(a) whether the Government proposes/have any action plan to make skill development programmes more proactive and effective;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of skill India centres approved so far in Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh; and
(c) the number of persons who have availed the benefits of the said programmes so far, district/State-wise, especially in Jharkhand?
(a) to (c) The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has taken a number of initiatives to make skill development programmes more proactive and effective. This includes implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) on pan–India basis. PMKVY enables large number of prospective youth for taking Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated training centers. Under PMKVY 2016-20, as on 10.07.2018, about 7,213 Training Centres(TCs) are operational, of which 90 are in Jharkhand and 631 are in Madhya Pradesh..
Further, the Government is also promoting establishment of model and aspirational skill centres known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) in every district for imparting skill training through Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2016-20. As on 11.07.2018, 462 PMKKs have been established across 35 States and UTs including the state of Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh. Out of these, 44 PMKKs have been established in the State of Madhya Pradesh and 16 in Jharkhand.
Under the Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSCM) component of PMKVY 2016-20, as on 10.07.2018, 31.12 lakh (appx.) candidates have been trained. A State-wise statement of number of persons who have availed the benefits under PMKVY, including Jharkhand is given at Annexure.
Annexure
State-wise number of persons who have availed the benefits under PMKVY (2016-20) as referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 915.
S. No. State Name Candidate Trained
1. Andhra Pradesh 85401
2. Arunachal Pradesh 2346
3. Assam 56061
4. Bihar 150762
5. Chandigarh 6428
6. Chhattisgarh 36983
7. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 722
8. Daman and Diu 554
9. Delhi 132297
10. Goa 1205
11. Gujarat 54735
12. Haryana 241604
13. Himachal Pradesh 29864
14. Jammu and Kashmir 61401
15. Jharkhand 44594
16. Karnataka 103635
17. Kerala 97765
18. Madhya Pradesh 262758
19. Maharashtra 139108
20. Manipur 17547
21. Meghalaya 5797
22. Mizoram 70
23. Nagaland 2377
24. Odisha 86920
25. Puducherry 5018
26. Punjab 141060
27. Rajasthan 269902
28. Sikkim 1332
29. Tamil Nadu 213685
30. Telangana 116331
31. Tripura 15092
32. Uttar Pradesh 480016
33. Uttarakhand 43335
34. West Bengal 129183
Grand Total 3035888