Lok Sabha Question No. 3364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Skill Development Project
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3364 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

## 3364 . DR . VISHNU PRASAD M . K .

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  skill  training  programmes  identified  in  Tamil  Nadu  to  address unemployment in the State;
- (b) whether any separate Skill Development Project has been identified for those returning from the Gulf countries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the initiatives taken by the Government to capitalize learning methodologies as per new emerging job skills?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ( SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN )

- (a) For skill development of the youth in the country, including in the State of Tamil Nadu, the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship  (MSDE) has been implementing the following major schemes, viz., Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan  (JSS)  Scheme  and  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS).  under short-term  skilling,  and  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  the  Industrial  Training Institutes  (ITIs),  under  longterm  skill  training.  The  number  of  candidates  trained  under  the above schemes from 2018-19 to 2020-21 in the country is 137.56 Lakhs out  of which  5.99 Lakhs candidates have been trained in the State of Tamil Nadu.
- (b) The Government of India has launched an initiative SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) to conduct skill mapping of the returning citizens under the Vande Bharat Mission (VBM). SWADES is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of External Affairs, the said initiative  aiming  at  creating  a  database  of  returning  citizens  based  on  their  skill  sets  and experience.  The  returning  citizens  arerequired  to  fill  up  an  online  SWADES  Skill  Card, containing details related to the work sector, job title, employment and years of experience.

(c) eSkill  India  is  the  digital  skilling  initiative  from  National  Skill  Development  Council (NSDC) and is a first of its kind eSkilling platform leveraging skilling opportunities by combining eContent from various players across the ecosystem. It acts as a onestop shop for all skilling opportunities  in  our  ecosystem.  It  provides  learners  an  opportunity  for  lifelong  learning  to reskill/upskill themselves. Collaborating with multinational organizations, academic institutions, government  and  non-government  organizations,  eSkill  India  aggregates  courses  through  a network of specialized and experienced Knowledge Partners. These have been instrumental in setting up a rich catalogue of digital-skill opportunities for the skill-seekers. Right from trade skills  courses  to  Soft  Skills,  Life  Skills,  and  Employability  enhancers  have  been  provided. Partnerships with industry leaders as IBM, Microsoft, Saylor Academy, Amazon etc. have been established, offering high-quality, new, and  emerging  courses  in diverse sectors  and languages.

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