Status of Skill Development in the Country
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing a flagship scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana-2016-20 (PMKVY 2.0) across the country with the objective to impart short duration skill development training. Under PMKVY2.0, in the last three years, as on 17.03.2020, 88.91 lakh candidates have been trained / oriented across the country. The State-wise and year-wise number of candidates trained/oriented in the last three years under PMKVY 2.0 (Short term training and Recognition of prior learning) is given at Annexure I.
In addition to above short-term training, Directorate General of Training (DGT) under MSDE is implementing long duration vocational courses through Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) which offer range of one or two years’ vocational /skill training courses. The state-wise and year-wise number of trainees enrolled under ITIs is given at Annexure II.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri R.K. Singh in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Annexure I
State-wise and year-wise number of candidates trained/oriented during last three years under PMKVY 2.0 (Short term training and Recognition of prior learning) is given below:
| S. No. | State/UT | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| | Andaman and Nicobar Island | 0 | 74 | 1,274 |
| | Andhra Pradesh | 58,368 | 64,421 | 98,740 |
| | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,022 | 4,598 | 15,951 |
| | Assam | 37,873 | 50,549 | 1,94,434 |
| | Bihar | 92,087 | 88,099 | 1,76,394 |
| | Chandigarh | 1,925 | 5,463 | 12,227 |
| | Chhattisgarh | 23,095 | 42,905 | 40,571 |
| | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 186 | 1,746 | 1,108 |
| | Daman and Diu | 240 | 1,630 | 4,857 |
| | Delhi | 88,646 | 84,379 | 3,88,239 |
| | Goa | 846 | 1,764 | 4,119 |
| | Gujarat | 32,897 | 86,534 | 1,47,019 |
| | Haryana | 1,87,246 | 1,18,814 | 1,89,170 |
| | Himachal Pradesh | 16,939 | 32,409 | 43,097 |
| | Jammu and Kashmir | 44,873 | 36,588 | 1,20,495 |
| | Jharkhand | 31,352 | 37,317 | 71,983 |
| | Karnataka | 72,393 | 1,13,611 | 1,71,035 |
| | Kerala | 65,594 | 41,339 | 71,654 |
| | Lakshadweep | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| | Madhya Pradesh | 1,89,634 | 1,56,669 | 2,03,996 |
| | Maharashtra | 97,621 | 1,69,533 | 6,78,328 |
| | Manipur | 4,894 | 4,430 | 29,685 |
| | Meghalaya | 4,058 | 7,543 | 12,307 |
| | Mizoram | 0 | 2,855 | 11,326 |
| | Nagaland | 1,745 | 1,510 | 16,599 |
| | Odisha | 66,260 | 93,258 | 2,15,566 |
| | Puducherry | 3,451 | 6,328 | 7,324 |
| | Punjab | 1,03,130 | 65,260 | 1,07,677 |
| | Rajasthan | 2,14,911 | 1,42,535 | 4,60,214 |
| | Sikkim | 525 | 1,968 | 5,017 |
| | Tamil Nadu | 1,33,589 | 1,27,850 | 1,73,156 |
| | Telangana | 91,424 | 58,627 | 1,02,063 |
| | Tripura | 13,334 | 7,741 | 47,606 |
| | Uttar Pradesh | 3,56,769 | 3,10,144 | 5,67,274 |
| | Uttarakhand | 27,769 | 47,241 | 63,148 |
| | West Bengal | 91,142 | 81,565 | 1,84,356 |
| Total | 21,55,838 | 20,97,297 | 46,38,069 | |
Annexure II
State-wise and year-wise number of trainees enrolled under ITIs is given below:
| S. No. | State / UT | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| | Andaman and Nicobar Island | 355 | 385 | 441 |
| | Andhra Pradesh | 52736 | 60339 | 55446 |
| | Arunachal Pradesh | 598 | 648 | 566 |
| | Assam | 2697 | 2827 | 3611 |
| | Bihar | 100370 | 107603 | 111670 |
| | Chandigarh | 1070 | 907 | 1043 |
| | Chhattisgarh | 17638 | 21838 | 22077 |
| | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 114 | 116 | 112 |
| | Daman and Diu | 223 | 207 | 152 |
| | Delhi | 8624 | 13177 | 10559 |
| | Goa | 2081 | 1913 | 1837 |
| | Gujarat | 71994 | 92082 | 70967 |
| | Haryana | 44410 | 68440 | 55822 |
| | Himachal Pradesh | 20712 | 21556 | 21726 |
| | Jammu and Kashmir | 2721 | 2847 | 5040 |
| | Jharkhand | 29413 | 29972 | 33475 |
| | Karnataka | 72275 | 81893 | 74342 |
| | Kerala | 29625 | 38411 | 36004 |
| | Lakshadweep | 87 | 87 | 268 |
| | Madhya Pradesh | 57154 | 82703 | 71685 |
| | Maharashtra | 118050 | 122219 | 111909 |
| | Manipur | 122 | 117 | 88 |
| | Meghalaya | 568 | 683 | 613 |
| | Mizoram | 421 | 443 | 329 |
| | Nagaland | 111 | 168 | 265 |
| | Odisha | 48508 | 51337 | 49984 |
| | Puducherry | 1038 | 943 | 858 |
| | Punjab | 37193 | 41934 | 40309 |
| | Rajasthan | 135447 | 125527 | 157181 |
| | Sikkim | 339 | 401 | 216 |
| | Tamil Nadu | 38443 | 42934 | 36470 |
| | Telangana | 33732 | 36242 | 32687 |
| | Tripura | 1504 | 2792 | 1745 |
| | Uttar Pradesh | 247784 | 355399 | 371103 |
| | Uttarakhand | 10558 | 12879 | 10877 |
| | West Bengal | 28933 | 33461 | 32762 |
| Total | 1217648 | 1455430 | 1424239 | |
