Lok Sabha Question No. 4789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: DGT and NASSCOM Entered into MoU
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## DGT AND NASSCOM ENTERED INTO MOU

## 4789. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Directorate General of Training (DGT) and NASSCOM have entered into an MoU for training youth in high tech fields;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any time-frame work and the number of persons to be trained under the said MoU has been mentioned; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b)   Yes Sir, An MoU has been signed between Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  and  National  Association  of  Software Services Companies (NASSCOM) on 27 th April,  2018.  NASSCOM is working with DGT for training in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Robotic Process Automation, Internet of Things, Big Data Analytics and 3D Printing, to address the futuristic need of the Industry (Industry 4.0).

Under  this MoU,  following new  age  trades/courses  have  been  introduced  under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) from the session started August, 2018.

|   S.No. | Name of Trade                          | Duration   | NSQF Level   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|------------|--------------|
|       1 | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) | One Year   | Level-4      |
|       2 | Internet of Things (Smart Healthcare ) | One Year   | Level-4      |
|       3 | Internet of Things (Smart City)        | One Year   | Level-4      |
|       4 | Smartphone Technician Cum App Tester   | 6 months   | Level-3      |

- (c) & (d) Yes,  Sir.  Details  of  new  age  trades  /  courses,  introduced  under  CTS  in  the 'National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (NSTIs)'  are Annexed .  Apart  from  this,  affiliations  for ITIs are also going on for all trades including new age trades for August, 2019.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 4789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Annexure

| S.No.   | Name of State    | National Skill Training Institutes   | New Age Courses under CTS              |   No. of units |   Seating capacity |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Gujarat          | NSTI (W), Vadodara                   | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
| 2       | Uttar Pradesh    | NSTI(W) ,Noida                       | Internet of Things (Smart Health Care) |              1 |                 24 |
| 3       | Haryana          | NSTI ( W),Panipat                    | Smartphone Technician cum App tester   |              1 |                 24 |
|         | Tamilnadu        | NSTI (W),Trichy                      | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
|         | Tamilnadu        | NSTI (W),Trichy                      | Smartphone Technician cum App tester   |              1 |                 24 |
|         | Tamilnadu        | NSTI, Chennai                        | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |              1 |                 24 |
| 4       | Kerala           | NSTI(W),Trivandrum                   | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
| 5       | Kerala           | NSTI Calicut                         | Internet of Things (Smart Health Care) |              1 |                 24 |
| 6       | Karnataka        | NSTI (W), Bangalore                  | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |              1 |                 24 |
| 6       | Karnataka        |                                      | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
| 6       | Karnataka        | NSTI-2 Bangalore                     | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |              1 |                 24 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh | NSTI (W),Shimla                      | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |              1 |                 24 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh |                                      | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
| 8       | West Bengal      | NSTI(W), Kolkata                     | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh   | NSTI(W),Indore                       | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |              1 |                 24 |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh   |                                      | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
| 10      | Uttar Pradesh    | NSTI(W) ,Allahabad                   | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |              1 |                 24 |
| 10      | Uttar Pradesh    |                                      | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
| 11      | Maharashtra      | NSTI(W) , Mumbai                     | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
| 12      | Bihar            | NSTI(W),Patna                        | Internet of Things (Smart City)        |              1 |                 24 |
| 12      | Bihar            |                                      | Internet of Things (Smart Health Care) |              1 |                 24 |
|         | Telangana        | NSTI(W),Hyderabad                    | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |              1 |                 24 |
| 13      | Telangana        | NSTI (R) Hyderabad                   | Internet of Things (Smart Health Care) |              1 |                 24 |
| 14      | Punjab           | NSTI Ludhiana                        | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |              1 |                 24 |

| 15   | Rajasthan   | NSTI Jodhpur      | Smartphone Technician cum App tester   |   1 |   24 |
|------|-------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-----|------|
| 16   | Odisha      | NSTI Bhubaneshwar | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |   1 |   24 |
| 17   | Maharashtra | NSTI Mumbai       | Internet of Things (Smart Health Care) |   1 |   24 |
|      | Uttrakhand  | NSTI Dehradun     | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |   1 |   24 |
|      |             |                   | Internet of Things (Smart Health Care) |   1 |   24 |
| 18   |             | NSTI Haldwani     | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |   1 |   24 |
| 19   | West Bengal | NSTI Kolkata      | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) |   1 |   24 |

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