Lok Sabha Question No. 18 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Sector Skill Councils
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 18 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## SECTOR SKILL COUNCILS

## 18. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a) the details of fund disbursed to each of the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), during the last three years, year-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  utilisation  of  funds  and  types  of  projects  funded  by  each  of  the SSCs during the last three years;
- (c) the corrective steps taken in the light of the Sharda Prasad Committee report on 'Conflict of interest' in the composition and governance of Sector Skill Councils; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government on the Committee's recommendation that all Sector Skill Councils may be scrapped due to such conflict of interest?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The  year  wise  details  of  fund  disbursed  to  and  utilised  by  each  of  the Sector Skill  Councils  (SSCs),  during  the  last  three  years  is  given  at  Annexure.  SSCs also  generate  income  from  activities  like  assessment  fee,  affiliation  fee  etc.  This revenue  along  with  the  funds  received  from  NSDC  are  utilized  by  the  SSCs  for performing  their  functions  and  includes  salary  to  employees,  rent  for  office  premises, utilities, travel and conveyance, assessment fee to assessment agency etc.

(c)&(d) The  Government  constituted  a  Committee  under  Shri  Sharda  Prasad, former  Director  General,  Directorate  General  of  Employment  &  Training,  Ministry  of Labour & Employment, Government of India, for rationalisation and optimization of the functioning of Sector Skill Councils, on 18.05.2016. The Committee submitted its Report in December 2016. The Committee has made several recommendations pertaining to, inter alia, classification,  role,  governance  structure  and  financing  of  Sector  Skill Councils. The Report was placed in public domain on 25 th April, 2017 and consultations were held with all stakeholders involvingSSCs, Industry Associations, State Governments,  user  industries  &  Central  Ministries/  Departments.  Since,  then  the National Skill Development Corporation has issued guidelines for avoidance of conflict of interest in promoting organization of SSCs in August, 2018.

## Annexure as referred to in reply of Part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Question No. 18 dated 18.11.2019 regarding 'Sector Skill Councils'

The year wise details of fund disbursed to and utilised by each of the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), during last three year: -

| S. No   | Name of the SSC                           | FY16-17         | FY16-17         | FY17-18        | FY17-18         | FY18-19        | FY18-19         | FY19-20 (Till Date)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|         |                                           | Fund Disbursed  | Fund Utilised   | Fund Disbursed | Fund Utilised   | Fund Disbursed | Fund Utilised   | Fund Disbursed        |
| 1       | Life sciences SSC                         | 1,36,10,000.00  | 1,84,56,809.00  | -              | 2,75,16,565.00  | -              | 3,24,99,062.00  | -                     |
| 2       | Paints & Coatings SSC                     | 2,00,00,000.00  | 1,14,40,563.00  | -              | 90,72,297.00    | 30,00,000.00   | 1,64,29,466.00  | 70,00,000.00          |
| 3       | Management SSC                            | 1,00,00,000.00  | 75,88,557.00    | 1,00,00,000.00 | 1,76,35,923.00  | -              | 6,56,76,384.00  | -                     |
| 4       | Strategic Manufacturing SSC               | 2,73,00,000.00  | 1,52,98,924.00  | -              | -               | -              | -               | -                     |
| 5       | Instrumentation SSC                       | 3,00,00,000.00  | 1,72,34,748.46  | -              | 1,81,15,077.27  | -              | 2,07,55,565.37  | -                     |
| 6       | Domestic SSC                              | 2,30,00,000.00  | 90,11,386.73    | -              | 2,89,99,068.00  | 82,50,000.00   | 4,59,84,256.54  | -                     |
| 7       | Mining SSC                                | -               | 4,82,65,186.00  | 1,75,00,000.00 | 4,03,29,938.75  | -              | 2,32,39,192.00  | -                     |
| 8       | Textile SSC                               | -               | 12,00,77,977.00 | 1,72,82,000.00 | 7,79,29,641.00  | -              | 5,43,15,456.00  | -                     |
| 9       | Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council          | -               | 6,30,644.00     | 3,00,00,000.00 | 71,01,357.45    | -              | 4,26,50,986.00  | -                     |
| 10      | Green Job SSC                             | -               | 1,40,61,533.71  | 60,00,000.00   | 3,91,43,992.59  | 95,00,000.00   | 6,97,07,751.21  | -                     |
| 11      | PWD SSC                                   | -               | 2,10,10,952.00  | 1,20,00,000.00 | 2,79,21,931.00  | 55,00,000.00   | 5,20,31,053.00  | 27,50,000.00          |
| 12      | Rubber Skill Development Corporation -SSC | -               | 2,37,20,273.00  | -              | 4,58,02,288.00  | 1,58,37,100.00 | 6,73,40,112.00  | -                     |
| 13      | Power SSC                                 | -               | 2,91,41,834.00  | -              | 5,72,33,142.00  | 46,50,000.00   | 9,59,54,200.00  | -                     |
| 14      | Earthmoving & Infrastructure Building SSC | -               | 1,34,24,610.00  | -              | 1,67,29,662.00  | 1,27,38,360.00 | 1,56,02,051.00  | -                     |
|         | TOTAL                                     | 12,39,10,000.00 | 34,93,63,997.90 | 9,27,82,000.00 | 41,35,30,883.06 | 5,94,75,460.00 | 60,21,85,535.12 | 97,50,000.00          |

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