Lok Sabha Question No. 2133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Scheme for Unemployed Youth Living Below Poverty Line
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2133

ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## SCHEME FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH LIVING BELOW POVERTY LINE

† 2133 SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme/action  plan  for  the  skill development of the youth living below poverty line and make them ready according to the demand of the labour market, if so, the details thereof, Scheme-wise including Bihar State; (b)  the  number  of  the  unemployed  youth  living  below  poverty  line  in  the  country including Bihar State; State-wise; (c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the details thereof; (d) the number of the active running institutes imparting training in skill development in the country, State-wise; (e) the details of funds allocated to Bihar State under the said scheme; and (f) whether the Government proposes any scheme to provide employment to the youth?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) Under the Govt of India 's 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/colleges/institutes  etc.  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 society, including youth living below poverty line across the country including the State of Bihar.

Details  of  Candidates trained under schemes of MSDE till  30.06.2024 in the State of Bihar are as under:

| Name of the Scheme            | Number of trained Candidates   | Number of trained Candidates   |
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                               | India                          | Bihar                          |
| PMKVY (2015-16 to 30.06.2024) | 1,48,11,506                    | 6,73,970                       |
| NAPS (2018-19 to 30.06.2024)  | 29,91,072                      | 21,171                         |
| JSS (2018-19 to 30.06.2024)   | 26,38,028                      | 1,71,738                       |
| CTS (2018-19 to 2023-24)      | 79,51,834                      | 6,48,314                       |

- (b)  &  (c):  No  data  regarding  youth  living  below  poverty  line  who  are  unemployed  is maintained in this Ministry. However, as per the official poverty estimates released by the erstwhile Planning Commission, State/UT-wise number and percentage of Population Below Poverty Line in India 2011-12 (Based on Tendulkar Methodology) is provided in Annexure-I.
- (d) to (e): Details of state-wise number of training centers under schemes of MSDE are given  at Annexure-II .  Since  inception  of  PMKVY  in  2015  until  2023-24,  Rs.  504.75 crore  has  been  utilized  for  imparting  skilling  to  the  candidates  in  the  State  of  Bihar. Funds  are  being  released  under  JSS  scheme to  Non-Governmental  Organizations (NGOs) directly.  The  funds  released  to  the  JSS  (NGOs)  in  the  State  of  Bihar  is  Rs. 48.30  Crore  from  2018-19  to  2023-24. Day  to  day  administration  as  well  as  financial control in respect of ITIs lies with the respective State Government/ UT Administration. Under NAPS, the establishments are incentivized by way of stipend support.
- (f):   To  provide  employment  opportunities  for  all  including  the  youth  of  the  country, Government of  India  has  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  which  inter-alia  include  Prime Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  Pradhan  Mantri  MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY),  Deen Dayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)  , Aajeevika - National Rural Livelihoods  Mission  (NRLM),  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (  RSETIs) Scheme,  Prime Minister Street Vendor's  Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme, etc.

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURES  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PARTS  (b)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  No.  2133  ANSWERED  ON  05.08.2024  REGARDING 'SCHEME FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH LIVING BELOW POVERTY LINE'

State  wise  Number  and  Percentage  of  Population  Below  Poverty  Line  in  India: 2011-12 (Based on Tendulkar  Methodology)

| States/UTs        | Rural                 | Rural                  | Urban                 | Urban                  | Total                 | Total                  |
|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| States/UTs        | Percentage of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | Percentage of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | Percentage of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 11.0                  | 61.8                   | 5.8                   | 17.0                   | 9.2                   | 78.8                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 38.9                  | 4.2                    | 20.3                  | 0.7                    | 34.7                  | 4.9                    |
| Assam             | 33.9                  | 92.1                   | 20.5                  | 9.2                    | 32.0                  | 101.3                  |
| Bihar             | 34.1                  | 320.4                  | 31.2                  | 37.8                   | 33.7                  | 358.2                  |
| Chhattisgarh      | 44.6                  | 88.9                   | 24.8                  | 15.2                   | 39.9                  | 104.1                  |
| Goa               | 6.8                   | 0.4                    | 4.1                   | 0.4                    | 5.1                   | 0.8                    |
| Gujarat           | 21.5                  | 75.4                   | 10.1                  | 26.9                   | 16.6                  | 102.2                  |
| Haryana           | 11.6                  | 19.4                   | 10.3                  | 9.4                    | 11.2                  | 28.8                   |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 8.5                   | 5.3                    | 4.3                   | 0.3                    | 8.1                   | 5.6                    |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 11.5                  | 10.7                   | 7.2                   | 2.5                    | 10.3                  | 13.3                   |
| Jharkhand         | 40.8                  | 104.1                  | 24.8                  | 20.2                   | 37.0                  | 124.3                  |
| Karnataka         | 24.5                  | 92.8                   | 15.3                  | 37.0                   | 20.9                  | 129.8                  |
| Kerala            | 9.1                   | 15.5                   | 5.0                   | 8.5                    | 7.1                   | 23.9                   |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 35.7                  | 191.0                  | 21.0                  | 43.1                   | 31.6                  | 234.1                  |
| Maharashtra       | 24.2                  | 150.6                  | 9.1                   | 47.4                   | 17.4                  | 197.9                  |
| Manipur           | 38.8                  | 7.4                    | 32.6                  | 2.8                    | 36.9                  | 10.2                   |
| Meghalaya         | 12.5                  | 3.0                    | 9.3                   | 0.6                    | 11.9                  | 3.6                    |
| Mizoram           | 35.4                  | 1.9                    | 6.4                   | 0.4                    | 20.4                  | 2.3                    |
| Nagaland          | 19.9                  | 2.8                    | 16.5                  | 1.0                    | 18.9                  | 3.8                    |
| Odisha            | 35.7                  | 126.1                  | 17.3                  | 12.4                   | 32.6                  | 138.5                  |
| Punjab            | 7.7                   | 13.4                   | 9.2                   | 9.8                    | 8.3                   | 23.2                   |
| Rajasthan         | 16.1                  | 84.2                   | 10.7                  | 18.7                   | 14.7                  | 102.9                  |
| Sikkim            | 9.9                   | 0.4                    | 3.7                   | 0.1                    | 8.2                   | 0.5                    |
| Tamil Nadu        | 15.8                  | 59.2                   | 6.5                   | 23.4                   | 11.3                  | 82.6                   |
| Tripura           | 16.5                  | 4.5                    | 7.4                   | 0.8                    | 14.0                  | 5.2                    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 30.4                  | 479.4                  | 26.1                  | 118.8                  | 29.4                  | 598.2                  |
| Uttarakhand       | 11.6                  | 8.2                    | 10.5                  | 3.4                    | 11.3                  | 11.6                   |

| West Bengal   |   22.5 |    141.1 |   14.7 |   43.8 |   20.0 |   185.0 |
|---------------|--------|----------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| A & N Islands |    1.6 |    0.04  |    0   |   0    |    1   |    0.04 |
| Chandigarh    |    1.6 |    0.004 |   22.3 |   2.3  |   21.8 |    2.3  |
| D & N Haveli  |   62.6 |    1.2   |   15.4 |   0.3  |   39.3 |    1.4  |
| Daman & Diu   |    0   |    0     |   12.6 |   0.3  |    9.9 |    0.3  |
| Delhi         |   12.9 |    0.5   |    9.8 |  16.5  |    9.9 |   17    |
| Lakshadweep   |    0   |    0     |    3.4 |   0.02 |    2.8 |    0.02 |
| INDIA         |   25.7 | 2166.6   |   13.7 | 531.2  |   21.9 | 2697.8  |

Notes: 1. Population as on 1st march 2012 has been used for estimation number of persons below poverty line. (2011 Census population extrapolated)

2. Poverty line of Tamil Nadu is used for Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
3. Urban Poverty Line of Punjab is used for both rural and urban areas of Chandigarh.
4. Poverty Line of Maharashtra is used for Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
5. Poverty Line of Goa is used for Daman & Diu and
6. Poverty Line of Kerala is used for Lakshadweep.

## ANNEXURE-II

## Details of State-wise Training Centres under various schemes of MSDE

| S. No.   | State/UT                       | Empaneled Training Centres under PMKVY 4.0   | JSS     | NAPS establishments   | ITI        | ITI       |
|----------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------|-----------------------|------------|-----------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                       | Empaneled Training Centres under PMKVY 4.0   | centers | NAPS establishments   | Govt. ITIs | Pvt. ITIs |
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands    | 7                                            | 1       | 11                    | 3          | 1         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                 | 394                                          | 6       | 1,046                 | 85         | 436       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh              | 76                                           | 0       | 21                    | 7          | 0         |
| 4        | Assam                          | 772                                          | 5       | 851                   | 31         | 15        |
| 5        | Bihar                          | 463                                          | 21      | 463                   | 150        | 1227      |
| 6        | Chandigarh                     | 9                                            | 1       | 135                   | 2          | 0         |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                   | 171                                          | 13      | 285                   | 120        | 112       |
| 8        | Delhi                          | 187                                          | 3       | 5,841                 | 17         | 36        |
| 9        | Goa                            | 8                                            | 1       | 453                   | 11         | 2         |
| 10       | Gujarat                        | 353                                          | 8       | 11,799                | 274        | 229       |
| 11       | Haryana                        | 470                                          | 4       | 5,529                 | 160        | 229       |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh               | 179                                          | 11      | 667                   | 128        | 142       |
| 13       | Jammu And Kashmir              | 628                                          | 1       | 487                   | 49         | 1         |
| 14       | Jharkhand                      | 224                                          | 13      | 390                   | 77         | 271       |
| 15       | Karnataka                      | 278                                          | 12      | 2,046                 | 275        | 1229      |
| 16       | Kerala                         | 127                                          | 9       | 1,728                 | 149        | 315       |
| 17       | Ladakh                         | 11                                           | 2       | 14                    | 3          | 0         |
| 18       | Lakshadweep                    | 1                                            | 1       | 1                     | 1          | 0         |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                 | 1,322                                        | 28      | 1,015                 | 195        | 882       |
| 20       | Maharashtra                    | 585                                          | 21      | 8,235                 | 422        | 620       |
| 21       | Manipur                        | 119                                          | 4       | 19                    | 10         | 0         |
| 22       | Meghalaya                      | 85                                           | 1       | 35                    | 7          | 1         |
| 23       | Mizoram                        | 52                                           | 1       | 7                     | 3          | 0         |
| 24       | Nagaland                       | 73                                           | 2       | 20                    | 9          | 0         |
| 25       | Odisha                         | 290                                          | 29      | 675                   | 75         | 450       |
| 26       | Puducherry                     | 18                                           | 0       | 209                   | 8          | 7         |
| 27       | Punjab                         | 535                                          | 2       | 845                   | 116        | 235       |
| 28       | Rajasthan                      | 1,291                                        | 9       | 858                   | 165        | 1455      |
| 29       | Sikkim                         | 37                                           | 0       | 51                    | 4          | 0         |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                     | 439                                          | 9       | 2,547                 | 92         | 411       |
| 31       | Telangana                      | 137                                          | 6       | 1,168                 | 66         | 236       |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman | 9                                            | 2       | 116                   | 4          | 0         |

|       | & Diu         |        |     |        |       |        |
|-------|---------------|--------|-----|--------|-------|--------|
| 33    | Tripura       | 139    |   2 | 92     | 20    | 2      |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh | 2,247  |  47 | 5,757  | 292   | 2971   |
| 35    | Uttarakhand   | 209    |   8 | 623    | 105   | 82     |
| 36    | West Bengal   | 312    |   7 | 1,054  | 163   | 139    |
| Grand | Total         | 12,257 | 290 | 46,764 | 3,298 | 11,736 |

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