Lok Sabha Question No. 1652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Vocational Training Institutions in Jharkhand
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## Vocational Training Institutions in Jharkhand

## 1652. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  vocational  courses  provided  as  electives  to  students  in  Government institutions in Jharkhand;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to promote vocational education in Jharkhand; and
- (c) the details of year-wise number of students enrolled in vocational courses in Government vocational training institutions in Jharkhand since 2014, district-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (c): As per the information received from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), AICTE does not provide any special Vocational Course as elective for the students studying in Government institutions of Jharkhand.However, AICTE in the year 2018, introduced the  vocational  Degree/  Diploma  programmes  leading  to  Degree  or  Diploma  in  Vocational Education under National Skill Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  for  AICTE  approved institutions.In  Jharkhand,  7  institution  were  approved  to  run  Vocational  Courses  in  the  year 2018-19 in Automotive Manufacturing, Graphics & Media, Software Developer, Refrigeration & Air  Conditioning,  Industrial  Tools  and  Electronics  Manufactures,  the  details  of  which  are  at Annexure-I .  In  order  to  create  an  industry  ready  workforce  and  increase  employability  of students,  UGC  has  facilitated  institutions  to  provide  skill  based  programmes  under  National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF). UGC has so far implemented three skill based schemes, namely  Community  Colleges,  B.Voc  Degree  Programme  and  DDU  KAUSHAL  Kendra. Currently there are 188 Community  Colleges, 289 institutions offering B.Voc Degree Programmes  and  68  DDU  KAUSHAL  Kendras.  As  on  date,  4  institutions  from  the  state  of Jharkhand are offering skill based programmes with the approval from UGC, the details of which are at Annexure -II . As per the information received from Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship,  under  PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojna  (PMKVY  2016-20),  training  is being imparted in 371 National Skills Qualification Framework aligned job roles of level 3 and 4 including  technical  courses  across  37  sectors  throughout  the  country.The  list  of  district  wise number  of  candidates  trained/oriented  under  PMKVY  (2016-20)  in  State  of  Jharkhand  is  at annexure-III .

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## The district wise list of institutes of Jharkhand approved by AICTE

|   S.No. | District   |   No. of Institutions |   Intake approved |
|---------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Ramgarh    |                     1 |                75 |
|       2 | Ranchi     |                     3 |                75 |
|       3 | Dumka      |                     1 |                75 |
|       4 | Dhanbad    |                     1 |               100 |
|       5 | Giridih    |                     1 |               100 |

Annexure- II The list of vocational courses offered by UGC in Jharkhand

|   Sr. No. | Scheme             | District   |   No. of Institutions | Courses offered                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-----------|--------------------|------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | DDU KaushalKendras | Hazaribagh |                     1 | i. Software development ii.Fashion technology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         2 | DDU KaushalKendras | Ranchi     |                     1 | Human Nutrition and Dietetics Herbal Resource Technology,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|         3 | BVoc. Course       | Ranchi     |                     1 | i. Human Nutrition and Dietetics ii. Herbal Resource Technology iii. Farm Equipment's Operation& Maintenance iv. Agriculture quality organic manure production and soil testing v. Poultry Farming vi. Bamboo and Cane production and processing vii. Nursery management in horticulture viii. Food Processing ix. Mushroom Cultivation x. Bee Keeping and Honey processing xi. Animal Health Technology xii. Artificial Insemination and Animal Reproduction xiii. Animal Husbandry xiv. Plant tissue Culture xv. Aquaculture Veterinary and animal Health Technology |
|         4 | Community          | Deoghar    |                     1 | Hospitality Management                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|         5 | Colleges           | Dhanbad    |                     1 | Beauty and Wellness                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

## The district wise number of candidates trained/oriented under PMKVY (2016-20) in State of Jharkhand

| S. No.   | District           |   Trained / oriented |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------|
| 1        | Bokaro             |                 8090 |
| 2        | Chatra             |                 2690 |
| 3        | Deoghar            |                11669 |
| 4        | Dhanbad            |                 7914 |
| 5        | Dumka              |                 5437 |
| 6        | East Singhbhum     |                 8029 |
| 7        | Garhwa             |                 4631 |
| 8        | Giridih            |                 2175 |
| 9        | Godda              |                 2988 |
| 10       | Gumla              |                 1925 |
| 11       | Hazaribagh         |                12226 |
| 12       | Jamtara            |                 1878 |
| 13       | Khunti             |                 2116 |
| 14       | Kodarma            |                 4601 |
| 15       | Latehar            |                 1222 |
| 16       | Lohardaga          |                 2228 |
| 17       | Pakur              |                 2169 |
| 18       | Palamu             |                 3635 |
| 19       | Ramgarh            |                 7429 |
| 20       | Ranchi             |                21012 |
| 21       | Sahibganj          |                 1506 |
| 22       | SeraikelaKharsawan |                 2710 |
| 23       | Simdega            |                 1428 |
| 24       | West Singhbhum     |                 3450 |
| Total    | Total              |               123158 |

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