Lok Sabha Question No. 3555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: Lack of Coordination among Skill Development Programmes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3555 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2016

## LACK OF COORDINATION AMONG SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

## 3555.  SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is facing lack of coordination among its skill development programmes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is dismal involvement of industry and employers in the skill training structures (such as ITIs);
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government  is struggling with student mobilization for these programmes due to  the  traditional  mindset,  low  willingness  to  migrate,  low  salaries  at entry level etc.; and
- (e) if  so, the details thereof along with the measures adopted by the Government to overcome these issues?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (e) The enormity  of  skill  development  programmes  is  aggravated  by  the  fact that skill training efforts cut across multiple sectors and require the involvement of diverse stakeholders such as: multiple Government departments at the Centre and State levels, private  training  providers,  educational  and  training  institutions,  employers,  industry associations,  assessment  and  certification  bodies  and  trainees.  All  these  stakeholders need  to  align  their  work  together  in  order  to  achieve  the  target  of  'Skill  India'.  The Government having realised the need to evolve appropriate skill development framework, removal  of  disconnect  between  the  demand  and  supply  for  skilled  manpower  through vocational  and  technical  training,  to  increase  the  industry  participation  and  to  create appropriate skilled manpower in the Country, has set up the Ministry of Skill Development and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  to  drive  the  'Skill  India'  in  a  'Mission  Mode'  in  order  to converge  existing  skill  initiatives  and  combine  scale  and  quality  of  skilling  efforts,  with speed.

The  Ministry,  has  launched  the  National  Skill  Development  Mission  (NSDM)  to provide overall institutional framework to rapidly implement and scale up skill development  efforts  across  India.  This  framework  for  implementation  will  provide strategic  direction  to  State  Governments  and  establish  a  clear  line  of  action  to  enable India to achieve its skilling targets.

The  Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT)  under  this  Ministry  is  implementing Dual  System  of  Training  in  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  across  the  country  with effect  from  August,  2016.  In  Dual  System  of  Training,  for  a  two  year  course  it  is mandatory that nine months training would be in the industry and remaining period would be in the ITIs. This system enables industries to partner with Government and Private Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  for  conducting  training  programmes  under  high employability courses to fulfil the needs  of the industries. Further, the Flexible Memorandum  of  Understanding  (Flexi-MoU)  policy  introduced  in  the  year  2014  by Directorate General of Training (erstwhile Directorate General of Employment & Training) allows industries to take advantage  of various schemes  for conducting training programmes in higher employment potential courses. The courses under the scheme are designed according to the needs of industries.

The  Government  has  also  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY) which is a reward based, demand driven scheme. PMKVY (2016-2020) aims to enhance Industry participation in skill training by incentivizing Training Centers (TCs) and Trainees  for  providing  placement  to  trained  candidates.  Industry,  Sector  Skill  Councils (SSCs), Training Centres (TCs), trainees are important stakeholders in the endeavor of industry participation. TCs are required to have a dedicated mentorship-cum-placement cell for industry linkage and placement of candidates. Training Providers are mandated to organize Placement/ Rozgar Melas every six months with support from the SSCs and to ensure the participation of local industry. Additionally, there is also a provision to provide post  placement  support  to  candidates  from  special  areas,  women  and  Persons  with Disabilities  (PwDs).  In  order  to  provide  support  to  all  the  trainees  for  entrepreneurship development, all  the  Training  Centers  are  mandated  to  impart  training in  Soft  Skills, Entrepreneurship, Financial and Digital Literacy alongwith providing training according to the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF).

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