Lok Sabha Question No. 5959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Status of PMKVY and SDS in Maharashtra
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5959

ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## STATUS OF PMKVY AND SDS IN MAHARASHTRA

† 5959. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

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

- (a) the number of sanctioned and functional training centres established under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and other Skill Development Schemes (SDS) and the current-year in Dharashiv, Solapur and Latur districts of Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (b) the  number  of  youths  trained  in  the  said  districts  and  the  number  of  youth  obtained employment or started self-employment;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries received loans/grants under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Srijan Karyakram to promote entrepreneurship in the said district; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to establish special skill training centres or start new trades in these districts keeping in view their industrial potential?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) &  (b): Under  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 women in rural areas. SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills.

The schemes of MSDE are demand driven and training centres under these schemes are set up or engaged on need basis. Details of the training centres engaged under the schemes of MSDE in Maharashtra and its Dharashiv, Solapur and Latur districts are as under:

|             |   PMKVY 4.0 Centres (STT+SP)* | JSS Centres   | NAPS Establishments   |   ITIs (Govt & Pvt) |
|-------------|-------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| Maharashtra |                           571 | 21            | 10,294                |                1046 |
| Dharashiv   |                            06 | -             | 69                    |                  20 |
| Solapur     |                            16 | -             | 198                   |                  38 |
| Latur       |                            17 | 01            | 87                    |                  22 |

Details  of  the  candidates  trained  under  various  schemes  of  MSDE  in  Maharashtra  and  its Dharashiv, Solapur and Latur districts are as under:

|             | PMKVY (since inception to 31.12.2025)   | JSS (Since 2018-19 to 31.12.2025)   | NAPS (Since 2018-19 to 31.12.2025)   | CTS / ITI (2018-19 to 31.12.2025)   |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra | 13,32,519                               | 2,75,214                            | 12,15,498                            | 9,45,222                            |
| Dharashiv   | 21,230                                  | -                                   | 1,706                                | 14,077                              |
| Solapur     | 40,165                                  | -                                   | 7,788                                | 29,942                              |
| Latur       | 52,755                                  | 13,566                              | 2,055                                | 24,405                              |

Amongst  the  schemes  of  MSDE,  placements  were  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), 80,950 candidates were reported placed in Maharashtra (including 1056, 1721 and 3774 candidates reported placed in  Dharashiv,  Solapur  and  Latur  districts  respectively).  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 through industry-relevant skill courses.

- (c):            Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  was  launched  on  08 th   April  2015  to  provide collateral free institutional credit to any individual, who is otherwise eligible to take a loan and has a business plan for small business enterprise. Loan up to Rs. 20 lakh can be availed under the Scheme for income generating activities in the manufacturing, trading, services, and the activities allied to agriculture sector. The details of loans extended under PMMY in Dharashiv, Solapur and Latur districts of Maharashtra during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) are as under:

| District   |   No. of Loans (in Lakh) | Sanctioned Amount (in Rs. Crore)   |
|------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Dharashiv  |                     2.66 | 2,059.32                           |
| Solapur    |                     7.54 | 5,919.03                           |
| Latur      |                     4.4  | 3,264.47                           |

Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Srijan Karyakram) of Ministry of MSME aims at assisting prospective entrepreneurs by Margin Money Subsidy for setting up new micro enterprises in the non-farm sector. Details of number of micro enterprises assisted and the Margin Money Subsidy disbursed under the scheme in Dharashiv, Solapur and Latur districts of Maharashtra during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25)  are as under :

|           |   No. of Micro Enterprises Assisted |   MM Subsidy (in Rs Lakh) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Dharashiv |                                 144 |                    453.96 |
| Solapur   |                                 170 |                    366.25 |
| Latur     |                                 573 |                   2548.7  |

(d):   To enhance the overall quality and relevance of vocational training ecosystem in the country including  Maharashtra  and  its  various  districts,  Pradhan  Mantri  Skilling  and  Employability Transformation  through  Upgraded  ITIs  (PM  SETU)  scheme  inter-alia  aims  to  upgrade  1,000 Government  ITIs  (200  Hub  ITIs  and  800  Spoke  ITIs)  in  a  Hub  and  Spoke  model  wherein upgradation includes smart classrooms, modern labs, digital content, and new courses aligned to industry needs. Also, it aims to augment capacity of five NSTIs located in Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad,  Kanpur,  and  Ludhiana,  including  setting-up  sector-specific  National  Centres  of Excellence for skilling, with focus on advanced training of trainers with global partnership.

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