Lok Sabha Question No. 558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: PM VIKAS Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri P P Chaudhary, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 558

ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## PM VIKAS SCHEME

558. SHRI P P CHAUDHARY: MS KANGNA RANAUT: SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI: SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the key objectives of the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM-VIKAS) scheme in enhancing skill development and employment opportunities for minority youth;

(b) the number of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) enrolled along with the measures adopted to ensure their inclusion and accessibility;

- (c) the nature of partnerships and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) signed with State Governments to strengthen industry linkages and apprenticeship opportunities; and

(d) the total number of beneficiaries enrolled under PM VIKAS so far, by job role and sector, category-wise,  particularly  in  the  Pali  Lok  Sabha  constituency  of  Rajasthan  and  Himachal Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a): The Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) is a Central Sector Scheme focusing  on  the  socio-economic  empowerment  of  six  notified  minorities  through  skill development;  entrepreneurship  among  minority  women;  and  education  support  for  school dropouts.

The main objectives of Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) scheme in  promoting  skill  development  and  employment  opportunities  for  minority  youth,  are  as under:-

- i. To build capacity of minority communities  through  targeted interventions by providing  skill  training  support  in  need-based  courses  and  ensuring  employment  / livelihood opportunities for them.
- ii. To preserve and promote the cultural heritage including traditional arts and craft forms by  propagation  of  literature/  documents/  manuscripts  and  showcasing  their  unique Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH).
- iii. To empower women from minority communities and instil confidence amongst them by providing leadership and entrepreneurship training and support.

iv. To improve employability of and generate better livelihood opportunities for minorities through market and credit linkages. (b): The scheme has been recently rolled out and as per the scheme guidelines, 3 percent of  the  total  seats  are  reserved  for  Persons  with  Disability  (PwDs)  across  all  the  scheme components. (c): Under  the  PM  VIKAS  scheme,  the  implementing  agencies    are  required  to  ensure placement of candidates as per the scheme guidelines and it forms a part of the MoUs that the Ministry  signs  with  the  implementing  agencies.  Under  non-traditional  (modern)  skilling, PIAs  are  required  to  ensure  placement  of  at  least  75  percent  skilled  beneficiaries  in  some form of employment (wage/ self-employment/ apprenticeship), of which at least 50 percent should be placed in organized sector, as categorised in the National Skill Quality Framework (NSQF)/ Common Cost Norms (CCN).

(d): Under the PM VIKAS Scheme, allocations are not made state wise, rather projects are allocated to different Implementing Agencies. However, as per projects allocations made to different  Implementing  Agencies  till  now,  no  targets  have  been  allocated  for  the  state  of Himachal  Pradesh.  Further,  allocation  letters  have  been  issued  for  a  target  of  about  2,560 beneficiaries  in  Rajasthan  across  traditional  and  non-traditional  component. A  componentwise, job-role wise and sector-wise bifurcation (as on date) is placed in Annexure 1.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (D)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 558 FOR ANSWER ON 03.12.2025 REGARDING ' PM VIKAS SCHEME ' ASKED  BY  SHRI  P  P  CHAUDHARY:  MS  KANGNA  RANAUT:  SHRI  NABA  CHARAN MAJHI: SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

## Job role and sector-wise bifurcation of target allocated under PM VIKAS in Rajasthan

| S.N o       | Component                | Sector                        | Job Role                                               |   Sum of Target |
|-------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1           | Non-traditional Skilling | Telecom                       | Broadband Network Technician                           |             120 |
| 2           | Non-traditional Skilling | Telecom                       | Wireless Network Technician                            |             120 |
| 3           | Non-traditional Skilling | Plumbing                      | Technician - Water Distribution System (Multi - Skill) |              70 |
| 4           | Non-traditional Skilling | Plumbing                      | Plumber - General                                      |             180 |
| 5           | Non-traditional Skilling | Plumbing                      | Junior Technician - Smart Meter                        |             500 |
| 6           | Non-traditional Skilling | Plumbing                      | Industrial Electrician                                 |             500 |
| 7           | Non-traditional Skilling | Electronics& HW               | Multi Skill Technician - Consumer Durables             |             140 |
| 8           | Non-traditional Skilling | Green Jobs                    | Solar Photovoltaic Entrepreneur                        |             130 |
| 9           | Traditional Skilling     | Handicrafts &Carpets          | Traditional Hand Embroiderer                           |             400 |
| 10          | Traditional Skilling     | Handicrafts &Carpets          | Hand Spinning Operator                                 |             130 |
| 11          | Non-traditional Skilling | Information Technology Sector | A.I (Artificial Intelligence) - Technocrat             |             120 |
| 12          | Traditional Skilling     | Handicrafts &Carpets          | Carpet Weaver                                          |              30 |
| 13          | Non-traditional Skilling | Food Industry                 | Multiskill Technician (Food Procesing)                 |              60 |
| 14          | Non-traditional Skilling | Logistics                     | Warehouse Associate                                    |              60 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total              | Grand Total                   | Grand Total                                            |            2560 |