Lok Sabha Question No. 205 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: National Skill Development Mission
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2016

## NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT MISSION

## *205.   SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any specific target to be achieved through the National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total funds allocated for the purpose during the last two years and the current year, State and year-wise;
- (c) the total number of beneficiaries benefited through the NSDM during the above period;
- (d) whether  the  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  has  announced expansion plans recently to support the Skill India Mission and if so, the details thereof along with names of States where NSDC proposes to open its offices; and
- (e) whether the Union Government is planning to implement phase II of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and if so, the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  205  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  30.11.2016    ASKED  BY SHRI  NISHIKANT  DUBEY  AND  SHRIMATI  MEENAKASHI  LEKHI  REGARDING 'NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT MISSION'

(a) Yes Madam. The National Skill Development Mission approved by the Cabinet in its meeting held on 1 st July, 2015 aims to provide a strong institutional framework at the Centre  and  in  States  for  implementation  of  skilling  activities  in  the  country.  The  key institutional mechanisms under the Mission have been divided into 3 tiers, consisting of an apex governing Council, a Steering Committee and a Mission Directorate (along with an Executive Committee).

The  first  meeting  of  the  Governing  Council  of  the  National  Skill  Development Mission (NSDM) was held under the Chairmanship of Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 2nd June, 2016 and the following major decisions were taken:

- (i) Skill training to be scaled up to cover at least 1.5 crore people during 20162017.
- (ii) The Central Board for Skills Certification to be set up to infuse quality into India's skill development ecosystem.
- (iii) Unutilized infrastructure in existing engineering colleges to be leveraged for skill training courses.
- (iv)   Profit  making  Public  Sector  Units  (PSUs)  to  be  mandated  to  scale  up apprenticeships, upto 10% of total manpower, over the course of this year. Private corporations are also expected to follow suit.
- (v)    500 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras, which will provide skill training free of cost to be opened this year, to impart training to India's aspiring youth.
- (vi) 50 Overseas Employment Skill Training Centres to be opened this year, in migratory pockets of the country.
- (vii) 500  Rozgar  Utsavs  to  be  held  across  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs), Central Training Institutes, PMKVY training centres, toolrooms etc., to make skill training aspirational amongst youth.
- (viii)  A  national skills competition, known as 'India Skills' to be launched during 2016-2017, to recognize the skills of India's youth. This will be an annual event.
- (ix) A  national  level  Convocation  to  be  held  during  2016  for  candidates  who successfully complete ITI courses, to recognize their success.
- (x) Over the  next  one  year,  the  capacity  of  ITIs  to  be  further  enhanced  from 18.5 lakhs to 25 lakhs and over 5000 new ITIs to be created.
- (xi) Traditional skills to be recognized, nurtured and promoted through informal apprenticeships, under various programmes.

(b) The  implementation  of  skilling  activities  under  the  Mission  will  be  as  per  the budget provisions  of  various  schemes  run  by  the  Ministries/  Departments  under  their respective heads of account.

(c) There  are  more  than  40  schemes  in  20  different  Ministries  which  provide  a variety of skill development training programmes. The multiple schemes under different Ministries  have their  own  guidelines and  there is  no centralized record of all  different programmes under different Ministries. The Mission aims to create convergence across sectors and States in terms of skill training activities.

This Ministry is implementing the Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) under which a large number of youths are mobilized for taking up skill training [fresh training as  well as  Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)] to become employable and earn their livelihood. Till Now, about 19.8 lakhs (about 18 lakhs candidates under Fresh training and about 1.8 lakhs under RPL) candidates have completed skill training.

Under  the  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme,  11,01,254  and  10,10,795  youths  were provided training during the year 2015 and 2016 (upto 31.10.2016) respectively.

Under the Apprentices Act, 1961, 210,783 and 213,819 trade apprentices were trained during the year 2015 and 2016 (upto 31.10.2016) respectively.

(d) Yes Madam. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has planned for  phase  wise  setting  up  of  its  Offices  in  State  Capitals.  NSDC  has  connected  with States  regarding  setting  up  offices  in  the  premises  of  their  respective  State  Skill Missions. So far, office space has been offered by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Telangana. States where offices are proposed to be setup during phase 1 are as under:

|   S. No | Name of the State   | City       |
|---------|---------------------|------------|
|       1 | Assam               | Guwahati   |
|       2 | Bihar               | Patna      |
|       3 | Gujarat             | Ahmedabad  |
|       4 | Haryana and Punjab  | Chandigarh |
|       5 | Jharkhand           | Ranchi     |
|       6 | Karnataka           | Bengaluru  |
|       7 | Madhya Pradesh      | Bhopal     |
|       8 | Maharashtra         | Mumbai     |
|       9 | Rajasthan           | Jaipur     |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu          | Chennai    |
|      11 | Telangana           | Hyderabad  |
|      12 | Uttar Pradesh       | Lucknow    |

(e) Yes  Madam.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (2016-2020),  the  flagship outcome-based Skill Training Scheme  of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been approved by the Union Cabinet with an outlay of Rs.12000  crore  to  impart  skilling  to  one  crore  people  over  four  years  (2016-2020). Implementation of the said scheme is currently under progress.

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