Lok Sabha Question No. 52 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Artificial Intelligence
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 52

ANSWERED ON - 22/07/2024

## ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

## 52. MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) whether the Government incorporated Artificial Intelligence into skill development training  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the total number of youth trained under PMKVY since its inception in the State of Tamil Nadu including Karur Parliamentary constituency;
- (c) the  total  number  of  women  trained  under  PMKVY  and  also  the  percentage  of trained women in comparison to men; and
- (d) the total number of Youth trained under PMKVY and got employment in the State of Tamil Nadu including Karur Parliamentary constituency during the last five years and current year?

## 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) is implementing its flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  since  2015,  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 including Tamil Nadu.

PMKVY  4.0  has  been  designed  as  a  Demand-Driven  scheme  to  skill  the candidates  as  per  regional  demand  of  skilled  workforce  in  the  industry  and  market. Further, the scheme also focuses on new age and emerging courses such as Drone, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Thing (IoT), 3D Printing, Block Chain, Mechatronics,  Robotics  etc.  Under  PMKVY,  since  2015  till  30.06.2024,  the  details  of candidates trained in the job role related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) are given below:

| Job Role Name                      |   Trained / Oriented |
|------------------------------------|----------------------|
| AI - Business Intelligence Analyst |                  150 |
| AI - Data Architect                |                   40 |
| AI - Data Engineer                 |                  201 |
| AI - Data Quality Analyst          |                  954 |

| AI - Data Scientist                | 228   |
|------------------------------------|-------|
| AI - Machine Learning Engineer     | 1,026 |
| AI - Solution Architect            | 106   |
| AI & ML - Jr. Telecom Data Analyst | 44    |
| AI Devices Installation Operator   | 165   |
| Total                              | 2,914 |

Further, MSDE has launched Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) platform, a comprehensive and accessible platform for skill enhancement, offering industry-relevant skill courses, job opportunities, and entrepreneurship support to youth of the country from rural and urban areas. SIDH leverages advanced AI and machine learning techniques to enhance the  assessment  of  candidate  skills  and  recommend  relevant  courses  such  as  Skill Competency Extractor Engine, Recommendation Engine etc. This AI/ML-driven approach  ensures  the  platform  provides  tailored  skill  assessments  and  personalized learning  pathways,  supporting  both  candidates  in  enhancing  their  competencies  and organizations in identifying top talent.

SIDH  offers  an  extensive  array  of  AI  and  ML  courses,  ranging  from  foundational programs like 'Fundamentals of Azure AI Speech' and 'Machine Learning', to specialized offerings such as 'Google Cloud Generative AI' and 'AI Strategy to Create Business Value in Healthcare', to cater to varying levels of expertise and  application, enabling participants to stay at the forefront of AI and ML technology.

- (b) Under PMKVY, since 2015 till 30.06.2024, 8.24 lakh and 85,253 candidates have been trained/ oriented in  the  State  of  Tamil Nadu and  Karur Parliament Constituency respectively.
- (c) Under  PMKVY,  since  2015  till  30.06.2024,  65.60  lakh  female  candidates  and 82.50 lakh male candidates have trained/ oriented, with female candidates comprising 44% of the male candidates.
- (d) The detail of number of candidates trained under PMKVY in the State of Tamil Nadu including Karur Parliamentary constituency during the last five years and current years (FY 2019-20 to 2024-25 as on 30.06.2024) is given at Annexure I.

Placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in the first three  versions  of  the  Scheme  which  is  PMKVY  1.0,  PMKVY  2.0  and  PMKVY  3.0 implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Placement is delinked from PMKVY 4.0, the current version of the scheme under implementation from FY 2022-23 onwards. The detail of number of candidates reported placed under PMKVY (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0) in the State of Tamil Nadu including Karur Parliamentary constituency is given at Annexure II.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 52 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

The  detail  of  number  of  candidates  trained  under  PMKVY  in  the  State  of  Tamil Nadu including Karur Parliamentary constituency during the last five  years and current years (FY 2019-20 to 2024-25 as on 30.06.2024).

| S.No.   | Districts       | Candidates Trained   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------|
| 1       | Ariyalur        | 7,471                |
| 2       | Chengalpattu    | 557                  |
| 3       | Chennai         | 68,186               |
| 4       | Coimbatore      | 24,128               |
| 5       | Cuddalore       | 6,172                |
| 6       | Dharmapuri      | 6,135                |
| 7       | Dindigul        | 8,215                |
| 8       | Erode           | 9,226                |
| 9       | Kallakurichi    | 20                   |
| 10      | Kanchipuram     | 26,740               |
| 11      | Kanniyakumari   | 6,845                |
| 12      | Karur           | 4,321                |
| 13      | Krishnagiri     | 14,201               |
| 14      | Madurai         | 13,057               |
| 15      | Nagapattinam    | 5,004                |
| 16      | Namakkal        | 8,083                |
| 17      | Perambalur      | 4,473                |
| 18      | Pudukkottai     | 2,976                |
| 19      | Ramanathapuram  | 4,787                |
| 20      | Ranipet         | 648                  |
| 21      | Salem           | 9,566                |
| 22      | Sivaganga       | 3,504                |
| 23      | Tenkasi         | 445                  |
| 24      | Thanjavur       | 5,545                |
| 25      | The Nilgiris    | 4,549                |
| 26      | Theni           | 2,179                |
| 27      | Thiruvallur     | 17,093               |
| 28      | Thiruvarur      | 5,037                |
| 29      | Tiruchirappalli | 22,147               |
| 30      | Tirunelveli     | 5,022                |
| 31      | Tirupathur      | 813                  |
| 32      | Tiruppur        | 7,878                |
| 33      | Tiruvannamalai  | 13,621               |
| 34      | Tuticorin       | 2,316                |
| 35      | Vellore         | 27,398               |
| 36      | Villupuram      | 5,383                |
| 37      | Virudhunagar    | 5,780                |
|         | Grand Total     | 359,521              |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 52 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

The detail  of  number of  candidates  reported  placed  under  PMKVY (1.0,  2.0  and 3.0) in the State of Tamil Nadu including Karur Parliamentary constituency.

| S.No.   | District        | Candidates Reported Placed   |
|---------|-----------------|------------------------------|
| 1       | Ariyalur        | 1,559                        |
| 2       | Chengalpattu    | 0                            |
| 3       | Chennai         | 3,045                        |
| 4       | Coimbatore      | 1,796                        |
| 5       | Cuddalore       | 1,564                        |
| 6       | Dharmapuri      | 1,347                        |
| 7       | Dindigul        | 1,367                        |
| 8       | Erode           | 1,912                        |
| 9       | Kallakurichi    | 0                            |
| 10      | Kanchipuram     | 2,518                        |
| 11      | Kanniyakumari   | 1,147                        |
| 12      | Karur           | 565                          |
| 13      | Krishnagiri     | 1,555                        |
| 14      | Madurai         | 1,583                        |
| 15      | Nagapattinam    | 711                          |
| 16      | Namakkal        | 1,626                        |
| 17      | Perambalur      | 1,841                        |
| 18      | Pudukkottai     | 396                          |
| 19      | Ramanathapuram  | 1,290                        |
| 20      | Ranipet         | 19                           |
| 21      | Salem           | 1,046                        |
| 22      | Sivaganga       | 632                          |
| 23      | Tenkasi         | 0                            |
| 24      | Thanjavur       | 1,118                        |
| 25      | The Nilgiris    | 368                          |
| 26      | Theni           | 1,203                        |
| 27      | Thiruvallur     | 2,260                        |
| 28      | Thiruvarur      | 411                          |
| 29      | Tiruchirappalli | 2,517                        |
| 30      | Tirunelveli     | 826                          |
| 31      | Tirupathur      | 0                            |
| 32      | Tiruppur        | 1,834                        |
| 33      | Tiruvannamalai  | 1,328                        |
| 34      | Tuticorin       | 1,597                        |
| 35      | Vellore         | 1,095                        |
| 36      | Villupuram      | 1,356                        |
| 37      | Virudhunagar    | 2,023                        |
|         | Total           | 45,455                       |