Lok Sabha Question No. 3986 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: Skill Development Initiative Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3986 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  DECEMBER 2015

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE SCHEME

## QUESTION

3986:  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  a  Skill  Development  Initiative  Scheme (SDIS);
- (b) if so, the salient features of the scheme; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  beneficiaries  and  target  group  of  the  scheme  along  with  the targets  fixed  and  success  achieved  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT- wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes.  Central  Government has operationalised Skill  Development  Initiative  (SDI) Scheme since May 2007 with an objective to provide training and employment to people to improve their employability. The implementation of the scheme is being done through Vocational Training Providers (VTPs) empanelled by State Governments and monitored through an online portal.
- (b) The Salient Features of the scheme are :
- i. Training is imparted as per the need of the target group.
- ii. Skills  of  the  person  acquired  through  Vocational  Training  Provider  (VTP)  are assessed by independent assessing body.
- iii. Skills of an individual acquired informally are assessed.
- iv. Training  cost  and  Assessment fee  are  reimbursed  to VTP and  Assessing  body respectively.
- v. Successful  persons  are  awarded  certificate  issued  under  the  aegis  of  National Council for Vocational training (NCVT).
- vi. Day  boarding  and  transportation  charges  are  allowed  to  person  living  in  North Eastern States, LWE and hilly areas when they come out of these areas for training.
- (c) Under  the  scheme,  all  persons  having  age  more  than  14  years  can  undergo training.
- The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  beneficiaries  with  the  target  fixed  and  the success achieved during last three years and the current year is at Annex. I.

Statement indicating the State/UT-wise details of the beneficiaries under SDI scheme with the target fixed and the success achieved during the last three years and the current year:

| S.N   | State                     | FY 2012-13   | FY 2012-13   | FY 2013-14   | FY 2013-14   | FY 2014-15   | FY 2014-15   | FY 2015-16 (as on 20-12-2015)   | FY 2015-16 (as on 20-12-2015)   |
|-------|---------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S.N   | State                     | Target       | Achiev ement | Target       | Achieve ment | Target       | Achieve ment | Target                          | Achievem ent                    |
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 4983         | 2486         | 176          | 1775         | 110          | 1716         | -                               | 89                              |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh            | 75800        | 6381         | 39178        | 28245        | 14280        | 13050        | 861                             | 13033                           |
| 3     | Bihar                     | 00           | 3841         | 48034        | 5909         | 30021        | 11767        | 1813                            | 1116                            |
| 4     | Chandigarh                | 2000         | 167          | 488          | 1408         | 305          | 842          | -                               | 75                              |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh              | 40000        | 1979         | 11818        | 22888        | 7386         | 49536        | 445                             | 17416                           |
| 6     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 350          | 39           | 159          | 61           | 99           | 00           | -                               | -                               |
| 7     | Daman & Diu               | 400          | 00           | 112          | 112          | 70           | 110          | -                               | 197                             |
| 8     | Delhi                     | 5000         | 15827        | 7752         | 49423        | 4845         | 16282        | 2357                            | 6664                            |
| 9     | Goa                       | 1324         | 00           | 675          | 00           | 422          | 00           | 26                              | -                               |
| 10    | Gujarat                   | 25224        | 17597        | 29742        | 52935        | 17464        | 52659        | 1053                            | 3235                            |
| 11    | Haryana                   | 00           | 4974         | 11732        | 11101        | 7332         | 15043        | 442                             | 853                             |
| 12    | Himachal Pradesh          | 15055        | 4152         | 3173         | 8738         | 1983         | 4906         | 120                             | 322                             |
| 13    | Jammu and Kashmir         | 00           | 1165         | 5807         | 24304        | 3629         | 4987         | 219                             | 706                             |
| 14    | Jharkhand                 | 00           | 3514         | 15255        | 36682        | 9534         | 32395        | 575                             | 990                             |
| 15    | Karnataka                 | 70000        | 12701        | 28287        | 175439       | 17680        | 39959        | 1064                            | 20                              |
| 16    | Kerala                    | 79300        | 11076        | 15450        | 21065        | 9656         | 14107        | 582                             | 2480                            |
| 17    | Lakshadweep               | 00           | 01           | 30           | 02           | 19           | 00           | -                               | -                               |
| 18    | Madhya Pradesh            | 15000        | 36298        | 33594        | 192243       | 20996        | 43718        | 1265                            | 883                             |
| 19    | Maharashtra               | 39047        | 45810        | 51999        | 76476        | 32499        | 53038        | 1957                            | 1091                            |
| 20    | Odisha                    | 72460        | 8668         | 19411        | 44206        | 12132        | 24049        | 732                             | 21                              |
| 21    | Puducherry                | 1315         | 110          | 576          | 00           | 360          | 00           | 176                             | -                               |
| 22    | Punjab                    | 72730        | 10531        | 12820        | 26690        | 8012         | 37712        | 483                             | 20                              |
| 23    | Rajasthan                 | 5550         | 2488         | 31753        | 3320         | 19846        | 1802         | 1194                            | 505                             |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu                | 125000       | 16143        | 33381        | 127954       | 20863        | 42122        | 1257                            | 220                             |
| 25    | Uttar Pradesh             | 00           | 1551         | 92354        | 38527        | 57721        | 82698        | 3480                            | 19956                           |
| 26    | Uttarakhand               | 6430         | 582          | 4681         | 9461         | 2926         | 2125         | 176                             | 148                             |
| 27    | West Bengal               | 154000       | 28799        | 42270        | 122138       | 26419        | 140282       | 1590                            | 248                             |
| 28    | Arunachal Pradesh         |              |              | 640          | 1735         | 400          | 7235         | 67                              | 1880                            |
| 29    | Assam                     | 3000 13820   | 00 5845      | 14423        | 29958        | 9014         | 40256        | 1498                            | 1165                            |
| 30    | Manipur                   | 00           | 40           | 1259         | 3256         | 787          | 1982         | 124                             | 1094                            |
| 31    | Meghalaya                 | 4809         | 106          | 1372         | 1049         | 857          | 6124         | 143                             | 3488                            |
| 32    | Mizoram                   | 00           | 00           | 505          | 155          | 316          | 2150         | 53                              | 2281                            |
| 33    | Nagaland                  | 3020         | 419          | 916          | 3828         | 573          | 12567        | 95                              | 3454                            |
| 34    | Sikkim                    | 1180         | 00           | 281          | 52           | 176          | 1450         | 30                              | -                               |
| 35    | Tripura                   | 00           | 1288         | 1699         | 2296         | 1062         | 1912         | 177                             | 922                             |
| 36    | Telengana                 | 00           | 00           | 00           | 00           | 10206        | 15125        | 613                             | 4404                            |

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