Lok Sabha Question No. 119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Uses of AI in Skill Development Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 119

ANSWERED ON - 03/02/2025

## USES OF AI IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

119.   MS. S JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a)    whether the Government had incorporated Artificial Intelligence (AI) in skill development training under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number  of  youth  trained under  PMKVY  since  its  inception  in Karur Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu;
- (d) the  total  number  of  women  trained  under  PMKVY  along  with  their  total  percentage compared to men; and
- (e) the total number of youth trained under PMKVY who were subsequently employed in said State and constituency during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  & (b) 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 with  aim  to  enhance  the  employability  of  the  youth  to  access  employment  opportunities  by equipping them with industry relevant skills including Artificial Intelligence.

Under  PMKVY  4.0,  the  latest  version  of  the  scheme  implemented  since  2022,  the details of trainings imparted in job roles pertaining to Artificial intelligence as on 31.12.2024 is as under:

| Job Role Name                                                                                   | Trained / Oriented   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| AI - Business Intelligence Analyst                                                              | 1,245                |
| AI - Data Architect                                                                             | 575                  |
| AI - Data Engineer                                                                              | 997                  |
| AI - Data Quality Analyst                                                                       | 3,888                |
| AI - Data Scientist                                                                             | 3,450                |
| AI - Database Administrator                                                                     | 5,329                |
| AI - DevOps Engineer                                                                            | 651                  |
| AI - Machine Learning Engineer                                                                  | 2,884                |
| AI - Solution Architect                                                                         | 241                  |
| AI & ML - Jr. Telecom Data Analyst                                                              | 254                  |
| AI Devices Installation Operator                                                                | 165                  |
| Pharmacovigilance Case- Processing (Incidents /adverse event using software including AI tools) | 95                   |
| Total                                                                                           | 19,774               |

- (c)      Under  the  PMKVY  scheme,  district  wise  details  of  candidates  skilled  are  maintained. Accordingly,  the  total  no.  of  candidates  trained/  oriented  under  PMKVY  scheme  since inception in Karur Parliamentary Constituency comprising 4 Districts viz. Dindigul,Karur,Pudukottai and Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu is 91,296 as on 31.12.2024.
- (d)          Under  the  PMKVY  Scheme,  the  total  no.  of  women  trained  across  the  country  is 72,37,043 which is 45 % of total candidates trained.
- (e)    Under the PMKVY scheme, 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. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus was to  empower our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same. Further various IT tools like skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) also gives this opportunity.

From  FY  2019-20  to  FY  2023-24,  under  the  PMKVY  scheme,  a  total  of  3,29,107 candidates have been trained/ oriented in Tamil Nadu as on 31.12.2024. Out of which, 45,455 have been reported placed during the first three versions of PMKVY.

Further, from FY 2019-20 to FY 2023-24, under the PMKVY scheme, a total of 33,916 candidates  have  been  trained/  oriented  in  Karur  Parliamentary  Constituency  comprising  4 Districts viz. Dindigul, Karur, Pudukottai and Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu as on 31.12.2024. Out of which, 4,845 have been reported placed during the first three versions of PMKVY.

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