Lok Sabha Question No. 4166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Skill Training
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## SKILL TRAINING

## 4166. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of Planning be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  NITI  Aayog  proposes  to  find  out  the  requirements  of  skill  development  and shortcomings in training programmes in the country;

(b) if so, the details of the areas identified for the purpose;

(c) whether more than 10 crore workforce are likely to enter the labour market by the year 2022 and require skill training as per the 68th round of the National Sample Survey; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the  measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) & (b): NITI Aayog constituted three Sub-Groups for identifying the skill requirements/gaps in the  infrastructure  sectors  of  Power  and  Energy,  Transport  and  Telecommunication  alongwith  the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. Subsequently, this activity was taken up as part of the Skill Plan exercise by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship which included the above infrastructure sectors also.

(c) & (d): Based on the 68th Round National Sample Survey on Employment-Unemployment, the National  Policy  on  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship,  2015  estimated  that  10.4  crore  fresh entrants will be entering the labour market during the period 2015 to 2022. To improve the employable skills  of the new entrants, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship is implementing flagship schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra  (PMKK)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  YUVA  Yojana  (PM-YUVA)  on  a  pan-India  basis.  Under PMKVY 2016-20, Ministry has developed and designed dynamic and demand driven curriculum & standards through industry led bodies - Sector Skill Council. These curriculums are aligned with latest National  Occupational  Standard  (NOS)/Qualification  Packs  (QPs).  Industries  are  encouraged  to participate as training providers through appropriate accreditation and affiliation. The schemes runs across 252 job roles related to 35 Sector Skill Councils.

Model Skill Centres called Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) have been set up in districts. So far, 526 PMKKs have been allocated to 485 districts throughout the country.

Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  infrastructure  has  also  been  strengthened  to  impart  long  term training. Currently, there are 13912 ITIs in India with a seating capacity of 29.6 lakh.

PM  YUVA  aims  to  create  an  enabling  ecosystem  for  Entrepreneurship  Development  through entrepreneurship  education  and  training  across  the  country  in  select  Institutes  of  Higher  Learning (Universities,  Colleges  and  Premier  Institutes),  schools,  Industrial  Training  Centers  (ITIs)  and Entrepreneurship Development Centers (EDCs), over a period of five years (2017-18 to 2021-22). Till now, 239 Institutes of Higher Learning have been empanelled to impart entrepreneurship education.

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