Lok Sabha Question No. 4194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Skill Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Chandrani Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4194 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## SKILL TRAINING

## 4194.  MS CHANDRANI MURMU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has evaluated the competency gap in the Indian job market to provide appropriate skill training and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has evaluated the number of skilled people required for  the  country  to  grow  sustainably  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps the Government proposes to take for increasing skill development in the country particularly in Odisha along with funds allocated for the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) periodically commissions sector level skill gap studies to identify the skill requirements in the country. As per NSDC's sector-specific  reports  on  Human  Resource  and  Skill  Requirements  in  24  sectors, India  had  an  employment  base  of  461.1  million  in  2013,  which  is  expected  to increase to 581 million by 2022. Thus, during this period, about 120 million people would  be  added  to  the  workforce  in  these  sectors,  who  will  need  fresh  skilling.  In addition, there is need for constant up-skilling and re-alignment of existing workforce. NSDC had also  commissioned  a  Global  Skill  Gap  study  in  2018  in  respect  of  15 countries  including  the  USA,  Japan,  the  UK,  Malaysia  and  United  Arab  Emirates, where Indian skilled workers can migrate.
- (c) A number of steps have been taken to provide an impetus to skill development in  the  country.  Under  PMKVY,  short-term  training  is  being  provided  to  the  youth through  empanelled  Training  Partners/  Training  Centres.  An  amount  of  Rs.  74.74 crores  has  been  allocated  to  the  State  of  Odisha  under  the  State  Engagement Component  of  PMKVY  2.0  (2016-2020).  In  addition,  model  skill  centres  namely Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) have been envisaged in every district of the  country  for  imparting  skill  training.  As  of  19.01.2021,  738  PMKKs  have  been established across the country including 29 in the State of Odisha. The Ministry has launched  the  third  phase  of  the  scheme,  PMKVY  3.0,  on  15.01.2021  to  train  8.00 lakh people pan India with an outlay of Rs. 948.90 crore, including Rs. 7.05 crore allocated to Odisha under State Engagement Component of PMKVY.

Besides, Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme and National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) are being implemented by MSDE to impart skill training to youth of the country including State of Odisha. Under JSS scheme, Rs. 6.8 crore has been released to the State of Odisha  during the financial year  2020-21, while under the NAPS scheme, Rs. 96.6 lakh has been allocated to the State.

As far as long-term vocational training through ITIs is concerned, the Ministry is assisting State Governments, including Odisha, in modernization and up-gradation of Government ITIs through schemes like Skill Development in 47 Districts Affected by  Left Wing  Extremism, Up-gradation of existing  Government ITIs into Model ITIs and Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE). Amount of Rs. 29.23 crore, Rs. 4.97 crores and Rs. 13.19 crores respectively, have been allocated to the Government of Odisha under these Schemes.

In  order  to  enhance  employability  of  trainees  graduating  from  Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), duration of curricula of employability skill  has  been increased from 110  hours to  160 hours  in  the first  year  of  ITIs  from  the  academic session 2019-20. In addition, web-based employability skills have been introduced as additional  component  of  80  hours  in  the  second  year  courses  of  ITIs.  Similarly, entrepreneurship  orientation  module  of  40  hours  integrated  training  under  the  Life Skill Course module has been introduced in the short-duration skill training scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).

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