Lok Sabha Question No. 3898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-16
Subject: SDS and Projects in West Bengal
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Khalilur Rahaman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3898

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026

## SDS AND PROJECTS IN WEST BENGAL

3898.  SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:

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

- (a) the number of skill development schemes/projects launched in West Bengal since 2019;
- (b) the number of youth enrolled in the said schemes during the said period;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  to  suggest  that  the  number  of  trained  youth getting employed or starting entrepreneurial ventures within West Bengal and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of total funds allocated and utilized in the said schemes/projects during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  &  (b): Under the  Government 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 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 including the state of West Bengal.  The  SIM  aims  at  enabling  the  youth  of  India  to  get  future-ready,  equipped  with industry-relevant skills.

The  number  of  candidates  enrolled  under  various  schemes  of  MSDE  in  the  state  of  West Bengal during the period FY 2018-19 up to Dec 2025 are as follows:

| Name of the Scheme   | No. of candidates enrolled   |
|----------------------|------------------------------|
| PMKVY                | 4,25,022                     |
| JSS                  | 1,00,668                     |
| NAPS                 | 1,37,110                     |
| CTS                  | 2,56,870                     |

(c) :  Amongst  the  schemes  of  MSDE,  placement  is  tracked  under  the  Short-Term  Training component of PMKVY in the first  three  versions  (PMKVY1.0,  PMKVY 2.0  and  PMKVY  3.0) implemented from 2015-16 to 2021-22. Under PMKVY (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0), 131,330 candidates were reported placed (wage as well as self employment) in the state of West Bengal. Under PMKVY 4.0, the focus is on empowering our trained candidates to choose their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same. Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) provides a wide range of courses for skill training and  facilitates access  to jobs and  apprenticeship opportunities for the trained candidates available on SIDH portal. Further, Kaushal Melas and PM  National  Apprenticeship Melas (PMNAMs)  have  been  organized to facilitate the placements opportunities to the certified candidates.

(d) :  The  funds  under  PMKVY  and  JSS  scheme  are  released  to  implementing  agencies  for meeting  the  training  cost  as  per  prescribed  norms.  Funds  are  being  released  under  JSS scheme to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) directly. Under NAPS, stipend support up to Rs 1500/- per month is released to apprentices through DBT and not to establishments covered. Day to day administration as well as financial control in respect of ITIs lies with the respective State Government/ UT Administration.

The details  of  funds  released  for  implementation  of  the  schemes  of  MSDE  in  West  Bengal during the period FY 2018-19 to 2025-26 (till December 2025) are as under:

|   Sl. No | Name of Scheme   |   Fund Released (Rs. in Crores) |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | PMKVY            |                          238.25 |
|        2 | JSS              |                           28.7  |
|        3 | NAPS             |                           96.5  |

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