(a) the number of people likely to be skilled during the next five years;
(b) the amount of budget allocated for the said purpose;
(c) the number of Skill Development Centres in the country along with the details of average capacity of a centre;
(d) whether the Government proposes to develop some of the Skill Development Centres with the collaboration of public, private and in a public-private partnership; and
(e) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of such centres planned?
(a) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) to provide the overall institutional framework to rapidly implement and scale up the skill development efforts across India. NSDM envisages to train a minimum of 300 million skilled people by the year 2022.
(b) No specific funds have been allocated for the training of candidates in upcoming five years. However, scheme-wise yearly funds are being allocated to the Ministry.
(c) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), short term training (STT) is being imparted through empanelled training centres (TCs) including PMKKs. As on 10.07.2021, 3,415 TCs are operational across the country that includes 721 PMKKs. Targets to TCs are being allocated for approved job roles as per extant guidelines of the scheme and training is being imparted in batch size of maximum 30 candidates.
(d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship promotes establishment of model and aspirational skill centres known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) in every district for imparting skill training throughout the country in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
(e) As on 30.06.2021, 812 PMKKs have been allocated across the country, out of which 721 PMKKs have been established.