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Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), headed by elder Congress person K.C. Venugopal, pulled up the authorities implicit its flagship skilling programme, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). Citing the audit study tabled by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the sheet said the strategy disproportionately focused connected skilling for jobs with debased demand, specified arsenic retail.
The PMKVY is the flagship strategy of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), launched successful July 2015 with the nonsubjective of enabling a ample fig of youths to instrumentality up industry-relevant accomplishment training. Between 2015 and 2022, 3 phases of the PMKVY were rolled retired with an outlay of astir ₹14,450 crore. Of this, ₹10,194 crore was released, of which ₹9,261 crore was utilised. Against a full people of 1.32 crore candidates, 1.10 crore were certified.
Citing the findings of the report, sheet members noted during the deliberations that determination was a mismatch betwixt grooming and demand. They said the skilling efforts were heavy focused connected sectors with debased demand, specified arsenic apparel, electronics, and retail, which unneurotic accounted for 40% of trainees. In contrast, sectors specified arsenic nutrient processing, which necessitate much trained personnel, accounted for lone 0.48% of trainees. Similarly, lone 3.8% of trainees were skilled for the tourism sector.
Lack of planning
Panel members from some the Opposition and the ruling BJP questioned the deficiency of planning, contempt the programme being successful cognition since 2015. According to sources, galore members said the authorities did not look to person learnt from the scheme’s shortcomings. It was besides pointed retired that lone 41% of trainees were placed. The programme has besides been deed by repeated instances of fraudulent assignment letters.
The CAG study cited aggregate examples. In 1 instance, Neelima Moving Pictures was awarded accomplishment certifications to 33,493 participants for 21 occupation roles crossed 8 States betwixt January and November 2020. However, the institution was recovered to beryllium non-existent. The audit study noted that nary work had been fixed for specified fraudulent claims.
Defending the strategy and its implementation, the authorities blamed State governments, which, it said, were the implementing agencies. In his concluding remarks, PAC chairperson Mr. Venugopal said unemployment remained the biggest menace facing the country. He said unemployed younker were hitting the streets, and the scheme, which was meant to code their needs, had failed to execute its targets. This, helium added, was besides contributing to forced migration. He cited the illustration of Kerala, wherever determination had been a ample exodus of younker from the State and the country, leaving down aged parents.
