Lok Sabha Question No. 2778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: India International Skill Centre
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2778 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## INDIA INTERNATIONAL SKILL CENTRE

## 2778.  SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY SRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

- (a) whether the India International Skill Centres (IISCs) to promote skill trainings and certification have been operationalized;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  is  interested  in  setting  up  International  Skill  Centre  in Assam;
- (d) if so, the status of the same and the road map to achieve the objectives; and
- (e) whether such centre will be set up in other States and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) As on date 14 India International Skill Centre (IISC) are operational, the details of which are at Annexure I. At the moment there are no IISC in Assam. IISCs are being setup across India based on market demand and migration patterns for each State. Location and sectoral focus analysis data from the Ministry of External Affairs is being used for deciding the locations of future IISCs.

Annexure I

|   S.No. | Name of the Training center                               | IISC job role                                                     | Location                         |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | Swaca Model Center Varanasi                               | General Duty Assistant                                            | Varanasi                         |
|       2 | Quivan-DTC-Anandnagar                                     | Mason General                                                     | Maharajganj                      |
|       3 | Orion Edutech-Varanasi                                    | General Duty Assistant                                            | Varanasi                         |
|       4 | Synchro Serve Skill                                       | Food And Beverage Service steward                                 | Hyderabad                        |
|       5 | Force 10 Protection Services Private Ltd.                 | Unarmed Security guard                                            | Ernakulam                        |
|       6 | Empower Pragati India International Skill Training Centre | (i) Retail Sales Associate (ii) Food And Beverage Service steward | Allahabad                        |
|       7 | Mahendra Skills - IISC Lucknow                            | Retail Sales Associate                                            | Lucknow                          |
|       8 | Labournet-IIMC-Gorakhpur- Center                          | General Mason                                                     | Gorakhpur                        |
|       9 | Prayas Jac Ranchi                                         | General Housekeeper                                               | Ranchi                           |
|      10 | IL&FS Skills                                              | Commercial Vehicle Driver                                         | Ajmer                            |
|      11 | Quivan Kolkata                                            | General Mason                                                     | Kolkata                          |
|      12 | Swaca lucknow                                             | Food and Beverage Service steward                                 | Lucknow                          |
|      13 | Moti Babu Institute of Technology (MBIT)                  | (i) General Mason (ii) MIG Welder                                 | Araria                           |
|      14 | Quivan technical Institute                                | MIG Welder                                                        | North 24, Parganas , West Bengal |

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