Lok Sabha Question No. 1771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-26
Subject: Skill Development Centre
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, V. SATHYABAMA, DHARMENDRA YADAV, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

1771. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

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

- (a) the number of skill development centres established by the Government in the last  three  years  with  funds  released/  spent  for  this  purpose  and  the  number  of persons  trained  and  employed  in  these  centres,  State-wise  including  UP  and Maharashtra;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  plans  to  establish  more  skill  development centres  in  all  district  headquarters  of  the  country  to  create  employable  skilled workforce and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has prepared a comprehensive plan to have a stateof-the-art skill development centres in all districts and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether ITI pass outs were treated at par with students passing matriculation from  CBSE  or  ICSE  so  that  they  could  pursue  their  studies  further  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  there  is  a  need  to  converge  all  the  skilling  activities  and  if  so,  the steps taken by the Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing two flagship  skill  India  schemes  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY) and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) on pan -India basis. PMKVY enables large number of prospective youth for taking short term fresh training and Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  through  accredited  and  affiliated  training partner/training centers. It aims to train one crore youth for 4 years (2016-2020) with a  total  outlay  of  Rs  12,000  crores.  Under  the  scheme,  the  trained  candidates  are either  placed  in  various  sectors  or  self-employed.  About  13,000  Training  Centres were  involved  under  PMKVY  2015-16  for  imparting  skill  training.  Further,  under modified  PMKVY (2016-20), as  on 17th  July  2017,  targets  have  been  allocated  to 3365  Training  Centers.  Under  PMKVY,  as  on  6th  July  2017,  total  30,67,080 candidates are trained / undergoing training across country.

Under  PMKK,  Government  intends  to  establish  a  model  aspirational  skill centres  in  every  district  including  Chitrakoot  for  imparting  skill  training  through PMKVY.  As  on  16 th July  2017,  556  PMKKs  have  been  allocated  to  514  districts throughout the country.

(d) ITI  passouts  are  not  treated  at  par  with  students  passing  matriculation  from CBSE or ICSE. However, for those candidates of ITI system who want to attain high academic qualification, provision has been made through National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) under Ministry of Human Resource Development. National Institute of  Open  Learning  (NIOS)  and  Directorate  General  of  Training  under  MSDE,  have signed  a  MoU  through  which  NIOS  accept  subjects  taught  under  ITI  system  for academic equivalence under credit transfer model. Following arrangement have been made under the MoU:

-  NIOS  enrols  trainees  of  National  Council  for  Vocational  Training  (NCVT) affiliated ITIs with National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant trades.
-  Class  VIII  pass  with  2  Years  of  ITI  courses  is  being  considered  for Secondary  School  Certificate.  Similarly,  Class  X  pass  with  2  years  of  ITI courses is being considered for Sr. Secondary School Certificate.
-  For Secondary Course, the learners have to take one language out of 17 languages and one elective subject or foundation course from the group of 11 subjects, offered by NIOS.
-  For Senior Secondary Course, ITI learners have to take one language out of  9  languages  and  either  Foundation  course  or  any  one  elective  subject from the group of 20 subjects, offered by NIOS.
-  Successful  trainees  are  awarded  Secondary  School  Certificate  or  Sr. Secondary School Certificate as per their eligibility.

(e) In order to bring uniformity and standardization in skill ecosystem, Ministry is coordinating  skill  development  efforts  of  the  country  and  have  notified  Common Norms for rationalization of Central Government Schemes for Skill Development. The Norms includes funding/cost norms, third party certification, standard for inputs/outputs and assessment cost across the various skill development programme. Under this initiative, different Ministries are free to frame scheme at their discretion  adhering  to  Common  Norms.    Under  Common  Norms,  all  training programmes  funded  under  any  scheme  of  Government  of  India  need  to  ensure certain input standards namely, standard training infrastructure, suitable qualification or experience of trainers, industry relevant content conforming to the requirement of NSQF,  Aadhar  linked  enrolment  and  video  recording  based  assessment.  The database of all  training  is  also  being  aggregated  under  Labour  Market  Information System (LMIS) to improve monitoring and prevent duplication etc.

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