(a) the number of training institutes set up in Maharashtra to provide training for skill development;
(b) the details of the various programmes run by such institutes in Maharashtra during the last four years and the current year;
(c) whether these training institutes are working to provide employment to the students through campus placement facility; and
(d) if so, the details of the number of students who were given employment through such institutes during the last three years?
(a) to (d) Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing schemes for imparting employable skills to the youth through short term and long term program. In the short term training program of MSDE, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2.0 (2016-20), out of 12127 Training Centers, 469 are in Maharashtra. Further out of total placed 12.60 Lakh candidates in the scheme, 33,555 are from Maharashtra.
Initiatives have also been taken to set up Model Skill Centres viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) in districts. Out of 837 PMKKs, 52 are in Maharashtra and out of 293790 placed candidates, 9038 are from Maharashtra.
Further, to facilitate placements, SSCs conducts Rojgaar melas with the objective of striving towards ensuring placement opportunities given to candidates trained under the scheme. NSDC has also empanelled placement partners aiming to provide employment to PMKVY Certified candidates who were not placed by Training Partners within 90 days from the date of certification, which further aids the placement performance of the scheme.
The Long term training is provided through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). There are 14494 ITIs spread across the country imparting training in 136 Trades under Craftsman Training Scheme in trade like Electrician, Fitter, Machinist, Welder, and Mechanic Motor Vehicle etc. Out of the total ITIs, 931 are in Maharashtra with seating capacity of 3,02,503.