Lok Sabha Question No. 2341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Scheme under PMKVY 3.0
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 2341

ANSWERED ON - 18/12/2023

## SCHEME UNDER PMKVY 3.0

2341. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

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

- (a) the  number  of  applicants  who  have  been  given  Skill  Development  Training  under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), along with the current employment status of trained professionals under the PMKVY 3.0 scheme;
- (b) the details of the PMKVY 4.0 and how the objective and strategy of this new scheme is different from the previous scheme; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to address shortcomings of the previous one?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (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 across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready & industry ready skills.

Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  3.0,  training  had  been imparted  to  candidates  in  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning (RPL).  Placement  opportunities  have  been  provided  to  STT  certified  candidates,  and  RPL involves  the  process  of  certification  of  already  existing  skills.  Under  this  phase  of  the Scheme, 737,502 candidates were trained/oriented and 43,016 STT certified candidates had been reported placed.

- (b)      Based on the learnings from implementation of earlier phases of the scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 has been re-designed and some of the salient features of the PMKVY 4.0 are as follows:
- i. Focus on New Age Skills like Industry 4.0, Web 3.0, AR/VR, Climate Change, Circular Economy, Green Economy, and Energy Transition.
- ii. Emphasis on Re-skilling, and Up-skilling under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through innovations in assessment, better monitoring.
- iii. Greater reliance on On-Job-Training (OJT) for better practical exposure to candidates.
- iv. Flexibility in course curriculums by introducing courses in partnership with industry.
- v. Cross utilization of available infrastructure with the educational institutions viz. ITIs/Schools/Colleges/Universities/Central and State Government Institutions etc.

(c)        PMKVY 4.0 emphasizes on increasing the employability of the candidates by offering Industry Ready, Future Ready and Modern Skilling in various domains. The scheme focuses on  new  age  and  emerging  courses  such  as  Drone,  Artificial  Intelligence  (AI),  Internet  of Things  (IoT),  3D  Printing,  Block  Chain,  Mechatronics,  Robotics,  etc.  On-The-Job  Training (OJT),  mandatory  employability  skills  module,  focus  on  upskilling,  Aadhaar  authenticated registration  of  candidates,  blended  delivery  of  courses,  etc.  are  some  of  the  important aspects of the scheme. To improve the quality of training and assessment, a national pool of qualified and certified trainers and assessors has been created. To enable the opportunities for employment, 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. Through Skill India Digital, candidates can have access to jobs and apprenticeship opportunities.

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