Question : Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

(a) whether only a small number of companies are indulged in Skill India in the country under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and this has led to instances of fraud and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether several people were allegedly duped by a fake company on the pretext of giving interest under the PMKVY in the country and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether any effort would be made by the Government to provide more jobs along with training to the unemployed under the PMKVY scheme and if so, the details thereof?

(a) Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana PMKVY 2015-16, trainings were conducted by multiple Training Providers/Training Centers including private or non-governmental organizations. The accreditation and affiliation of these Training Providers/Training Centers (TPs/TCs) were done by respective Sector Skill Councils (SSCs). About 13,000 Training Centres were involved under PMKVY 2015-16 for imparting skill training. Under PMKVY 2016-20, the registration of TC for their accreditation and affiliation is being done under single window IT application known as SMART. SMART provides a transparent, unified and one-stop-solution to the training providers mandating time bound delivery of accreditation and affiliation of training providers. Under PMKVY 2016-20, as on 21.12.2017, 7,468 TCs are operational.

(b) Ministry has been taking stern actions against fake/fraud agencies misusing the name of PMKVY by lodging FIR for preventing cheating of candidates.

(c) Under PMKVY 2016-20, placement opportunities are provided to a large number of skilled workforces, trained across various sectors in PMKVY, placement refers to providing wage or self employment to candidate trained. Further, the last 20% payment to training partners would be made only after Employment (both wage and self) on an annual basis of at least 70% of the successfully certified candidates within three months of completion of training, with at least 50% of the trainees passing out being placed in wage employment.

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