Lok Sabha Question No. 2942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Bridge the Placement Gap under Skill Development Programmes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2942

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## BRIDGE THE PLACEMENT GAP UNDER SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

## 2942.  SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  specific  programme  to  bridge  the  placement gap and improve the employment prospects of skill development programme graduates, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  placement  rates  of  skill  development  programme  supported  by  the Government, Year-wise and State-wise;
- (c) whether the placement rate has been improved in the last five years;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor and measures taken thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to engage with industry associations, employers and other stakeholders to identify emerging skill requirements and adapt skill development programmes with the aim of minimizing the placement gap?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)  to (e) The Skill India Mission (SIM) of the Govt of India is aimed at Skilling, Re-skilling and Up-skilling to ensure our youth are prepared for the large number of opportunities coming up as the economy expands and India moves from the 10 th largest economy to 3 rd largest economy in the world. SIM is aimed at future ready and Industry ready talent among the youths.

Under  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM),  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, Re-skill and Up-skill 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.

The  objective  of  vocational  training  programme  is  to equip  individuals  with  market relevant skills for wage or self employment. The placements are specifically tracked only under Short Term Training (STT) component of PMKVY. Under the STT component of PMKVY, a total 68.94 lakh candidates have been trained as on 31.03.2023, out of which 54.43 lakh have been certified and 24.37 lakh candidates have been reported placed which is 42.99 % of the certified numbers.  State/UT-wise  placement  rate  (reported  placed  as  percentage  of  STT  certified candidates)  during  the  last  five  years  is  at Annexure-I . As  regards  other  schemes,  the  third party  evaluation  reports  have  observed  that  there  is  success  in  terms  of  placement  or enhancement of income of candidates trained. As far as the employment of the 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 ITI Graduated (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).

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 being organized at district and regional level. Further, 36 Sector Skill Councils, led by industry leaders in the respective sectors, have been set up by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).  Functions of these councils include  identification  of  skill  development  needs  of  the  sectors  with  a  view  to  bridge  the  gap between demands  of the industry and skilling requirements as well as to determine skills/competency standards and qualifications and get them notified as per the National Skills Qualification  Framework.  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  stakeholders  including  Learners,  Sector  Skill  Councils,  Knowledge  Providers, Content Partners, Training Partners, Skill Centres, Trainers, Assessors, Assessment Agencies, Awarding Bodies and Financial Institutions

District Skill Committees (DSCs), under the guidance of respective State Skill Development  Missions  (SSDMs),  play  a  key  role  in  addressing  the  skill  gap  and  assessing demand at the district level. The DSCs have been entrusted with the development of District Skill Development  Plans  (DSDPs)  to  promote  decentralized  planning  and  implementation  at  the grassroots.  The  DSDPs  identify  sectors  in  which  employment  opportunities  and  demand  for skilling exists.

## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2942 DUE FOR REPLY ON 07.08.2023  REGARDING 'BRIDGE THE PLACEMENT GAP UNDER SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES'

State/UT-wise, Year-wise placement rate (%) under PMKVY during 2018-19 to 2022-23:

| State/ UT                                    |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh                               |        70 |        66 |        41 |       145 |         5 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            |        28 |        30 |        21 |       163 |       118 |
| Assam                                        |        44 |        54 |        31 |        90 |        50 |
| Bihar                                        |        66 |        55 |        44 |        62 |        16 |
| Chhattisgarh                                 |        41 |        49 |       141 |        16 |        22 |
| Goa                                          |       151 |        21 |         4 |        23 |         0 |
| Gujarat                                      |        45 |        60 |        83 |        20 |        23 |
| Haryana                                      |        92 |        56 |        60 |        79 |         2 |
| Himachal Pradesh                             |        49 |        43 |        29 |        38 |        15 |
| Jharkhand                                    |        59 |        43 |       119 |        16 |        18 |
| Karnataka                                    |        62 |        59 |        19 |        82 |         2 |
| Kerala                                       |        49 |        42 |        16 |        45 |        16 |
| Madhya Pradesh                               |        66 |        75 |        62 |        54 |        20 |
| Maharashtra                                  |        51 |        44 |        17 |        55 |         4 |
| Manipur                                      |        22 |        38 |        38 |        72 |        30 |
| Meghalaya                                    |        92 |        48 |        15 |       177 |       143 |
| Mizoram                                      |        18 |        69 |        28 |        69 |         9 |
| Nagaland                                     |        45 |        14 |        37 |        60 |        38 |
| Odisha                                       |        82 |        49 |        30 |        81 |         4 |
| Punjab                                       |        73 |        55 |        57 |       127 |        13 |
| Rajasthan                                    |        87 |        49 |        76 |        79 |        21 |
| Sikkim                                       |         0 |        37 |        52 |       114 |        27 |
| Tamil Nadu                                   |        63 |        82 |        42 |        51 |        14 |
| Telangana                                    |        90 |        57 |        45 |        96 |         6 |
| Tripura                                      |        49 |        34 |        20 |        54 |        76 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                |        67 |        49 |        59 |        60 |        16 |
| Uttarakhand                                  |        58 |        56 |        54 |        97 |        10 |
| West Bengal                                  |        75 |        45 |        96 |        36 |         6 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  |         0 |        15 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| Chandigarh                                   |        46 |        36 |        88 |       126 |        19 |
| Delhi                                        |        75 |        41 |        48 |        53 |         7 |
| Jammu and Kashmir                            |        85 |        32 |        54 |        60 |        12 |
| Ladakh                                       |         0 |        71 |        18 |         0 |        27 |
| Lakshadweep                                  |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
| Puducherry                                   |        19 |        93 |       135 |       109 |         8 |
| The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |        56 |        61 |        99 |        20 |         0 |

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