Lok Sabha Question No. 4439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: CRR Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi, P.P. Chaudhary, Kaushal Kishore, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4439

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23-03-2021

## 'CRR Scheme'

4439.  SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY

SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE

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SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR  :

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA

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Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Counselling, Retraining & Redeployment (CRR) scheme is an ongoing scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  and  the  number  of  employees  benefitted  under  the  scheme  along  with  the sector-wise reorientation;
- (c) the details of the retraining provided to the employees for reorientation every year during the last five years;
- (d) the  details  of  the  expenditure  incurred  on  counselling,  reskilling,  redeployment  and reorientation for each year during the said period; and
- (e) the details of the redeployments made under the scheme?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a)  to  (e): Yes  Sir.  Counselling,  Retraining  &  Redeployment  (CRR)  Scheme  is  being implemented as a social safety net to provide opportunities of self / wage employment to the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) employees (or their dependents) separated under Voluntary  Retirement  Scheme  (VRS)  /  Voluntary  Separation  Scheme  (VSS).  The  aim  of retraining of the employees is to reorient them through short duration skill training to enable them to adjust to the new environment and adopt new avocations after their separation from the CPSEs.  From the year 2016-17, CRR Scheme is being implemented in collaboration with National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  under  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship (MSDE).  Areas  of skill training include sectors like Health Care, Electronics, Retail Associates, Automotive, Food processing, Plumbing, Handicrafts, Logistics, IT etc. This has enabled beneficiaries to get opportunity of gainful redeployment (Wage / Self-employment). A Statement showing number of employees benefited / retrained and redeployed along with amount of expenditure incurred during last 5 years under CRR Scheme are enclosed at Annexure.

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Annexure

Statement in reference to Lok Sabha USQ No. 4439 for 23-03-2021, showing number of employees benefited / retrained and redeployed along with amount of expenditure incurred, during last 5 years under CRR Scheme.

| Particular                                 | Unit           |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 | 2019-20   |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Number of employees benefitted / retrained | No.            |   3150    |   1576    |   2000    |   2000    | 1021 @    |
| Redeployment (including self- employment)  | No.            |   1637    |    887    |   1371    |   1347    | @         |
| Expenditure incurred                       | (Rs. in Crore) |      2.83 |      2.06 |      2.59 |      3.86 | 3.40      |

- @ 1021 out of 1500 targeted candidates were retrained. However, further process for their redeployment could not be undertaken due to COVID-19 pandemic situation.

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