Lok Sabha Question No. 956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-10
Subject: Target for Training of Women under PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 956

ANSWERED ON - 10/02/2025

## TARGET FOR TRAINING OF WOMEN UNDER PMKVY

956. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE: SMT. BHARTI PARDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has fixed a target to train around 150,000 women under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) with new-age skills in the first 100 days of the newly formed Government;
- (b) if so, whether the aforesaid target has been achieved;
- (c) if  so, the number of women trained, particularly in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, State-wise;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefore; and
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  successful  implementation  and expansion of skill development initiatives across the country?

## 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.  Under  PMKVY,  skill training is imparted through Short Term Training (STT) and Re-skilling and Up-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country.

Under the  current  version  of  PMKVY  i.e.  PMKVY  4.0,  it  was  targeted  to  train  3  lakh candidates including 1.5 lakh women & 50,000 in futuristic job roles in the first 100 days of the newly formed Government .

- (b) Since  the  formation  of  new  Government  i.e.  9th  June,  2024,  a  total  of  9,93,339 candidates  were  trained  till  30th  September,  2024  under  PMKVY  4.0.  Out  of  this,  5,70,988 were female candidates and 2,01,187 candidates were trained in futuristic job roles.
- (c) & (d) State-wise  number  of  women  trained  under  PMKVY  4.0  during  the  aforesaid period, including in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, is given in Annexure-I.
- (e) The government has been taking several steps to ensure the successful implementation and  expansion  of  PMKVY  4.0  across  the  country.  These  efforts  aim  to  address  skill  gaps, improve employability, and support economic growth. A few of them are as under:
- i. Focus on New Age Skills like Industry 4.0, Web 3.0, AR/VR, Climate Change, Circular Economy, Green Economy, and Energy Transition.
- ii. Emphasis  on  Re-skilling,  and  Up-skilling  under  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL) through innovations in assessment, better monitoring.
- iii. Greater reliance on On-Job-Training (OJT) for better practical exposure to candidates.
- iv. Flexibility in course curriculums by introducing courses in partnership with industry.
- v. Cross utilisation of available infrastructure with the educational institutions viz. ITIs/Schools/Colleges/Universities/Central and State Government Institutions etc.
- vi. Training aligned to National Priorities and Policy Announcements focusing on clusters in sectors like semiconductor, 5G, AI, Green Hydrogen, EV, Solar Mission, Care, Tourism.

The Ministry has also launched Skill India Digital (SID) platform, a comprehensive and accessible platform for skill enhancement, offering industry-relevant skill courses, job opportunities, and entrepreneurship support to youth of the country in various sectors including domestic workers sector covering unorganized sector.

## ANNEXURE  REFER  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  &  (d) OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 956 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2025

State-wise  number  of  women  trained  under  PMKVY  4.0  during  9 th June,  2024  to  30 th September, 2024

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                               | Number of female trained   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands            | 333                        |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                         | 5,930                      |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 3,678                      |
| 4.        | Assam                                  | 29,909                     |
| 5.        | Bihar                                  | 25,588                     |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                             | 228                        |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh                           | 2,969                      |
| 8.        | Delhi                                  | 2,099                      |
| 9.        | Goa                                    | 0                          |
| 10.       | Gujarat                                | 12,111                     |
| 11.       | Haryana                                | 15,295                     |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                       | 3,880                      |
| 13.       | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 29,191                     |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                              | 10,162                     |
| 15.       | Karnataka                              | 12,613                     |
| 16.       | Kerala                                 | 2,944                      |
| 17.       | Ladakh                                 | 75                         |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep                            | 46                         |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh                         | 90,298                     |
| 20.       | Maharashtra                            | 16,034                     |
| 21.       | Manipur                                | 5,980                      |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                              | 2,071                      |
| 23.       | Mizoram                                | 1,236                      |
| 24.       | Nagaland                               | 710                        |
| 25.       | Odisha                                 | 6,949                      |
| 26.       | Puducherry                             | 752                        |
| 27.       | Punjab                                 | 39,803                     |
| 28.       | Rajasthan                              | 66,960                     |
| 29.       | Sikkim                                 | 956                        |
| 30.       | Tamil Nadu                             | 23,618                     |
| 31.       | Telangana                              | 5,489                      |
| 32.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 511                        |
| 33.       | Tripura                                | 3,851                      |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh                          | 1,26,085                   |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand                            | 13,474                     |
| 36.       | West Bengal                            | 9,160                      |
|           | Total                                  | 5,70,988                   |

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