Lok Sabha Question No. 3092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: Implementation and Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3092

ANSWERED ON 11.03.2026

## IMPLEMENTATION AND BENEFICIARIES OF PRADHAN MANTRI VIRASAT KA SAMVARDHAN  (PM VIKAS)

3092. DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total funds allocated, released and utilised under PM VIKAS during the last five years, State/UT, year and component-wise (Skilling & Training, Leadership & Entrepreneurship and Education Components);
- (b)  the  details  of  the  number  of  candidates  enrolled,  trained  or  provided  leadership  and entrepreneurship  development  under  PM  VIKAS  during  the  said  period,  State/UT,  year, district including gender and minority-community-wise;
- (c) the details of the number and types of programmes implemented under each subcomponent including course duration, certification awarded and sector of training;
- (d)  the  number  of  candidates  placed  in  jobs,  started  entrepreneurial  ventures  or  continued higher education after training, State/UT and component-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken or proposed to be taken to expand coverage, improve training quality, track outcomes and ensure convergence with Skill India Mission/Skill India Portal?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a):  Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) is a Central Sector Scheme, that converges the erstwhile skilling and education support initiatives of the Ministry, and focuses on  the  socio-economic  empowerment  of six  notified  minorities  through  skill  development; entrepreneurship  among  minority  women;  and  education  support  for  school  dropouts.  The scheme guidelines were approved in January 2025, and implementation of the scheme had commenced thereafter.

Details of the budget allocation and expenditure in FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 is as below:

(Rs. In Crores)

| Year    |     BE |   RE | AE     |
|---------|--------|------|--------|
| 2024-25 | 255.43 |   30 | 0.00   |
| 2025-26 | 267.29 |  200 | 94.24* |

- (b): Under the scheme, implementation has begun only recently. Against an allocated target of over 1.50 lakh beneficiaries, over 19,400 candidates have been enrolled, out of which, over 800 candidates have been already trained. A state/UT wise breakup of enrolled and trained beneficiaries under the scheme are as follows:

| SN   | State          |   Enrolled |   Trained |
|------|----------------|------------|-----------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh |        180 |         0 |
| 2    | Assam          |       2375 |         0 |
| 3    | Bihar          |        360 |         0 |
| 4    | Delhi          |       1316 |       450 |
| 5    | Haryana        |        283 |        30 |
| 6    | Jammu &Kashmir |       1440 |         0 |
| 7    | Jharkhand      |       1290 |         0 |
| 8    | Karnataka      |        442 |         0 |
| 9    | Kerala         |        117 |        60 |
| 10   | Madhya Pradesh |       1312 |       118 |
| 11   | Maharashtra    |        147 |         0 |
| 12   | Meghalaya      |        180 |         0 |
| 13   | Nagaland       |         98 |         0 |
| 14   | Punjab         |       4798 |       150 |
| 15   | Rajasthan      |        204 |         0 |
| 16   | Tamil Nadu     |         60 |         0 |
| 17   | Telangana      |        150 |         0 |
| 18   | Tripura        |        264 |         0 |
| 19   | Uttar Pradesh  |       3473 |        30 |
| 20   | Uttarakhand    |       1080 |         0 |
|      | Total          |      19569 |       838 |

A gender-wise breakup of enrolled and trained beneficiaries under the scheme are as follows:

| Gender   |   Enrolled |   Trained |
|----------|------------|-----------|
| Female   |      11515 |       537 |
| Male     |       8054 |       301 |
| Total    |      19569 |       838 |

A  community-wise  breakup  of  enrolled  and  trained  beneficiaries  under  the  scheme  are  as follows:

| Community   |   Enrolled |   Trained |
|-------------|------------|-----------|
| Muslim      |       9820 |       275 |
| Sikh        |       6866 |       488 |
| Christian   |       1042 |         6 |
| Buddhist    |        234 |         0 |
| Jain        |         23 |         0 |
| Others      |       1584 |        69 |
| Total       |      19569 |       838 |

(c):   The scheme has 04 components, namely:

- i. Skilling and Training Component
- ii. Women Leadership and Entrepreneurship Component
- iii. Education Component
- iv. Infrastructure Development Component

Under  component  i,  and  iii,the  Ministry  implements  the  project  as  per  the  common  cost norms of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to impart training in NSQF aligned job roles. The Education Component aims to provide education bridge program to school dropouts from minority communities for pursuing open schooling in class 8th, 10th, and 12th and provide them certification through National Institute of Open School (NIOS) or any other institution(s) approved by MoMA

(d): Since the scheme implementation has commenced only during the ongoing financial year, and only more than 800 candidates out of the over 1.50 lakh allocated candidates have completed their training till date; representative data on placements, entrepreneurial ventures started or continuing higher education after training, would be available once a larger number of trainees complete their training.

(e):  Under  the  PM  VIKAS  Scheme,  the  Ministry  has  provisioned  for  trainings  to  be undertaken  only  at  NSDC  accredited  centres  (and  under  the  education  component  only  at centres accredited by NIOS), and concurrent monitoring of the trainings being imparted. The Ministry's dedicated portal for the PM VIKAS Scheme has been integrated with Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) portal of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), with  the  trainee  candidate  lifecycle  entirely  being  captured  on  the  SIDH  portal,  to  ensure efficient,  real-time  monitoring  along  with  coherence  within  the  skilling  ecosystem  and keeping in mind the 'whole -ofgovernment' approach.

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