Lok Sabha Question No. 3940 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Skill Development of Disabled People
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3940 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2016

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE

## QUESTION

## 3940. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY:

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

- (a) the details of centres for skill training of persons with disabilities, State-wise;
- (b) whether there is any  centralised monitoring  system to  keep a check on the quality of training provided to persons with disabilities;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  allotted  and  spent  for  the  persons  with  disabilities during each of the last three years including current year; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  NGOs  awarded  skill  training  of  persons  with  disabilities, State-wise with names?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) which is a flagship skill development  scheme  of  Government  of  India.  Under  the  scheme  there  are  18 centres in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan  where  training  is  imparted  to  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwD).  A  list  of training centres is attached at Annexure-I .  National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is the implementing agency for PMKVY which tracks the entire process of PMKVY on its IT portal - Skill Development Management Systems (SDMS) so as to verify  and  record  details  of  all  training  centres,  ascertain  quality  of  training locations and courses. This analysis is done for all the 33 Sectors participating under  PMKVY  including  PwD  Sector.  So  far,  3387  PwD  candidates  have  been enrolled under PMKVY. PMKVY is opened to all socio-economic classes including PwD. There is no specific allotments of funds under the scheme for training of PwD. During 2015-16, Rs. 935 crore have been released for PMKVY.

List of  training centres imparting training to persons with Disabilities under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).

| Training Centre State   | Training Centre Name                         | Training Centre District   | Parliamentary Constituency   |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh          | Gana Computer Education Development Society  | Anantpur                   | Anantapur                    |
| Andhra Pradesh          | Gana Computer Education Development Society  | Anantpur                   | Anantapur                    |
| Andhra Pradesh          | Gana Computer Education Development Society  | Nellore                    | Nellore                      |
| Andhra Pradesh          | Gana Computer Education Development Society  | Chittoor                   | Tirupati                     |
| Andhra Pradesh          | Gana Computer Education Development Society  | Chittoor                   | Tirupati                     |
| Andhra Pradesh          | Gana Computer Education Development Society  | Nellore                    | Nellore                      |
| Andhra Pradesh          | Gana Computer Education Development Society  | Kadapah                    | Kadapa                       |
| Telangana               | Gana Computer Education Development Society  | Hyderabad                  | Hyderabad                    |
| Telangana               | Gana Computer Education Development Society  | Nizamabad                  | Nizamabad                    |
| Uttar Pradesh           | Mascot skill academy                         | Varanasi                   | Varanasi                     |
| Uttar Pradesh           | Society for Child Development                | Varanasi                   | Varanasi                     |
| Uttar Pradesh           | Mascot Institute of Information & Technology | Varanasi                   | Varanasi                     |
| Punjab                  | Mentor School for Skills-Jalandhar           | Jalandhar                  | Jalandhar                    |
| Punjab                  | Sarthak Educational Trust                    | Ludhiana                   | Ludhiana                     |
| Punjab                  | Mentor School for Skills                     | Bhatinda                   | Bathinda                     |
| Madhya Pradesh          | Mosaic Ichhawar Satvik                       | Sehore                     | Vidisha                      |
| Madhya Pradesh          | Mosaic Garha Jabalpur MMCI                   | Jabalpur                   | Jabalpur                     |
| Rajasthan               | Sarthak Educational Trust                    | Jaipur                     | Jaipur                       |

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