Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Skill and Technology
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## Lok SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 352 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## SKILL AND TECHNOLOGY

## 352. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to improve better synergy between policies, design processes, skills and technology which can produce more fruitful result in Skill India and Make in India schemes;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  has  collaborated  with  Central  Government  Ministries, State Governments, Industry, Non-Profits Organizations and Academia to synergize and accelerate the skilling efforts across geographies.  It is aided in these initiatives by  its  functional  arms/institutions  like  National  Skill  Development  Agency  (NSDA), National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC),  Directorate  General  of  Training (DGT),  Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs),  National  Institute  of  Entrepreneurship  and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) etc. Skill India Initiatives of  the  Ministry  has  given  boost  to  'Make  In  India' Programme through preparing highly skilled workforce aligning to the requirement of industry. Various interventions and implementation of the schemes have resulted in the  increase  in  the  number  of  trained  candidates.  To  capture  the  data  for  skilling related  activities  in  the  country,  a  robust  IT  system  namely  'Skill  India  Portal'  has been developed.

MSDE  through  NSDC  is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  on  Pan  India  basis  with  the  aim  to  enable  and mobilize a large number of youth to take up industry designed quality skill training, increase productivity of the existing workforce, and align skill training with the actual needs  of  the  country.  Owing  to  the  success  of  PMKVY  1.0,  the  scheme  was  re launched with an aim to train 10 million youth Pan India by year 2020 and is called PMKVY  2016-20.    PMKVY  2016-20  does  not  mandate  the  establishment  of  skill development  centres.  However,  it  enables  large  number  of  prospective  youth  for taking  up  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL) through  accredited  and  affiliated  training  centers  (TCs)  throughout  the  country. Under  PMKVY  2016-20,  the  empanelled  training  centres  are  monitored  through various  methodologies  including  IT  interventions  and  measures  namely;  self-audit reporting, call validations, surprise visits and monitoring through the Skills Development Management System (SDMS), Smart Management and Accreditation of  Training  Centre  (SMART),  Aadhaar  Enabled  Biometric  Attendance  Solution (AEBAS), social media platform, etc. Under Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) component of PMKVY 2016-20, 49.10 Lakh candidates have been trained so far.

Long Term Training is provided though Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).The ITIs  increased  from  11964  in  2014  to  14495  in  2019  and  trainees  enrolment increased  from  16.9  lakh  in  2014-15  to  23.08  lakh  in  2018-19.  Further,  following initiatives have been made to achieve the objective of Skill India Mission:

- Creation of 22 Regional Director of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (RDSDEs) and 14 no. of NSTIs extension centres by way of restructuring of existing  RDATs  &  NSTIs  so  as  to  monitor  the  activities  of  all  types  of  Skill Training across all the 36 States.
- Introduction of new trades in the year 2018 to keep pace with Technological innovations viz:    Internet  of  Things  ,  Additive  Manufacturing  Technician  (3D Printing) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)/Drone Pilot etc.
- All  the  courses  under  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  have  been  made  NSQF complaint.
- Implementation of Online exams.
- Issuance of e-Certificate through NCVT MIS portal for trainees under different schemes
- Relaxation of Affiliation Norms for establishing ITI's in Unserved Blocks
- Development of question bank for all schemes under DGT i.e. CTS, ATS and CITS to facilitate use of MCQ type question for Computer Based Test (CBT) in AITT.
- Launching of Bharat Skills- Learning Management System (LMS) - a central repository for skills which provides NSQF Curriculum, course material, videos, Question Banks, Mock Tests, etc. for students and Instructors.

Government  has  launched  'Make  in  India'  initiative  with  the  objective  of facilitating  investment,  fostering  innovation,  building  best  in  class  manufacturing infrastructure, making it easy to do business and enhancing skill development. Some of  the  steps  taken  to  make  skill  training  under  'Skill  India',  more  relevant  to  the changing  market  and  'Make  in  India'  needs  inter  alia,  include,  establishment  of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) as industry led bodies to develop National Occupational Standards (NOS), focus on apprenticeship training and notification of National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) as a competency based framework to be adopted by all skill development programmes.

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