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Government of India
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
05 AUG 2024 1:04PM by PIB Delhi
PM Vishwakarma Scheme provides end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople of 18 trades who work with their hands and tools

Formal training in the form of Basic Skill Training has been initiated for upgradation and modernization of traditional skills of artisans and craftspeople under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme across 26 States/UTs of the country.

The State/UT wise number of candidates trained in the Basic Skill Training of PM Vishwakarma Scheme as on 19th July 2024 is given at Annexure-I.

The PM Vishwakarma Scheme was launched on 17.09.2023 to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople of 18 trades who work with their hands and tools. The Scheme’s components include recognition through PM Vishwakarma Certificate and ID Card, Skill Upgradation, Toolkit Incentive, Credit Support, Incentive for Digital Transactions and Marketing Support. The objective of the scheme is to help the traditional artisans and craftspeople to become entrepreneurs and self-reliant. It is expected that the scheme will generate livelihood opportunities for artisans and craftspeople, enhance their skills, and integrate modern tools and technology into their work. Additionally, they will be provided with linkages to domestic and global markets.

The details of the total number of enrolments and successful registrations in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Maharashtra State are at Annexure-II.

As of 29.07.2024, loan sanctions have been granted to 56,526 applications, totaling Rs. 551.80 crore, and loan disbursements have been made to 15,878 applications, totaling Rs. 132.49 crore across the country under the credit component of the scheme and 9,05,328 applicants have opted for marketing support, out of total 14.38 lakh successfully registered eligible beneficiaries.

The Scheme is being conjointly implemented by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance (MoF), Government of India. For the smooth implementation of PM Vishwakarma across the country, National Steering Committee meetings are being held regularly under the co-chairmanship of the Secretaries of DFS, MSDE & MoMSME.

 

Annexure I

 

 

S.

No

State/UTs

Number of candidates certified under Basic Skill Training

(as on 19th July, 2024)
  1.  

Andhra Pradesh                          

47,235
  1.  

Assam

28,169
  1.  

Bihar

3,966
  1.  

Chandigarh

33
  1.  

Chhattisgarh

14,621
  1.  

Daman and Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

0
  1.  

Goa

2,464
  1.  

Gujarat

81,542
  1.  

Haryana

7,414
  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

1,261
  1.  

Jammu and Kashmir

82,514
  1.  

Jharkhand

8,722
  1.  

Karnataka

1,12,737
  1.  

Kerala

589
  1.  

Ladakh

1,032
  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

17,316
  1.  

Maharashtra

37,413
  1.  

Manipur

715
  1.  

Nagaland

227
  1.  

Odisha

6,922
  1.  

Punjab

1,560
  1.  

Rajasthan

25,166
  1.  

Telangana

12,832
  1.  

Tripura

3,685
  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

16,477
  1.  

Uttarakhand

3,223

 

Grand Total

5,17,835

 

Annexure II

 

 

State/UT                   

           

 

Number of Enrolments/ Applications Received

Number of Successful Registrations

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu

 

6,338 

 

565

 

Maharashtra

 

12,03,359     

 

1,11,861

 

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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