Lok Sabha Question No. 1762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Make in India Programme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1762

ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## MAKE IN INDIA PROGRAMME

## 1762 SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL

Will the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship be pleased to state :

- (a) Whether the scheme of affording Dividend under Make in India Programme has been implemented in all the States/UTs;
- (b) If  so,  the  number  of  the  youth  covered  under  the  scheme  for  the  grant  of  Dividend under the said during the last three years; and
- (c) The number of youth particularly from the district of Prayagraj having been benefitted from the scheme so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c) Make  in  India  initiative  was  launched  on  September  25,  2014,  to  facilitate investment,  foster  investment,  foster  innovation,  building  best  in  class  infrastructure,  and making India a hub for manufacturing, design and innovation.  The development of a robust manufacturing  sector  continues  to  be  a  key  priority  of  the  Indian  Government.    Since  its launch, Make in India initiative has made significant achievements and presently focuses on 27 sectors under Make in India 2.0.  The activities under the Make in India initiative are also being undertaken by several Central Government Ministries/Departments and various State Governments.

To  support  realisation  of  objectives  of  Make  in  India  and  to  reap  the  benefits  of demographic dividend, there is a focus on equipping youth with employable skills so that they can contribute substantively to the  economic growth of country.  Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling  training  through  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 across the country.

Total  number  of  persons  trained  under  the  above  mentioned  schemes  during  the  last three  years  scheme-wise and  number of persons trained in Prayagraj is  given in the table below:

|   S. No. | Scheme (2020-21 to 2022- 23)   | All India   | Prayagraj   |
|----------|--------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
|        1 | PMKVY                          | 27,87,986   | 13,450      |
|        2 | JSS                            | 13,79,622   | 11,313      |
|        3 | NAPS                           | 16,85,301   | 2,632       |
|        4 | CTS*                           | 23,55,877   | 26,766      |

Apart from above, more than 20 Central Ministries are implementing Skilling/upskilling training  programmes through  various schemes,  such  as Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), the Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI) under Ministry of Rural Development, Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, etc.

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