Lok Sabha Question No. 4314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Partnership with UAE and Japan
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## PARTNERSHIP WITH UAE AND JAPAN

## 4314.   SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:

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

- (a)   whether the Government has partnership with UAE and Japan for Skill Development of the Indian youth;
- (b)    if  so,  the  details  of  the  Centres  that  are  working  under  this  partnership  agreement State/UT wise; and
- (c)   the number of Centres planned for opening in the near future, State/UT-wise including Bihar?

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

- (a)  to  (c)    Yes,  Sir.  The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has

partnership with UAE and Japan for skill development of the Indian youth. A Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU) was  signed  between MSDE and  the National Qualifications Authority, UAE on 29 th April 2016 to collaborate in mutual recognition of qualifications to benefit Indians who aspire to work overseas. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is working with Ministry of Human Resource and Emiritization (MoHRE) and  Abu  Dhabi  Quality  &  Conformity  Council  (ADQCC)  for  benchmarking  qualifications, assessment & certification. Under the India - UAE Skill Harmonization Program, a pilot program to operationalize the benchmarking of 16 UAE skill qualifications to 13 Indian skill qualifications in construction and automotive has been successfully conducted. Incentives like visa rebates to employers for hiring certified workers from India are being provided by Government of UAE. Organisations  from  Kerala,  West  Bengal  and  Jharkhand  were  involved  in  the operationalisation  of  the  pilot  for  India  -  UAE  Skill  Harmonisation  Program  conducted  in 2019. Under  the  collaboration  between  NSDC, Emirates  Driving  Institute  (EDI)  and  Youth Chamber  of Commerce  (YCC),  a  pilot program for 100 bike/car drivers is being operationalised  at  Ajmer  Driver  Training  Institute,  Rajasthan  in  collaboration  with  Learnet Skills Limited.

In  November, 2016 , this  Ministry  and  the  Ministry  of  Economy,  Trade  and Industry, Government of Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for a period of ten years on the Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Programme. Under this MoC, the Japanese companies based in India have launched  13 Japan India Institutes for Manufacturing  (JIMs) and  5  Japanese  Endowed  Courses  (JEC)  in  various  States  viz.  Gujarat,  Karnataka, Rajasthan,  Kerala,  Haryana,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Maharashtra  and  Assam.    Under  the Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP), in which Indian youth are sent on internship to Japan  after  providing  a  basic  training  in  India,  220  candidates  have  been  sent  to  Japan under  various  sectors  such  as  Agriculture,  Construction,  Manufacturing,  and  healthcare. There is no proposal under consideration for opening of new Centres in the near future in States/UTs including Bihar.

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