Parliament Question: Mega Skill Centre in Bihar

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1239 ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025 MEGA SKILL CENTRE IN BIHAR †1239. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be

pleased to state:

(a) whether the vocational training programmes are being conducted by the Government for youth in Bihar State;

(b) if so the details of the programmes conducted in various districts of Bihar including Bhagalpur during the last three years and the current year;

(c) the number of youth benefitted from these programmes district-wise; and

(d) whether the Government proposes to set up Mega Skill Centres at block levels in Bihar in the coming years and if so the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): Under the Government of India’s Skill India Mission (SIM) the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres under various schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (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 including state of Bihar. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready equipped with industry relevant skills. The brief of these

schemes is as under:

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): PMKVY Scheme is for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country.

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 Minorities 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 providingfinancial support for payment of stipend to apprentices. Training consists of Basic Training and On-the-Job Training / Practical Training at workplace in the industry.

Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS): This scheme is for providing 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.

District-wise details of number of candidates trained under various schemes of MSDE in the state of Bihar and its Bhagalpur district during the last three years and current year up to 30th June 2025 are given at Annexure.

(d): The schemes of MSDE are demand driven and the training centres under these schemes are set up or engaged on need basis. Details of training centres set-up or engaged under schemes of MSDE in the state of Bihar and its Baghalpur district as

under:

PMKVY 4.0 JSS NAPS Industrial Training Institutes Centres (STT Centers Establishments (ITIs) +SP)* Pan India 12838 289 51895 14615 Bihar 537 21 623 1369 Bhagalpur 23 00 49 40 * Short-term Training (STT) and Special Projects (SP).Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1239 ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025 REGARDING ‘MEGA SKILL CENTRE IN BIHAR’ District-wise details of candidates trained under various schemes of MSDE in state of Bihar during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) and current year up to 30th June 2025 District(s) PMKVY JSS NAPS CTS* Araria 2214 6299 243 1438 Arwal 615 6296 5 4902 Aurangabad 3576 6299 222 14083 Banka 3572 6299 41 3622 Begusarai 5306 5820 674 8873 Bhagalpur 5057 - 360 12311 Bhojpur 4595 - 420 13120 Buxar 1373 6300 101 5631 Chapra 0 15521 Darbhanga 2671 - 355 5281 Gaya 8373 5879 257 22698 Gopalganj 6064 6260 371 6029 Jamui 3297 6292 68 6652 Jehanabad 2352 - 24 7013 Kaimur (Bhabua) 1620 - 39 3072 Katihar 3409 - 464 4295 Khagaria 3399 - 123 2876 Kishanganj 550 6299 454 758 Lakhisarai 255 - 32 2017 Madhepura 3006 - 154 2165 Madhubani 3336 6300 211 5591 Munger 2775 0 1134 10452 Muzaffarpur 4701 5980 1147 13251 Nalanda 9222 6297 302 22881 Nawada 4048 6279 150 9126 Pashchim Champaran 1571 6293 373 6640 Patna 11343 5270 6428 46174 Purbi Champaran 3515 6300 306 9085 Purnia 3975 - 732 3008 Rohtas 2717 - 156 18864 Saharsa 2072 - 78 2023 Samastipur 4187 6075 435 10373 Saran 5525 6300 308 -- Sheikhpura 1684 - 29 3207 Sheohar 1324 - 47 983 Sitamarhi 2355 6299 245 5616 Siwan 5770 - 227 7377 Supaul 222 - 234 2790 Vaishali 7196 6300 542 12756 Total 138842 129736 17491 332554 *Enrollment in Academic Years 2022 2023 2024 & 2025 *****