Lok Sabha Question No. 99 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Achievement of Physical Targets
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. 99 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016 ACHIEVEMENT OF PHYSICAL TARGETS QUESTION

## *99. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a) whether a huge percentage of population in the country is not properly skilled and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the targets fixed by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to provide training could not be achieved;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor and the steps taken to achieve the future targets along with the target fixed for the next three years;
- (d) the total number of training centres set up by NSDC in the country, State-wise; and
- (e) whether it is proposed to set up more such centres in various parts of the country and 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 PART (a) TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  99  ADMITTED  FOR  REPLY  ON 02.03.2016 REGARDING "ACHIEVEMENT OF PHYSICAL TARGETS'

(a) to (e) It  is  fact  that  majority  of  the  workforce  in  the  Country  has  undertaken informal  skilling,  up-skilling  and  re-skilling.  Formal  skill  training  has  been  taken  by  not more  than  5  percent  of  the  total  workforce  of  the  Country.  To  evolve  appropriate  skill development framework and removal of disconnect between the demand for and supply of skilled manpower  through vocational and technical training, Ministry of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  been  constituted  by  the  Government  on  9 th November, 2014.

Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  set  up  the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as a Public Private Partnership entity to promote private training providers to set up skill development centres across the Country. The details of the funds allocated/spent by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)  for  different  activities  related  to  skill  development  across  the  Country  for  the current financial year 2015-16 are as under:-

|   S. No. | Name of the scheme   | Fund spent (Rs. in crore)   | Person trained (as on 31.01.2016)   |
|----------|----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        1 | Skilling             | 143.00 *                    | 7,33,536                            |
|        2 | UDAAN                | 60.00                       | 17,281 (enrolled)                   |
|        3 | STAR                 | 87.00 *                     | 13,98,745                           |
|        4 | PMKVY                | 104.50                      | 8,01,741                            |

* Fund spent from the previous year's unspent balance.

As on 31 st January, 2016, NSDC training partners have 4,415 operational training centers, including 394 mobile centers across 28 States and 5 Union Territories which has the  training  programme  in  various  sectors  like  Agriculture,  Automobile,  Building  and Construction, Capital Goods, Gems and Jewellery, IT&ITES etc. State/UT-wise details of NSDC's operational training centres are given at Annexure-I .

Further, setting up of training centres is an ongoing process.

Besides, my  Ministry  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY) on 15 th July, 2015 which has the target to benefit 24 lakh persons across the Country with training of 14 lakh fresh entrants and certification of 10 lakh persons under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) within one year. It is a skill certification and reward scheme  wherein  trainees after their successful assessment  and  certification, get monetary reward through direct bank transfer to their account. NSDC is the implementing agency for PMKVY.

As  on  29 th February,  2016,  14.69  lakh  candidates  have  been  enrolled  for vocational training under different sectors across the Country with coverage of 29 States and 6 Union Territories (UTs). State/UT-wise break-up of enrolment made under PMKVY is given at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise details of NSDC's operational training centres as on 31 st January, 2016

| State                  | Fixed centres   | Mobile centres   |   Grand Total |
|------------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
| Andhra Pradesh         | 63              | 6                |            69 |
| Assam                  | 59              | 1                |            60 |
| Bihar                  | 123             | 5                |           128 |
| Chandigarh             | 6               | 1                |             7 |
| Chhattisgarh           | 599             | 2                |           601 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1               |                  |             1 |
| Delhi                  | 92              | 22               |           114 |
| Goa                    | 5               |                  |             5 |
| Gujarat                | 126             | 5                |           131 |
| Haryana                | 246             | 9                |           255 |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 213             | 5                |           218 |
| Jammu and Kashmir      | 13              | 5                |            18 |
| Jharkhand              | 39              | 7                |            46 |
| Karnataka              | 222             | 31               |           253 |
| Kerala                 | 141             | 71               |           212 |
| Lakshadweep            |                 | 1                |             1 |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 471             | 8                |           479 |
| Maharashtra            | 312             | 26               |           338 |
| Manipur                | 4               |                  |             4 |
| Meghalaya              | 7               |                  |             7 |
| Mizoram                | 4               |                  |             4 |
| Nagaland               | 11              |                  |            11 |
| Odisha                 | 113             | 94               |           207 |
| Puducherry             | 3               |                  |             3 |
| Punjab                 | 220             | 4                |           224 |
| Rajasthan              | 189             | 21               |           210 |
| Sikkim                 | 19              |                  |            19 |
| Tamil Nadu             | 109             | 28               |           137 |
| Telangana              | 70              | 6                |            76 |
| Tripura                | 9               |                  |             9 |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 288             | 20               |           308 |
| Uttarakhand            | 15              | 3                |            18 |
| West Bengal            | 229             | 13               |           242 |
| Grand Total            | 4021            | 394              |          4415 |

## State/UT-wise break-up of skill training under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

## (As on 29 th February, 2016)

| State                       |   Total Enrolled |   Total Trainings Completed |
|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |              194 |                         194 |
| Andhra Pradesh              |           100017 |                       57851 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |              789 |                         691 |
| Assam                       |            27121 |                       18856 |
| Bihar                       |            75707 |                       44560 |
| Chandigarh                  |             3768 |                        2435 |
| Chhattisgarh                |            28681 |                       17711 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |              168 |                         103 |
| Daman and Diu               |              196 |                          30 |
| Delhi                       |            59003 |                       39536 |
| Goa                         |              473 |                         235 |
| Gujarat                     |            37490 |                       24127 |
| Haryana                     |            64979 |                       37845 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |            18627 |                       12316 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           |            13235 |                        8232 |
| Jharkhand                   |            21358 |                       13792 |
| Karnataka                   |            59059 |                       37185 |
| Kerala                      |            12711 |                        6505 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |           123539 |                       77357 |
| Maharashtra                 |            72625 |                       50107 |
| Manipur                     |             1158 |                         926 |
| Meghalaya                   |             1593 |                        1424 |
| Mizoram                     |              923 |                         397 |
| Nagaland                    |             1151 |                         649 |
| Odisha                      |            48011 |                       30262 |
| Puducherry                  |             5327 |                        3717 |
| Punjab                      |            58609 |                       34390 |
| Rajasthan                   |            90315 |                       53467 |
| Sikkim                      |              739 |                         595 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |           131423 |                       94703 |
| Telangana                   |            79583 |                       50921 |
| Tripura                     |            12850 |                        8461 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |           201172 |                      112745 |
| Uttarakhand                 |            11488 |                        6816 |
| West Bengal                 |           105165 |                       65918 |
| Grand Total                 |          1469247 |                      915059 |

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