Lok Sabha Question No. 3812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: Status of Skill Training Centres in Maharashtra
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO -3812

ANSWERED ON - 24/03/2025

## STATUS OF SKILL TRAINING CENTRES IN MAHARASHTRA

3812. SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR: SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

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

- (a) the details of skill development training centres currently running in Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and the manner in which this compare to other States in terms of outreach and efficiency;
- (b) the total number of enrollments under PMKVY in Maharashtra during the last three years, including the percentage of trainees who have successfully completed their courses;
- (c) whether  the  Government  maintain  a  record  of  employment  and  job  placements  for PMKVY  graduates  in  Maharashtra  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  statistics  regarding  job opportunities secured by trained candidates;
- (d) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government to  bridge  the gap  between  skill  training and actual employability, ensuring that trained youth secure gainful employment in their respective fields; and
- (e) whether the Government conducted any impact assessment of PMKVY in Maharashtra to  determine  its  effectiveness  and  the  details  of  the  changes  are  planned  to  enhance  the programme's success?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been implementing its flagship  scheme,  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  since  2015  to  impart  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, including Maharashtra.

Under PMKVY 4.0, since 2022-23 till 31.12.2024, training has been imparted through the 14,843 accredited and affiliated Training Centres (TCs) across the country covering 734 districts including 684 TCs in the State of Maharashtra in 36 districts.

- (b) Under PMKVY, from FY 2021-22 to FY 2023-24, 1,60,316 candidates have been enrolled out of which 56% i.e. 90,034 have been trained/ oriented in Maharashtra.

(c) and (d) Under the PMKVY scheme, placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT)  component  in  the  first  three  versions  of  the  PMKVY  Scheme  which  is  PMKVY  1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and  PMKVY 3.0  implemented  from  FY  2015-16  to  FY  2021-22.  During  the  first three versions of PMKVY, 80,950 candidates have been reported placed in Maharashtra.

To  bridge  the  gap  between  skill  training  and  actual  employability  under  PMKVY  4.0, training has been imparted in National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned courses as per market demand. Further, to enable the opportunities for employments, Skill India Digital Hub  (SIDH)  platform  has  been  launched  to  integrate  skilling,  education,  employment,  and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Details of the trained candidates are available on SIDH portal for connecting  with  potential  employers.On-the-Job  Training  (OJT)  and  Employability  Skills  has been  integrated  within  the  short-term  skilling  programs  to  ensure  trainees  gain  real-world exposure and industry experience. Additionally, under PMKVY 4.0, post certification tracking of candidates  for  a  period  of  one  year  is  included.  Also,  to  ensure  active  interaction  between establishments/employers and candidates, Rozgar Melas are organised across the country.

(e) PMKVY 2.0 was evaluated by NITI Aayog in October 2020 under jobs and skills sector. As per the evaluation study, 52 percent of the candidates who were placed in full time/part time employment and had completed training under the RPL component received higher salary or felt that they will get higher salary compared to their peers who have no certification. Also, as per third-party impact evaluation of PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20) conducted by the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA), more than 75%  of the  RPL certified respondents have acknowledged  that  the  RPL  program  helped  them  in  improving  their  chances  to  get  another employment and in improving their technical and soft skills for their current employment.

The key changes made under PMKVY 4.0 are as follows:

- i. Demand  driven  skilling  responding  to  national  priorities  and  industry  requirements contributing through skill gap studies and curriculum design, trainers, training infrastructure have been introduced.
- ii. Integration  of  On-the-Job  Training  (OJT)  within  short-term  skilling  programs,  ensuring that trainees gain real-world exposure and industry experience;
- iii. Leveraging  of  existing  infrastructure through  cross  utilization of the facilities  and infrastructure  available  in  Educational  Institutions,  Institutes  of  National  Importance, Schools, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Central and State Government Institutes, and Industries;
- iv. Whole-of-government approach has been adopted to drive inter-ministerial convergence, ensuring the seamless execution of skilling initiatives across sectors;
- v. Candidate-centric  approach  covering  pre-registration,  counseling,  financial  contribution, flexible training delivery models, through Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) platform;
- vi. Improved training lifecycle management, Aadhaar authenticated enrolment and biometric attendance.  Training  allowed  only  through  certified  trainers  and  assessment  through certified assessors.

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