Question : Funds under PMKVY

(a) the objectives of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the present status of its implementation and the details of programmes drawn to impart training in various categories under the scheme, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has given facilities such as travelling allowance, boarding and lodging cost to the trainees and if so, the details thereof and the criteria adopted by the Government in this regard;

(c) whether the Government proposes to revise the targets under the PMKVY and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) the funds allocated/sanctioned/utilised under the scheme so far along with the targets set and achievements made, year-wise, State/UT-wise; and

(e) whether various States have submitted proposals for setting up of institutes to promote PMKVY in their States and if so, the follow-up action taken thereon, State-wise?

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2015-16 had a target to cover 24 lakh youth in the country. The scheme was implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) with the objective to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood. Individuals with prior learning experience or skills were also assessed and certified under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) category.

The total numbers to be trained under the scheme was 24 lakhs spread across Fresh Training (14 lakhs) and Recognition of Prior Learning (10 lakhs). Under the scheme, as on 28th July 2016, a total of 17.94 lakh candidates (under Fresh Training) have been enrolled, 17.93 lakh have been trained and 11.9 lakh have been certified (Annexure-I).

Under the scheme, monetary reward was provided to trainees who are successfully trained, assessed and certified in skill courses run by affiliated training providers. It also sought to significantly scale up skill training activities in the country and enable skill training to happen at a fast pace without compromising quality. Institutional arrangements comprising of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), Assessing agencies and Training Partners were put in place for implementation of the scheme.

Recently, the Union Cabinet in its meeting on 13th July, 2016, has approved the new version with modification and continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) as ‘Skill Development Component’ of umbrella PMKVY to skill one crore people over the four years (2016-2020) with an outlay of Rs.12,000 crore. The Scheme will be completely aligned to the Common Norms as notified with the approval of Cabinet on 15th July, 2015, and amended from time to time. Also, the Common Norms provide for incentives in the form of reimbursement of conveyance costs to Special Groups which includes Women, SC/ST and Physical Handicapped candidates. Further, the scheme also provides for boarding and lodging of candidates from North East States, Left Wing Extremism affected districts, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and others in accordance with the Common Norms guidelines.

As PMKVY is a nation-wide scheme, NSDC does not capture State-wise and item-wise expenditure incurred under the scheme. However, funds amounting to Rs.935 crore (Rs.435 crore in 2015-16 and Rs.500 crore in 2016-17) have been allocated to NSDC for PMKVY, till 30th June, 2016.

Under the PMKVY 2015-16 there was no State component for allocation of funds to State Governments. However, under PMKVY 2016-20 in order to address the unique skill requirements of different States, funds are being directly allocated to State Governments through a project based approach, with 25% of the total training targets, both financial and physical. The States are expected to finalize projects based on critical gaps in skilling within their States in terms of sectors, job roles, geography etc. and strictly follow Common Norms for arriving at the project cost.




Annexure-I
State Total Enrolled Total Trainings Completed Total Certified
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 194 194 19
Andhra Pradesh 124666 124516 91919
Arunachal Pradesh 1017 1017 337
Assam 31224 31194 2180
Bihar 89252 89166 51572
Chandigarh 4851 4851 3709
Chhattisgarh 36488 36488 23857
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 258 258 159
Daman and Diu 230 230 177
Delhi 75194 75171 49782
Goa 499 499 278
Gujarat 43324 43324 27095
Haryana 81612 81474 56217
Himachal Pradesh 22738 22738 16718
Jammu and Kashmir 17807 17807 10985
Jharkhand 26488 26463 18406
Karnataka 73523 73523 49247
Kerala 14689 14689 10049
Madhya Pradesh 159139 158974 107151
Maharashtra 84432 84312 52984
Manipur 1328 1328 807
Meghalaya 1661 1661 16
Mizoram 1030 1030 5
Nagaland 1271 1271 744
Odisha 56822 56822 34666
Puducherry 7070 7070 5924
Punjab 72405 72350 51064
Rajasthan 112467 112437 81061
Sikkim 886 886 379
Tamil Nadu 151491 151491 107972
Telangana 98323 98263 73530
Tripura 14018 14018 9582
Uttar Pradesh 256469 256365 175503
Uttarakhand 13675 13675 9191
West Bengal 117925 117925 76400
TOTAL : 1794466 1793480 1199685