Lok Sabha Question No. 3646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Skill Development Mission in Maharashtra
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3646 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT MISSION IN MAHARASHTRA

## 3646. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote Industry-Institute linkages in Skill Development Mission in State of Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of industries partnered under the scheme and nature of such partnership;
- (c) whether the Government has forged partnership with foreign educational institutions and industries to provide quality training and professional skilling to the youth and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether such partnerships have been undertaken in the State of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The  Maharashtra  Skill  Development  Mission  which  is  functioning  under  the administrative control of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Department of Government of Maharashtra  is  the  Nodal  Agency  for  planning,  coordination,  execution  &  monitoring  of  Skill Development Initiatives of the State Government. All the Skill Development schemes of various Departments of the State Government including Industry-Institute linkages are integrated and coordinated by this Mission.

The  National Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  partnered  with  Salesforce  to  enhance  skill development  and  capacity  building.  Through  this  partnership,  NSDC  and  Salesforce  aim  to empower learners and educators, regardless of socio-economic background, to skill up for the jobs of tomorrow with innovative content, presentations and training resource. The partnership also entails reaching out to colleges and universities to adopt NSDC's wide array of courses and engage with students through the Trailhead platform. The Salesforce, India's global leader in customer relations management (CRM), will create 5,48,400 new jobs and $67 billion in new business revenues in India through 2024, according to IDC report.

MSDE  actively  pursues  global  partnerships  at  G2G  level  with  the  aim  of  promoting global mobility, strengthening the Indian skilling ecosystem, and sharing of knowledge with other developing economies. MSDE and NSDC have entered into partnerships with countries namely UAE  for  benchmarking  of  qualifications,  and  Kingdom  of  Saudi  Arabia  (KSA)  for  Skills verification  programme  .  Under  the  partnership  with  UAE,  NSDC  is  working  with  Abu  Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council (ADQCC) and 15 Indian Qualification Packs have been mapped to 13  UAE  Qualifications  in  the  Construction  and  Automotive  sector.  Further,  partnership  with Japan  has  also  been  established  under  Technical  Intern  Training  Program  (TITP)  to  send interns  from  India  to  Japan  for  3-5  years.  Till  date,  NSDC  has  empaneled  31  Sending Organizations (SOs) to drive the agenda of training the youth to advance their careers through TITP.

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