Lok Sabha Question No. 3026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Skill Development Programmes for MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION. No. 3026. TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2025

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR MSMEs

## 3026. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of skill development programmes specifically targeted at Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country;
- (b) the number of MSMEs and individuals trained under these programmes in the last three years, State-wise, including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the total funds allocated, released and utilised for these programmes;
- (d) whether  any  industry-specific  training  modules  have  been  developed  to  match  the  skill requirements of MSMEs, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken to ensure that these programmes lead to employment generation, entrepreneurship and enhanced competitiveness for MSMEs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises has taken various initiatives to improve the skills of the workforce in the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector. The Ministry  conducts  skilling  and  upskilling  programmes  through  the  schemes  and  programme  viz. Entrepreneurship  and  Skill  Development  Programme  (ESDP)  scheme,  Prime  Minister  Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Skill Upgradation and Mahila Coir Yojana, SCST Hub, Assistance to  Training  Institutions  (ATI)  Scheme,  A  Scheme  for  promotion  of  Innovation,  Rural  Industry  & Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE) and training through Technology Centres set up across the country. The details of skill development programme under different schemes of MSMEs are as follows:

- (i) The  Entrepreneurship  and  Skill  Development  Programme  (ESDP)  Scheme  a  Central  Sector Scheme is implemented with the objective to motivate young representing different sections of the  society  including  SC/ST  women,  physically  handicapped,  Ex-servicemen,  and  BPL persons  to  consider  self-employment  or  entrepreneurship  as  one  of  the  career  options,  to promote  new  enterprises,  build  capacity  of  existing  MSMEs  and  inculcate  entrepreneurial culture in the country. The details of the programme conducted under ESDP scheme in last three year, State-wise, including Tamil Nadu are given at Annexure-I .
- (ii) Khadi and Village  Industries  Commission (KVIC) is  imparting  Skill  Development  Training through  its  18-Departmental  Training  Centres,  17-Non-Departmenntal  Training  Centres  and 24-Training  Partners,  with    key  focus  on  promoting  rural  self-employment  in  Khadi  and Village  Industries  trades  and  equipping  artisans  to  produce  products  aligned  with  local demand. The State-wise details including Tamil Nadu of Skill Development Training provided by KVIC to individuals, during last three years are enclosed at Annexure-II .

- (iii) Coir  Board  is  implementing  various  skill  training  and  development  activities  across  the Country  under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  Coir  Vikas  Yojana,  under  the  component  'Skill Upgradation  &  Mahila  Coir  Yojana'  through  its  various  Field  level  establishments  located across  different  the  Country. The  State-wise  details  of  persons  trained  under  various  skill training  programmes  under  'CVY-Skill  Upgradation  and  Mahila  Coir  Yojana'  in  different States including Tamil Nadu during the last three years are as given below:
- (iv) National  Small  Industries  Corporation  (NSIC),  is  a  Government  of  India  Enterprise  under Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME).  NSIC  has  been  working  to promote,  aid  and  foster  the  growth  of  micro,  small  and  medium  enterprises  in  the  country. NSIC operates through countrywide network of offices and Technical Centres in the Country. In  addition,  NSIC  has  set  up  Training  cum  Incubation  Centre  managed  by  professional manpower.  NSIC  through  its  Technical  Services Centre  and  Incubation  Centres offers  skill/ entrepreneurship development training programs (ESDP).

| Sl. No.   | State            | Total No. of persons trained under various skill training programmes   | Total No. of persons trained under various skill training programmes   | Total No. of persons trained under various skill training programmes   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                  | 2022-23                                                                | 2023-24                                                                | 2024-25                                                                |
| 1         | Karnataka        | 160                                                                    | 200                                                                    | 80                                                                     |
| 2         | Goa              | 40                                                                     | 80                                                                     | 0                                                                      |
| 3         | Andhra Pradesh   | 166                                                                    | 273                                                                    | 147                                                                    |
| 4         | Telangana        | 40                                                                     | 120                                                                    | 40                                                                     |
| 5         | NER              | 280                                                                    | 436                                                                    | 185                                                                    |
| 6         | Kerala           | 429                                                                    | 893                                                                    | 515                                                                    |
| 7         | Lakshadweep      | 0                                                                      | 120                                                                    | 120                                                                    |
| 8         | West Bengal      | 200                                                                    | 160                                                                    | 120                                                                    |
| 9         | Maharashtra      | 379                                                                    | 416                                                                    | 137                                                                    |
| 10        | Andaman &Nicobar | 160                                                                    | 120                                                                    | 40                                                                     |
| 11        | Gujarat          | 120                                                                    | 160                                                                    | 0                                                                      |
| 12        | Tamil Nadu       | 418                                                                    | 765                                                                    | 473                                                                    |
| 13        | Odisha           | 402                                                                    | 450                                                                    | 264                                                                    |
| Total     | Total            | 2794                                                                   | 4193                                                                   | 2121                                                                   |

There is no provision of State-wise allocation of funds under the schemes of the Ministry of MSME.

(d): Ministry has established Technological Centres in different sectors across the country. These centres  provide  technological  support  and  impart  skill  training  to  youth  to  create  industry-ready manpower,  including  need-based  programmes  for  MSMEs  and  also  undertake  re-skilling  of  the existing industry workforce as per need of Industry. More than six lakh trainees trained by 18 Tool Rooms & Technical Institutions (TRs & Tis) during the last three  years. 13 Technological Centres (TCs) set up under the Technology Centre Systems Programme (TCSP) have started training activities and  have  trained  more  than  93,000  trainees  in  various  short  term  and  long-term  industry-oriented courses and assisted more than 3,000 MSMEs since Apr-2023.

NSIC is operating  8 Technical Services Centres (NTSCs) across the country and each NTSC is  specialized  in  specific  area  of  industry  centric  skill  development  and  entrepreneurship  training. These NTSCs are conducting demand driven, industry-oriented training programmes in the fields like Mechanical  Workshop,  Information  Technology,  CAD/CAM  &  CNC,  Multimedia  &  Animation, Electrical  &  Electronics,  and  Entrepreneurship  Development.  The  curriculum  of  each  training programme is defined in such a way to give maximum hands-on exposure through practical training to the trainees.

(e): To  promote  MSMEs,  following  steps  are  taken  to  ensure  that  these  programmes  lead  to employment generation, entrepreneurship and enhanced competitiveness for MSMEs:

-  Imparting technical and business skills at an early stage to build entrepreneurial mindset and competencies.
-  Providing basic entrepreneurship training to enable participants to convert ideas into action, develop behavioral and attitudinal readiness, and strengthen personal entrepreneurial skills.
-  Upgrading technical and vocational skills to support new enterprise creation and the growth of existing MSMEs.
-  Facilitating Udyam Registration of beneficiaries through Implementing Agencies to ensure formalization and access to financial linkages.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3026 for answer on 18.12.2025.

## Details of Programmes and Beneficiaries under ESDP scheme in the last three years, State-wise, including Tamil Nadu.

| S. No.   | Name of State                            | FY 2022-23   | FY 2022-23    | FY 2023-24   | FY 2023-24    | FY 2024-25   | FY 2024-25    |
|----------|------------------------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State                            | Programmes   | Beneficiaries | Programmes   | Beneficiaries | Programme s  | Beneficiaries |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 59           | 2856          | 56           | 2502          | 5            | 191           |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                           | 26           | 1424          | 113          | 5760          | 201          | 10093         |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 27           | 1087          | 97           | 4236          | 135          | 6401          |
| 4        | Assam                                    | 379          | 15350         | 426          | 19339         | 885          | 43038         |
| 5        | Bihar                                    | 132          | 6079          | 232          | 12265         | 288          | 13454         |
| 6        | Chandigarh                               | 1            | 118           | 8            | 276           | 4            | 239           |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                             | 105          | 5266          | 133          | 5759          | 164          | 8080          |
| 8        | Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 8            | 608           | 12           | 467           | 23           | 1290          |
| 9        | Delhi                                    | 23           | 1385          | 84           | 4170          | 112          | 4744          |
| 10       | Goa                                      | 7            | 279           | 36           | 1510          | 32           | 1424          |
| 11       | Gujarat                                  | 196          | 9651          | 343          | 14939         | 642          | 29573         |
| 12       | Haryana                                  | 65           | 3213          | 143          | 7688          | 207          | 10599         |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                         | 31           | 1790          | 112          | 5923          | 121          | 5998          |
| 14       | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 101          | 3863          | 714          | 35280         | 752          | 33652         |
| 15       | Jharkhand                                | 110          | 6156          | 141          | 8380          | 159          | 7447          |
| 16       | Karnataka                                | 141          | 6117          | 244          | 14301         | 380          | 18280         |
| 17       | Kerala                                   | 145          | 7150          | 150          | 8873          | 186          | 10197         |
| 18       | Ladakh                                   | 1            | 50            | 2            | 94            | 28           | 1573          |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                              | 0            | 0             | 11           | 498           | 6            | 233           |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                           | 959          | 44248         | 975          | 42055         | 1850         | 77987         |
| 21       | Maharashtra                              | 379          | 15468         | 386          | 16669         | 1334         | 56070         |
| 22       | Manipur                                  | 35           | 1281          | 41           | 1722          | 125          | 4773          |
| 23       | Meghalaya                                | 20           | 1209          | 57           | 2374          | 152          | 6101          |
| 24       | Mizoram                                  | 7            | 210           | 30           | 1122          | 54           | 2370          |
| 25       | Nagaland                                 | 206          | 6810          | 556          | 16561         | 373          | 12862         |
| 26       | Odisha                                   | 196          | 8616          | 222          | 10348         | 756          | 38229         |
| 27       | Puducherry                               | 5            | 147           | 19           | 737           | 184          | 8569          |
| 28       | Punjab                                   | 126          | 7269          | 194          | 10368         | 435          | 21251         |
| 29       | Rajasthan                                | 148          | 8820          | 276          | 12807         | 768          | 34206         |
| 30       | Sikkim                                   | 16           | 903           | 39           | 2004          | 70           | 3204          |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                               | 235          | 9433          | 319          | 16445         | 363          | 17929         |
| 32       | Telangana                                | 103          | 4606          | 275          | 11548         | 316          | 12717         |
| 33       | Tripura                                  | 11           | 331           | 80           | 4072          | 160          | 6864          |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                            | 413          | 23137         | 483          |               | 826          | 40120         |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                              | 135          | 5511          | 214          | 25918 7835    | 296          | 12206         |
| 36       | West Bengal                              | 181          | 8251          | 274          | 12197         | 179          | 7867          |
|          | Total                                    | 4732         | 218692        | 7497         | 347042        | 12571        | 569831        |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3026 for answer on 18.12.2025

State-wise details of Skill Development Training during last three years under KVIC

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs         | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2024-25 (P)   | 2024-25 (P)   | 2024-25 (P)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|           |                   | SDP       | EAP       | Total     | SDP       | EAP       | Total     | SDP           | EAP           | Total         |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 370       |           | 370       | 1067      | 0         | 1067      | 886           |               | 886           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |           |           |           | 180       |           | 180       | 142           |               | 142           |
| 3         | Assam             | 652       | 1233      | 1885      | 1049      | 2530      | 3579      | 1587          | 1924          | 3511          |
| 4         | Bihar             | 1718      | 1505      | 3223      | 2218      | 1580      | 3798      | 3954          | 1513          | 5467          |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 235       | 0         | 235       | 1490      | 0         | 1490      | 819           | 0             | 819           |
| 6         | Delhi             | 1041      | 2372      | 3413      | 1153      | 2398      | 3551      | 1083          | 790           | 1873          |
| 7         | Goa               | 10        | 0         | 10        | 0         | 0         | 0         | -             | -             | 0             |
| 8         | Gujrat            | -         | -         | -         | 270       | 0         | 270       | -             | -             | 0             |
| 9         | Haryana           | -         | -         | -         | 106       | 0         | 106       | 191           |               | 191           |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 875       | 876       | 1751      | 1783      | 1323      | 3106      | 1806          | 1513          | 3319          |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 300       | 376       | 676       | 855       | 1012      | 1867      | 863           | 1024          | 1887          |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 1737      | 3331      | 5068      | 3567      | 4825      | 8392      | 3280          | 3866          | 7146          |
| 13        | Kerala            | 2325      | 3640      | 5965      | 2990      | 2994      | 5984      | 3649          | 4036          | 7685          |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1773      | 1375      | 3148      | 2148      | 1646      | 3794      | 1657          | 3300          | 4957          |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 6113      | 10052     | 16165     | 7139      | 10485     | 17624     | 7675          | 8556          | 16231         |
| 16        | Manipur           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 240       | 0         | 240       | 300           | -             | 300           |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | -         | -         | -         | 200       | 0         | 200       | 197           | -             | 197           |
| 18        | Mizoram           | 549       | 1019      | 1568      | 591       | 1009      | 1600      | 660           | 1020          | 1680          |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 153       | 518       | 671       | 347       | 428       | 775       | 422           | 667           | 1089          |
| 20        | Odisha            | 445       | 653       | 1098      | 1437      | 1923      | 3360      | 2576          | 2324          | 4900          |
| 21        | Punjab            |           |           |           | 220       | 0         | 220       | 340           |               | 340           |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 379       | 1155      | 1534      | 753       | 969       | 1722      | 823           | 1840          | 2663          |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        | 3547      | 3363      | 6910      | 3498      | 3722      | 7220      | 3656          | 3442          | 7098          |
| 24        | Telangana         | 2230      | 897       | 3127      | 2887      | 422       | 3309      | 1353          | 903           | 2256          |
| 25        | Tripura           |           |           |           | 130       | 0         | 130       | 103           |               | 103           |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     | 2401      | 3887      | 6288      | 3179      | 6010      | 9189      | 4369          | 6186          | 10555         |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       | 1556      | 3202      | 4758      | 1748      | 1807      | 3555      | 1778          | 1988          | 3766          |
| 28        | West Bengal       | 767       | 2325      | 3092      | 1526      | 2308      | 3834      | 2512          | 2166          | 4678          |
|           | Total             | 29176     | 41779     | 70955     | 42771     | 47391     | 90162     | 46681         | 47058         | 93739         |