Lok Sabha Question No. 5004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Employment Generation through Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Virendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5004

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION THROUGH SKILL DEVELOPMENT

† 5004.    SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  employment  generation  at  local-level  and  skill development for the youth as a national priority in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to set up Skill Development Centres for providing start up assistance,  set  up  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  clusters  or  implement employment-based schemes in agriculture-dominated and backward areas, such as Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the number of youth benefited so far?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): Government of India through its various programmes and policies has prioritised skill development to create self- and wage-employment opportunities, and has moved from fragmented, low-scale  skilling  efforts  towards  creating  a  larger,  more  coordinated,  digitally  enabled,  and education-integrated skilling and entrepreneurship ecosystem. 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.

Details of the candidates trained under various schemes of MSDE in India, Uttar Pradesh and its Chandauli district 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)   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| All India          | 1,64,34,210                             | 34,14,181                           | 47,19,923                            | 1,07,42,151                         |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 25,09,363                               | 6,18,416                            | 3,60,627                             | 25,50,273                           |
| Chandauli district | 18,923                                  | 13,265                              | 2,706                                | 29,759                              |

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 India, Uttar Pradesh and its Chandauli district are as under:

|                    | PMKVY 4.0 Centres (STT+SP)*   |   JSS Centres | NAPS Establishments   | ITIs (Govt & Pvt)   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| Pan India          | 12,856                        |           294 | 55,424                | 14,615              |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 2,581                         |            47 | 7,487                 | 3,304               |
| Chandauli district | 31                            |             1 | 92                    | 43                  |

* Short-term Training (STT) and Special Projects (SP)

Some additional initiatives of the Government to promote wage and self-employment include:

- i. To enhance the overall quality and relevance of vocational training in the country, 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.
- ii. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements Entrepreneurship Development  Programmes  (EDPs) and  Entrepreneurship  Skill  Development  Programmes (ESDPs) through its autonomous institutions viz. the National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Noida and the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati, to promote  entrepreneurship and self-employment ventures. Also, MSDE in collaboration with the Women Entrepreneurship Platform of NITI Aayog, launched Swavalambini - a Women Entrepreneurship Programme in February 2025 in the North Eastern States of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and also in Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.  The  programme  aims  to  cultivate  an  entrepreneurial  mindset  among  female students through Entrepreneurship Awareness  Training (EAP) and  Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP).
- iii. Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME) is implementing Micro and Small Enterprises  -  Cluster  Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP) across the country. This is a demand driven & Central Sector Scheme. The proposals under the scheme are received from the  State/UT  Governments  to  address  the  common  needs  of  existing  cluster  in  their States/UTs.  Under  MSE-CDP  Scheme,  the  proposal  for  setting  up  of  Common  Facility Centers (CFC) in Rice Mill Cluster, Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh was approved at a total project cost of Rs. 15.00 crore with GoI grant of Rs. 12.0 crore during financial year 2021-22.
- iv. The  incubation  centres  for  supporting  start-up  /new  enterprises  are  being  supported  by various  initiatives/schemes  like  Agri-Business  Incubation  Centres  by  Mo  Agriculture  & Farmers' Welfare, Next Generation Incubation scheme of Mo Electronics & IT, Atal In cubation Centres  of  NITI  Aayog,  Biotechnology  Incubation  Centres  of  D/o  Biotechnology,  PM Formulisation of Micro Food Enterprises of Mo Food Processing Industries, etc.
- v. Further, Government is also implementing employment generation schemes/programmes like Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs), Deen Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NULM), PM Vikshit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, PM Vishwakarma, and others.

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