Lok Sabha Question No. 3666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Skill Development Schemes for PWDs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, BHARATENDRA SINGH, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3666 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7.12.2016

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES FOR PWDs

3666.  SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) whether the NITI Aayog in its 2016 report identified a dearth of well skilled trainers as  a  major  hindrance  to  the  effective  implementation  of  skill  development  scheme  for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government is also aware that untrained trainers/ handlers are not able to work with innovative and intuitive techniques for skill development for PwDs;
- (d) if so, whether his Ministry would consider developing a module in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to ensure that trainers/ handlers working in skill  development  schemes  for  the PwDs,  including the  Deen  Dayal  Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme can complete their task more effectively; and
- (e) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) A research Study was sponsored by erstwhile Planning Commission to Haryali Centre  for  Rural  Development  on  'Identifying  and  Profiling  Skill  Development  Activities  for Generating Potential Employment Opportunities for the Persons with Disabilities'.  The Report, inter-alia, highlighted two main concerns relating to vocational and skill training of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) - lack of innovative and intuitive training techniques amongst the trainers; and shortage of appropriate staff and trainers in the training institutes. The Study recommended the need for regular training of trainers and availability of trainers.
- (d) & (e) The  Government  has  announced  the  National  Action  Plan  (NAP)  for  Skill Development  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  (PwDs)  on  21.03.2015  with  the  objective  of empowering the PwDs with job orientated skills. The NAP envisages providing skill training to the PwDs with the help of a network of Empanelled Training Partners (ETPs) spread across the country. So far the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) has drawn  a  panel  of  202  ETPs  comprising  14  Government  Organizations  and  188  other Organizations.  Skill  training  to  PwDs  has  already  started  in  these  Organizations  which  are known to have appropriate trainers for imparting training to PwDs.

The  Skill  Council  for  Persons  with  Disability  (SCPwD)  set  up  by  the  National  Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), selects job roles of domain Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) appropriate  to  a  particular  disability  so  that  the  disability  is  not  a  restraining  factor.  It  also conducts Training of Trainers of domain Certified Trainers on different disabilities vis-à-vis job roles based on an Expository which serves to expound information regarding diverse training needs specific to the type of disability, to make them Inclusive Trainers. SCPwD also trains independent Trainers through respective Sector Skill Councils for domain certification.

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