Lok Sabha Question No. 4123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-04
Subject: Green Skill Development Programme
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4123

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2019

## Green Skill Development Programme

## 4123. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any record regarding the courses offered and the present number of trainees under the Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP), course-wise and State-wise;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is offering any course on the conservation of wetlands and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, whether the Government will consider to introduce a course on the conservation of wetlands; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government to make courses under GSDP more attractive?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) & (b): Under the ongoing Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Scheme of the Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change,  the  Green  Skill  Development Programme  (GSDP)  was  launched  in  June  2017,  on  a  pilot  basis,    to  skill  youth  in environment, forest  and  wildlife  sectors  and  enabling  them  to  be  gainfully  employed  or self-employed. The Pilot offered  a Basic Course and an Advanced Course of 3 months' duration  each,  to  skill  the  youth  as  Biodiversity  Conservationists  and  Para-taxonomists, respectively.  94  Trainees  successfully  completed  the  Basic  Course  qualifying  as  skilled Biodiversity Conservationists and the Advanced Course was completed by 154 candidates. The State-wise details of number of trainees enrolled under the ongoing skilling courses and courses  which have been completed during 2018-19 are listed at Annexure I and II respectively.

(c) to (e) A module on Wetlands Conservation is already included under the  Course on Para-taxonomy (including Peoples Bio-diversity  Register). The Courses offered under the GSDP focus mainly (more than 50 %) on the practical component of skilling. To provide exposure  to  the  trainees,  field  visits  are  also  organized.  Further,  the  courses  are  being offered free of cost to the trainees and a certificate is issued on the successful completion of the Course by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change bearing the logo of  the  Ministry  and  the  Skill  India  logo  of  the  Ministry  of  the  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship.

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## State-wise list of Number of Trainees having successfully completed the  courses  under the GSDP

|   Sl No. | State             | Discipline                                                                                                              |   No. of Trainees |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) / Medicinal Plants                                                                    |                15 |
|        2 | Assam             | Wild Bee Keeping and Processing                                                                                         |                26 |
|        3 | Bihar             | Water Budgeting& Auditing                                                                                               |                24 |
|        3 | Bihar             | Pollution Monitors - Air and Water                                                                                      |                19 |
|        3 | Bihar             | River Dolphin Conservation                                                                                              |                22 |
|        3 | Bihar             | Sustain and Enhance Technical Knowledge in Solar Energy Systems                                                         |                30 |
|        4 | Chandigarh        | Sustain and Enhance Technical Knowledge in Solar Energy Systems                                                         |                19 |
|        5 | Delhi             | City Environment Surveyor                                                                                               |                16 |
|        5 | Delhi             | Wildlife Management using Geospatial Techniques                                                                         |                10 |
|        6 | Gujarat           | Cleaner Production Assessment                                                                                           |                20 |
|        6 | Gujarat           | Effluent Treatment Plant/Sewage Treatment Plant/Common Effluent Treatment Plant(ETP/STP/CETP) Operation and Maintenance |                15 |
|        6 | Gujarat           | Community based conservation of Mangroves Ecosystem                                                                     |                50 |
|        6 | Gujarat           | Laboratory Assistant for Eco-friendly Food testing Laboratory                                                           |                15 |
|        6 | Gujarat           | Laboratory Technicians/ Technical Assistants for electrical testing for environmental criteria                          |                15 |
|        7 | Jharkhand         | Propagation &Managment of Bamboo                                                                                        |                10 |
|        7 | Jharkhand         | Lac &Tassar Cultivation                                                                                                 |                12 |
|        7 | Jharkhand         | Pollution Monitors - Air and Water                                                                                      |                21 |
|        8 | Karnataka         | Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Green GDP                                                                           |                22 |
|        8 | Karnataka         | NTFP Products / Medicinal Plants                                                                                        |                16 |
|        8 | Karnataka         | Propagation &Management of Bamboo                                                                                       |                16 |
|        8 | Karnataka         | Pollution Monitors - Air and Water                                                                                      |                13 |
|        9 | Kerala            | Management of Small Botanical Gardens                                                                                   |                16 |
|        9 | Kerala            | Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and its Applications                                                                    |                 9 |
|        9 | Kerala            | Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Green GDP                                                                           |                14 |
|        9 | Kerala            | Waste Management (Solid Waste, Biomedical Waste, Plastic Waste, E-Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste )            |                16 |
|       10 | Maharashtra       | Bird Identification and basic ornithology                                                                               |                 9 |
|       10 | Maharashtra       | Bird Migration and Migration study techniques                                                                           |                18 |
|       10 | Maharashtra       | Value addition and Marketing of NTFPs (Plant Origin): Bamboo Crafts                                                     |                25 |
|       10 | Maharashtra       | Emission Inventory                                                                                                      |                24 |
|       10 | Maharashtra       | Pollution Monitors - Air and Water                                                                                      |                22 |
|       10 | Maharashtra       | Community based conservation of Mangroves Ecosystem                                                                     |                 9 |
|       11 | Meghalaya         | Environmental Laws                                                                                                      |                13 |
|       11 | Meghalaya         | Pollution Monitors - Air and Water                                                                                      |                13 |
|       11 | Meghalaya         | Waste Management (Solid Waste, Biomedical Waste, Plastic Waste, E-Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste )            |                12 |
|       11 | Meghalaya         | Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and its Applications                                                                    |                10 |
|       12 | Mizoram           | Pollution Monitors - Air and Water                                                                                      |                18 |
|       13 | Nagaland          | Pollution Monitors - Air and Water                                                                                      |                10 |
|       14 | Odisha            | Environment Impact Assessment                                                                                           |                20 |
|       15 | Puducherry        | Pollution Monitors - Air and Water                                                                                      |                19 |

|   16 | Rajasthan   | Management of Small Botanical Gardens                                                                        |   15 |
|------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
|   16 | Rajasthan   | NTFP Products / Medicinal Plants                                                                             |   20 |
|   16 | Rajasthan   | Plantation Techniques and Utilization of Renewable Energy in Arid Zone                                       |   20 |
|   16 | Rajasthan   | Para-Taxonomy including People's Biodiversity Register(PBR)                                                  |    7 |
|   17 | Sikkim      | Nature Conservation & Livelihood: Ecotourism                                                                 |   20 |
|   18 | Tamil Nadu  | Community based conservation of Mangroves Ecosystem                                                          |   17 |
|   18 | Tamil Nadu  | Lantana Furniture and Crafts                                                                                 |   11 |
|   18 | Tamil Nadu  | Waste Management (Solid Waste, Biomedical Waste, Plastic Waste, E-Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste ) |   52 |
|   18 | Tamil Nadu  | Para-Taxonomy including People's Biodiversity Register(PBR )                                                 |   15 |
|   18 | Tamil Nadu  | Quality Planting Material Producer                                                                           |   14 |
|   18 | Tamil Nadu  | Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and its Applications                                                         |   10 |
|   18 | Tamil Nadu  | Bird Identification and Basic Ornithology                                                                    |   11 |