Lok Sabha Question No. 3306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Skill Development Programmes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3306

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2018

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

## 3306.   SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  various  programmes  for  skill  development aimed towards development and skill enrichment of the rural population in particular and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any third party, public or private institutions have been enlisted to help/test the effectiveness of training and skills imparted as a part of these programmes and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any organisation has audited the effectiveness of the training and the training material and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  action  against  those  people  who  have been found to have not imparted the necessary skills; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a): Ministry is  implementing two important skill development schemes for rural youth, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen KaushalyaYojana (DDU-GKY) and Skill development in Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institute  (RSETI),  under  National  Rural  Livelihoods Mission  with  a  view  to  diversify  livelihoods  of  rural  poor  households.  Under  DDU-GKY, candidates are skilled for wage employment, and under RSETI candidates are skilled for both self employment and wage employment. A total of 5.55 lakhs candidates have been trained under  DDU-GKY  since  2014-15  till  January,  2018.  In  RSETIs,  a  total  of  16,00,397 candidates have been trained since 2014-15 till January, 2018.

(b): The  Ministry  has  got  an  assessment  undertaken  through  independent  Common Review Mission which has held that the schemes are necessary for skill development of rural youth to meet their aspirations.

- (c): Ministry has not undertaken such an audit.

(d) & (e): DDU-GKY  follows  concurrent  monitoring  mechanism  involving  Central Technical  Support  Agencies  (NIRD  and  NABCONS)  and  State  Governments.  The  entire process of monitoring is regulated in terms of a Standard Operating Procedure notified by the Ministry.  The   quality  of  training  is  ensured  through  assessment  and  Certification  of curriculum  and  candidates  in  terms  of  NCVT  and  SSC  standards.  Performance  Review  of Project Implementing Agencies (PIA) is also taken periodically with the support of Central Technical  Support  Agency  (CTSAs)  and  State  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (SRLMs)  along with the Bi-monthly inspections/surprise inspections of the Training Centers for compliance with  the  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP).    Action  for  defaults/violations  is  taken  by concerned State Governments in terms of Standard Operating Procedures.

In the case of RSETIs, regular inspections are undertaken by NACER, and RSETIs graded. The fund release to RSETIs is based on grading.