(a) whether the Government has conducted any study/survey to ascertain the number of persons including women from minority communities who got employment after getting training under various skill development programmes; and
(b) if so, the details in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)
(a) to (b) At the request of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), the World Bank has conducted an evaluation study of five central government sponsored national level skill development programs (SDPs). The objective of the field study, done between April and October 2014, was to understand and learn from the performance of these five SDPs in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan.
As per the interim findings of the report, more than 30-60% of participants are women (more than 50% in STEP-UP and Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) schemes) and on an average 27% of candidates enrolled in the above skill development programmes find employment. The final report is yet to be submitted.