Lok Sabha Question No. 2282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Observer Research Foundation
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2282 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION

## 2282. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

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

(a) the action being taken or proposed to be undertaken by the Government to make the youth aware about its Skill Development initiatives;

(b) keeping in mind that three-fourths of youth are not enrolled in such schemes (as per a survey conducted by Observer Research Foundation and World Economic Forum  in  2018),  how  does  the  Government  planned  to  enroll  them  into  such schemes;

(c) the  steps  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  address  the  issue  of  the  low budget or funds that are spent in education and training; and

(d) considering that the training provided in Institutes or centres are not sufficient enough to get a trainee the job, what steps has the Government undertaken or plans to undertake to address the insufficient training capacity, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Under  Skill  India  Mission,  the  Government  has  been  implementing various schemes for imparting employable skills to the youth through short term and long  term  training.  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is implementing  a  flagship  scheme  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY 2.0) for imparting short term training across the country. Long term training is provided through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

Under  PMKVY, Training Partners (TPs) use variety of channels for mobilisation,  namely,  Mass  Media  (radio,  television,  newspapers,  mobile  phones etc.), Small Media (posters, flyers, leaflets, guidelines, training materials, standalone banners etc.) and Kaushal Melas /Mobilisation Camps (camp-based approach). TPs are  mandated  to  conduct  Kaushal  and  Rozgar  Melas  every  six  months  with press/media  coverage;  they  are  also  required  to  participate  actively  in  National Career Service Melas and on-ground activities.

MSDE's  Skills  Career  Counselling  Scheme  aims  to  counsel  one  crore candidates from the age group of 15-35 years focusing on School & College dropouts, young adults from the community, college students, polytechnic students, ITI students,  Diploma  students,  Graduates,  Post-Graduates,  NEET  category  (Not  in Employment  education  or  Training),  etc.  pan  India  from  August  2018.  The  above mentioned  initiatives  are  undertaken  to  generate  awareness  thereby  enhancing enrolment of youth in the skill development schemes.

In  addition  to  budget  allocations  to  various  skill  development  schemes, National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC),  a  PPP  company  under  MSDE provides funding to build scalable for-profit vocational training initiatives. NSDC acts as a catalyst in skill development by providing funding to enterprises, companies and organisations  that  provide  skill  training.  It  also  partners  with  corporates  across sectors  through  its  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  &  Industry  Partnerships arm to channelize industry CSR funds towards skill development initiatives.

Besides In order to improve training capacity of institutes or centres, MSDE has undertaken various steps.

- For  scaling  up  availability  of  quality  trainers  and  assessors,  SSCs  are mandated  to  conduct  Training  of  Trainers  (ToT)  and  Training  of  Assessors (ToA) programs.
- As  per  the  placement  guidelines  of  PMKVY  2.0  (2016-2020),  apart  from imparting  training,  TPs  are  mandated  to  facilitate  placements  of  certified candidates. TPs need to organize Placement/Rozgar Melas every six months with support from the Sector Skill Councils (SSCs).  NSDC  has  also empanelled  placement  partners,  with  the  objective  of  ensuring  placement opportunities to PMKVY certified candidates not placed by TPs within 90 days from date of certification.
- As  per  the  Common  Norms,  the  reimbursement  of  20%  of  training  cost  to training  centres  is  made only  after wage employment or self employment is assured to at least 70% of the certified candidates. There is also a provision to  provide post placement support to candidates from special areas/ special groups  in  order  to  enable  the  newly  skilled  persons  to  settle  into  their jobs/vocations.
- The  Ministry  has  also  set  up  Model  Skill  Centres  called  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) in various districts across the country.

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