Lok Sabha Question No. 3897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Sankalp and Strive Schemes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3897 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## SANKALP AND STRIVE SCHEME

## † 3897 . SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  two  schemes  namely  'Sankalp'  and 'Strive' in the country recently;
- (b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof along with the roadmap outline prepared by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the details and the percentage of people benefitted under the said schemes so far State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

(a) and (b) The  Government  of  India  has  approved  two  new  World  Bank  assisted projects known as Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) and Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE). Both the schemes  are  aimed  at  institutional reform  and  quality improvement  in  skill development and Vocational Education and Training (VET).

SANKALP  is  an  outcome  based  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  aimed  to implement  the mandate  of  the National  Skill  Development  Mission  (NSDM)  by strengthening  institutions,  improving  quality  and  access,  and  catalyzing  private  sector investments in Short-term Skill Development. The project is to be implemented over six years. The Loan Agreement of US 250 Million Dollar for the project was signed between Government  of  India  and  International  Bank  for  Reconstruction  and  Development (IBRD)  on  13 th December,  2017  which  came  into  effect  from  19 th January,  2018.  For funding under SANKALP four key result areas have been identified viz: (i) Institutional Strengthening;  (ii) Quality  Assurance;  (iii)  Inclusion;  and  (iv)  Expanding  Skills  through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs).

STRIVE  is  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  envisaged  to  improve  relevance  and efficiency of skills development provided through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeship. The scheme aims at integrating and enhancing delivery quality of 500 ITIs  including  100  Private  ITIs.  The  project  also  covers  incentivizing  the  State/UT governments  for  policy  and  regulatory  reforms  that  are  aimed  at  improving  the operational environment for ITIs and apprenticeship. The project also aims at creating awareness through  100  industry  clusters/  geographical  chambers  that  would  address the  challenge  of  involvement  of  Small  and  Medium-sized  Enterprises  (SMEs)  for apprenticeship  training.  The  component  on  improved  teaching  and  learning  inter-alia aims  at  adoption  of  technology  led  training  delivery  mechanism.  The  total  cost  of STRIVE scheme is Rs. 2200 crore of which Rs. 1100 crore is loan component from the World Bank. The financing agreement between the Government of India and the World Bank has been signed on 19 th December, 2017 and scheme duration is 5 years from year 2017-2022. The important components of STRIVE are as under:

- (i) Improved Performance of ITIs.
- (ii) Increased Capacities of State Governments to support and manage ITIs and apprenticeship training.
- (iii) Improved Teaching and Learning.
- (iv) Improved and Broadened Apprenticeship Training.

(c) The two projects have recently been approved and is currently under implementation hence the details of people benefitted under the said schemes so far State/ UT-wise is not available.

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