Lok Sabha Question No. 180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Employment Avenues through Skill Development Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 180

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## EMPLOYMENT AVENUES THROUGH SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES

† 180.  SMT. GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR:

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

- (a) whether employment avenues are being provided through the Skill Development Centres; and
- (b) if so, the total number of youths provided employment avenues through the said centres in Gujarat during the last three years, district-wise?

## 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)  imparts  skill  training (skilling,  re-skilling  and  upskilling)  through  its  various  flagship  Schemes  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country.
- (i) Under  PMKVY, the skill development training  is  provided  through  Short-Term  Training (STT) and the up-skilling and re-skilling is provided through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to  youth  across  the  country  with  an  aim  of  enhancing  employability  of  the  youth  to  access employment opportunities by equipping  them  with  industry  relevant  skills.  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 is on empowering our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same. Total number of candidates trained during the last three years in Gujarat are 61,479. District-wise details for the last three years are given at Annex-I.
- (ii) The JSS Scheme aims to provide skill training in a non-formal mode at the doorstep of the beneficiary through registered societies (NGOs) with a 100 per cent grant from the Government of India. The objective of scheme is to increase the household income by promoting self/wage employment through skill development training. The main target of the JSS is to impart vocational skills to non-literates, neo-literates and persons having rudimentary level of education up to 8th standard and school dropouts up to 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years. JSS offers flexible, affordable, and accessible skill training to women, Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), minorities, and other disadvantaged groups of the society.  Total  number  of  beneficiaries  trained  during  the  last  three  years  in  Gujarat  are 57,305. Details of district-wise JSS and the number of beneficiaries trained are given at AnnexII.

(iii) The National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) was launched in 2016 and was extended to continue as NAPS -2 from FY 2022-23. Under NAPS-2, financial support in the form of the partial stipend of Rs 1500/- per month to the apprentices is provided to the establishments. The stipend support by Government of India (GoI) is paid directly through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)  to  the  bank  account  of  apprentices,  since  August,  2023.  Total  number  of  apprentices engaged in the state of Gujarat during the last three years are 2,00,872. District-wise details of the number of apprentices engaged in the state of Gujarat are given at Annex-III .

(iv) Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the aegis of MSDE is implementing the Long Term  Training  under  its  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  a  network  of  Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for the youth of the country.  There are a total number of 488 ITIs in the state of Gujarat; out of which 215 are private ITIs and 273 are Govt. ITIs. District-wise details of the ITIs and number of candidates enrolled under the CTS Scheme during the last three years are given at Annex-IV.

(v) PM Vishwakarma Scheme was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 17.09.2023 in the  entire  country.  The  Scheme  aims  at  upskilling  the  Vishwakarmas  with  the  knowledge  of modern tools, techniques and credit support for expanding their business. The minimum age of beneficiary  under  PM  Vishwakarma  Scheme  is  18  years  on  the  date  of  registration.  As  on 27.01.2025, 17.41 lakh candidates have been trained and assessed on pan India, out of which 1.64  lakh  candidates have  been  trained  and  assessed  in 322  training  centres  in  the  state  of Gujarat. District-wise details of the same are given at Annex-V.

Annex-I District-wise details of candidates trained/oriented under PMKVY in the state of Gujarat

## during the last three years

| District        | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | Total   |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Ahmadabad       | 3,610     | 553       | 1,588     | 5,751   |
| Amreli          | 357       | 72        | 738       | 1,167   |
| Anand           | 543       | 320       | 313       | 1,176   |
| Arvalli         | 0         | 20        | 171       | 191     |
| Banas Kantha    | 4,386     | 102       | 592       | 5,080   |
| Bharuch         | 521       | 378       | 79        | 978     |
| Bhavnagar       | 561       | 60        | 354       | 975     |
| Botad           | 405       | 147       | 373       | 925     |
| Chhotaudepur    | 200       | 240       | 523       | 963     |
| Dang            | 281       | 163       | 75        | 519     |
| Devbhumi Dwarka | 304       | 8         | 0         | 312     |
| Dohad           | 173       | 180       | 201       | 554     |
| Gandhinagar     | 1,721     | 400       | 601       | 2,722   |
| Gir Somnath     | 385       |           | 96        | 481     |
| Jamnagar        | 1,393     | 406       | 709       | 2,508   |
| Junagadh        | 766       | 394       | 621       | 1,781   |
| Kachchh         | 1,544     | 389       | 309       | 2,242   |
| Kheda           | 574       | 49        | 89        | 712     |
| Mahesana        | 2,566     | 95        | 2,201     | 4,862   |
| Mahisagar       | 260       | 111       | 440       | 811     |
| Morbi           | 320       | 20        | 240       | 580     |
| Narmada         | 314       | 230       | 550       | 1,094   |
| Navsari         | 348       | 318       | 437       | 1,103   |
| Panch Mahals    | 279       | 240       | 454       | 973     |
| Patan           | 1,080     | 148       | 1,882     | 3,110   |
| Porbandar       | 180       | 32        | 0         | 212     |
| Rajkot          | 808       | 238       | 80        | 1,126   |
| Sabar Kantha    | 445       | 54        | 493       | 992     |
| Surat           | 8,018     | 487       | 4,808     | 13,313  |
| Surendranagar   | 200       | 0         | 101       | 301     |
| Tapi            | 387       | 236       | 532       | 1,155   |
| Vadodara        | 1,529     | 170       | 126       | 1,825   |
| Valsad          | 543       | 243       | 199       | 985     |
| Total           | 35,001    | 6,503     | 19,975    | 61,479  |

Details of district-wise JSS and the number of beneficiaries trained under JSS Scheme in the state of Gujarat during the last three years

| District     | JSS Name                    |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   Total |
|--------------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Ahmedabad    | JSS Ahmedabad               |      1560 |      2497 |         0 |    4057 |
| Banas Kantha | JSS Banas Kantha (Palanpur) |      1549 |         0 |         0 |    1549 |
| Bharuch      | JSS Bharuch                 |      1800 |      2540 |      1560 |    5900 |
| Gandhinagar  | JSS Gandhinagar             |      1800 |      2700 |      1800 |    6300 |
| Kachchh      | JSS Kachchh                 |      1800 |      2700 |      1800 |    6300 |
| Maehsana     | JSS Maehsana                |      1800 |      2700 |      1800 |    6300 |
| Patan        | JSS Patan                   |      1800 |      2680 |      1800 |    6280 |
| Sabar Kantha | JSS Sabar Kantha            |      1799 |      2700 |      1800 |    6299 |
| Surat        | JSS Surat                   |      1800 |      2700 |      1800 |    6300 |
| Vadodara     | JSS Vadodara                |      1720 |         0 |         0 |    1720 |
| Valsad       | JSS Valsad                  |      1800 |      2700 |      1800 |    6300 |
| Total        | Total                       |     19228 |     23917 |     14160 |   57305 |

## District-wise details of apprentices engaged under NAPS in the state of Gujarat during the last three years

| Districts       | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | Total   |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Ahmedabad       | 11,677    | 17,279    | 20,751    | 49,707  |
| Amreli          | 785       | 1,041     | 814       | 2,640   |
| Anand           | 830       | 1,283     | 1,458     | 3,571   |
| Arvalli         | 272       | 264       | 327       | 863     |
| Banas Kantha    | 898       | 941       | 1,126     | 2,965   |
| Bharuch         | 4,350     | 4,466     | 4,437     | 13,253  |
| Bhavnagar       | 1,238     | 1,566     | 1,421     | 4,225   |
| Botad           | 212       | 295       | 533       | 1,040   |
| Chhotaudepur    | 151       | 125       | 136       | 412     |
| Dahod           | 358       | 482       | 526       | 1,366   |
| Dangs           | 27        | 32        | 54        | 113     |
| Devbhumi Dwarka | 585       | 650       | 576       | 1,811   |
| Gandhinagar     | 2,397     | 2,837     | 3,283     | 8,517   |
| Gir Somnath     | 429       | 415       | 340       | 1,184   |
| Jamnagar        | 634       | 834       | 809       | 2,277   |
| Junagadh        | 802       | 873       | 939       | 2,614   |
| Kachchh         | 2,373     | 2,146     | 3,035     | 7,554   |
| Kheda           | 1,097     | 1,132     | 1,661     | 3,890   |
| Mahesana        | 1,881     | 2,115     | 2,271     | 6,267   |
| Mahisagar       | 156       | 188       | 258       | 602     |
| Morbi           | 519       | 712       | 1,033     | 2,264   |
| Narmada         | 94        | 49        | 86        | 229     |
| Navsari         | 510       | 919       | 1,049     | 2,478   |
| Panch Mahals    | 1,511     | 2,314     | 3,015     | 6,840   |
| Patan           | 532       | 578       | 565       | 1,675   |
| Porbandar       | 311       | 244       | 274       | 829     |
| Rajkot          | 3,271     | 3,399     | 3,333     | 10,003  |
| Sabar Kantha    | 862       | 942       | 925       | 2,729   |
| Surat           | 4,518     | 5,016     | 5,873     | 15,407  |
| Surendranagar   | 799       | 738       | 800       | 2,337   |
| Tapi            | 473       | 491       | 511       | 1,475   |
| Vadodara        | 9,421     | 8,341     | 9,247     | 27,009  |
| Valsad          | 3,754     | 4,069     | 4,903     | 12,726  |
| Total           | 57,727    | 66,776    | 76,369    | 200,872 |

## (a) District-wise details of ITIs in the state of Gujarat

| District        |   No. of Govt ITIs |   No. of Pvt ITIs |   Total |
|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------|---------|
| Ahmadabad       |                 19 |                 9 |      28 |
| Amreli          |                 11 |                 3 |      14 |
| Anands          |                  9 |                16 |      25 |
| Arvalli         |                  7 |                 8 |      15 |
| Banas Kantha    |                 14 |                 7 |      21 |
| Bharuch         |                  9 |                11 |      20 |
| Bhavnagar       |                 11 |                 3 |      14 |
| Botad           |                  4 |                 0 |       4 |
| Chhotaudepur    |                  6 |                 1 |       7 |
| Dang            |                  1 |                 0 |       1 |
| Devbhumi Dwarka |                  4 |                 1 |       5 |
| Dohad           |                  9 |                13 |      22 |
| Gandhinagar     |                  6 |                 3 |       9 |
| Gir Somnath     |                  5 |                 3 |       8 |
| Jamnagar        |                  8 |                 1 |       9 |
| Junagadh        |                 10 |                10 |      20 |
| Kachchh         |                 11 |                 3 |      14 |
| Kheda           |                  7 |                14 |      21 |
| Mahesana        |                 11 |                18 |      29 |
| Mahisagar       |                  4 |                 4 |       8 |
| Morbi           |                  4 |                 3 |       7 |
| Narmada         |                  7 |                 0 |       7 |
| Navsari         |                  9 |                 3 |      12 |
| Panch Mahals    |                 10 |                20 |      30 |
| Patan           |                  9 |                 6 |      15 |
| Porbandar       |                  3 |                 0 |       3 |
| Rajkot          |                 12 |                 4 |      16 |
| Sabar Kantha    |                  7 |                10 |      17 |
| Surat           |                 12 |                12 |      24 |
| Surendranagar   |                  9 |                 7 |      16 |
| Tapi            |                  6 |                 0 |       6 |
| Vadodara        |                 14 |                18 |      32 |
| Valsad          |                  5 |                 4 |       9 |
| Total           |                273 |               215 |     488 |

## (b) District-wise details of candidates enrolled in ITIs (under CTS) in the state of Gujarat during the last three sessions

| District        | 2021   | 2022   | 2023   | Total   |
|-----------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| Ahmadabad       | 6,223  | 6,726  | 7,805  | 20,754  |
| Amreli          | 1,750  | 1,650  | 2,234  | 5,634   |
| Anand           | 2,684  | 2,789  | 3,408  | 8,881   |
| Arvalli         | 2,939  | 3,099  | 3,794  | 9,832   |
| Banas Kantha    | 3,414  | 4,022  | 4,414  | 11,850  |
| Bharuch         | 2,621  | 3,029  | 3,025  | 8,675   |
| Bhavnagar       | 2,336  | 2,282  | 3,157  | 7,775   |
| Botad           | 482    | 586    | 798    | 1,866   |
| Chhotaudepur    | 903    | 975    | 1,311  | 3,189   |
| Dang            | 329    | 400    | 460    | 1,189   |
| Devbhumi Dwarka | 758    | 801    | 770    | 2,329   |
| Dohad           | 4,386  | 4,575  | 5,119  | 14,080  |
| Gandhinagar     | 1,922  | 2,054  | 2,624  | 6,600   |
| Gir Somnath     | 1,026  | 1,052  | 1,166  | 3,244   |
| Jamnagar        | 1,895  | 1,800  | 2,240  | 5,935   |
| Junagadh        | 2,176  | 2,344  | 2,729  | 7,249   |
| Kachchh         | 2,256  | 2,629  | 2,589  | 7,474   |
| Kheda           | 3,025  | 3,330  | 3,765  | 10,120  |
| Mahesana        | 4,591  | 4,592  | 5,820  | 15,003  |
| Mahisagar       | 1,937  | 1,543  | 1,945  | 5,425   |
| Morbi           | 571    | 671    | 659    | 1,901   |
| Narmada         | 732    | 760    | 896    | 2,388   |
| Navsari         | 3,223  | 3,695  | 3,899  | 10,817  |
| Panch Mahals    | 4,982  | 5,226  | 5,786  | 15,994  |
| Patan           | 2,389  | 2,421  | 2,755  | 7,565   |
| Porbandar       | 522    | 473    | 597    | 1,592   |
| Rajkot          | 2,422  | 2,477  | 3,007  | 7,906   |
| Sabar Kantha    | 2,555  | 2,782  | 3,260  | 8,597   |
| Surat           | 4,231  | 3,876  | 4,555  | 12,662  |
| Surendranagar   | 2,540  | 2,544  | 2,786  | 7,870   |
| Tapi            | 1,624  | 1,562  | 1,862  | 5,048   |
| Vadodara        | 5,602  | 5,574  | 6,262  | 17,438  |
| Valsad          | 2,190  | 2,309  | 2,957  | 7,456   |
| Total           | 81,236 | 84,648 | 98,454 | 264,338 |

Annex-V

## District-wise details of candidates trained and assessed under PM-Vishwakarma Scheme in the state of Gujarat

| District        | 2023-24   | 2024-25 (till 27.01.2025)   | Total    |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------------------------|----------|
| Ahmedabad       | 301       | 1,475                       | 1,776    |
| Amreli          | 620       | 5,038                       | 5,658    |
| Anand           | 2,498     | 10,645                      | 13,143   |
| Arvalli         | 176       | 4,164                       | 4,340    |
| Banas Kantha    | 3,937     | 19,390                      | 23,327   |
| Bharuch         | 74        | 255                         | 329      |
| Bhavnagar       | 390       | 3,666                       | 4,056    |
| Botad           | 1,013     | 2,385                       | 3,398    |
| Chhotaudepur    | 60        | 677                         | 737      |
| Dahod           | 3,284     | 13,952                      | 17,236   |
| Dangs           | -         | 676                         | 676      |
| Devbhumi Dwarka | -         | 1,630                       | 1,630    |
| Gandhinagar     | 236       | 1,956                       | 2,192    |
| Gir Somnath     | -         | 3,498                       | 3,498    |
| Jamnagar        | 745       | 2,436                       | 3,181    |
| Junagadh        | -         | 4,137                       | 4,137    |
| Kachchh         | 91        | 1,139                       | 1,230    |
| Kheda           | 514       | 2,395                       | 2,909    |
| Mahesana        | 11,980    | 9,509                       | 21,489   |
| Mahisagar       | 1,883     | 6,829                       | 8,712    |
| Morbi           | -         | 2,734                       | 2,734    |
| Narmada         | -         | 743                         | 743      |
| Navsari         | 209       | 1,192                       | 1,401    |
| Panch Mahals    | 28        | 1,872                       | 1,900    |
| Patan           | 5,403     | 6,842                       | 12,245   |
| Porbandar       | -         | 1,172                       | 1,172    |
| Rajkot          | 221       | 7,005                       | 7,226    |
| Sabar Kantha    | 214       | 1,876                       | 2,090    |
| Surat           | 58        | 1,573                       | 1,631    |
| Surendranagar   | -         | 3,814                       | 3,814    |
| Tapi            | 378       | 1,266                       | 1,644    |
| Vadodara        | 742       | 2,452                       | 3,194    |
| Valsad          | 95        | 781                         | 876      |
| Total           | 35,150    | 1,29,174                    | 1,64,324 |

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