(a) whether Government is planning to train rural youth in various trades and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
(b) whether Government has any plans to establish training centre in each MP constituency to train youth and if so, the number of MP Constituencies covered till date; and
(c) whether Government has any programme to train women separately and if so, the details thereof?
(a) Ministry is implementing its flagship scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) on pan –India basis. PMKVY enables large number of prospective youths which includes rural youth for taking short term fresh training and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated training partner/training centers. The schemes runs across 221 job roles related to 35 Sector Skill Councils which is a diverse and exhaustive representation of the industry.
(b) Ministry is also implementing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) on pan –India basis to cover the prospective youths. Under the scheme, Government intends to establish a Model Skill Centre in every district for imparting skill training to aspirational youths through PMKVY. As of 7th February 2017, PMKKs in 443 districts have been allocated, out of which 65 have been inaugurated by the Hon’ble MPs.
(c) The Women’s Training Division, Directorate General of Training under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship conducts Vocational Training Programmes through a network of 1 National and 15 Regional Vocational Training Institutes (NVTI/RVTIs) exclusively for women. In various vocational courses being conducted at NVTI/RVTIs, 7003 women are undergoing training during the current session i.e. 2016-17. Since inception, NVTI/RVTIs have trained around 1,30,103 women till January, 2017.
Also, training is being provided through Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) and Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) under Semester System. Under State Sector, vocational training to women under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) is provided through 1408 Women Industrial Training Institutes (WITIs) / Women Wings with about 83,270 seats. In addition, 30% seats in General ITIs are reserved for women trainees. Around 1,35,459 women are trained in ITIs (both Govt. & Private) every year.