Lok Sabha Question No. 1604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Skilled Workforce
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## SKILLED WORKFORCE

## 1604. SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

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

(a) whether  India  has  a  record  of  an  abysmal  4.69  per  cent  of  workforce  with formal vocational skills as opposed to developed countries, where the percentage of skilled workforce is between 60 per cent and 90 per cent of the total workforce and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the country needs a very strong legislation on Skill Development like Germany and South Korea to evolve a system of skill development and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is lagging behind in achieving targets in various skill development schemes and if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State/ UT-wise;

- (d) whether  the  Government  has  studied  the  mismatch  between  demand  and supply  of  skilled  workforce  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UTwise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to skill youth to avoid turning demographic dividend into disasters?

## ANSWER MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  to (e) As per the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015 it is estimated that only  4.69% of the total workforce in India has undergone formal skill training.

The Government of India does not have any legislation on skill development. However, a number of steps have been taken by the Government to meet the skill requirements of the country. There are more than 20 Central Ministries/Departments implementing skill development programmes.  As per the information provided by the Ministries, skilling target and achievement for the last three years is given below.

|    | Year     |   Target (in lakhs) |   Achievement (in lakhs) |
|----|----------|---------------------|--------------------------|
|  1 | 2015-16  |              125.69 |                   104.16 |
|  2 | 2016-17  |              117.2  |                    90.78 |
|  3 | 2017-18* |               65.35 |                    34.77 |

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship targets to train 1 crore candidates during 2016-2020. State wise details of number of candidates trained as on 27.02.2018 is placed at Annexure-I. Initiative has also been taken to set up Model Skill  Centres  called  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendras  (PMKKs)  at  district  level, strengthen Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) infrastructure and promote apprenticeship  through  the  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS), launched on 19th August 2016.

The National Skill Development Corporation commissioned studies to understand the sectoral and geographical spread of the incremental human resource requirement.  Based  on  these  studies,  state  wise  details  of  estimated  incremental human resource requirement during 2013-2022 is given at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ No. 1604 on Skilled Workforce raised by

## SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV, to be answered on 05.03.2018.

| Short Term Training PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20)   | Short Term Training PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20)   | Short Term Training PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20)   | Short Term Training PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20)   |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                     | State/UT                                  | Target*                                   | Trained*                                  |
| 1                                         | Andhra Pradesh                            | 78550                                     | 44604                                     |
| 2                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 840                                       | 0                                         |
| 3                                         | Assam                                     | 54547                                     | 25566                                     |
| 4                                         | Bihar                                     | 123226                                    | 63931                                     |
| 5                                         | Chandigarh                                | 5920                                      | 962                                       |
| 6                                         | Chhattisgarh                              | 48791                                     | 17983                                     |
| 7                                         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                    | 600                                       | 0                                         |
| 8                                         | Daman and Diu                             | 435                                       | 0                                         |
| 9                                         | Delhi                                     | 123084                                    | 62601                                     |
| 10                                        | Goa                                       | 1380                                      | 960                                       |
| 11                                        | Gujarat                                   | 50161                                     | 20499                                     |
| 12                                        | Haryana                                   | 212787                                    | 126642                                    |
| 13                                        | Himachal Pradesh                          | 29870                                     | 8530                                      |
| 14                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                           | 63213                                     | 33898                                     |
| 15                                        | Jharkhand                                 | 33280                                     | 13474                                     |
| 16                                        | Karnataka                                 | 68320                                     | 27105                                     |
| 17                                        | Kerala                                    | 39385                                     | 17924                                     |
| 18                                        | Madhya Pradesh                            | 239951                                    | 123510                                    |
| 19                                        | Maharashtra                               | 84106                                     | 41372                                     |
| 20                                        | Manipur                                   | 3990                                      | 1539                                      |
| 21                                        | Meghalaya                                 | 6290                                      | 2228                                      |
| 22                                        | Mizoram                                   | 120                                       | 0                                         |
| 23                                        | Nagaland                                  | 4094                                      | 1800                                      |
| 24                                        | Odisha                                    | 82670                                     | 40991                                     |
| 25                                        | Puducherry                                | 5220                                      | 2277                                      |
| 26                                        | Punjab                                    | 137736                                    | 70005                                     |
| 27                                        | Rajasthan                                 | 257679                                    | 154589                                    |
| 28                                        | Sikkim                                    | 2460                                      | 525                                       |
| 29                                        | Tamil Nadu                                | 175790                                    | 78184                                     |
| 30                                        | Telangana                                 | 115344                                    | 66882                                     |
| 31                                        | Tripura                                   | 14324                                     | 4964                                      |
| 32                                        | Uttar Pradesh                             | 435447                                    | 233540                                    |
| 33                                        | Uttarakhand                               | 47188                                     | 20477                                     |
| 34                                        | West Bengal                               | 127377                                    | 64922                                     |
|                                           | Grand Total                               | 2674175                                   | 1372484                                   |

*as on 27.02.2018

Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ No. 1604 on Skilled Workforce raised by SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV, to be answered on 05.03.2018.

## Incremental Human Resource Requirement (2013-22)

| S.No.   | State             |   Incremental Human Resource Requirements (In Lakh) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                              108.71 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                1.47 |
| 3       | Assam             |                                               12.34 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      |                                               30.44 |
| 5       | Delhi             |                                               63.42 |
| 6       | Goa               |                                                2.27 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |                                               57.57 |
| 8       | Haryana           |                                               34.85 |
| 9       | Haryana           |                                                0.93 |
| 10      | Himachal          |                                               12.06 |
| 11      | Jammu and Kashmir |                                               11.23 |
| 12      | Jharkhand         |                                               44.53 |
| 13      | Karnataka         |                                               84.76 |
| 14      | Kerala            |                                               29.57 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                               78.16 |
| 16      | Maharashtra       |                                              155.22 |
| 17      | Manipur           |                                                2.33 |
| 18      | Meghalaya         |                                                2.49 |
| 19      | Mizoram           |                                                1.4  |
| 20      | Nagaland          |                                                0.97 |
| 21      | Odisha            |                                               33.46 |
| 22      | Punjab            |                                               28.99 |
| 23      | Rajasthan         |                                               42.42 |
| 24      | Sikkim            |                                                1.48 |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        |                                              135.52 |
| 26      | Tripura           |                                                2.59 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                              110.11 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       |                                               20.61 |
| 29      | West Bengal       |                                               93.43 |
|         | Grand Total       |                                             1203.34 |

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