Lok Sabha Question No. 620 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Skill Development Centres in Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 620 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017

## Skill Development Centres in Universities

620. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken any decision to open skill development centres in universities and other higher educational institutions in the country; and (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh and the time by which

- these centres are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY) (a) & (b): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that, under National

Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF), it is implementing three skill development schemes viz. (a) Community Colleges; (b) B.Voc Degree Programme and (c) Deen Dayal Upadhay KAUSHAL  Kendra  with  a  view  to  skilling  the  youth  and  creating  industry-fit  manpower. State-wise  skill  development  centres  supported  by  UGC  including  in  the  state  of  Uttar Pradesh under these three schemes are at Annexure.

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Annexure

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION No.620 FOR 06-02-2017 ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER, M.P. REGARDING Skill Development Centres in Universities.

| SI. No.   | Name of the State/ Union Territory   |   Community Colleges |   B - Voc degree Institutions |   DDU KAUSHAL Kendras |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       |                    7 |                             4 |                     2 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                    1 |                             0 |                     0 |
| 3.        | Assam                                |                   27 |                            13 |                     2 |
| 4.        | Bihar                                |                    6 |                             2 |                     0 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh                         |                    1 |                             2 |                     2 |
| 6.        | Goa                                  |                    0 |                             0 |                     0 |
| 7.        | Gujarat                              |                    3 |                             5 |                     3 |
| 8.        | Haryana                              |                    9 |                             4 |                     5 |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                     |                    2 |                             0 |                     1 |
| 10.       | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                    3 |                             2 |                     1 |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                            |                    5 |                             1 |                     1 |
| 12.       | Karnataka                            |                   12 |                             8 |                     4 |
| 13.       | Kerala                               |                   19 |                            15 |                     3 |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh                       |                    4 |                             2 |                     3 |
| 15.       | Maharashtra                          |                   36 |                            37 |                     6 |
| 16.       | Manipur                              |                    6 |                             9 |                     2 |
| 17.       | Meghalaya                            |                    0 |                             0 |                     0 |
| 18.       | Mizoram                              |                    1 |                             1 |                     0 |
| 19.       | Nagaland                             |                    4 |                             2 |                     1 |
| 20.       | Odisha                               |                    8 |                             0 |                     1 |
| 21.       | Puducherry                           |                    1 |                             1 |                     0 |
| 22.       | Punjab                               |                   13 |                            17 |                     3 |
| 23.       | Chandigarh                           |                    1 |                             1 |                     0 |
| 24.       | Rajasthan                            |                    1 |                             2 |                     2 |
| 25.       | Sikkim                               |                    0 |                             0 |                     0 |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu                           |                   14 |                            13 |                    11 |
| 27.       | Telangana                            |                    1 |                             2 |                     0 |
| 28.       | Tripura                              |                    0 |                             1 |                     0 |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh                        |                    5 |                            10 |                     7 |
| 30.       | Uttarakhand                          |                    2 |                             1 |                     1 |
| 31.       | West Bengal                          |                    7 |                             5 |                     1 |
| 32        | Delhi                                |                    1 |                             2 |                     2 |
|           | Total                                |                  200 |                           162 |                    64 |