(a) the details of the Skill Development Programme and initiatives taken for divyangjan under the Skill Development Corporation;
(b) the details of the said implementation State-wise along with the list of programmes launched in Parbhani and Osmanabad district of Maharashtra;
(c) whether the Government is likely to consider to organise Rozgar Mela for divyangjan or persons with special abilities; and
(d) if so, the details of the Prabhani and Osmanabad Parliamentary Constituencies?
(a) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is implementing central component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) across the country including Parbhani and Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, which is for all sections of the society, including Divyangjan (Persons with Disability). Under PMKVY, there are incentives to encourage participation of Divyangjan in the skill training, namely, monthly conveyance support (Rs. 1500 for Conveyance outside the Home District/ Rs.1000 for conveyance within the Home District) being directly paid to the candidates while financial support of Rs.5000 for assistive devices, aid and appliances; and boarding and lodging as per Common Cost Norms being provided to the Training Provider (TP).
Also, an exclusive Sector Skill Council for Divyangjan known as Skill Council for PwD (SCPwD) has been created for addressing the skilling needs of the Divyangjan. SCPwD empanels Divyangjan-friendly training centres, which are structurally designed to cover Braille, computer screen reader for visually impaired; sign language interpreter for speech and hearing impaired, etc.
(b) 48,476 Divyangjan have been trained / oriented as on 10.07.2021 under central component of PMKVY across the country, out of which 122 and 1 Divyangjan are from Parbhani and Osmanabad district of State of Maharashtra, respectively. The State-wise number of Divyangjan trained / oriented under central component of PMKVY, as on 10.07.2021, is given in Annexure.
(c) Yes, Sir. Rozgar Melas are being conducted by NSDC for all persons including Divyangjan.
(d) In the State of Maharashtra, 64 Rozgar Melas were conducted and around 20 thousand candidates were registered. Out of total 64 Rozgar Melas, 2 Rozgar Melas were conducted in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra. However, no Rozgar Mela was conducted in Prabhani district of Maharashtra.
Annexure
The State-wise number of PwD candidates trained/oriented under central component of PMKVY, as on 10.07.2021,
S. No. State/UT PwD candidates trained/oriented
1. Andhra Pradesh 983
2. Arunachal Pradesh 14
3. Assam 1,664
4. Bihar 1,671
5. Chandigarh 2
6. Chhattisgarh 419
7. Delhi 1,611
8. Goa 1
9. Gujarat 496
10. Haryana 4,032
11. Himachal Pradesh 186
12. Jammu And Kashmir 2,835
13. Jharkhand 1,224
14. Karnataka 380
15. Kerala 331
16. Madhya Pradesh 3,096
17. Maharashtra 681
18. Manipur 1
19. Meghalaya 13
20. Odisha 660
21. Puducherry 6
22. Punjab 2,826
23. Rajasthan 8,780
24. Sikkim 66
25. Tamil Nadu 1,459
26. Telangana 667
27. Tripura 7
28. Uttar Pradesh 13,643
29. Uttarakhand 282
30. West Bengal 440
Total 48,476