PBSSD, Government of West Bengal invites applications for training of 65,000 youth under PMKVY-CSSM

Kolkata : The Government of West Bengal has an integrated approach to Skill Development in the State. As a part of this approach, focused interventions in Skill Development in an integrated manner are being made in the State. In the context of the same and with a view to provide for coordinated interventions in the domain of Vocational Education and Skill Development leading to sustainable gainful employment, the Government of West Bengal has set up the “Paschim Banga Society For Skill Development (PBSSD)”.

Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development (PBSSD) is an autonomous society, registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961, under the Chair of the Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal. The Technical Education, Training & Skill Development Department provides the technical support to PBSSD and it is the nodal Department for all Skill Development interventions in the State. All non-institutional Government short term Skill Development interventions in West Bengal are being made under the aegis of PBSSD.

West Bengal has been allocated target under Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) component of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). In the next two financial years (2018-19 & 2019-20) PBSSD intends to train 65, 000 candidates under different job roles under Category I and Category IV under the CSSM component of PMKVY. (Annexure I)

PBSSD intends to invite applications from the interested Training Providers for implementation of PMKVY-CSSM in the state of West Bengal. Interested agencies may refer the details below and download the application form along with the guidelines from the links below or PBSSD Website

Eligibility Criteria:
a. The Training Provider/Training Centre may be of the following three categories:
i. Already empanelled training provider and empanelled training centre with PBSSD.
ii. Training provider is empanelled with PBSSD but training centre is not.
iii. Neither Training Provider nor the training centre is empanelled with PBSSD.
b. The training provider must have vacant capacity to operate the scheme with immediate effect after the approval and accreditation process is completed. There must not be any other scheme getting operated in the applied training centres.
c. Not have been blacklisted by any donor agency/State Government/Central Government or their undertaking. An affidavit must be submitted as per Annexure II.
d. Training Providers are not allowed to franchising or sub-letting the training interventions.

Proposal Processing Fee & SMART Accreditation Fees:
An applicant would be required to pay a non-refundable Proposal Processing Fee of INR 25, 000 (Indian Rupees Twenty Five Thousands only) as NEFT to the below account details:
In the Name of: PASCHIM BANGA SOCIETY FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
Bank Name: HDFC Bank Ltd.
Branch name: Salt Lake Sector V Branch
Branch Code: 0718
IFSC: HDFC0000718
Account No: 50100224456840
In case target has been allotted to a training centre, the respective training provider would have to bear the costs of SMART accreditation and affiliation on his/her own and the same is not included in the above mentioned Proposal Processing Fee of INR 25, 000.

Project Appraisal and Approval:
PBSSD has a Project Approval and Sanctioning Committee (PASC) for finalization of the projects. Once the projects are approved the Training Providers and Training Centers would be required to obtain the SMART accreditation and affiliation. Once obtained an Engagement Letter with all the terms and conditions would be issued to the training provider.

Letter of Engagement:
A letter of engagement would be issued to the selected training providers. The Training Providers would be required to submit a Letter of Acceptance to the Letter of Engagement along with the Performance Bank Guarantee.

SMART center registration:
In case the centres are not SMART accredited, PBSSD would facilitate the SMART accreditation process. The training providers would be required to adhere to the guidelines of NSDC for SMART accreditation. The training providers would only be able to operate the scheme once the SMART accreditation is received.

Performance Bank Guarantee (PBG):
The selected Training Provider would be required to furnish a performance bank guarantee of 2% of the estimated project value as mentioned in the Engagement Letter.
The performance bank guarantee must be of 2 years and 6 months and should be from any scheduled commercial bank.
The PBG may be forfeited if the training provider fails to fulfil its obligation under the terms as mentioned in the Letter of Engagement. The decision of the Project Director, PBSSD would be final in this regard and would be binding on the training provider.

Application Process
The training providers must apply according to the forms as given in the annexures. Note the following points while applying for:
a. The form named “Application Form_PMKVYCSSM Phase II” is available at www.pbssd.org. In case available, the applicant must mention any SMART TP/TC ID & PBSSD TP/TC ID in the forms at the places as demanded. PBSSD may ask additional documents/information during the evaluation phase which may not be captured in the above mentioned form.
b. The applications along with the excel sheet (application form) must be sent to pmkvycssmwb@gmail.com . Any application after the due time and date would not be considered. In this case, the timestamp in the email as received would be final.
c. The applications would be considered as a First Come First Serve basis till the exhaustion of the target. Once exhausted no further proposal would be considered. Only in exceptions, where allotted targets are forfeited, next proposals in line would be considered. Allocation process would adhere to the PMKVY-CSSM guidelines.

Last Date of Application : 2nd July 2018

To download Application Guidelines, Click Here

To download the Application Form, Click Here