Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), since 2015, with an objective to impart short duration skill development training and certification to youth to make them employable for better livelihood through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country.

Under the PMKVY scheme, since 2015 till 30.6.2024, in the State of Jharkhand, 2.93 lakh candidates have been trained/oriented; out of which, 2.31 lakh candidates are certified. The details of implementation of PMKVY in the State of Jharkhand district-wise including Hazaribagh, Ramgarh and Koderma is given in Annexure

PMKVY is a demand driven scheme. Under the PMKVY scheme, the details of beneficiaries/ candidates trained in the State of Jharkhand during last three financial years is as under:-

 

Financial Year	Total Trained
2021-22	34,233
2022-23	5,302
2023-24	8,820

 

The PMKVY (except PMKVY 1.0 (2015-16) and PMKVY 4.0(2022-26)) had two components, namely Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) component being implemented through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) component being implemented through States/UTs. There is no provision of state wise funds allocation under central component (CSCM). Details of fund utilised under CSCM component and fund released and utilized under CSSM component of PMKVY during the last three financial years in the State of Jharkhand is as under:-

 

CSCM			CSSM
2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2021-22		2022-23		2023-24
Funds utilized (Rs. In Cr.)			Funds Released (Rs. In cr)	Funds Utilised (Rs. In cr)	Funds Released (Rs. In cr)	Funds Utilised (Rs. In cr)	Funds Released (Rs. In cr)	Funds Utilised (Rs. In cr)
9.45	4.95	13.33	-	10.98	-	10.35	-	0.14

 

Placements were tracked in the Short-Term Training (STT) component in the first three versions of the Scheme which is PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2021-22. Under the said three versions, 29,461 candidates have been reported placed in the State of Jharkhand.

Placement is delinked from PMKVY 4.0, the current version of the scheme under implementation from FY 2022-23 onwards.

Under the PMKVY scheme, no such targets have been fixed for providing employment to those who have not been provided employment so far despite being trained. However, to enable the opportunities for employments, Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) Portal has been launched as a one-stop platform that integrates skilling, education, employment, and entrepreneurship ecosystems to provide a life- long array of services targeting a wide range of stakeholders. Details of the trained candidates are available on SIDH portal for connecting with potential employers.
Through Skill India Digital Hub, candidates can have access to jobs and apprenticeship opportunities. Also, On-Job-Training (OJT) has been made an inherent component of the PMKVY.

Annexure

District wise details of training of candidates under PMKVY scheme in the State of Jharkhand

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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