Lok Sabha Question No. 62 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: DPMUs under PM Vishwakarma Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Smt. Smita Uday Wagh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 62

ANSWERED ON -21/07/2025

## DPMUs UNDER PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME

62. SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is the nodal agency for implementing the skill component under  the  PM  Vishwakarma  Scheme  and  whether  District  Project  Management  Units (DPMUs)  have  been  deployed  nationwide  and  if  so,  the  details  of  their  key  roles  and responsibilities;
- (b) the  total  number  of  DPMUs  or  District  Coordinators  appointed  under  the  said scheme,  State/UT  and  District-wise,  along  with  their  names,  contact  details,  and  office locations;
- (c) whether any DPMU or Coordinator holds the charge of multiple districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  process  of  payment  to  the  implementing  agencies  in  such  cases  of  multiple charge and whether any instances of double payment have been observed and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  DPMUs  have  achieved  their  performance  targets  during  the  current financial year and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the mechanism adopted by the Government for monitoring and evaluating the regular performance of DPMUs or District Coordinators?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Yes Sir. As per the guidelines of the PM Vishwakarma Scheme, the initiative is being jointly implemented by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME), the Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  and  the  Department  of Financial Services (DFS) under the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Government of India. The MoMSME serves as the nodal ministry and is responsible for overall implementation and coordination of the Scheme. The MSDE is tasked with overseeing the skilling component of the Scheme and has appointed the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as the Project Implementing Agency (PIA) for its execution.

District Project Management Units (DPMUs) have been appointed nationwide covering most of  the  districts  of  the  country.  Their  key  roles  and  responsibilities  include  generating awareness about the scheme among the Vishwakarma beneficiaries, informing them about the  training  dates,  batch  timings,  location  of  training  centres,  benefits  of  the  training, stakeholder coordination and facilitating their participation by guiding them to the training centres.  Their  role  also  includes  regular  monitoring  of  the  training  centres  to  ensure adherence and compliance of the training guidelines.

- (b) Total number of DPMUs appointed under the scheme are 497 (as on 16.07.2025) who are covering 618 Districts of the country. DPMUs are physically present in the districts assigned to them and also make physical visits/inspection of the Training Centres to ensure adherence and compliance of the training guidelines by the Training Centres. The State/UT wise details of 497 DPMUs covering 618 Districts is voluminous and as such may please be seen on the website of this Ministry at the link https://www.msde.gov.in/documents
- (c) & (d) Yes Sir.  107  DPMUs have been assigned multiple districts due to specific project requirements and operational exigencies. No double payment instances have been observed as the payments are processed strictly based on the verified number of personnel deployed. The details of DPMUs who have been assigned multiple districts is voluminous and as such  may  please be seen on the website of this Ministry at the link https://www.msde.gov.in/documents
- (e) DPMUs  are  monitored  on  a  task-based  review  system  wherein  daily  tasks  are assigned by the PIA as per the program requirements and the performance is reviewed on a weekly basis. Moreover, DPMUs  undergo  physical orientation sessions before deployment by the MSDE and are further given training, assignment and monitoring tasks through  various  Physical  and  Virtual  meetings  by  the  PIA.  They  also  work  in  close coordination with Regional Directorate of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship (RDSDEs)  to  ensure  efficient  scheme  implementation  at  district  level.  Weekly  tracking mechanism has also been put in place by the PIA to monitor the tasks undertaken by the DPMUs.
- (f) Supervision and evaluation of DPMUs is done by the PIA on a weekly basis.

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