Lok Sabha Question No. 3859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Digital Skill Development Training Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JANAK RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3859 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## DIGITAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CENTRES

## † 3859. SHRI JANAK RAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government is committed to promote digitalization and skill development among youth;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the digital skill development training centres, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the details of the incentive amount and other concessions being provided to these digital media organizations?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

(a) and (b) Ministry has taken various measures and interventions to promote digitalization  in  the  implementation  of  flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY)  for  promoting  skill  development  in  the  country.  Scheme  promotes digitalization  under  two  fronts  namely  digitalization  of  the  skill  development  training process  and  provision  of  digital  training  to  candidates.  Under  Skill  development  training process, digitalization achieved with the introduction of SMART portal as one stop solution for all centre accreditation and affiliation process, SDMS  for  monitoring of fund disbursement,  Assessment  Apps  for assessment  of  candidates, Skill Up  App  for mobilization  of  candidates,  Digi-Locker  for  integration  of  candidates  and  their  digital certificates, Labour Market Information System (LMIS) for digital repository of employment actions  details  of  the  skilled  candidates  and  socio-economy  data  etc.  In  the  domain  of training  to  candidates,  a  40  hours  top  up  module  for  training  on  using  digital  facilities including  cashless  payment  facilities,  courses  on  digital  skills  ranging  from  Android developer to mobile software repairer.

Additionally, other interventions also made towards digitalization in PMKVY like free online  skilling  course  content,  Direct  Benefit  Transfer,  Aadhaar  linkage  of  trainers  and trainees, Biometric attendance of candidate etc have been ensured. Scheme encourages the  standalone  Training  Centres  (TCs)  through  various  digital  platforms  to  voluntary disclose  the  features  and  achievements  of  their  training  programmes  such  as  TC infrastructure,  number  of  trainees  trained,  passed,  certified,  placed,  and  their  placement details,  on  social  media  (Facebook  and  Twitter)  on  periodical  basis  as  a  part  of  the Performance Standards Metrics. Varieties of Digital channel are used by training partner for  mobilization  of  candidates  for  organizing  Kaushal  Mela  and  Rogzar  Mela  under PMKVY.

(c) and (d) All  the  affiliated  TCs  under  PMKVY  are  compatible  to  facilitate  various training  programme  using  digital  platform.  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  as implementation  agency  has  facilitated  expert  outsourced  agencies  to  formulate  and implement PMKVY scheme in various skilling process using digitalization concepts.

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