Lok Sabha Question No. 176 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Training of Youth
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *176

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.03.2018

## TRAINING OF YOUTH

## *176. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)       whether any steps are being taken by the Government to train a large number of youth for operation and repair of latest equipment in the field of electronics and information technology which can generate a lot of employment;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)       if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *176 FOR 07.03.2018 REGARDING TRAINING OF YOUTH

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(a) to (c): The key steps taken by the Government and other agencies to train the youth in the areas of operation and repair of equipment in the field of electronics and information technology for enhancing their employability are as under:

- (i) The Government has approved two schemes for Skill Development in Electronic System Design  and  Manufacturing  (ESDM)  Sector  to  cover  all  States/UTs  of  the  country.  These  two Schemes have a cumulative target of skilling 4.18 lakh beneficiaries (in five levels courses) at a cumulative outlay of Rs. 525 crore with a Grant-in Aid of Rs. 454.85 crore over a period upto March 2019. Under these Schemes, 1893 training partners are affiliated with three key agencies namely  Electronic  Sector  Skill  Council  (ESSC),  Telecom  Sector  Skill  Council  (TSSC)  and National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT). As on 01.3.2018, a total of 2,80,254 candidates have been trained in 51 courses in Operation, Repair & Service, out of which 1,75,098 candidates have been duly certified. The Agency-wise break-up is as follows:-
- (ii) In  addition  to  above,  Electronics  Sector  Skills  Council  of  India  (ESSCI),  has  trained  a total of 3,01,839 candidates in the current financial year in 10 Job Roles relating to Installation & Maintenance and Service/Repair for Electronics  &  IT  Hardware sector under various schemes like Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Skill Development Programs of Central as well as State Governments, and through corporate support under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
- (iii) Similarly,  Telecom  Sector  Skill  Council  (TSSC)  has  trained  82,441  candidates  in  the related job roles during the current  year. It has identified 30 Job Roles/ Qualification Packs in respect of operations, maintenance and repair of modern communication networks and terminal equipment to meet the requirement of the industry.
- (iv) National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), an autonomous scientific  society  under  the  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology(MeitY),  is engaged in formal and non-formal education in the field of Electronics and IT including training programmes  on  repair  and  maintenance  of  electronics  and  IT  equipment.  NIELIT  is  also functioning as one of the Key Implementing Agencies as well as the Programme Management Unit for the two Schemes of MeitY mentioned at Para (i) above. In addition, some other related activities are given as under:
-  Under  sponsorship  of  Directorate  General  of  Employment,  Ministry  of  Labour  & Employment, NIELIT provides training to SC/ST job seekers registered with Employment Exchange on Computer Hardware Maintenance - CHM (O level) course. This project is

| Agency   | Enrolled &Trained   | Certified   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------|
| TSSC     | 1,36,099            | 81,383      |
| ESSCI    | 1,02,775            | 75,831      |
| NIELIT   | 41,380              | 17,884      |
| Total    | 2,80,254            | 1,75,098    |

implemented at 21 locations across India under monitoring of 15 NIELIT Centres. Since FY 2013-14, a total of 5,230 candidates have been trained under CHM-O level.

-  NIELIT Kohima and Shillong under a project entitled 'Setting up of Medical Electronics Laboratory' for repairing and maintenance of Medical Electronics Equipment of various Hospitals in these States and also to provide training to Youths, Paramedical & Medical staff, have trained 4 (four) batches with 126 trainees so far.
-  NIELIT Centre, Kolkata under a project entitled 'Capacity Building for empowerment of SC candidates on ICT at Cooch Behar district of West Bengal' to establish smart mode IT based Resource Centre at District Welfare Department, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, has trained 303 candidates.

(v) MeitY  has  funded  a  project  for  Skill  Development  in  Electronics  Hardware,  which  is implemented  by  National  Council  for  Promotion  of  Urdu  Language  (NCPUL)  and  NIELIT Chandigarh to provide training to 10,000 candidates on a One-year Diploma course at 50 select NCPUL  Centres.  As  on  31-12-2017,  a  total  9,747  candidates  have  been  enrolled  under  the programme out of which 9,039 candidates have been trained.

(vi) Government has approved a project titled 'Investment Promotion for Mobile Manufacturing  -  Practical  Hands-on  for  Mobile  Handset  Design  Engineers-Phase-I'  as  part  of 'Make in India' under which training was conducted in India as well as at International Trade Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan India for a duration of 45 days during 1st Dec. 2016 to 13th Jan. 2017. A  total  of    41  candidates  from  mobile  and  components  Industry  including  Indian  Cellular Association, MediaTek and NIELIT  participated in this training programme. Under the Phase- II of the project, a training program of 28 days (6 days in India and 22 days in Taiwan) has been approved.

(vii) Electronics Service & Training Centre at Ramnagar, Uttarakhand under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises is offering various programmes in electronics, computer and mobile phone repair and maintenance and other allied fields. The Centre has trained a total of 9,467 and 6,301 candidates during the F.Y. 2016-17 and F.Y. 2017-18 respectively.

(viii) The Directorate General of Training (DGT) (erstwhile DGE&T, Ministry of Labour and Employment) in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India offers various courses  of one / two year duration in electronics repair and maintenance and allied fields viz. Electronics Mechanic, Information & Communication Technology System Maintenance, Instrument Mechanic, Mechanic Auto Electrical &  Electronics, Mechanic Mechatronics, Power Electronics Systems, Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance through Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs).  Under,  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY), since  year  2016,  a  total  of    2,90,690  candidates  have  been  trained  in  9  courses,  out  of  which 1,99,252 candidates have been certified, as per data provided by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

(ix) Under the Information Security Education and Awareness programme of MeitY, a total of 28,069 candidates are under-going training/trained in various formal/non-formal courses; 4,457 Government  officials  have  been  trained;  and  606  awareness  workshops  have  been  conducted covering  65,342  participants.  Further,  MeitY  through  its  organizations  such  as  NIELIT  (40 Centres),  C-DAC  (11  Centre)  and  others  have  trained  and  certified  more  than  14.43  Lakh candidates in last 4 years in various areas of Electronics and Information Technology including cyber security,  Internet  of  Things,  Big  Data,  Artificial  Intelligence,  Embedded  Systems,  VLSI Design, etc. In addition, under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Sakhsarta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), more 1.08 crore candidates from rural India have been trained in digital literacy. Recently, new campus of NIELIT Centre Patna has been inaugurated.

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