Lok Sabha Question No. 140 (STARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, KIRIT SOMAIYA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**LOK SABHA**

**STARRED QUESTION NO. 140**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015**

**Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana**

**†*140. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:**

**DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:**

**Will the Minister of SKILLDEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased tostate:**

(a)	the objectives of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana and its present status of implementation;

(b)	the details of targets fixed, likely beneficiaries, funds allocated and expenditure incurred so far under the scheme, State-wise;

(c)	the criteria fixed for participating in the training under the Scheme;

(d)	whether the Government has introduced any programmes to train various categories of people including dropouts and labourers in unorganised sector under the Yojana; and

(e)	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 (e)	A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

**STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE HOUSE IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (e) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 140 ADMITTED FOR REPLY ON 29.07.2015 REGARDING “PRADHAN MANTRI KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA”**

(a) 	Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is a reward based, demand driven scheme aiming to enable and mobilise a large number of Indian youth to take up skill training and become employable and earn their livelihood. PMKVY was approved by the Cabinet in March, 2015 and its Pilot phase began in May, 2015. Subsequently, PMKVY has been launched on full scale on 15 th July, 2015. As on 22 nd July, 2015, 2.12 lakh candidates have been enrolled for 201 Job roles developed by 25 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) in 29 states and 4 Union Territories. State-wise statement on persons enrolled up to 22 nd July, 2015 is given at Annexure.

(b)	The scheme targets to benefit 24 lakh persons with training of 14 lakh fresh entrants and certification of 10 lakh persons under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). The total outlay of PMKVY is Rs.1500 crore. Under PMKVY funds are not released to States but to the National Skill development Corporation which is the implementing agency for PMKVY. So far, Rs. 435 crore have been released to National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for the scheme.

(c)	There are guidelines for affiliation of Training providers seeking participation in PMKVY. Training providers are evaluated through a pre-screening process according to an affiliation protocol prepared by National Skill Development corporation/Sector Skill Councils. Affiliating of Training providers will be for specific job roles. Training Partners must abide by all regulations of NSDC and SSCs as per the process manual.

(d) & (e)	PMKVY aims to train various categories of people including drop-outs and labourers. The job roles identified by SSCs for Level 1 to Level 4 aim to focus on class 10 and 12 drop-out students, especially in the unorganised sectors like Construction, Beauty & Wellness etc.. Moreover, RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) enables assessment of the employed workforce by mapping their existing competency against the industry validated job roles.

**Annexure**

**Persons enrolled under PMKVY upto 22** **nd** **July, 2015**

| **State**         | **Total enrolled**   |
|-------------------|----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 12,276               |
| Arunachal         | 204                  |
| Assam             | 5,263                |
| Bihar             | 3,740                |
| Chandigarh        | 522                  |
| Chhattisgarh      | 3,791                |
| D and N Haveli    | 20                   |
| Delhi             | 11,352               |
| Goa               | 120                  |
| Gujarat           | 9,113                |
| Haryana           | 7,702                |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 4,599                |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2,162                |
| Jharkhand         | 3,729                |
| Karnataka         | 9,475                |
| Kerala            | 714                  |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 18,287               |
| Maharashtra       | 14,105               |
| Manipur           | 226                  |
| Meghalaya         | 737                  |
| Mizoram           | 121                  |
| Nagaland          | 179                  |
| Orissa            | 7,008                |
| Pondicherry       | 462                  |
| Punjab            | 10,556               |
| Rajasthan         | 12,860               |
| Sikkim            | 318                  |
| Tamil Nadu        | 25,282               |
| Telangana         | 9,643                |
| Tripura           | 1,429                |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 19,467               |
| Uttarakhand       | 1,271                |
| West Bengal       | 15,780               |
| Total             | 2,12,513             |

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