Lok Sabha Question No. 2340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: STRIVE Initiative
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Dushyant Singh, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2340

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## STRIVE INITIATIVE

2340.   PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD: SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE: DR. ANMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that marginalized and deprived communities in Maharashtra benefit from the Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) initiative;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any future expansion plans for the said initiative across the country including Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to include any new skill sectors, industries, or technology-focused  domains  under  the  said  initiative,  particularly  those  relevant  to Maharashtra's industrial and service ecosystem and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the total number of individuals from the said communities in Maharashtra enrolled and trained under the said initiative since its inception, year and district-wise;
- (e) the details of various other skill  development  schemes  and  policies  of Government  that  have  contributed  to  the  upliftment  of  the  said  communities  in Maharashtra, including their convergence or alignment with STRIVE; and
- (f) the details of the mechanisms in place to assess the impact of said initiatives on skill development, employment generation and the overall competitiveness of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Sir,  The  Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT)  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implemented the Skill Strengthening for Industrial  Value  Enhancement  (STRIVE)  project,  which  was  a  Government  of  India project with the assistance of the World Bank. Under the STRIVE Project, a total of 500 ITIs (467 Government ITIs and 33 Private ITIs) were selected for upgradation. Out of these 500 selected ITIs, 77 ITIs (72 Govt. ITIs and 05 Pvt. ITIs) were selected from the state of Maharashtra.

The  objective  of  the  STRIVE  Project  was  to  strengthen,  upgrade  and  enhance  the learning infrastructure in the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), which would help all trainees including from marginalized and deprived communities.

- (b) and (c):   Sir, STRIVE project has already concluded on 31.05.2024 and there is no future expansion plans for the STRIVE initiative.

(d)   The total number of individuals from the said communities in Maharashtra enrolled and trained under the said initiative since its inception, year-wise and district-wise is annexed at Annexure-1

(e)    The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  implements various schemes for providing skill training to various sections of society. The details of these schemes along with the number of individuals benefited from them in the State of Maharashtra are given below:

- Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS): The Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), implements the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through a network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for the youth of the country. In ITIs, craftsmen training is provided in 169 National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned trades. Each trade has a dedicated course curriculum. The duration of training ranges from six months to two years. The training courses have been designed to impart basic  skills  and  knowledge  in  the  trades  so  as  to  prepare  the  trainees  for employment  as  a  skilled/semiskilled  worker.  At  present,  there  are  14,615  ITIs established in the country, out of which, 3,316 are Government ITIs and 11,299 are  Private  ITIs.  At  present  there  are  1,038  ITIs  established  in  the  state  of Maharashtra out of which 422 are Govt ITIs and 616 are Pvt ITIs. In the last 5 sessions, i.e., 2020-21 to 2024-25, a total of 4,20,914 trainees from SC, ST and OBC category were enrolled in ITIs under CTS in Maharashtra.
- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): The "Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), since 2015, for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and reskilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country including State of Maharashtra. Under this scheme, a total number of 5,42,207 beneficiaries have been certified from the marginalized communities in the State of Maharashtra.
- Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS): The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme, initially launched as Shramik Vidyapeeth (SVP), aims to provide skill training in a nonformal  mode  at  the  doorsteps  of  the  beneficiary  through  registered  Societies (NGOs)  with  100%  grant  from  the  Government  of  India.  The  objective  of  the scheme is to increase the household income by promoting self/wage employment through  skill  development  training.  The  main  target  of  the  JSS  is  to  impart vocational skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and persons having rudimentary level of education upto 8th standard and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years. So far, 48985 SC candidates and 45050 ST candidates have been trained under the JSS Scheme in Maharashtra.
- Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion ('SANKALP'): Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion  (SANKALP),  a  World  Bank  loan  assisted  outcome-based  Centrally sponsored  scheme,  was  launched  in  January  2018.  The  project  has  been completed in March 2025.

The scheme aimed at strengthening the short-term skill development ecosystem by focusing on three key Result Areas: (i) institutional strengthening at national, state, and district levels, (ii) quality assurance in skill development programs, and (iii) inclusion of marginalized groups.

Under the Result Area (iii), 26 activities were undertaken by Maharashtra State, such as skill development training/ Entrepreneurship training for candidates from Women Self Help Group (SHG), SC/ST communities, Jail inmates, Transgenders and Persons  with  Disability  (PwD).  Under  this  scheme,  4,485  candidates  from SC/ST, 1115 PwD candidates, 100 transgenders, 505 women and 240 jail inmates were covered.

The number of individuals from marginalized communities who have been trained from the State of Maharashtra, under these schemes is tabulated below:

| Scheme Name                         | No. of Individuals Trained- Maharashtra State   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Craftsmen Training Scheme           | 4,20,914                                        |
| Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana | 5,42,207                                        |
| Jan Shikshan Sansthan               | 94,035                                          |
| SANKALP                             | 6,445                                           |

(f) A National Tracer Study was conducted under the STRIVE (Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement) Project in May 2024 to assess the impact of initiatives aimed  at  enhancing  skill  development,  employment  generation,  and  the  overall competitiveness of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). More than 47.2% of ITI graduates were  found  to  be  employed,  indicating  positive  employment  outcomes.  Additionally, there has been a notable rise in female enrollment and an overall improvement in the pass-out rate.

## Annexure-1

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2340 ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025 REGARDING ' STRIVE INITIATIVE '

## Number  of  Candidates  Enrolled  and  Trained  in  the  ITIs  under  the  STRIVE Project  in the State of Maharashtra (Year and District-wise)

| SL No.   | Year   |
|----------|--------|

| 21.   | Palghar   | Enrolled 16 374 10 289 18 336 9 281 14 422 19 382 Trained 10 303 9 257 16 267 7 255 9 166 13 274                                                     |
|-------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 22.   | Parbhani  | Enrolled 223 27 174 21 193 20 212 30 189 24 208 34 Trained 173 23 164 17 165 16 167 23 84 11 159 22                                                  |
| 23.   | Pune      | Enrolled 586 167 511 161 528 115 565 102 563 143 570 143 Trained 398 112 370 107 350 84 408 73 203 64 330 77                                         |
| 24.   | Ratnagiri | Enrolled 15 0 16 0 11 1 10 2 13 1 15 0 Trained 12 0 16 0 9 1 7 1 10 1 8 0                                                                            |
| 25.   | Sangli    | Enrolled 176 7 157 10 154 3 172 1 193 1 221 5 Trained 114 4 125 8 117 2 137 1 62 0 144 0                                                             |
| 26.   | Satara    | Enrolled 260 10 222 7 224 11 227 4 270 2 322 4 Trained 179 7 194 2 173 9 193 4 90 0 197 4                                                            |
| 27.   | Solapur   | Enrolled 188 17 196 17 173 12 191 4 172 9 201 7 Trained 119 10 144 13 126 10 163 3 62 3 119 2                                                        |
| 28.   | Thane     | Enrolled 428 240 376 182 394 137 419 171 390 175 387 208                                                                                             |
| 29.   | Wardha    | Trained 316 195 329 145 330 118 354 148 132 81 242 141 Enrolled 212 78 201 65 208 64 180 70 174 84 163 83                                            |
| 30.   | Washim    | Trained 162 60 168 51 167 55 154 57 63 34 116 51 Enrolled 223 31 189 33 168 30 192 41 191 49 209 41 Trained 176 25 166 26 134 19 164 26 98 21 136 20 |
| 31.   | Yavatmal  | Enrolled 256 570 235 543 283 434 299 465 322 519 311 521                                                                                             |
|       |           | Trained 208 398 210 383 230 284 249 322 134 175 193 296                                                                                              |

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