Parliament Question: Status of PM Vishwakarma Scheme in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1871 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026 STATUS OF PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME IN ANDHRA PRADESH 1871. SHRI MASTHAN RAO YADAV BEEDHA: Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state: (a) details of funds allocated and released since the inception of the PM Vishwakarma Scheme, including details for Andhra Pradesh State-wise and district-wise; (b) details of targets assigned to training partners under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme in Andhra Pradesh, particularly for fishermen and boatmakers; (c) partner-wise and course-wise details of the number of training programmes conducted and whether any dedicated facilitation/registration centres have been established across Andhra Pradesh, including Nellore District, to expedite registrations under the Scheme; and (d) the details of enrolments and successful registrations under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme in Andhra Pradesh since launch of the scheme district-wise. ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a): PM Vishwakarma is a Central Sector scheme, hence State/District wise funds are not allocated. As of 05.03.2026, funds allocated and spent under the Scheme are detailed below: Financial Year Revised Estimate (RE) Expenditure Incurred (Rs. in Cr.) (Rs. in Cr.) 2023-24 753.11 745.91 2024-25 3,993.78 3,993.10 2025-26 (as on 05.03.2026) 4,400 2,613.22 (b): As per the information received from Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), no specific training targets are allocated to individual Training partners. (c): The partner-wise and course-wise details of the number of training programmes conducted in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise, including Nellore, is at Annexure-I. Further, enrolment of artisans under PM Vishwakarma is done through Common Service Centres (CSC) and registration is completed after three stage level verification process. (d): The details of enrolments and successful registrations under the PM Vishwakarma scheme in Andhra Pradesh since launch of the scheme, district-wise is at Annexure-II. ******Annexure-I Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (c) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1871 for answer on 09.03.2026 District Training Partner Name Job role No. of candidates completed Basic Training Assistant Barber-Salon Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited 1,950 Services Basic sculptor and Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited 110 stone artist (Moortikar) Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited Blacksmith (Lohar) 278 Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited Brick Mason -Basic 71 Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited Carpenter 995 Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited Fishing Net Maker 720 Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited Goldsmith (Sunar) 661 Hammer and Tool Kit Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited 256 Maker Potter (Kumhar) including traditional Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited 251 ceramics and terracotta product maker Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 737 Traditional Basket Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited 72 Maker Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited Traditional Malakar 100 Traditional Soft Toy Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited 382 Maker Ananthapuramu Edujobs Academy Private Limited Washerman (Dhobi) 3,877 Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Armourer 65 Assistant Barber-Salon Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp 5,435 Services Basic sculptor and Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp 3,728 stone artist (Moortikar) Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Blacksmith (Lohar) 127 Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Boat Maker 272 Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Brick Mason -Basic 4,343 Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Carpenter 6,443 Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Fishing Net Maker 2,835 Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Goldsmith (Sunar) 1,668 Hammer and Tool Kit Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp 590 Maker Potter (Kumhar) including traditional Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp 914 ceramics and terracotta product maker Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 8,714 Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Tailor (Darzi) 22,581 Traditional Basket Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp 4,400 Maker Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Traditional Malakar 981 Traditional Soft Toy Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp 1,954 MakerDistrict Training Partner Name Job role No. of candidates completed Basic Training Ananthapuramu Shri Technologies (India) Llp Washerman (Dhobi) 16,890 Assistant Barber-Salon Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited 135 Services Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited Carpenter 970 Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited Fishing Net Maker 1,898 Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited Goldsmith (Sunar) 46 Hammer and Tool Kit Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited 39 Maker Potter (Kumhar) including traditional Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited 118 ceramics and terracotta product maker Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 580 Traditional Basket Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited 714 Maker Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited Traditional Malakar 41 Traditional Soft Toy Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited 585 Maker Ananthapuramu Ica Edu Skills Private Limited Washerman (Dhobi) 2,384 Assistant Barber-Salon Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited 259 Services Basic sculptor and Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited 151 stone artist (Moortikar) Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited Carpenter 160 Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited Fishing Net Maker 125 Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited Goldsmith (Sunar) 45 Hammer and Tool Kit Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited 164 Maker Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 810 Traditional Basket Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited 226 Maker Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited Traditional Malakar 73 Ananthapuramu Datapro Computers Private Limited Washerman (Dhobi) 873 Ananthapuramu G K Educational Trust Washerman (Dhobi) 30 Assistant Barber-Salon Ananthapuramu Medhavi Foundation 112 Services Ananthapuramu Medhavi Foundation Brick Mason -Basic 13 Ananthapuramu Medhavi Foundation Goldsmith (Sunar) 141 Hammer and Tool Kit Ananthapuramu Medhavi Foundation 10 Maker Ananthapuramu Medhavi Foundation Washerman (Dhobi) 381 Principal Govt Iti For Girls Assistant Barber-Salon Ananthapuramu 106 Anantapur Services National Academy Of Construction Assistant Barber-Salon Ananthapuramu 102 Andhra Pradesh Services National Academy Of Construction Ananthapuramu Brick Mason -Basic 2,403 Andhra Pradesh National Academy Of Construction Ananthapuramu Carpenter 762 Andhra Pradesh National Academy Of Construction Ananthapuramu Fishing Net Maker 334 Andhra PradeshDistrict Training Partner Name Job role No. of candidates completed Basic Training National Academy Of Construction Ananthapuramu Goldsmith (Sunar) 29 Andhra Pradesh National Academy Of Construction Ananthapuramu Plaster Mason - Basic 30 Andhra Pradesh National Academy Of Construction Ananthapuramu Tailor (Darzi) 2,791 Andhra Pradesh National Academy Of Construction Traditional broom Ananthapuramu 464 Andhra Pradesh maker National Academy Of Construction Ananthapuramu Washerman (Dhobi) 1,221 Andhra Pradesh National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Assistant Barber-Salon Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of 365 Services India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Basic sculptor and Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of 1,392 stone artist (Moortikar) India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of Brick Mason -Basic 405 India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of Carpenter 2,090 India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of Fishing Net Maker 851 India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of Goldsmith (Sunar) 145 India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Hammer and Tool Kit Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of 128 Maker India Limited Potter (Kumhar) National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. including traditional Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of 255 ceramics and terracotta India Limited product maker National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 1,422 India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of Tailor (Darzi) 4,310 India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Traditional Basket Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of 1,355 Maker India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of Traditional Malakar 834 India Limited National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of Traditional Soft Toy Ananthapuramu India Limited 233 MakerDistrict Training Partner Name Job role No. of candidates completed Basic Training National Fedn. Of Fars. Procmt. Ananthapuramu Procssg. & Retailing Coops Of Washerman (Dhobi) 4,432 India Limited Ananthapuramu Jan Shikshan Sansthan Anantpur Assistant Hair Dresser 122 Ananthapuramu Jan Shikshan Sansthan Anantpur Tailor (Darzi) 56 Principal Govt Iti Boys Ananthapuramu Brick Mason -Basic 35 Ananthapuramu Principal Govt Iti Boys Ananthapuramu Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 181 Ananthapuramu Hammer and Tool Kit Annamayya Govt Iti Rajampet 14 Maker Annamayya Govt Iti Rajampet Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 15 Imc Of Iti Thamballapalle Assistant Barber-Salon Annamayya 29 Government Iti Services Imc Of Iti Thamballapalle Annamayya Brick Mason -Basic 29 Government Iti Annamayya Govt Degree College Rajampet Washerman (Dhobi) 189 Assistant Barber-Salon Chittoor Govt Iti SanthipuramChittoor Dist 16 Services Chittoor Govt Iti Santhipuram Chittoor Dist Brick Mason -Basic 47 Chittoor Govt Iti Santhipuram Chittoor Dist Washerman (Dhobi) 18 Governemnt Industrial Training Chittoor Blacksmith (Lohar) 82 Institute Chittoor Governemnt Industrial Training Chittoor Brick Mason -Basic 14 Institute Chittoor Govt. Industrial Training Institute Assistant Barber-Salon Chittoor 15 For Minorities. Services Govt. Industrial Training Institute Chittoor Brick Mason -Basic 33 For Minorities. Assistant Barber-Salon Chittoor Afc India Limited 161 Services Chittoor Afc India Limited Brick Mason -Basic 120 Chittoor Afc India Limited Carpenter 20 Chittoor Afc India Limited Fishing Net Maker 66 Hammer and Tool Kit Chittoor Afc India Limited 83 Maker Chittoor Afc India Limited Tailor (Darzi) 190 Traditional Basket Chittoor Afc India Limited 239 Maker Chittoor Afc India Limited Traditional Malakar 53 Traditional Soft Toy Chittoor Afc India Limited 9 Maker Chittoor Afc India Limited Washerman (Dhobi) 20 Eluru Government Iti I E Eluru Carpenter 6 Ap Womens Coopertive Finance Krishna Goldsmith (Sunar) 38 Corporation Ap Womens Coopertive Finance Traditional Soft Toy Krishna 30 Corporation Maker Assistant Barber-Salon Kurnool Innovision Limited 54 Services Kurnool Innovision Limited Tailor (Darzi) 211District Training Partner Name Job role No. of candidates completed Basic Training Kurnool Innovision Limited Washerman (Dhobi) 327 Basic sculptor and Kurnool Mosaic Workskills Private Limited 41 stone artist (Moortikar) Kurnool Mosaic Workskills Private Limited Blacksmith (Lohar) 54 Kurnool Mosaic Workskills Private Limited Carpenter 111 Kurnool Mosaic Workskills Private Limited Goldsmith (Sunar) 327 Hammer and Tool Kit Kurnool Mosaic Workskills Private Limited 62 Maker Traditional Basket Kurnool Mosaic Workskills Private Limited 464 Maker Kurnool Mosaic Workskills Private Limited Washerman (Dhobi) 82 Assistant Barber-Salon Kurnool Medhavi Skills University (Sikkim) 293 Services Kurnool Medhavi Skills University (Sikkim) Carpenter 42 Traditional Basket Kurnool Medhavi Skills University (Sikkim) 349 Maker Kurnool Medhavi Skills University (Sikkim) Washerman (Dhobi) 495 Ntr Govt Iti Vijayawada Carpenter 12 Parvathipuram Government I.T.I.Saluru Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 27 Manyam Sri Potti Basic sculptor and Sriramulu Rooman Technologies Pvt Ltd. 119 stone artist (Moortikar) Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Rooman Technologies Pvt Ltd. Boat Maker 44 Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Rooman Technologies Pvt Ltd. Carpenter 1,082 Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Rooman Technologies Pvt Ltd. Fishing Net Maker 573 Nellore Sri Potti Hammer and Tool Kit Sriramulu Rooman Technologies Pvt Ltd. 103 Maker Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Rooman Technologies Pvt Ltd. Tailor (Darzi) 38 Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Rooman Technologies Pvt Ltd. Washerman (Dhobi) 245 Nellore Sri Potti Assistant Barber-Salon Sriramulu Orion Edutech Private Limited 337 Services Nellore Sri Potti Basic sculptor and Sriramulu Orion Edutech Private Limited 755 stone artist (Moortikar) Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore Orion Edutech Private Limited Carpenter 445District Training Partner Name Job role No. of candidates completed Basic Training Sri Potti Sriramulu Orion Edutech Private Limited Tailor (Darzi) 572 Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Orion Edutech Private Limited Traditional Malakar 615 Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Orion Edutech Private Limited Washerman (Dhobi) 670 Nellore Sri Potti Mahendra Skills Training & Sriramulu Washerman (Dhobi) 205 Development Private Limited Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Pratt Muller Distributors Ltd Tailor (Darzi) 17 Nellore Sri Potti Traditional Basket Sriramulu Pratt Muller Distributors Ltd 29 Maker Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Pratt Muller Distributors Ltd Traditional Malakar 24 Nellore Sri Potti Sriramulu Pratt Muller Distributors Ltd Washerman (Dhobi) 111 Nellore Sri Potti Bhartiya Samruddhi Investments Basic sculptor and Sriramulu 32 And Consulting Services Limited stone artist (Moortikar) Nellore Sri Potti Bhartiya Samruddhi Investments Sriramulu Fishing Net Maker 11 And Consulting Services Limited Nellore Sri Potti Silver Oak Shops And Offices Sriramulu Cooperative Housing Society Goldsmith (Sunar) 120 Nellore Limited Sri Potti Silver Oak Shops And Offices Sriramulu Cooperative Housing Society Washerman (Dhobi) 44 Nellore Limited Sri Potti Govt. Industrial Training Institute Sriramulu Tailor (Darzi) 29 ForGirls,Nellore Nellore Sri Potti Govt. Industrial Training Assistant Barber-Salon Sriramulu 138 Institute,Boys Nellore Services Nellore Sri Potti Govt. Industrial Training Sriramulu Carpenter 94 Institute,Boys Nellore Nellore Sri Potti Govt. Industrial Training Sriramulu Washerman (Dhobi) 71 Institute,Boys Nellore Nellore Sri Potti Andhara Bank Rural Development Sriramulu Tailor (Darzi) 44 Trust NelloreDistrict Training Partner Name Job role No. of candidates completed Basic Training All India Society For Electronics Tirupati Tailor (Darzi) 131 And Computer Technology Assistant Barber-Salon Tirupati Jan Shikshan Sansthan Tirupati 105 Services Tirupati Jan Shikshan Sansthan Tirupati Tailor (Darzi) 428 Potter (Kumhar) Durgabai Mahila Sisu Vikasa including traditional Tirupati 9 Kendram ceramics and terracotta product maker Durgabai Mahila Sisu Vikasa Tirupati Tailor (Darzi) 141 Kendram Durgabai Mahila Sisu Vikasa Traditional Soft Toy Tirupati 32 Kendram Maker Tirupati Union Rseti-Tirupati Tailor (Darzi) 83 Traditional Basket Tirupati District Rural Development Agency 114 Maker Tirupati District Rural Development Agency Washerman (Dhobi) 22 Tirupati Mepma Tirupathi Carpenter 45 Tirupati Mepma Tirupathi Washerman (Dhobi) 56 Jan Shikshan Sansthan Assistant Barber-Salon Visakhapatnam 118 Visakhapatnam Services Jan Shikshan Sansthan Visakhapatnam Fishing Net Maker 31 Visakhapatnam Jan Shikshan Sansthan Visakhapatnam Washerman (Dhobi) 26 Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram Govt. Iti, Rajam Washerman (Dhobi) 65 Govt. Industrial Training Institute Assistant Barber-Salon Vizianagaram 31 For Girls Services West Godavari Jitm Skills Private Limited Tailor (Darzi) 1,144 West Godavari Govtitibhimavaram Carpenter 355 West Godavari Govtitibhimavaram Tailor (Darzi) 506 Sri Sai Aditya Health And West Godavari Carpenter 131 Educational Society Sri Sai Aditya Health And West Godavari Washerman (Dhobi) 224 Educational Society Project Director Drda West West Godavari Tailor (Darzi) 4,309 Godavari Bhimavaram Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Assistant Barber-Salon Y.S.R. 1,575 Ltd Services Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Basic sculptor and Y.S.R. 275 Ltd stone artist (Moortikar) Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Y.S.R. Boat Maker 155 Ltd Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Y.S.R. Brick Mason -Basic 1,156 Ltd Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Y.S.R. Carpenter 3,480 Ltd Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Y.S.R. Fishing Net Maker 610 Ltd Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Y.S.R. Goldsmith (Sunar) 577 LtdDistrict Training Partner Name Job role No. of candidates completed Basic Training Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Hammer and Tool Kit Y.S.R. 165 Ltd Maker Potter (Kumhar) Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. including traditional Y.S.R. 660 Ltd ceramics and terracotta product maker Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Y.S.R. Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 1,583 Ltd Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Y.S.R. Tailor (Darzi) 6,604 Ltd Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Traditional Basket Y.S.R. 751 Ltd Maker Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Y.S.R. Traditional Malakar 577 Ltd Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Traditional Wooden Y.S.R. 77 Ltd Toy Maker Synchroserve Global Solutions Pvt. Y.S.R. Washerman (Dhobi) 5,169 Ltd Basic sculptor and Y.S.R. Learnet Skills Limited 62 stone artist (Moortikar) Y.S.R. Learnet Skills Limited Brick Mason -Basic 141 Y.S.R. Learnet Skills Limited Carpenter 374 Y.S.R. Learnet Skills Limited Fishing Net Maker 187 Y.S.R. Learnet Skills Limited Tailor (Darzi) 423 Traditional Soft Toy Y.S.R. Learnet Skills Limited 178 Maker Y.S.R. Learnet Skills Limited Washerman (Dhobi) 113 Council Of Education And Skill Y.S.R. Fishing Net Maker 132 Development Trust Council Of Education And Skill Hammer and Tool Kit Y.S.R. 12 Development Trust Maker Council Of Education And Skill Y.S.R. Shoesmiths (Cobbler) 25 Development TrustAnnexure-II Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (d) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1871 for answer on 09.03.2026. Application S. No District Name Successful Registration Received 1 Alluri Sitharama Raju 11,996 834 2 Anakapalli 95,891 4,709 3 Ananthapuramu 1,14,428 12,511 4 Annamayya 39,330 4,683 5 Bapatla 37,895 2,937 6 Chittoor 43,544 5,962 7 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema 1,02,816 6,535 8 East Godavari 1,55,765 4,616 9 Eluru 75,015 4,526 10 Guntur 1,05,492 5,261 11 Kakinada 1,01,638 4,922 12 Krishna 70,089 3,659 13 Kurnool 1,29,209 14,987 14 Nandyal 57,364 5,630 15 N.T.R 52,500 5,885 16 Palnadu 53,495 7,350 17 Parvathipuram Manyam 25,497 1,732 18 Prakasam 66,906 13,189 19 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 77,190 12,730 20 Sri Sathya Sai 64,633 7,237 21 Srikakulam 78,825 8,369 22 Tirupati 45,113 13,120 23 Visakhapatnam 1,33,168 3,341 24 Vizianagaram 83,658 6,185 25 West Godavari 1,85,312 32,466 26 Y.S.R. 1,60,486 29,571