Lok Sabha Question No. 2119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Skill Development Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK, RAMESH BIDHURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DE VELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2119

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PR OGRAMME

## 2119. SHRI B.V. NAIK : SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of norms laid down by the Government for granting financial assistan promote  youth  activity  and  training  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  along  wit financial assistance provided  to  various  organisations  including  Non - Government Organisations during the last three years and the current year. State/UT - wise;
- (b) the monitoring mechanism put in place by the Government to ensure that the financ assistance provided is no t misused or diverted for any other purpose , if so, the det thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has started skill development programmes for persons workin in Khadi and Village Industries, if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (d) whetherExport incentives are provided to promote/encourage Khadi and Village Industr products; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

( a) : The Ministry of Rural Development is undertaking a placement linked Skill Developmen Program called Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen KaushalyaYojana (DDU- GKY) for rural poor youth. DDU- GKY is undertaken as PPP Project through Project Implementing Agencies (PI As). DDU - GKY requires a PIA to register online and apply online for projects in State. The application is available on website http://ddugky.gov.in . Applications of eligible PIAs are scored on the basis of criteria and weights which, inter -alia, provide for prioritizing project applications based on quality of placements after training and previous experience in skill developme scores obtained for each application is valid for a period of one year from the date of a of project appl ication. Allocation of project is on the basis of inter - se ranking of the score of each project. Organizations eligible to implement DDU - GKY include organizations registered under the  Companies  Act,  2013;India  Trusts  Act,  1882;  Societies  Registration  Act, 1860;  the Cooperative Societies Act, 1912; State Cooperative Societies Act; Multi State Cooperativ 2002 and Limited Liability Act, 2008. F inancial assistance provided to eligible organi including Trusts, Societies and Section 25 Companies dur ing the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure - I.

( b) : DDU - GKY  follows  concurrent  monitoring  mechanism  involving  Central  Technical Support  Agencies  (NIRD  and  NABCONS)  and  State  Government.  The  entire  process  of monitoring is regulated in terms of a Standard Operating Procedure notified by the Ministr Apart from this quality of training is ensured through assessment and Certification of cu and  candidates  in  terms  of  NCVT  and  SSC  standards.  Performance  Review  of  Project Implementing Agencies (PIA) is also taken periodically with the support of Central Tech Support  Agency  (CTSAs)  and  State  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (SRLMs)  along  with  the  Bi -monthly  inspections/surprise  inspections  ofthe  Training  Centers  for  compliance  with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

(c ): As  per  available  information,  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission(KVIC)/ State/Union Territory Khadi and Village Industries Boards(KVIBs) have been imparting s development training and organizing Entrepren eurship Development Programmes(EDPs) under Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme(PMEGP)  to  promote  entrepreneurship. They also conduct specialized training programmes related to Khadi and Villa Industries(KVI),  management  training  and  Entrepre neurship  Awareness  Programmes  (EAPs) and  EDPs.  The  duration  of  the  training  is  flexible  and  varies  from  1  week  to  15  m depending  upon  the  trade,  purpose  and  level  of  training  such  as  managerial,  superviso artisan oriented, entrepreneuroriented, s kill up - gradation etc. Details of State - wise  training for the year 2014 - 15 is given at Annexure - II .

(d)&(e) : As per available information, KVIC has been granted Deemed Export Promotion Council status since December 2006. 1018 Khadi and Village Industries (KVI) Institutions are registered as members. However, most of the exports are through merchant exporters and directly by KVI units. Further, KVIC has a scheme in which 5% of the Free On Board (FO value  or  Rs.10  lakh,  whichever  is  minimum,  is  provide d  as  incentive  for  KVI  units  which undertake Direct Exports. There is no provision for export incentives under DDU - GKY.

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## Annexure - I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok SabhaUnstarred  Question  No.  2119  for answer on 10.03.2016

| S.N   | States/ Uts       | 2012- 13   | 2013- 14   | 2014- 15   | 2015- 16 (Upto 29.2.2016)   |
|-------|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------|
| 1     | A&N Islands       | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh    | -          | 4956.639   | -          | 7637.500                    |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | -          | -          | 222.075    | -                           |
| 4     | Assam             | -          | -          | 5245.284   | 3152.446                    |
| 5     | Bihar             | 1759.618   | -          | 315.455    | 5465.000                    |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 62.600     | 1010.282   | 2604.193   | -                           |
| 8     | D&N Haveli        | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 9     | Delhi             | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 10    | Goa               | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 11    | Gujarat           | 423.152    | 3172.500   | 703.230    | 71.537                      |
| 12    | Haryana           | -          | 1641.460   | 860.890    | -                           |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh  | -          | 25.500     | -          | 16.908                      |
| 14    | J&K               | 415.490    | 6518.656   | 3773.851   | 2061.948                    |
| 15    | Jharkhand         |            | 5362.545   | 50.736     | -                           |
| 16    | Karnataka         | 71.550     | 2765.140   | 2246.028   | 7324.552                    |
| 17    | Kerala            | -          | -          | 5979.986   | -                           |
| 18    | Madhya Pradesh    | 374.440    | 1953.262   | 2800.517   | -                           |
| 19    | Maharashtra       | 190.801    | -          | -          | 9496.578                    |
| 20    | Manipur           | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 21    | Meghalaya         | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 22    | Mizoram           | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 23    | Nagaland          | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 24    | Odisha            | 1764.900   | 1715.367   | 8233.757   | 3993.000                    |
| 25    | Pondicherry       | -          | -          | -          | -                           |
| 26    | Punjab            | 44.750     | 161.070    | -          | 2712.500                    |
| 27    | Rajasthan         | -          | 7608.180   | -          | 210.500                     |
| 28    | Sikkim            | -          | -          | 662.020    | -                           |
| 29    | Tamilnadu         | 1125.000   | -          | -          | 2654.000                    |
| 30    | Telangana         | -          | -          | -          | 4287.000                    |
| 31    | Tripura           | -          | 744.174    | 930.331    | -                           |
| 32    | Uttar Pradesh     | 634.630    | 5168.603   | 17064.776  | 548.389                     |
| 33    | Uttarakhand       | 71.550     | 0.000      | -          | 65.091                      |
| 34    | West Bengal       | 155.231    | 187.499    | 1047.851   | -                           |
| 35    | Multi - State     | 10910.360  | 13906.160  | 4122.440   | 2361.964                    |
|       | Total             | 18004.072  | 56897.037  | 56863.420  | 52058.913                   |

State/UT - wise details of Training for the year 2014 - 15

| Sl.No   | State/UT          |   No. of persons trained |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.      | Jammu & Kashmir   |                      111 |
| 2.      | Delhi             |                     2969 |
| 3.      | Rajasthan         |                     1806 |
| 4.      | Uttarakhand       |                     4699 |
| 5.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                    11264 |
| 6.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                     1840 |
| 7.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                     1224 |
| 8.      | Nagaland          |                     2625 |
| 9.      | Mizoram           |                     2733 |
| 10.     | Meghalaya         |                      165 |
| 11.     | Assam             |                     2830 |
| 12.     | Bihar             |                     1048 |
| 13.     | West Bengal       |                     3034 |
| 14.     | Odisha            |                     3182 |
| 15.     | Maharashtra       |                    28321 |
| 16.     | Telangana         |                     4824 |
| 17.     | Karnataka         |                     7950 |
| 18.     | Kerala            |                    10503 |
| 19.     | Tamil Nadu        |                     6485 |
|         | GRAND TOTAL       |                    97613 |