Lok Sabha Question No. 964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Promotion of Rural Industries
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 964

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016 PROMOTION OF RURAL INDUSTRIES QUESTION

## †964.  KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing skill development scheme for promotion of rural industries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  also  providing  financial  assistance,  training  and consultancy for the development of entrepreneurship in jute industry; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

(a) to (d) As an effort to align skill development initiative with the incremental human resource  requirement,  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  has  been launched by my Ministry on 15 th July, 2015. It is a skill certification and reward scheme wherein trainees after their successful assessment and certification, get monetary reward through direct bank transfer to their account. The scheme has the target to benefit 24 lakh persons across the Country with training of 14 lakh fresh entrants and certification of 10 lakh  persons  under  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL).  NSDC  is  the  implementing agency  for  PMKVY  and  training  under  PMKVY  is  completely  aligned  to  standards developed/defined by industry led Sector Skill Councils (SSCs). These SSCs have been mandated to review the skill gap in their respective sectors and take steps for aligning the skill  development with employer requirement in the sectors including in rural industries. The  SSCs  prescribe  the  National  Occupational  Standards  (NOSs)  and  Qualification Packs (QPs) based on the requirements of the industry.

Further,  Integrated  Skill  Development  Scheme  (ISDS)  has  the  mandated  to address the skilled manpower needs of the textile and related industry across the Country including rural areas. Under the scheme, as on 29 th February, 2016, 5.56 lakh persons have been trained and 0.72 lakh persons are undergoing training.

Furthermore, Government of India has launched an innovative scheme of Common Facility Centre (CFC) for development and promotion of Jute Diversified Products (JDPs) as  a  measure  for  empowerment  of  rural  people.  This  envisages  enhancement  of manufacturing capability of rural women self-help groups (WSHGs) under National Rural Livelihood  Mission  through  skill  development  and  also  make  them  self-sustaining  with necessary marketing assistance.

In  addition,  National  Jute  Board  has  launched  two  schemes  namely,  Jute Integrated  Development  Scheme  for  decentralized  JDP  sector  to  facilitate  the  WSHGs and small and micro beneficiaries to become entrepreneurs in the field of JDPs and Jute Raw Material Bank Scheme for opening of raw material banks in the jute clusters.

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