Lok Sabha Question No. 2471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Vocational Education
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2471

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

## 2471   SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the details of measures being taken to boost vocational education in the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up any Special Educational Zones to serve vocational education and Skill development; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  have  taken  following initiatives to boost Vocational Education & Training in the country:
- I. Creation  of  22  Regional  Directorate  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (RDSDEs) and 14 no. of NSTIs extension centres by way of restructuring of existing Regional Directorates of Apprenticeship  Training (RDATs) & National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) so as to monitor the activities of all types of Skill Training across all the 36 States/UTs.
- II. Introduction  of  13  new  age  trades/courses  in  the  year  2018  to  keep  pace  with Technological innovations viz: Technician Mechatronics, Soil testing & Crop Technician, Internet of Things, Additive Manufacturing Technician (3D Printing) and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)/Drone Pilot etc.
- III. All  the  courses  under  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  have  been  made  National  Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant.
- IV. Grant  of  affiliation  to  first  two  ITIs  for  Divyangs  at  Ahmadabad  &  Kolkata  and affiliation for one ITI for Army at Pune, Maharashtra.
- V. Grading of ITIs
- VI. Relaxation of Affiliation Norms for establishing ITI's in Unserved Blocks
- VII. 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.

At  present  Vocational  Training  is  imparted  in  136  trades  in  the  Industrial  Training Institutes located in the States/UTs. At present, a total of 14,494 (Govt. 2876 and Private 11618) ITIs are affiliated. A total of 23.12 lakh trainees are enrolled during the session 201819 in ITIs  in the trades of duration of one & two years.

A total of 5.83 Lakh  trainees are enrolled in Apprenticeship Training  since August 2016.

The  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  through  its  38  sector  skill  council  has trained about 67 lakh trainees under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash Yojana (PMKVY) in short  term  courses.  Nearly  605  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendra  (PMKK)  are  also functioning  in  the  districts  of  the  states  wherein  a  total  of  7.39  lakh  trainees  have  been trained.

A total of 14 India International Skill Centers are functioning across the country under the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

(b) & (c) At present, Ministry has no scheme to set up special education zones

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