Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana

631 SHRI SHAYM SINGH YADAV

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

a. the number of persons trained and certified under Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY);

b. the number of persons who actually got jobs in various countries after being trained under PKVY; and

c. the details of countries in which people trained under PKVY have got employment?

(a) Under the PKVY scheme, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in association with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is imparting a one-day Pre-Departure Orientation Training (PDOT) to potential migrants so that they have the necessary soft skills to compete in foreign destinations. The orientation includes aspects of language, culture, emigration process, welfare measures, and do’s and don’ts of the destination country. A certificate is provided to candidates after completion of 8 hours of training. Under PDOT, PKVY, since January 2018 till 31st December, 2022 training has been imparted to 1,12,671 candidates. and (c) Ministry does not maintain the data on the number of PDO trained persons who got jobs in various countries.

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