Lok Sabha Question No. 4360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Industry-Institute Linkage
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4360

ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## INDUSTRY-INSTITUTE LINKAGE

4360. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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 Uttar Pradesh at present;
- (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 partnership have been undertaken in the state of Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) Through  the  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC),  the Ministry has taken up initiatives to connect with industries for partnership under the Skill India Mission. NSDC has set up 37 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) as Industry led bodies which help in training need analysis, curriculum development, rolling out of training,  assessment  and  certification.  List  of  SSCs  is  enclosed  at Annexure-I . Functions of SSCs cover all the States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh.

Under PMKVY 2.0 & 3.0, RPL projects in collaboration with the Industries/ Employers were  executed  in  74  districts  in  Uttar  Pradesh.  These  projects  led  to  5,64,359 candidates being trained and 5,16,727candidates being successfully certified. Some of the major industries/ employers included Orane, Urban Clap, Digitoonz Media & Entertainment  Pvt.  Limited,  HCL,  ATS,  Citibank,  Havells  India  Limited,  Mentor Graphics  India  Pvt.  Ltd.,  Bank  of  Baroda,  Union  Bank  of  India,  Wipro  Ltd.,  Park Avenue,  G4S  Secure  Solutions  (India)  Ltd.,  Wave  Group,  Toshiba,  Nuova  Shoes, Sarovar  Hotels,  Orient  Electric  Ltd.,  Jubilant  Chemsys  Ltd.,  Unichem  Laboratories Ltd., Genpact, CREDAI, Reliance Digital, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., BPCL, OYO, BSNL, Indian Oil Corp. Ltd., Volvo, Tata Projects Ltd., Hettich India Pvt. Ltd.

(c) & (d) : For industry level collaborations, National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis of MSDE has signed 23 Business to Business (B2B) MoUs with organizations/bodies in different countries to enable employer connect, on the job training, capacity building, etc.  Moreover, NSDC is also collaborating with the state's skill development missions for the international mobility of skilled and certified workers. In this regard, MoUs have been signed with state skill development mission including Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM).

Further, the Skill India International Centre (SIIC) at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, has been set up in collaboration with DP World - an Emirati multinational Logistics Company based in Dubai, UAE to impart skill training to youth in sectors that are in demand in Gulf nations such as logistics, port operations etc. Cambridge English has launched an English Language Lab at SIIC on 2 nd  March 2023.  A pre diagnostic test at SIIC was also conducted by Cambridge to understand the existing level of English of the candidates at SIIC, Varanasi.

## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4360  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  27.03.2023  REGARDING  'INDUSTRYINSTITUTE LINKAGE'

## List of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs)

|   S. No. | Sector                 | Name of the SSC                                                              |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Aerospace and Aviation | Aviation & Aerospace Sector Skill Council                                    |
|        2 | Agriculture            | Agriculture Skill Council of India                                           |
|        3 | Apparels               | Apparel, Madeups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council                      |
|        4 | Automotive             | Automotive Skills Development Council                                        |
|        5 | Beauty & Wellness      | Beauty & wellenss Sector Skill Council                                       |
|        6 | BFSI                   | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) Sector Skill Council of India |
|        7 | Capital Goods          | Capital Goods Skill Council                                                  |
|        8 | Construction           | Construction Skill Development Council of India                              |
|        9 | Domestic Workers       | Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council                                        |
|       10 | Electronics & Hardware | Electronic Sector Skill Council of India                                     |
|       11 | Food Processing        | Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative                                    |
|       12 | Furniture & Fittings   | Furniture & Fittings Skill Council                                           |
|       13 | Gems & Jewellery       | Gems & Jewellery Skill Council of India                                      |
|       14 | Green Jobs             | Skill Council for Green Jobs                                                 |
|       15 | Handicrafts            | Handicrafts & carpets Sector Skill Council                                   |
|       16 | Healthcare             | Healthcare Sector Skill Council                                              |

|   17 | Hydrocarbon                                             | Hydro Carbon Sector Skill Council                                    |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   18 | Infrastructure Equipment                                | Infrastructure Equipment Skill Council                               |
|   19 | Iron & Steel                                            | Indian Iron & Steel Sector Skill Council                             |
|   20 | Instrumentation Automation Surveillance & Communication | Instrumentation Automation Surveillance & Communication              |
|   21 | IT-ITeS                                                 | IT-ITeS Sector Skill Council                                         |
|   22 | Leather                                                 | Leather Sector Skill Council                                         |
|   23 | Life Sciences                                           | Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council                       |
|   24 | Logistics                                               | Logistics Skill Council                                              |
|   25 | Management                                              | Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council        |
|   26 | Media                                                   | Media & Entertainment Skills Council                                 |
|   27 | Mining                                                  | Skill Council for Mining Sector                                      |
|   28 | Painting & Coating                                      | Paints and Coatings Skill Council                                    |
|   29 | Persons with Disability                                 | Skill Council for PwD                                                |
|   30 | Plumbing                                                | Indian Plumbing Skills Council                                       |
|   31 | Power                                                   | Power Sector Skill Council                                           |
|   32 | Retail                                                  | Retailers Association's Skill Council of India                       |
|   33 | Rubber                                                  | Rubber Skill Development Council                                     |
|   34 | Sports                                                  | Sports, Physical Education, Fitness and Leisure Sector Skill Council |
|   35 | Telecom                                                 | Telecom Sector Skill Council of India                                |
|   36 | Textiles & Handlooms                                    | Textile Sector Skill Council                                         |
|   37 | Tourism & Hospitality                                   | Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council                                  |

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