Lok Sabha Question No. 5849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: JSS Coverage in Ratlam-Jhabua-Alirajpur-Region
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Smt. Anita Nagarsingh Chouhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5849

ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## JSS COVERAGE IN RATLAM-JHABUA-ALIRAJPUR-REGION

† 5849.  SMT. ANITA NAGARSINGH CHOUHAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  the  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  Scheme under the Skill India Programme to impart skill training to youth, women and the workers;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  JSS  or  training  centres  currently  functional  in  the  Lok  Sabha Constituency No. 24 of Madhya Pradesh covering Ratlam-Jhabua-Alirajpur and the details of the trades in which training is being provided therein;
- (c) whether the expected  benefits  of  the  said  scheme  are  not  reaching  the  rural  and  tribal areas due to lack of awareness, limited resources and dearth of training facilities; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the outreach of the said scheme, improve the quality of training and create the opportunities for employment and self-employment at the local level?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (b) The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme under the Skill India Programme aims to provide skill training in a non-formal mode at the doorsteps of the beneficiary with 100% grant from the Government of India. The objective of the scheme is to increase the household income by promoting self/wage employment through skill development training. The target beneficiaries of  the  scheme  are  non-literates,  persons  having  rudimentary  level  of  education  and  school dropouts up to class 12th in the age group of 15-45 years. The priority groups are women (83%), SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities in the rural areas and urban low-income areas.

At  present,  there  are  294  JSSs  functional  out  of  which  29  are  functional  JSS  in  the  state  of Madhya Pradesh which includes JSS Ratlam in the Lok Sabha Constituency no. 24 of Madhya Pradesh. There is no active JSS in Jhabua and Alirajpur districts. Further, the details of trades under JSS scheme in Ratlam District are given below:

| Trade Details                                                                          |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Assistant Computer Operator                                                            |
| Assistant Dress Maker                                                                  |
| Assistant Hair Dresser - Salon Services (Advance)                                      |
| Assistant Hand Embroider - (Phulkari / Chickankari / Kashmiri / Zari Zardozi / Kantha) |
| Assistant-Jute Craft Product Maker                                                     |
| Beauty Care Assistant                                                                  |
| Darzi - Advanced                                                                       |
| Helper Electrical Technician                                                           |
| Stringing/ Beading Artisan (Fashion Jewellery)                                         |

(c) & (d) To ensure that the benefits of the JSS scheme reaches the rural and tribal areas, awareness  and  mobilisation  activities  are  undertaken  by  individual  JSSs  at  village  and  block levels  as  part  of  their  operational  activities.  JSS  centres  organise  awareness  programmes  to identify beneficiaries from  non-literate  and  economically  disadvantaged  backgrounds  and motivate them to participate in livelihood-oriented skill training.

Further, JSS institutions collaborate with Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Panchayati Raj Institutions, Anganwadi  centres,  local  NGOs  and  community-based  organisations  for  identification  and mobilisation of beneficiaries. These institutions help in disseminating information about training programmes, identifying eligible women beneficiaries and facilitating participation from rural and marginalised communities.

In order to improve the quality of the training, 51 National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned job roles, including 28 new-age job roles, have been adopted, based on local demand to ensure  regionally  relevant  training  and  improved  employability  prospects.  Further,  NCVETaligned certificates bearing Skill India, JSS and NCVET logos along with credit details enhance credibility, portability and placement opportunities for beneficiaries.

To  create  the  opportunities  for  employment  and  self-employment,  a  livelihood  cell  has  been created at each JSS, headed by the Programme Officer of the JSS and supported by other staff members.  This cell forms linkages of the trained JSS  beneficiaries especially  women beneficiaries,  with  the  Self-Help  Groups  (SHGs)/Joint  Liability  Groups  (JLGs)  to  promote  their entrepreneurship  and  livelihood.  The  Livelihood  Cell  also  links  them  with  the  appropriate National/State portal for the promotion of livelihood opportunities, provides counseling support to beneficiaries  for  enabling  them  to  take  up  self/wage  employment  in  related  trades  as  per  the market  need  and  acts  as  a  bridge  between  employers,  banks/micro-finance  institutions/State Governments  for  delivering  the  benefit  of  schemes  of  financial  assistance/loans  to  JSS beneficiaries, especially women.

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