Lok Sabha Question No. 4624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Training in Electronic Vehicle
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4624 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## TRAINING IN ELECTRONIC VEHICLE

## 4624. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set any target to achieve the Skill India Mission;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the target achieved during the last three years, year wise;
- (c) whether the Government has allocated adequate funds for implementation of the Skill India Mission;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  spent  and  the  number  of  youths  trained during the said  period;
- (e) whether new industrial training courses including electric vehicle courses are proposed to be introduced under the Skill India Mission; and
- (f) if so, give details?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) Under the Skill India Mission, the Government has been implementing a number of  skill  development  schemes/programmes  across  22  Central  Ministries/Departments  for training  over  40  crore  people  in  India  in  different  skills  by  2022.  The  Ministry  of  Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  been  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas Yojana (PMKVY-2016-2020) and Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) for short term training. Details of persons trained / oriented along with funds allocated and spent are given below:-

| Year    | PMKVY                                       | PMKVY                  | PMKVY                              | JSS                                     | JSS                       | JSS                                |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|         | Amount Allocated in the Budget INR in Crore | Amount spent INR Crore | Persons trained /oriented In lakhs | Amount allocated in Budget INR in Crore | Amount Spent INR in Crore | Persons trained /oriented In lakhs |
| 2019-20 | 1749.22                                     | 1633.89 *              | 28.68                              | 80.00                                   | 78.71@                    | 3.24                               |
| 2018-19 | 1946.45                                     | 1909.19                | 20.99                              | 61.43                                   | 31.43                     | 1.67                               |
| 2017-18 | 1723.19                                     | 1721.19                | 21.55                              | 31.52                                   | 31.52                     | 1.73                               |

Besides, 38.74 lakh persons have been trained under Craftsman Training Schemes (CTS) of Industrial Technical Institutes (ITIs) during the period 2016-17 to 2018-19. In addition, 13 new courses  have  been  introduced  in  the  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  and  National  Skill Training  Institutes  (NSTIs)  as  per  details  given  in Annexure  I. A  module  on  Electric  Vehicle (EV) technologyhas been introduced in trade Mechanic for two and three wheelers.

Annexure I Annexure referred to in reply to LSUQ No. 4624 to be answered on 23.03.2020 regarding TRAINING IN ELECTRONIC VEHICLE. List of new courses introduced under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.

|   S.No. | Course                                          |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Soil Testing and Crop Technician                |
|       2 | Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture)          |
|       3 | Internet of Things (Smart Healthcare )          |
|       4 | Internet of Things (Smart City)                 |
|       5 | Smartphone Technician Cum App Tester            |
|       6 | Geo Informatics Assistant                       |
|       7 | Aeronautical Structure and Equipment Fitter     |
|       8 | Additive Manufacturing Technician (3D Printing) |
|       9 | Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)/Drone Pilot     |
|      10 | Electrician Power Distribution                  |
|      11 | Technician Mechatronics                         |
|      12 | Solar Technician (Electrical)                   |
|      13 | Fireman                                         |

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