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Opening of Skill Development Centers in the country

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Delhi, Feb 13- The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Scheme of Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) for Skill Development under Skill India Mission.

PMKVY does not mandate the establishment of training centres. However, accredited and affiliatedtraining centres with more than 4 star rating are eligible for empanelment under PMKVY2.0. Under the process of accreditation of training centre, the broad parameters namely area of training infrastructure, availability of training tools/equipments, counsellors, safety measures, AEBAS facility, etc, are required to be met as per laid down guidelines. Further, the scheme of Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) is being implemented through its institutional framework in the country with the objective to improve the occupational skills and technical knowledge of the non/neo literate. The empanelments of new JSSs are being done through Request-for- Proposal (RFP) mechanism.

In addition to above short-term training, Directorate General of Training (DGT) under MSDE is implementing long duration vocational courses through Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) with an objective to provide skilled work force to the industry as well as self-employment of youth.

The state-wise no. of empanelled TCs under PMKVY 2.0, JSSs and ITIs is given at Annexure.

Under PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20), as on 19.01.2021, 46.27 lakh candidates have been trained under Short Term Training (STT) courses and 60.68 lakh candidates have been oriented under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) component. Under JSS, around 6.3 lakh candidates have been trained since 2018 to till now. Under ITIs, 72.49 lakh candidates have been enrolled in last five years.Under placement linked Short Term Training (STT) component of PMKVY (2016-20), as on 19.01.2021, 36.04 lakh candidates have been certified; out of which, 18.95 lakh candidates have been placed across the country.This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Raj Kumar Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.

Annexure

The state-wise no. of empanelled TCs under PMKVY 2.0, JSSs and ITIs is given below:

S. No. STATE Total empanelled TCs under PMKVY 2.0 JSSs ITIs
Andaman And Nicobar Islands 12 0 4
Andhra Pradesh 530 7 509
Arunachal Pradesh 103 1 5
Assam 396 5 36
Bihar 485 13 1231
Chandigarh 55 1 2
Chhattisgarh 172 7 228
Delhi 383 3 52
Goa 25 1 13
Gujarat 423 11 500
Haryana 1,080 5 397
Himachal Pradesh 323 1 268
Jammu And Kashmir 378 2 50
Jharkhand 224 4 323
Karnataka 279 9 1498
Kerala 328 9 462
Ladakh 8 0 0*
Lakshadweep 1 0 1
Madhya Pradesh 1,116 33 1067
Maharashtra 889 21 990
Manipur 131 3 1
Meghalaya 77 0 6
Mizoram 78 0 3
Nagaland 72 1 8
Odisha 391 17 502
Puducherry 50 0 14
Punjab 811 2 352
Rajasthan 1,406 7 1792
Sikkim 35 0 3
Tamil Nadu 1,081 9 493
Telangana 485 7 292
The Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu 18 1 3
Tripura 174 1 21
Uttar Pradesh 2,265 53 3202
Uttarakhand 377 6 189
West Bengal 463 8 262
Total 15,124 248 14779

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