MSDE's Strategic Initiatives in Skill Development and Entrepreneurship across India in 2023

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has unveiled key government initiatives as part of the Skill India Mission, focusing on widespread skill development and entrepreneurship. Through schemes like PMKVY, JSS, NAPS, and CTS, MSDE operates an extensive network of skill development centers, institutes, and colleges. This initiative, aligned with the Skill India Mission’s objectives, aims to prepare India’s youth for the future, making them industry-ready. The comprehensive effort includes collaborations with various institutions such as NIESBUD, IIE, NSTIs, and training centers registered on the Skill India Digital platform, ensuring a holistic approach to skill enhancement and entrepreneurship development across diverse segments of society.

The schmes play a crucial role in the comprehensive strategy for advancing skill development and fostering entrepreneurship, which are:

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

The PMKVY Scheme is designed to provide skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Targeting the youth, this initiative extends its reach to rural areas, ensuring comprehensive skill enhancement.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme

The main target of the JSS is to impart vocational skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and the persons having rudimentary level of education and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years, with due age relaxation in case of “Divyangjan” and other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Marginalized groups in the rural areas and urban low-income areas.

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)

This Scheme is for promoting apprenticeship training and increasing the engagement of apprentices by providing financial support to industrial establishments undertaking apprenticeship programme under the Apprentices Act, 1961. Training consists of Basic Training and On-the-Job Training / Practical Training at workplace in the industry. A total of 42453 establishments engaged the apprentices across the country.

Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS

This scheme provides long-term training through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. The ITIs offer a range of vocational/skill training courses covering a large number of economic sectors with an objective to provide skilled workforce to the industry as well as self-employment of youth.

The information about the skill development network across the country are as follows:

National Qualifications Register (NQR) – A unified platform for skill-based qualifications

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National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) – An Overview

Name of Scheme	Name of the Training Center	Total No.
PMKVY	Training centres including PMKK’s	2640
JSS	JSS centers	288
NAPS	Establishments	49927 (*42453)
CTS	ITI	15016

Below are the details of trained candidates and financial outlay under MSDE’s schemes across the country:

Name of Scheme	Number of Trained Candidates
PMKVY (Since inception to October, 2023)	1,40,22,926
JSS (Since 2018-19 to October, 2023)	21,74,056
NAPS (Since 2018-19 to October, 2023)	25,48,023
CTS (ITI) (2018-19 to 2022-23)	65,10,839

Below are the details of funds released under PMKVY and JSS Schemes of MSDE:

Name of Scheme	Fund Released (Rs. In Crore)
PMKVY (Since inception to October, 2023)	10441.32
JSS (Since 2018-19 to September, 2023	654.00
NAPS (Since 2018-19 to October, 2023)	1071.85

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In addition to MSDE, over 20 Central Ministries are executing programs for skill development and upskilling through diverse schemes, including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), the Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI) under the Ministry of Rural Development, and Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, among others.