Lok Sabha Question No. 2936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Growth of Skill Development in West Bengal
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2936

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## GROWTH OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN WEST BENGAL

2936.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

- (a) the details of the works done for the growth of skill development in West Bengal for the last three years and the current year with new schemes;
- (b) the number of people connected with such schemes in West Bengal; and
- (c) the details of the funds allocated and utilised during the Financial Year 2022-23, State/UTwise along with the present and upcoming schemes?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) The Skill India Mission (SIM) of the Govt of India is aimed at Skilling, Re-skilling and Upskilling to ensure our youth are prepared for the large number of opportunities coming up as the economy expands and India moves from the 10 th largest economy to 3 rd largest economy in the world. SIM is aimed at future ready and Industry ready talent among the youths.

Under SIM, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, Reskill  and  Up-skill  training  through  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 in the State of West Bengal.

- (b) The  total  number  of  candidates  trained  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal  during  2020-21  to 30.06.2023 in the aforementioned schemes is as under:
- (c) State-wise Grants-in-Aid released under PMKVY during 2022-23 is at Annexure-I. Under JSS,  grants-in-aid  are  being  released  to  Non-Government  Organisations  (NGOs)  directly.  The Grants-in-Aid released to these NGOs, State-wise is given at Annexure-II.

| Scheme   | Trained   |
|----------|-----------|
| PMKVY    | 1,02,416  |
| JSS      | 52,803    |
| NAPS     | 61,027    |
| CTS      | 97,594    |
| Total    | 3,13,840  |

Day-to-day  administration  as  well  as  financial  control  in  respect  of  ITIs  lies  with  the respective State Governments/Union Territory Administration. Under NAPS, establishments are incentivised by way of stipend support.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2936 DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  07.08.2023  REGARDING  'GROWTH  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  IN WEST BENGAL'

State-wise  funds  released  under  Central  Sponsored  State  Managed  (CSSM)  Component  and Central Sponsored Central Managed (CSCM) Component PMKVY during 2022-23 :

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S.   | State                                    | Funds released   | Funds released   |
|------|------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| No.  |                                          | CSCM             | CSSM             |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh                           | 9.61             | -                |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 3.56             | 10.81            |
| 3    | Assam                                    | 36.81            | -                |
| 4    | Bihar                                    | 22.21            | -                |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                             | 5.00             | -                |
| 6    | Goa                                      | 0.06             | -                |
| 7    | Gujarat                                  | 7.54             | 19.59            |
| 8    | Haryana                                  | 5.68             | -                |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh                         | 3.01             | -                |
| 10   | Jharkhand                                | 9.70             | -                |
| 11   | Karnataka                                | 5.88             | 20.71            |
| 12   | Kerala                                   | 5.65             | -                |
| 13   | Madhya Pradesh                           | 32.47            | -                |
| 14   | Maharashtra                              | 10.64            | 44.73            |
| 15   | Manipur                                  | 3.47             | -                |
| 16   | Meghalaya                                | 0.57             | 8.81             |
| 17   | Mizoram                                  | 2.96             | 8.46             |
| 18   | Nagaland                                 | 3.22             | -                |
| 19   | Odisha                                   | 10.30            | -                |
| 20   | Punjab                                   | 6.46             | 19.46            |
| 21   | Rajasthan                                | 21.28            | -                |
| 22   | Sikkim                                   | 0.85             | 0.51             |
| 23   | Tamil Nadu                               | 8.62             | -                |
| 24   | Telangana                                | 6.32             | 1.40             |
| 25   | Tripura                                  | 3.65             | -                |
| 26   | Uttar Pradesh                            | 40.15            | -                |
| 27   | Uttarakhand                              | 7.18             | -                |
| 28   | West Bengal                              | 11.57            | -                |
| 29   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 0.15             | -                |
| 30   | Chandigarh                               | 0.33             | 2.37             |
| 31   | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 0.01             | -                |
| 32   | Delhi                                    | 16.97            | -                |
| 33   | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 18.25            | -                |
| 34   | Ladakh                                   | 0.36             | -                |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                              | -                | -                |
| 36   | Puducherry                               | 0.64             | -                |
|      | Grand Total                              | 321.14           | 136.84           |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2936 DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  07.08.2023  REGARDING  'GROWTH  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  IN WEST BENGAL'

State-wise funds released under JSS during 2022-23:

(Amount in Rs. Crore)

| S. No.   | State                              | Funds released   |
|----------|------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 3.31             |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | -                |
| 3        | Assam                              | 2.74             |
| 4        | Bihar                              | 11.90            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                       | 7.61             |
| 6        | Goa                                | 0.56             |
| 7        | Gujarat                            | 4.79             |
| 8        | Haryana                            | 2.15             |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 5.71             |
| 10       | Jharkhand                          | 5.72             |
| 11       | Karnataka                          | 6.51             |
| 12       | Kerala                             | 5.01             |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 14.94            |
| 14       | Maharashtra                        | 11.31            |
| 15       | Manipur                            | 2.23             |
| 16       | Meghalaya                          | 0.50             |
| 17       | Mizoram                            | 0.56             |
| 18       | Nagaland                           | 0.64             |
| 19       | Odisha                             | 15.38            |
| 20       | Punjab                             | 1.05             |
| 21       | Rajasthan                          | 4.29             |
| 22       | Sikkim                             | -                |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                         | 4.06             |
| 24       | Telangana                          | 3.20             |
| 25       | Tripura                            | 1.07             |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 25.79            |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                        | 4.64             |
| 28       | West Bengal                        | 4.25             |
| 29       | Andaman & Nicobar                  | 0.50             |
| 30       | Chandigarh                         | 0.52             |
| 31       | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 0.95             |
| 32       | Delhi                              | 1.68             |
| 33       | Jammu Kashmir                      | 0.13             |
| 34       | Ladakh                             | 0.46             |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                        | 0.50             |
| 36       | Puducherry                         | -                |
|          | Grand Total                        | 154.66           |

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