More than 11.1 million candidates were certified under a skill training programme in the seven years up to FY23 and over 2.4 million people have been reported placed for mandatory on-the-job training by the end of FY25, the government informed Parliament.
About 14.56 lakh Scheduled Caste candidates were certified, and 3.74 lakh people have been reported placed, while among 5.08 lakh Scheduled Tribe candidates certified, 1.27 lakh secured placements under the programme, the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship informed the Parliament on Monday, citing data on Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
In response to a query raised by Telangana MP Mallu Ravi, Jayant Chaudhary, the minister of state (independent charge) of skill development and entrepreneurship, said that under the Centre’s Skill India Mission (SIM), the ministry delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes such PMKVY, Jan Sikhshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country.
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