Lok Sabha Question No. 3465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Youth Trained and Employed under PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3465

ANSWERED ON -11/08/2025

## YOUTH TRAINED AND EMPLOYED UNDER PMKVY

†3465. SHRI UMMEDA RAM BENIWAL:

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

- (a) the number of youth provided training under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  beneficiaries  received  certificates  under  the  said  scheme  particularly  from  the training centres operating in Barmer, Jaisalmer and Balotara districts;
- (c) the percentage of youth employment/self-employment after getting training in these districts along with the percentage of trained youth provided loan facilities;
- (d) the details of expenditure incurred on functioning of these training centres in above districts, yearwise
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  setting  up  a  dedicated  skill  development  centre  near  the  underconstruction HPCL refinery at Pachpadra in Balotara district;
- (f) if so, the current status thereof along with the timeline specified in this regard; and
- (g) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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.

State/UT-wise details of candidates trained/ oriented under PMKVY as on 30.06.2025 is at Annexure.

- (b)        Under  PMKVY, 28,319 candidates have been certified in Barmer District and 9954 candidates have been certified in Jaisalmer district as on 30.06.2025. No candidates have been trained/certified in Balotra district of Rajasthan under PMKVY.
- (c)        Under the PMKVY scheme, placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in  the  first  three  versions  of  the  PMKVY  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 is 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.

During the first three versions of PMKVY, 4,586 candidates were trained in STT in Barmer District with 43.5% (1,997) reported placed, while in Jaisalmer District, 3,299 candidates were trained in STT with 64.7% (2,136) reported placed.

Under PMKVY Scheme, there is no provision of offering loan facilities to candidates.

- (d) to (g):   Under PMKVY 4.0, the latest version of the scheme implemented since 2022, a demand- driven approach has been adopted for the empanelment of Training Centres through the process of accreditation and affiliation. Further, no financial assistance is provided for establishment and functioning of training centre under the scheme.  Instead, the training cost is paid as prescribed under the scheme guidelines and common norms.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3465 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

State/UT-wise details of candidates trained/ oriented under PMKVY as on 30.06.2025 is as under:

| State                                        | No. of candidates trained/ oriented   |
|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 5,501                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                               | 5,27,676                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            | 98,157                                |
| Assam                                        | 8,39,371                              |
| Bihar                                        | 7,59,846                              |
| Chandigarh                                   | 28,009                                |
| Chhattisgarh                                 | 2,04,474                              |
| Delhi                                        | 5,26,790                              |
| Goa                                          | 10,484                                |
| Gujarat                                      | 4,71,538                              |
| Haryana                                      | 7,62,041                              |
| Himachal Pradesh                             | 1,76,021                              |
| Jammu And Kashmir                            | 4,29,204                              |
| Jharkhand                                    | 3,14,048                              |
| Karnataka                                    | 6,05,147                              |
| Kerala                                       | 2,74,550                              |
| Ladakh                                       | 4,076                                 |
| Lakshadweep                                  | 390                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                               | 12,13,250                             |
| Maharashtra                                  | 13,31,385                             |
| Manipur                                      | 1,14,910                              |
| Meghalaya                                    | 58,706                                |
| Mizoram                                      | 44,147                                |
| Nagaland                                     | 54,013                                |
| Odisha                                       | 6,02,124                              |
| Puducherry                                   | 35,491                                |
| Punjab                                       | 5,59,406                              |
| Rajasthan                                    | 14,06,943                             |
| Sikkim                                       | 19,479                                |
| Tamil Nadu                                   | 8,85,134                              |
| Telangana                                    | 4,64,107                              |
| The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu | 11,842                                |
| Tripura                                      | 1,59,920                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 25,06,438                             |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 2,51,815                              |
| West Bengal                                  | 6,50,830                              |
| Total                                        | 1,64,07,263                           |

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