Lok Sabha Question No. 2493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Establishment of Special Skill Training Centres for Rural Women
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Murari Lal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2493

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL SKILL TRAINING CENTRES FOR RURAL WOMEN

†2493. SHRI MURARI LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the need for employment-oriented skill training for women in rural areas, particularly in backward districts of States like Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has formulated any scheme to open special skill training centres for rural women;
- (c) if so, the number of training centres proposed under this scheme;
- (d) whether  backward  districts  of  Rajasthan  have  been  given  priority  in  this  scheme, particularly the number of villages or blocks of Dausa Lok Sabha Constituency included as well as the number of women benefitted so far;
- (e) whether the Government plans to launch any new initiative in the near future to impart training to women in the said districts of Rajasthan, including the said constituency in order to provide them employment or self-employment opportunities at the local level; and
- (f) 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 (f): Government of India has taken  proactive steps to improve employability of the youth of the nation, including women, through skill development. Under the Skill India Mission (SIM) , the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes,  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Sikhshan  Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the societyacross the country, , including women in rural areas.  SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills.

State-wise details of women candidates trained under schemes of MSDE are at Annexure.

Further, to encourage participation of rural women in skill development programs, special provisions have been made for meeting expenditure on conveyance and boarding & lodging as well as enhanced post placement support.  PMKVY 4.0 prioritizes and provides special focus to projects that emphasize women as primary beneficiaries. Special Projects under PMKVY are designed to align with local skill demands, creating opportunities for rural women to participate and benefit from skill development schemes. This inclusive approach ensures significant representation and benefit for women in skill training programs across the country. Under NAPS, the introduction of trades in services sector (Optional Trade) has led to the significant improvement in the women participation in apprenticeship. Under JSS Scheme, focus is being given to women and other vulnerable sections. Women constitute more than 80% of beneficiaries under JSS. Also, there are 19 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) and  more  than  300  ITIs  exclusively  for  women.  Government  of  India  approved  30% reservation of seats for women candidates in all ITIs (Govt. & Private) in all courses and these seats could be filled based on the general reservation policy of each respective State/UTs.

MSDE in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, has launched a joint initiative named NAVYA -Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls. NAVYA is a pilot initiative aimed at equipping adolescent girls aged 16-18 years  with  a  minimum  qualification  of  class  10,  with  vocational  training  mainly  in  nontraditional job-roles.

Also,  MSDE  in  collaboration  with  the  Women  Entrepreneurship  Platform  of  NITI  Aayog, launched the Swavalambini- a Women Entrepreneurship Programme in February 2025 in the Northeastern  States  of  Assam,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram  and  also  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and Telangana.  The  programme  aims  to  cultivate  an  entrepreneurial  mindset  among  female students  through  Entrepreneurship  Awareness  Training  (EAP)  and  Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP). National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida and Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati are the implementing agencies under aegis of MSDE.

Schemes of MSDE are demand driven and training centres under these schemes are set up or engaged on need basis. Details of the training centres engaged under the schemes of MSDE in India, Rajasthan and Dausa Lok Sabha Constituency (Jaipur, Alwar and Dausa Districts) are as under:

|           | PMKVY 4.0 Centres (STT+SP)*   |   JSS Centres | NAPS Establishments   | ITIs   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|--------|
| Pan India | 12,838                        |           289 | 51,895                | 14,615 |
| Rajasthan | 1,453                         |             9 | 1,060                 | 1,546  |
| Jaipur    | 253                           |             1 | 433                   | 250    |
| Alwar     | 99                            |             0 | 240                   | 115    |
| Dausa     | 51                            |             0 | 17                    | 112    |

* Short-term Training (STT) and Special Projects (SP)

Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2493 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025 REGARDING 'ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL SKILL TRAINING CENTRES FOR RURAL WOMEN'

## State-wise details of women candidates trained under schemes of MSDE

| State/UT      | PMKVY (Since2015- 16 to30.06.2025)   | JSS (Since2018-19 to 30.06.2025)   | NAPS (Since2018-19 to 30.06.2025)   | ITI (Since2018-19 to2024-25)   |
|---------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| A & N Islands | 2,248                                | 4,865                              | 107                                 | 1,161                          |
| AndhraPradesh | 2,32,933                             | 63,325                             | 18,360                              | 14,429                         |
| Arunachal     | 60,159                               | 718                                | 106                                 | 1,260                          |
| Assam         | 5,13,921                             | 53,543                             | 17,991                              | 6,225                          |
| Bihar         | 2,82,456                             | 1,71,847                           | 4,938                               | 43,129                         |
| Chandigarh    | 13,703                               | 8,271                              | 1,599                               | 3,300                          |
| Chhattisgarh  | 1,00,926                             | 1,04,156                           | 4,183                               | 42,259                         |
| Delhi         | 2,27,460                             | 30,723                             | 22,918                              | 22,146                         |
| Goa           | 3,120                                | 11,013                             | 11,135                              | 2,854                          |
| Gujarat       | 1,97,721                             | 1,00,043                           | 82,116                              | 1,13,645                       |
| Haryana       | 2,77,627                             | 41,989                             | 53,659                              | 77,139                         |
| Himachal      | 90,710                               | 56,902                             | 6,789                               | 33,508                         |
| Jammu&Kashmir | 2,33,032                             | 9,277                              | 886                                 | 18,711                         |
| Jharkhand     | 1,38,982                             | 78,071                             | 5,222                               | 10,362                         |
| Karnataka     | 2,56,759                             | 1,12,646                           | 76,377                              | 23,747                         |
| Kerala        | 1,17,142                             | 94,837                             | 17,368                              | 46,633                         |
| Ladakh        | 2,699                                | 637                                | 100                                 | 1,014                          |
| Lakshadweep   | 114                                  | 3,848                              | 15                                  | 880                            |
| MadhyaPradesh | 5,64,245                             | 2,87,521                           | 23,478                              | 70,820                         |
| Maharashtra   | 4,61,944                             | 2,09,825                           | 2,22,373                            | 1,38,397                       |
| Manipur       | 84,735                               | 27,905                             | 152                                 | 774                            |
| Meghalaya     | 32,652                               | 3,864                              | 465                                 | 1,900                          |
| Mizoram       | 27,351                               | 3,708                              | 91                                  | 667                            |
| Nagaland      | 31,515                               | 7,328                              | 37                                  | 368                            |
| Odisha        | 2,22,446                             | 2,27,452                           | 9,129                               | 50,112                         |
| Puducherry    | 21,431                               | -                                  | 3,449                               | 906                            |
| Punjab        | 2,86,355                             | 18,450                             | 16,263                              | 83,364                         |
| Rajasthan     | 5,95,133                             | 67,674                             | 12,459                              | 67,145                         |
| Sikkim        | 10,915                               | -                                  | 447                                 | 845                            |
| Tamil Nadu    | 5,44,604                             | 79,702                             | 1,01,923                            | 31,970                         |
| Telangana     | 1,93,590                             | 63,561                             | 45,010                              | 14,344                         |
| DNH and D&D   | 5,841                                | 12,394                             | 1,853                               | 741                            |
| Tripura       | 77,269                               | 13,277                             | 433                                 | 4,056                          |
| Uttar Pradesh | 11,04,137                            | 4,79,272                           | 51,424                              | 2,69,473                       |
| Uttarakhand   | 1,28,885                             | 73,376                             | 16,167                              | 12,351                         |
| West Bengal   | 2,84,421                             | 70,925                             | 37,147                              | 31,065                         |
| Overall       | 74,29,181                            | 25,92,945                          | 8,66,169                            | 12,41,700                      |

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