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• Every year in the budget huge amount is sanctioned for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s schemes under central schemes
• Since its inception in 2015, the scheme has not spent the entire amount in any year.
• Out of the total trainees who have completed training under the scheme, not even half have found employment

PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana CAG report: The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, one of the most ambitious schemes of the central government, is caught in the net of serious question. The government’s own Auditor General’s report has raised many questions on the scheme. Importantly, even though huge amounts are sanctioned for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s schemes under central schemes every year in the budget, thousands of crores of rupees have been allocated for this scheme, but since its inception in 2015, the scheme has not spent the entire amount in a single year.

Not only this, but the scheme has fallen far short of its objectives. Even half of the youth trained under this scheme have not got employment. After the CAG report, senior Congress leader K.C. The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chaired by Venugopal has opened the government’s hearing on the Prime Minister’s Skill Development Scheme.

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Citing an audit report, the committee said the scheme was more focused on skill development for low-demand jobs like retail sales. Lack of focus on required sectors PMKVY is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, which was launched in July 2015 with the aim of imparting industry-specific skill training to a large number of youth. During the discussion, committee members noted a lack of coordination between training and demand.

Skill development efforts were focused on low-demand sectors such as textiles, electronics and retail, which together account for 40% of trainees. In contrast, in sectors such as food processing, which require highly trained personnel, the only lack of planning is a lack of planning, with committee members from both the opposition and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raising questions about the lack of planning despite the program being in place since 2015. According to sources, several members said the government did not seem to have learned any lesson from the plan’s blunder. It is also reported that only 41% of the trainees got jobs.

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The report casts a serious question mark on PMKVY

According to the report, between 2015 and 2022, the scheme aims to certify 1.32 crore youth through training in three phases, but the credibility of training, employment and beneficiary information has been questioned.

Of the 56.14 lakh youth certified under short-term training and special projects, only 23.18 lakh got employment, leaving the employment rate at approximately 41 percent. Irregularities were also found in the verification of employment documents in many states.

Out of 95.90 lakh beneficiary records, bank account information was missing, incomplete or suspicious in 90.66 lakh cases. Fake account numbers like 111111111 were found in many entries.

Issuance of fake appointment letters

According to the report, in one case Neelima Moving Pictures was tasked with issuing skill certificates to 33,493 participants for 21 types of jobs in 8 states between January and November 2020. However, it turned out that this company did not exist. No one was held accountable for these fraudulent claims, the audit report said. While defending the scheme and its implementation, the government blamed the state governments, as they were the implementing agencies. Venugopal said that unemployment is the biggest threat facing the country. Unemployed youths are hitting the streets and this scheme, which was launched with the aim of meeting their needs, has failed to achieve its goals.

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Lack of planning

Although the program has been running since 2015, committee members from both the opposition and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have raised questions about the lack of planning. According to sources, several members said the government did not seem to have learned any lesson from the plan’s blunder. It is also reported that only 41% of the trainees got jobs.

Youth enrolled between 2020 to 2023

A total of 1.32 crore youths were registered during the period 2020 to 2023, in which the share of women was 46.43% (12.94 lakh) and the share of men was 53.57% (14.93 lakh). Out of this total registered youth, only 0.48% were youth apprentices, while only 3.8% of the apprentices were skilled for the tourism sector. Interestingly, even half of the trainees who complete the training are not employed and the current employment rate is only 41%.

Considering the current status and finances of the scheme, the total sanctioned expenditure was Rs 14,449 crore, out of which the total target is Rs 9,261 crore and the total disbursement is Rs 10,194 crore. 90.66 lakh bank records have been found suspicious or invalid at administrative and technical level. Also, incentive payments are still pending in more than 134 lakh cases, accounting for 18.44% of the total incentive payments in pending cases.

Employment status

A total of 56.14 lakh youths were certified during the period 2015 to 2022, out of which 23.18 lakh youths got employment and the employment rate was recorded at 99%. Also, 7.42 lakh youths were certified during the two year period from 2020 to 2022 and out of them 3.80 lakh youths got employment which is 51.2%. Meanwhile, the old placement tracking system has been replaced after 2022 under ‘Scheme 4.0’. As a result, although new employment figures are now available annually, they are not made publicly available.

Half of the trainees are not employed

Considering the current status of the Youth Training Scheme, a total target (target) of 1.32 crore youth was set. The total sanctioned expenditure for the scheme was Rs 14,449 crore, out of which the total target expenditure was Rs 9,261 crore and the total amount actually disbursed was Rs 10,194 crore. However, out of the total trainees who completed training in this scheme, not even half got employment; The current actual employment rate is only 41%. Besides, as many as 90.66 lakh bank records have been found suspicious or invalid at the administrative level. Also, incentive payments are still pending in more than 34 lakh cases, which is 18.44% of the total cases.