Lok Sabha Question No. 526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Skill India Initiative
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 526 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## SKILL INDIA INITIATIVE

## QUESTION

## †526. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  works  done/proposed  and  persons  benefited  under  Skill  India Initiative in various States including Nasik district of Maharashtra during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the time by which the proposed works are likely to be completed; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to make Skill India Initiative a success?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  National  Policy  for  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship,  2015, announced  on 15 th July,2015,  lays down the challenge to skill/re-skill/upskill about 40 crore persons by 2022 in the country. The Central Government have over 40 skill development  schemes  being  implemented  by  Ministries/  Departments  to  achieve these  targets.  These  schemes  on  one  hand  seek  to  cater  to  demands  for  skilled manpower  and  on  the  other  hand  attempt  to  reduce  skill  gaps  quantitatively.  To achieve this objective, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  on  15 th July,2015    to enable  and  mobilize  a  large  number  of  Indian  youth  to  take  up  skill  training  to become employable and earn their livelihood. As on 18.07.2016, there are  1794406 enrollments under PMKVY and the trainings completed under PMKVY are 1793390. With  regard  to  the  District  of  Nashik  of  Maharashtra,  as  on  30.05.2016,  the  total enrolments/trainings  completed  and  total  number of candidates  certified  are   6049 and  3069  respectively.  A  list  of  candidates  trained  state  wise  under  PMKVY  is annexed (Annexure I).
- (b) The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 13 th July,  2016  has approved the modification and continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) as Skill Development Component of umbrella PMKVY to skill one crore people over the four years (2016-2020) with an outlay of Rs. 12,000 crore.

(c) In  order  to  achieve  the  objectives  of  Skill  India,  the  following  initiatives  are underway:

- Common Norms for skill development schemes and programmes of Central Ministries / Departments notified with incentives to special groups and special areas.
- More  than  4500      National    Occupation  Standards  (NOSs)  and    1661 Qualification    Packs  (QPs)  notified  and  Curriculum  for  251  job  roles  and Model  Content for 50 courses released
- More  than  500    courses  aligned  to  National  Skills  Qualification  Framework (NSQF)
- National Quality Assurance Framework  has been finalised
- Indian  Qualifications aligned  with key  countries  to provide international mobility for skilled workforce
- MoUs have been signed with Ministries and Departments to leverage existing idle infrastructure, align all training to NOS/QPs and NSQF
- 15   International  Migration  Training  Centres  have  been    established  in migratory pockets specifically for Overseas Employment
- Setting  up  of  National  Body  for  Skills  Certification  announced  to  promote uniformity,  standardisation  and  quality  in    skills  assessments  across  the country
- Aadhar Number  made mandatory to counter duplication of trainees
- Labour Market Information System (LMIS) launched.

| Details of state/union territory wise details of candidates enrolled, training completed and certified under PMKVY scheme, as on 18 th July, 2016, as follows:   | Details of state/union territory wise details of candidates enrolled, training completed and certified under PMKVY scheme, as on 18 th July, 2016, as follows:   | Details of state/union territory wise details of candidates enrolled, training completed and certified under PMKVY scheme, as on 18 th July, 2016, as follows:   | Details of state/union territory wise details of candidates enrolled, training completed and certified under PMKVY scheme, as on 18 th July, 2016, as follows:   |
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| Training Centre- State                                                                                                                                           | Sum of Total Enrolled                                                                                                                                            | Sum of Total Trainings Completed                                                                                                                                 | Sum of Total Certified                                                                                                                                           |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                                                                                      | 194                                                                                                                                                              | 194                                                                                                                                                              | 19                                                                                                                                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                   | 124606                                                                                                                                                           | 124516                                                                                                                                                           | 90330                                                                                                                                                            |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 1017                                                                                                                                                             | 1017                                                                                                                                                             | 324                                                                                                                                                              |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                            | 31224                                                                                                                                                            | 31194                                                                                                                                                            | 2133                                                                                                                                                             |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                            | 89252                                                                                                                                                            | 89166                                                                                                                                                            | 50906                                                                                                                                                            |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                                                       | 4851                                                                                                                                                             | 4851                                                                                                                                                             | 3668                                                                                                                                                             |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                     | 36488                                                                                                                                                            | 36488                                                                                                                                                            | 23731                                                                                                                                                            |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                                           | 258                                                                                                                                                              | 258                                                                                                                                                              | 159                                                                                                                                                              |
| Daman and Diu                                                                                                                                                    | 230                                                                                                                                                              | 230                                                                                                                                                              | 127                                                                                                                                                              |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                            | 75194                                                                                                                                                            | 75171                                                                                                                                                            | 49404                                                                                                                                                            |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                              | 499                                                                                                                                                              | 499                                                                                                                                                              | 277                                                                                                                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                                          | 43324                                                                                                                                                            | 43324                                                                                                                                                            | 26392                                                                                                                                                            |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                          | 81612                                                                                                                                                            | 81474                                                                                                                                                            | 55939                                                                                                                                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | 22738                                                                                                                                                            | 22738                                                                                                                                                            | 16672                                                                                                                                                            |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                                                | 17779                                                                                                                                                            | 17779                                                                                                                                                            | 10608                                                                                                                                                            |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                        | 26488                                                                                                                                                            | 26463                                                                                                                                                            | 18332                                                                                                                                                            |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                        | 73523                                                                                                                                                            | 73523                                                                                                                                                            | 48147                                                                                                                                                            |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                                           | 14689                                                                                                                                                            | 14689                                                                                                                                                            | 9501                                                                                                                                                             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                   | 159139                                                                                                                                                           | 158974                                                                                                                                                           | 105696                                                                                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                      | 84432                                                                                                                                                            | 84312                                                                                                                                                            | 52034                                                                                                                                                            |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                                          | 1328                                                                                                                                                             | 1328                                                                                                                                                             | 797                                                                                                                                                              |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                        | 1661                                                                                                                                                             | 1661                                                                                                                                                             | 16                                                                                                                                                               |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                                          | 1030                                                                                                                                                             | 1030                                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                                                |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                         | 1271                                                                                                                                                             | 1271                                                                                                                                                             | 724                                                                                                                                                              |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                           | 56822                                                                                                                                                            | 56822                                                                                                                                                            | 33816                                                                                                                                                            |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                                                       | 7070                                                                                                                                                             | 7070                                                                                                                                                             | 5880                                                                                                                                                             |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                                           | 72433                                                                                                                                                            | 72378                                                                                                                                                            | 50216                                                                                                                                                            |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                        | 112467                                                                                                                                                           | 112437                                                                                                                                                           | 80165                                                                                                                                                            |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                                           | 886                                                                                                                                                              | 886                                                                                                                                                              | 349                                                                                                                                                              |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                       | 151491                                                                                                                                                           | 151491                                                                                                                                                           | 106978                                                                                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                        | 98323                                                                                                                                                            | 98203                                                                                                                                                            | 72424                                                                                                                                                            |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                                          | 14018                                                                                                                                                            | 14018                                                                                                                                                            | 9261                                                                                                                                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                    | 256469                                                                                                                                                           | 256335                                                                                                                                                           | 174157                                                                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                      | 13675                                                                                                                                                            | 13675                                                                                                                                                            | 9162                                                                                                                                                             |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                                                      | 117925                                                                                                                                                           | 117925                                                                                                                                                           | 75672                                                                                                                                                            |
| Grand Total                                                                                                                                                      | 1794406                                                                                                                                                          | 1793390                                                                                                                                                          | 1184021                                                                                                                                                          |

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