Lok Sabha Question No. 4492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: NEIPHIU RIO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4492 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT

## 4492.  SHRI NEIPHIU RIO:

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

- (a) the present number of skilled persons vis-a-vis the target for 2020 covering all categories of skills vis-a-vis the estimated requirement assuming a normative annual economic growth of 8%;
- (b) the  progress  of  implementation  of  the  National  Policy  on  Skill  Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015 towards linking skilling and demand centres, with latest details of such linking achieved, indicating the skill areas and number of centres set up in the country with State-wise data for North Eastern Region;
- (c) the details of action taken with special focus for inclusion of people of underrepresented North Eastern Region in terms of para 5.5 of the National Policy;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  achieve  a  co-relation  between locally available resources and skill needs for their value addition in local contexts and concomitant skill building for harmonious economic growth; and
- (e) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  set  up  a  monitorable framework to ensure that industry undertakes skill development to the extent of 2% of its payroll bill as per norms of the said policy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) to (e) There  are  more  than  40  schemes  in  20  different  Ministries  which provide  a  variety  of  skill  development  training  programmes.  The  multiple  schemes under different Ministries have their own guidelines and there is no centralized record of all different programmes under different Ministries. This Ministry is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) under which a large number of youths are mobilized for taking up skill training [fresh training as well as Recognition of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)]  to  become  employable and  earn their livelihood.  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (2016-2020), the flagship outcome-based Skill Training Scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been approved by the Union Cabinet with an outlay of Rs.12000 crore to impart skilling to one crore people over four years (2016-2020). Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) including first phase, of this Ministry, 20,69,871 candidates have been trained throughout the country till 22.03.2017.

To promote inclusivity, training centres under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendra  (PMKK)  scheme  are  being promoted across the country including the Northeast region. During Financial Year 2015-16,  under  PMKVY  56,258  candidates  were  trained  from  Northeast  region. Under PMKVY (2016-20), Short Term training targets of 23,064 have been allocated to 70 PMKVY (2016-20) centres in sectors such as Apparel, Telecom, Retail, Beauty & Wellness, Power, Tourism and Hospitality, Food Processing, IT-ITeS, Handicraft, Electronics,  Retail,  Automotive,  Construction,  Agriculture,  Healthcare.  The  Statewise number of centres in the North Eastern Regions are as under:

| State     |   No. of PMKVY (2016-20) Training Centres |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|
| Assam     |                                        47 |
| Manipur   |                                         4 |
| Meghalaya |                                         5 |
| Nagaland  |                                         5 |
| Tripura   |                                         7 |
| Sikkim    |                                         2 |
| Total     |                                        70 |

Further, under PMKK,  the Government intends to promote a visible aspirational model training centres in every district of the country, covering each of the Parliamentary  constituencies. 27  districts  of  Northeast  region  have  been allocated PMKK centres till 24.03.2017. These centres have been operationalized in Dimapur,  Baksa,  Kamrup  (M),  Ri  Bhoi,  East  Khasi  Hills,  Morigaon  and  Sonitpur, West Tripura, Gomati and Biswanath Chariali.

To encourage entrepreneurship among under-represented groups, in terms of para  5.5  of  the  National  Policy,  MSDE  has  recently  launched  the  first  scheme  on entrepreneurship education and training called 'Pradhan Mantri YUVA' Yojana (PMYUVA) on 09.11.2016. The duration of the scheme is five years (2016-17 to 202021) with project cost of Rs. 499.94 crore. Entrepreneurship Education and Training will be provided to youngsters through  2200 Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL), 300 schools, 500 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and 50 Entrepreneurship Development Centers (EDCs) including students from North Eastern Regions. PMYUVA  will  be  implemented  through  a  system  of  Entrepreneurship  Resource  and Coordination Hubs, namely, National E-hub, 6 Regional E-hub, 50 Nodal E-hubs and E-hubs (IHL, schools, ITIs and EDCs). Nodal E-Hubs would be created in NER for this  purpose.  It  is  expected  to  provide  entrepreneurship  education  and  training  to over 14.5 lakh students in 5 years including the young students of NER.

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under MSDE is building research base in the skill domain and has commissioned several district level and sectoral level skill gap studies.

A  dedicated  Corporate  Engagement  unit  has  been  set-up  in  National  Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  to  enhance  private  sector  contribution  through CSR funds. Various partnership models have been evolved basis discussions with industry  during  the  1st  National  Industry  Conclave  on  Skills  held  in  Mumbai.  An Industry Partnership brochure was launched in June, 2016 and subsequently MOUs have been signed with various private sector entities. All data captured under these projects is consolidated through the SDMS system with appropriate coding ('CSR') for tracking and reporting.

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