments and not to districts. The funds released under PMKVY, JSS and NAPS Schemes of MSDE during the last three years (2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23) are as under:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Name of Scheme   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   | Fund Released   |
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|                  | Bihar           | West Bengal     | Maharashtra     | Haryana         | Jammu & Kashmir |
| PMKVY            | 141.72          | 59.41           | 189.55          | 66.02           | 80.04           |
| JSS              | 26.47           | 11.66           | 31.25           | 7.10            | 2.15            |
| NAPS             | 2.58            | 25.23           | 132.65          | 33.8            | 0.44            |

Day-to-day administration as well as financial control in respect of ITIs lies with the respective State Government/Union Territory Administration.

(b)  A  uniform  policy  for  monitoring  and  vigilance  of  schemes  is  followed  across  different states/UTs  and  also  the  Districts.  Under  PMKVY,  empaneled  training  centres  are  being monitored  effectively  through  various  methodologies  including  information  technology  (IT) interventions and other measures, namely, self-audit reporting, call validations, surprise visits and  monitoring  through  the  Skill  India  Digital  (SID),  Skill  Management  and  Accreditation  of Training Centres (SMART), Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS), etc.

Under  the  scheme,  PMKVY  Monitoring  Committee  review  and  formulate  framework  on  the critical  cases  related  to  monitoring  issues  of  the  stakeholders.  Also,  the  Committee  has formulated  penalty  grid  for  taking  action  against  erring  /  non-compliant  training  centres  / stakeholders.

Under JSS, Directorate of Jan Shikshan Sansthan monitors the JSS scheme through review meetings  and  online  web  portal  (jss.gov.in).  In  cases  where  the  parent  body/JSS  is  found violating the guidelines or involved in serious financial irregularities/continued poor performance in the implementation of the scheme, the Grants-in-aid is discontinued, and the process of de-recognition/termination is initiated.

Under  NAPS,  stipend support  for apprentices  was released  as  reimbursement,  on the basis of apprenticeship contracts entered between the candidate and the establishments and submission  of  proof  of  the  stipend  paid  by  the  establishment.  From  2023-24  (July  2023), stipend support is being released directly into the bank accounts of apprentices through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

As stated above day to day administration as well as financial control in respect of ITIs lies with State Government/Union Territory Administration. However, under Skill Strengthening for  Industrial  Value  Enhancement (STRIVE)  project,  financial  support  is  provided  by  the Government of India for upgradation of labs, equipment and tools of ITIs for upgradation of quality  and  enhancing  the  industry  relevance  of  training.  Financial  assistance  is  provided based on  achievement  of  their  performance  indicators  and  monitoring  of  physical  targets  is done through  NCVT MIS portal, regular meetings and follow up.

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