WOMEN BENEFICIARIES IN PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME
WOMEN BENEFICIARIES IN PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME
The PM Vishwakarma Scheme was launched on 17.09.2023. The Scheme aims to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople who work with their hands and tools. The Scheme components include recognition through PM Vishwakarma Certificate and ID Card, Skill Upgradation, Toolkit Incentive, Credit Support, Incentive for Digital Transactions and Marketing Support. Under the skilling component, the scheme aims to help artisans, including women artisans, enhance their traditional skills, acquire new techniques and produce improved products.
The scheme covers 18 trades. The artisans and craftspeople, including women, covered under these 18 trades are usually self-employed and are generally considered a part of the informal or unorganized sector of the economy. The beneficiaries under the scheme are also registered on the Udyam Assist Platform (UAP) which makes them eligible to be considered for Priority Sector Lending.
As on 18.07.2024 a total of 2,28,17,230 artisans have been enrolled and 13,94,942 beneficiaries have been successfully registered out of which 5,42,222 are women. The total number of enrollments in West Bengal under the scheme is 7,73,617 of which 2,32,022 are women.
Further, 5,03,161 candidates have been provided with basic training in the Scheme across the country, out of which 2,74,703 are female. State/UT wise details of number of female candidates and total candidates certified in Basic Training under PM Vishwakarma Scheme is given at Annexure I.
Tailor (Darzi), Malakaar, Doll & Toy Maker (Traditional), Basket Maker/ Basket Waver: Mat Maker/ Coir Weaver/ Broom Maker and Washerman (Dhobi) are the five trades in which the number of female candidates is higher than 50% as on 15th July 2024. The details are given at Annexure II.
Annexure I
State/UT wise details of number of female candidates and total candidates certified in Basic Training under PM Vishwakarma Scheme
S. No.
State/UT
Number of Female candidates certified under Basic Skill Training
Total Number of candidates certified under Basic Skill Training
1
Andhra Pradesh
38,120
46,726
2
Assam
13,378
28,015
3
Bihar
2,371
3,800
4
Chandigarh
33
33
5
Chhattisgarh
9,252
13,926
6
Goa
2,243
2,425
7
Gujarat
37,984
79,632
8
Haryana
3,077
7,202
9
Himachal Pradesh
519
1,225
10
Jammu And Kashmir
30,695
81,485
11
Jharkhand
2,496
8,343
12
Karnataka
85,480
1,09,172
13
Kerala
272
576
14
Ladakh
826
1,009
15
Madhya Pradesh
6,767
16,548
16
Maharashtra
14,679
35,879
17
Manipur
463
691
18
Nagaland
110
194
19
Odisha
1,480
6,585
20
Punjab
1,061
1,547
21
Rajasthan
6,567
23,338
22
Telangana
4,611
12,127
23
Tripura
908
3,211
24
Uttar Pradesh
8,338
16,273
25
Uttarakhand
2,973
3,199
Grand Total
2,74,703
5,03,161
Annexure II
Details of five trades in which the number of female candidates is higher than 50% as on 15th July 2024
S. No.
Trade Name
Female
Male
Total Basic Training Certified
Percentage of Female certified candidates w.r.t certified total certified candidates
1
Tailor (Darzi)
2,41,414
26,395
2,67,809
90.14%
2
Malakaar
11,658
3,065
14,723
79.18%
3
Doll & Toy Maker (Traditional)
867
304
1,171
74.04%
4
Basket Maker/ Basket Waver: Mat Maker/ Coir Weaver/ Broom Maker
3,899
1,848
5,747
67.84%
5
Washerman (Dhobi)
3,927
3,434
7,361
53.35%
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.