Lok Sabha Question No. 3344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Analysing Skill Development Programme with Statistics
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 3344

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 . 08 . 2021

## ANALYSING SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WITH STATISTICS

## 3344 . SHRI S . MUNISWAMY :

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

- ( a ) whether the Government is analyzing the Skill Development programs with statistics across the country; and
- ( b ) If so, the proposals of the Government to upskill the deprived areas, States and the skill sectors?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir. As envisaged in the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  2015,  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  been undertaking regular monitoring and evaluation of its various schemes / initiatives on various parameters including statistics for necessary corrective measures.
- (b) (i)  The Government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy for the overall development of people  living  across  the  country  including  in  deprived  areas,  States  and  skill  sectors,  this strategy supporting skill training. The Ministry has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme and National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), for providing short term Skill Development training and Craftsman Training  Scheme  (CTS),  for  long term  training,  to  the  youth  belonging  to  all  section  of  the society across all sectors.

The  Ministry  has  designed  PMKVY  3.0  as  a  demand-driven  scheme  with  bottom-up approach  for  identification  and  mapping  of  job  roles.  Under  the  scheme,  District  Skill Committees (DSCs) are the focal  point for  its  implementation.  DSCs  under  the  guidance  of respective State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs), are playing a key role in addressing the skill gap and assessing demand at the district level. The DSCs have been entrusted with the development of District Skill Development Plans (DSDPs) to promote decentralized planning and implementation at the grassroots.

(ii) There  are  various  other  ministries  running  up-skilling  programmes  for  deprived  areas like Ministry of Rural Development  is implementing DeenDayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) ,  a  placement linked skill  development program for rural poor youth under National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) since September, 2014. Rural Youth in the age group of 15-35 years are covered under this scheme. DDU-GKY guidelines provide for earmarking as much as  50% of the funds for SCs and STs and 15% for minorities. Further, one third beneficiaries of the respective categories including general category covered under the scheme should be women. The Government is also implementing Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY - NRLM) across the country in a mission mode with the objective of organizing the rural poor women into Self Help Groups (SHGs), and continuously nurturing and supporting them till they attain appreciable increase in incomes over a period of time and improve their quality of life and come out of abject poverty. The programme intends to reach out to about 8-10 crore households in a phased manner.

The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises,  Govt. of  India,  through  Coir Board, is implementing various schemes for improving the Coir industry in the country under the Umbrella Scheme ' Coir VikasYojana '. The Coir Board is implementing Skill upgradation and  Mahila  Coir  Yojana schemes  for  promotion  and  development  of  coir  industry  in  the country including non-traditional areas.  Khadi is the unique programme of KVIC and a potent tool  for  creation  of  employment  at  the  Artisans'  doorstep  being  implemented  by  Khadi Institutions.  Under  Mineral  Based  Industry,  Khadi&  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC) distributed Electric Pottery Wheels along with other tools & equipments to the Pottery artisans, for  strengthening  Potter  families  engaged  in  Pottery. 18   existing  Technology  Centres (TCs)  run by the Ministry of MSME  cater to the industry by providing skilled manpower in the areas of General Engineering, Auto and Auto Components, Electronics, Foundry & Forging, Footwear, Flagrance & Flavours, Sports Goods Glass Industry. 15 new TCs are coming up also, in different sectors.

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