New Delhi, December 28, 2015: The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that the government has initiated a skills development and certification initiative for the purpose of skills up-gradation of workers in the construction sector based on the concept of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Beneficiaries of the scheme are the construction workers registered with State Labour Welfare Department. Expenses incurred towards training, assessment and wage compensation of the workers are to be met from the Building and Other Construction Worker’s (BOCWs) Cess. The workers are pre-assessed as per the pre-determined criteria on the basis of which they are provided skill gap training. Training Providers are reimbursed the training cost @ Rs. 30/- per hour per trainee and workers are given Wage compensation at the rate of Rs. 35/- per hour per person to compensate wages during training and assessment. The scheme is operational in the States of Delhi, Haryana, Telangana, Odisha and Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today the Minister said, further, Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) on 15th July, 2015 across the Country which has the target to benefit 24 lakh persons with training of 14 lakh fresh entrants and certification of 10 lakh person under RPL within one year. Certification of formal and conventionally skilled workers is done under RPL of the scheme. As on 30th November, 2015, 5,289 candidates have been enrolled in 65 training centres under PMKVY-RPL for 27 job roles developed by 17 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) in 17 States and 01 Union-Territory with coverage of 50 Districts.
