Lok Sabha Question No. 1313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Aims and Objectives of NSDC
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SATYA PAL SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1313 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF NSDC

## 1313.  DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of setting up of National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in the country;
- (b) the number of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) and Training Centres opened so far along with their beneficiaries across the country since inception, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  study  about  the  cost  of  training  per beneficiary and rate of employment of such beneficiaries in the country and if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (d) the  existing  system  to  monitor  the  content  of  training  and  to  make  it  market demand oriented; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  against  the  said  Training Centres from various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Madam, The Government has set up National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship as a Public  private  Partnership  entity  to  promote  private  training  providers  to  set  up  skill training centres across the Country through loan support at subsidized rates. It aims to promote skill development by catalyzing creation of large, quality, Government/private vocational institutions for imparting short term courses (PMKVY) and long term courses (ITI). NSDC provides funding to build scalable, Government/Private vocational training initiatives.  Its  mandate  is  also  to  enable  support  systems  such  as  quality  assurance, information systems and train the trainer academies  either directly or through partnerships.  NSDC  acts  as  a  catalyst  in  skill  development  by  providing  funding  to enterprises, companies and organizations that provide skill training. It is also mandated to  develop  appropriate  models  to  enhance,  support  and  coordinate  private  sector initiatives.

(b) 40  Sector  Skill  Councils  have  been  set  up  till  now.  Government  is  implanting flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  to  impart  training through  various  empanelled  training  centers  spreading  across  the  country.  Under  the scheme,  About  12,191  training  centres  under  short  term  training  and  1042  training centres under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) impart skill training during 2015-16. Under PMKVY (2016-2020), 118 centers have been allocated targets under short term training  as  on  13th  November  2016.  Under  NSDC  fees  based  model,  4380  Centers (Included  443  mobile  centers)  are  currently  operational.  There  are  around  13,000 Government  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  to  provide  long  term  skill  development  training programmes. In the domain of long term training programme, Dual System of Training are imparted in the trades of Electrician, Fitter, Machinist, Turner, Electronics Mechanic, Welder,  Mechanic  Diesel,  Mechanic  (Motor  Vehicle),  Cosmetology  and  Tool  &  Die Maker (Dies & Moulds).

Under  PMKVY  2015-16  as  on  11.11.2016,  under  Fresh  Training,  18,01,936 candidates have been trained, under RPL 1,80,511 candidates completed training.  The State/ UT wise details of number of beneficiaries under PMKVY are at Annexure.

Under NSDC Fees based model 45.82 lakh candidates have been trained and 21.91 lakh placed till now.

- (c) & (d) Yes  Madam,  Basic  cost  for  Skill  Development  training  under  various scheme of the Government of India decided as per Common Norms. The content and curriculum  are designed  by  the  Sector  Skills  Councils  (SSC)  who  are  industry representative bodies that study the market/ industry/ demand and then design the job role  definitions  in  the  Qualification  Packs  and  thus  their  curriculum/  content.  Skilling Content aligned to Qualification Pack has been created for all popular job roles.
- (e) Yes  Madam,  under  good  governance  initiative, the complaints and  other grievances  are  being  handled  through  Centralized  Public  Grievance  Redress  and Monitoring System (PG portal website) effectively and efficiently. The Ministry takes up various grievances/complaints with paramount importance and redress/resolve them in coordination with NSDC and other agencies in time bound manner under intimation to complaints.

## Annexure

## The State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries under PMKVY as on 11.11.2016

| S. L.   | State/UT                    |   Fresh Training |    RPL |
|---------|-----------------------------|------------------|--------|
| 1.      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |              194 |      0 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh              |           129611 |   6514 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh           |             1017 |      0 |
| 4.      | Assam                       |            31184 |   2225 |
| 5.      | Bihar                       |            89252 |   2766 |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                  |             4851 |    181 |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh                |            36488 |    814 |
| 8.      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |              258 |      0 |
| 9.      | Daman and Diu               |              230 |      0 |
| 10.     | Delhi                       |            75194 |  30488 |
| 11.     | Goa                         |              499 |      0 |
| 12.     | Gujarat                     |            43324 |    675 |
| 13.     | Haryana                     |            81885 |   4999 |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh            |            22738 |    153 |
| 15.     | Jammu and Kashmir           |            17779 |    398 |
| 16.     | Jharkhand                   |            26518 |   2015 |
| 17.     | Karnataka                   |            73607 |   3429 |
| 18.     | Kerala                      |            14689 |    650 |
| 19.     | Madhya Pradesh              |           159595 |   9161 |
| 20.     | Maharashtra                 |            84455 |  24961 |
| 21.     | Manipur                     |             1328 |    275 |
| 22.     | Meghalaya                   |             1701 |      0 |
| 23.     | Mizoram                     |             1030 |      0 |
| 24.     | Nagaland                    |             1271 |      0 |
| 25.     | Odisha                      |            56822 |   4517 |
| 26.     | Puducherry                  |             7070 |    231 |
| 27.     | Punjab                      |            72531 |  12093 |
| 28.     | Rajasthan                   |           113162 |  20405 |
| 29.     | Sikkim                      |              886 |      0 |
| 30.     | Tamil Nadu                  |           151570 |  17643 |
| 31.     | Telangana                   |            98653 |  10819 |
| 32.     | Tripura                     |            14018 |   1122 |
| 33.     | Uttar Pradesh               |           259004 |  12985 |
| 34.     | Uttarakhand                 |            13675 |    143 |
| 35.     | West Bengal                 |           118052 |  11028 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                       |          1804141 | 180690 |

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