Lok Sabha Question No. 1204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-23
Subject: Skilled Manpower
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1204 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.11.2016

## SKILLED MANPOWER

## 1204. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  envisaged  to  develop  India  as  a  global  hub  of skilled manpower by 2020;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the State/UT-wise and scheme-wise enrolment of candidates for training during the year 2015-16 and 2016-17?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The Government envisages making India a global hub of skilled manpower to cater to domestic as well as overseas demand for skilled manpower. The Government  has  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  for  putting  in  place  a  vibrant  skill ecosystem in the country which are at Annexure-I. At present, there are over 40 Skill Developments Schemes / programmes being implemented by various Ministries/Departments to train and skill persons. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  has  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  which  is  a flagship skill development scheme providing training across the sectors in the country. Under PMKVY, 19.72 lakh youths have been trained under PMKVY till 15 th July, 2016. A statewise list of person enrolled and trained under PMKVY is at Annexure-II. PMKVY has further expanded to train one crore persons in four year (2016-20) with an outlay of Rs. 12,000 crore.

## Initiatives taken by the Government for creating a vibrant skill ecosystem in the country

- (a) The National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015 provides an  umbrella  framework  to  all  skilling  activities  including  skill  development scheme / programme being carried out within the country.
- (b) National Skill Development Mission has been launched to converge, coordinate, implement and monitor skilling activities on a pan-India basis;
- (c) Common  Norms for all skill development programmes across Central Ministries/Departments have been notified to give a common framework for skill development schemes/programmes.
- (d) National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) seeks to organize qualifications according to series of level of knowledge, skills and aptitude.
- (e) Strategic  partnerships  have  been  undertaken  between  MSDE  and  other Ministries/Departments in the Central Government, to collaborate on scaling up skill training activities in specific sectors and leveraging existing infrastructure.
- (f) MSDE has signed MoUs with Germany, UK, China and Australia, to scale up apprenticeships  support,  training  of  trainees,  curriculum  development,  ensure benchmarking  of  standards  and  create  Centres  of  Excellence  in  skill  training across the country.
- (g) PMKVY launched for one year (2015-16) has been extended for four years to train one crore persons.

Annexure - II Details of candidates enrolled, training completed and placement, under PMKVY

## Scheme as on 15 th July, 2016.

| State                       |   Enrolled |   Trainings Completed |
|-----------------------------|------------|-----------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |        194 |                   194 |
| Andhra Pradesh              |     131120 |                131030 |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |       1017 |                  1017 |
| Assam                       |      33449 |                 33419 |
| Bihar                       |      91990 |                 91904 |
| Chandigarh                  |       5032 |                  5032 |
| Chhattisgarh                |      37302 |                 37302 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |        258 |                   258 |
| Daman and Diu               |        230 |                   230 |
| Delhi                       |     105518 |                105495 |
| Goa                         |        499 |                   499 |
| Gujarat                     |      43999 |                 43999 |
| Haryana                     |      86611 |                 86473 |
| Himachal Pradesh            |      22891 |                 22891 |
| Jammu and Kashmir           |      18177 |                 18177 |
| Jharkhand                   |      28391 |                 28366 |
| Karnataka                   |      76626 |                 76626 |
| Kerala                      |      15339 |                 15339 |
| Madhya Pradesh              |     168180 |                168015 |
| Maharashtra                 |     109219 |                109099 |
| Manipur                     |       1603 |                  1603 |
| Meghalaya                   |       1661 |                  1661 |
| Mizoram                     |       1030 |                  1030 |
| Nagaland                    |       1271 |                  1271 |
| Odisha                      |      61288 |                 61288 |
| Puducherry                  |       7301 |                  7301 |
| Punjab                      |      84526 |                 84471 |
| Rajasthan                   |     132872 |                132842 |
| Sikkim                      |        886 |                   886 |
| Tamil Nadu                  |     168880 |                168880 |
| Telangana                   |     109142 |                109022 |
| Tripura                     |      15140 |                 15140 |
| Uttar Pradesh               |     269368 |                269234 |
| Uttarakhand                 |      13818 |                 13818 |
| West Bengal                 |     128953 |                128953 |
| TOTAL                       |    1973781 |               1972765 |

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