Lok Sabha Question No. 1816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Short Term Training Courses
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1816

ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## SHORT TERM TRAINING COURSES

1816. SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the placement rate dropped in the case of Short Term Training (STT) courses;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the remedial steps being planned by the Government in order to ensure 100 per cent placement rate ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) and (b) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) launched Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  in  2015  for  imparting  skill  training  and  certification  to  youth  and  to  make  them employable for better livelihood across the country . PMKVY has two training components, namely, Short Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL).  The  placement  opportunities  are  being provided to STT certified candidates, while RPL is not linked with placements as it recognizes the existing skills of candidates.  As on 31.03.2023, 137.24 lakh persons have been trained under the PMKVY, which includes 71.38 lakh persons under STT component.  Out of the total trained under STT component, 56.78 lakh  persons  were  certified  and  among  the  certified  persons,  24.38  lakh  persons  have  been  reported placed.  As regards other schemes, as per the third party evaluation reports, there is success in terms of placement  or  enhancement  of  income  of  candidates  trained.  As  far  as  the  employment  of  the  Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme beneficiaries is concerned, third party evaluation report of the scheme observed that as an impact of the training programme conducted at JSSs, the self and wage employment and  private  job  have  become  evident.  The  report  has  further  observed  that  usefulness  of  the  scheme would  be  further  evident  from  the  fact  that  77.05%  of  the  beneficiary  trainees  have  undergone occupational  shifts.  The  final  report  of  Tracer  Study  of    Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITI)  Graduates (published in January 2018 by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, GoI) mentions that 63.5% of total ITI pass-outs got employed (wage + self, out of which 6.7% are self-employed).
- (c)  In order to increase the opportunities for the placement of the certified candidates under PMKVY-STT, placement is linked with payout to training providers. The last tranche, i.e., 30 percent of total payout is disbursed  to  Training  Providers  only  on  ensuring  placement  of  the  candidates.  Rozgar  Melas  and Apprenticeship  Melas  are  also  being  organized  at  district  and  regional  level.  In  addition,  to  enable  the opportunities for employments, Skill India Digital (SID) Portal has been launched as a one-stop platform that  integrates  skilling,  education,  employment,  and  entrepreneurship  ecosystems to  provide  a  life-long array  of  services  targeting  a  wide  range  of  beneficiaries  including  Learners,  Sector  Skill  Councils, Knowledge Providers, Content Partners, Training Partners, Skill Centres, Trainers, Assessors, Assessment Agencies, Awarding Bodies and Financial Institutions.

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