Lok Sabha Question No. 1802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Information on Employment Opportunities
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1802 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

## †1802. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

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

- (a) whether  the  Goverment  has  any  mechanism  to  provide  information  regarding employment opportunities to the students who have completed matriculation, Graduation, Post-Graduation and other skill oriented courses;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  regarding  the  number of students  getting  employment through this mechanism along with the number of students who were admitted in these courses after 2015, year-wise;
- (c) if not, whether the Government has any proposal to set up such mechanism; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment    has  launched  a  Mission  Mode Project  called  National  Career  Service  (NCS)    on  20th  July  2015.  NCS  is  a  one-stop solution  that  provides  a  wide  array  of  employment  and  career  related  services  to  the citizens of India. It works towards bridging the gap between jobseekers and employers, candidates  seeking  training  and  career  guidance,  agencies  providing  training  and career counselling. The NCS project reaches out to the people of this country through its  three  essential  pillars  i.e.  a  well-designed  ICT  based  portal  which  is  NCS  portal, Country  wide  set  up  of  Model  Career  Centers  and  Inter  linkage  with  all  the  states through employment exchanges. The digital centralized portal provides a wide range of career related services including job search, job matching, rich career content, career counselling,  information  on  Job  Fairs,  services  of  local  service  providers  like  drivers, plumbers, etc. for households and other skilled workers. This portal facilitates registration  of  Job  Seekers,  Employers,  Skill  Providers,  Career  Counsellors,  Local Service Providers (LSP's), Career Centers, Placement Organisations, Households (for availing the services of the LSP's) and Government Departments.

The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  been  implementing Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  VikasYojana  2016-20  with  an  objective  to  provide  skilling  to one crore people. Year wise details of persons enrolled and placed are given below:-

| Year    |   Number of people enrolled (in lakhs) | Number of people placed   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                   5.97 | 281                       |
| 2017-18 |                                  24.28 | 4,53,003                  |
| 2018-19 |                                  28.59 | 7,04,215                  |
| 2019=20 |                                  23.85 | 5,04,462                  |

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