24 I KAMAL SANDESH I 16-31 JULY, 2019
GoveRnment’s achievement
round 20 Central Ministries including Ministry
of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(MSDE) are involved in the implementation
of more than 40 schemes under the Skill India
Mission, said Shri RK Singh, Minister of State for Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship.
In a reply to the question raised in Lok Sabha
on schemes to promote skilled labourers in
manufacturing sector he mentioned that Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2016-20 is a
flagship scheme of the MSDE being implemented
with an objective to provide skill development training,
Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior
Learning (RPL)) across the country.
PMKVY, National Apprenticeship Promotion
Scheme (NAPS), Rural Self Employment and Training
Institutes (RSETI), Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen
Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) are the schemes to
train the labourers.
In reply to the question on employment growth of
post-training in last five years, Minister replied, “Under
the PMKVY scheme, as on 12 June 2019, around
52.12 lakh candidates are employed. It includes
(31.08 lakh STT + 21.04 lakh RPL) candidates
who have been trained in various sectors including
manufacturing.
According to the data reported on SDMS (Skill
Development Management System), as on 12 June
2019, 24.56 lakh candidates are certified under STT of
PMKVY 2016-20. The number of candidates certified
under STT of PMKVY 90 days prior, up to 12 March
2019 is 21.97 lakh. Out of total candidates, 12.6
lakh candidates have been reported to be placed in
various sectors.
Speaking on the further plan to enhance the
employment potential several key points were
informed. Shri Singh said, “National Skill Development
Corporation, an implementing agency under MSDE is
working to enhance, support and coordinate with the
private sector within the skilling ecosystem. Under
PMKVY 2016-20, Training Centers (TCs) and Training
Providers (TPs) are actively participating. TPs are also
mandated to organize Placement (Rozgar Melas)
in every six months with support from the industry-
led Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) and to ensure the
participation of local industry”.‘aroUnd 52.12 laKH employed Under
pmKvy scHeme tIll JUne, 2019’