Lok Sabha Question No. 129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 129

ANSWERED ON - 22/07/2024

## PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA

129. SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL :

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

- (a) the number of candidates trained and placed under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) since its inception, and the reasons for the overall placement rate of only 18 percent;
- (b) the reasons for the State of Maharashtra having the lowest placement rate of 9.3 percent under PMKVY,  and the specifics measures planned to improve this performance;
- (c) the status of the Online Management System for the State-managed component of PMKVY, and the reasons for operational in only 15 states and Union Territories of the country;
- (d) the  plan  of  the  Government  to  address  the  20  percent  dropout  rate  among PMKVY candidates, including specific interventions for female candidates; and
- (e) the steps being taken to/ to be taken by the Government  improve the utilisation of allocated funds, which fell to 72 percent in 2021-22, and ensure timely disbursal to State Skill Development Missions;

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) 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 re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country. Under PMKVY,  placement opportunities have been facilitated to STT  certified candidates and RPL involves the process of certification of already existing skills.

Placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in the first three  versions  of  the  Scheme  which  is  PMKVY  1.0,  PMKVY  2.0  and  PMKVY  3.0

implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Placement is delinked from PMKVY 4.0, the current version of the scheme under implementation from FY 2022-23 onwards. Under the PMKVY scheme, since 2015 till 30.6.2024, 1.48 crore candidates have been  trained/oriented.  Further,  under  the  first three versions, out of  56.88  lakh candidates that have been certified in STT, 24.3 lakh candidates have been reported placed which makes the overall placement rate at 42.8%. (b) Placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in the first three  versions  of  the  Scheme  which  is  PMKVY  1.0,  PMKVY  2.0  and  PMKVY  3.0 implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Placement is delinked from PMKVY 4.0, the current version of the scheme under implementation from FY 2022-23 onwards. Under  the  PMKVY  scheme,  since  2015  till  30.6.2024,  12.72  lakh  candidates have been trained/oriented in  the  State  of  Maharashtra.  Further,  under  the  first  three versions, out of 2.60 lakh that have been certified in STT, 80,950 candidates have been reported  placed  which  makes  the  overall  placement  rate  at  30.4%  in  State  of Maharashtra. (c) Currently  the  4 th   version  of  the  PMKVY  Scheme  i.e.  PMKVY  4.0  is  being implemented  as  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  since    2022-23  and  there  is  no  state managed  component  in  PMKVY  4.0.  Further,  PMKVY  4.0  is  operational  in  all  36 States/UTs. (d) For the period of implementation of PMKVY 4.0 from the year 2022-23 onwards, the drop-out rate of candidates is at 13.84%. To reduce the drop-out further, PMKVY 4.0  is  designed  to  be  a  demand-driven  scheme  and  is  being  implemented  through  a simplified and unified portal Skill India Digital Hub. Further, Boarding and Lodging and transport facilities is being provided to special groups (Women and PwD) and in Special Areas including Aspirational, Border, Tribal dominated and LWE affected districts In addition to above, in order to increase participation of women in the Scheme, conveyance cost is being provided for them even for Non-Residential training. Under  PMKVY4.0,  there  is  no  state  managed  component  as  it  is  being direct

(e) implemented as a Central Sector Scheme. Accordingly, there is no allocation/disbursement of any funds to State Skill Development Mission.

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