Lok Sabha Question No. 3987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Status of Mobile Skill Vans
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3987

ANSWERED ON -18/08/2025

## "STATUS OF MOBILE SKILL VANS"

3987.  SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL:

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

- (a) the  data  on  the  number  of  mobile  skill  vans  operational  under  the  Governmentsupported schemes and the number of youths trained through mobile skill vans during the last five years and the post-training placement or self-employment rate, State and year-wise;
- (b)       the details of the initiatives undertaken to deploy customised, solar-powered, or internetenabled skill vans in regions with limited physical training centres along with the details of the coordinating  mechanisms  with  State  Skill  Development  Missions  (SSDMs),  National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) partners, and local panchayats to implement mobile training interventions;
- (c)       the steps taken by the Government to promote the use of said Vans to deliver training in remote, hilly, tribal and underserved regions; and
- (d)        whether the Government is considering to develop sector-specific mobile vans to cater to local industry needs, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (d):  The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implemented a World Bank loan assisted Centrally Sponsored Scheme called Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP).  The scheme aimed to enhance the quality and  scale of short-term skill training by strengthening institutions, improving  market connectivity,  and  promoting  the  inclusion  of  marginalized  sections  of  society. The  scheme concluded on 31 st  March 2025.

Under  the  SANKALP  scheme,  MSDE  supported  the  State  Skill  Development  Missions  to develop mobile skill units for conduct of skill trainings in remote, hilly and tribal areas to cater to local industry needs, as per details below:

| State      |   No. of Mobile Skil Units/Vans | No. of Youth Trained in Last 5 years   |
|------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Bihar      |                               1 | 3,388                                  |
| Karnataka  |                               2 | 284                                    |
| Nagaland   |                               5 | 1,000                                  |
| Tamil Nadu |                               1 | 178                                    |

In addition, Jammu and Kashmir launched the 'Skill Vahan' initiative which seeks to bridge the information  and  access  gap  in  skill  development,  particularly  in  rural  and  geographically isolated. Further, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), through CSR initiatives, has deployed  23  customised  Kaushal  Raths  and  Vans,  including  solar-powered  and  internetenabled units, in regions with limited training infrastructure.   Under this initiative, 2.14 lakh candidates have been trained.

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