Lok Sabha Question No. 224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Partnership with International Agencies
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## PARTNERSHIP WITH INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES

## 224. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to bring any communication mechanism to be adopted at different levels for creating awareness on need for skilling at local, State, district and village levels;
- (b) whether the  Government  is  considering  to  adopt  SSDMs (State  Skill  Development Missions) for organizing advertisement campaigns in vernacular language through electronic as well as print medium;
- (c) whether  any  steps  are  being  taken  at  the  school  level  for  creating  awareness  on vocational education, apprenticeship, etc;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has made any partnership with international agencies for vocational training opportunities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  To  ensure  that  skilling  fulfils  the  aspiration  of  the  people  at  local  level  including Panchayat level, the Ministry  of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is laying emphasis on empowering the District. It is envisaged that the District Skill Committee under the District Collector  would not only facilitate development of district skill development plans but also oversee the implementations for better delivery.  District Skill Committees would work closely with the Ministry to drive skill development initiatives. In order to strengthen resource support at District level, the Ministry has also introduced the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF), an initiative designed and implemented by IIM Bangalore in collaboration with State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs), where fellows will be posted in the districts for 2 years and will work closely with the district administration to create specific State Skill Development  Plans.  Relevant  local  and  state  level  programs  will  also  receive  additional funding under the SANKALP scheme of MSDE, beyond the already allocated state incentive grants. Ministry of Education is     implementing the Scheme of Vocationalisation of School Education  under  the  umbrella  of  'SamagraShiksha  -  an  integrated  scheme  for  school education'. Under the scheme a vocational subject is offered for Classes IX to XII along with the general education to provide necessary vocational skills for variety of occupations along with awareness about the benefits of vocational education. The National Skill Development Corporation under the Ministry has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with 8 countries viz; Japan, UAE, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Russia, Finland and Morocco for cooperation in the field of vocational education and training.

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