Lok Sabha Question No. 1295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Development Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1295

ANSWERED ON 11.12.2023

## DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

- 1295 . SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) an  overview  of  the  different  schemes  being  administered  by  the  Government  to  promote  skill development and entrepreneurship; and
- (b) the number of persons trained under each Scheme and financial outlay?

## 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 Shikshan 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. In addition, the training is also provided through the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business  Development  (NIESBUD),  the  Indian  Institute  of  Entrepreneurship  (IIE),  National  Skill  Training Institutes(NSTIs), and Training Centers registered on the Skill India Digital (SID) platform. The brief of these schemes are as under:

Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY): PMKVY  Scheme  is  for  imparting  skill  development training  through  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  and  Up-skilling  and  Re-skilling  through  Recognition  of  Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country including rural areas.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme: The main target of the JSS is to impart vocational skills to the nonliterates, neo-literates and the persons having rudimentary level of education and school dropouts upto 12th standard  in  the  age  group  of  15-45  years,  with  due  age  relaxation  in  case  of  'Divyangjan'  and  other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities in the rural areas and urban lowincome areas.

National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS): This  Scheme  is  for  promoting  apprenticeship training and  increasing  the  engagement  of  apprentices  by providing financial support to industrial establishments undertaking apprenticeship programme under the Apprentices Act, 1961. Training consists of Basic Training and On-the-Job Training /  Practical Training at  workplace  in  the  industry.  A  total  of  42453 establishments engaged the apprentices across the country.

Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS): This  scheme  provides  long-term  training  through  Industrial  Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. The ITIs offer a range of vocational/skill training courses covering a large number of economic sectors with an objective to provide skilled workforce to the industry as well as selfemployment of youth.

The details of the skilling network across the country as follows:-

| Name of Scheme   | Name of the Training Center       | Total No.      |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------|
| PMKVY            | Training centres including PMKK's | 2640           |
| JSS              | JSS centers                       | 288            |
| NAPS             | Establishments                    | 49927 (*42453) |
| CTS              | ITI                               | 15016          |

Apart  from  MSDE,  more  than  20  Central  Ministries  are  implementing  Skilling/  Upskilling  training programmes through various schemes, such as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY), 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.

- (b)      Details of trained candidates and financial outlay under MSDE's schemes across the country is given as under:

| Name of Scheme                           | Number of Trained Candidates   |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| PMKVY (Since inception to October, 2023) | 1,40,22,926                    |
| JSS ( Since 2018-19 to October, 2023)    | 21,74,056                      |
| NAPS (Since 2018-19 to October, 2023)    | 25,48,023                      |
| CTS (ITI) (2018-19 to 2022-23)           | 65,10,839                      |

Details of funds released under PMKVY and JSS Schemes of MSDE are as under:

| Name of Scheme                           |   Fund Released (Rs. In Crore) |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| PMKVY (Since inception to October, 2023) |                       10441.3  |
| JSS (Since 2018-19 to September, 2023    |                         654    |
| NAPS (Since 2018-19 to October, 2023)    |                        1071.85 |

Day to day administration as well as financial control in respect of ITIs lies with the respective State Government/Union Territory Administration.

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