Lok Sabha Question No. 1369 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Skill Training for the Local Industry
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1369 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## SKILL TRAINING FOR THE LOCAL INDUSTRY

## †1369. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

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

(a) whether the Government has made any effort to organize skill training for various job roles as per the needs of the local industry during the last five years;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) new steps taken by the Government to promote skill and entrepreneurship for rural development during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Yes Sir.

(b) Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  is  implementing  its  flagship  scheme  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY) to impart skill development training to prospective youth of the country including candidates from rural areas. Presently, the third phase of PMKVY i.e. PMKVY 3.0 is being implemented.

PMKVY 3.0 is a demand driven scheme with bottom-up approach with District level plan  being  the  fundamental  level  of  implementation.  Under  PMKVY  3.0,  District  Skill Committees  have  been  entrusted  with  the  task  of  identifying  local  demand,  based  on which  training  is  arranged  in  the  district.  This  is  envisaged  in  strengthening  local  skill capability including the local industry. Further, State/UTs have been given the provision for imparting skill training in State specific job roles addressing the needs of local industry under the Short Term Training (STT)/ Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL) component of PMKVY.

Ministry  has  undertaken  various  measures  to  encourage  greater  participation  of industry  in  skilling  ecosystem  to  improve  employment  outcomes.  Employer-led  skill development  is  also  being  promoted  to  further  improve  placements  outcomes  under PMKVY scheme 2016-20. Training Centres (TCs)/ Training Providers (TPs) are required to have dedicated mentorship-cum-placement cells for industry linkage and placement of candidates.

The Government had engaged various organizations including Accenture, KPMG,  and  PricewaterhouseCoopers  (PwC)  through  the  National  Skill  Development Corporation  (NSDC)  for  conducting  district-level  skill  gap  studies  for  different  States  in India. The studies were conducted in 443 districts. They contain information on districtwise skill gaps over 2012-17 and 2017-22. The overall objective of the State-wise studies was  to  assess  the  district-level  skill  gaps  in  the  concerned  States,  both  in  terms  of numbers and the required skills and competence. The studies provide information on the skills needed and the skill gaps in various sectors across districts in the state. They help understand  the  skill  requirements  and  opportunities  within  the  states.  Further,  Human Resource and Skill Requirement Study for 21 Coastal Districts of India were prepared for: Sagarmala, Ministry of Shipping.

PMKVY 3.0 has a 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 grossroots. Skill gap studies have been shared with all stakeholders to help in this exercise. These studies are also available on NSDC website.

(c) All the schemes of the Ministry are implemented in both urban and rural areas. The most  important  amongst  them  is  the  JSS  Scheme,  as  far  as  the  rural  outreach  is concerned. The Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS Division) in the Ministry is administering the Scheme of support to (NGOs) for Skill Development. The mandate of this scheme is to provide skill training to the non-literate, neo-literates, persons with rudimentary level of education up-to 8 th and  school  dropouts  up  to  12 th standard  in  the  age  group  of  14-45 years.  The  objective  of  training  imparted  under  JSS  is  to  link  the  individuals  to  gainful livelihood options and supplement their family income through self-employment and wage employment.  The  priority  groups  are  women,  SC,  ST,  minority  and  other  backward sections of the society. This scheme has a unique approach to the problem of skilling in the rural areas - in many districts, the JSSs also undertake door-to-door campaigns for skilling of the rural poor who cannot travel to the respective JSS centres due to economic difficulties  and  problems  of  loss  of  livelihood  on  account  of  skill  training  programmes organised by the concerned JSSs. The Third Party Evaluation (TPE) Report on the JSS conducted by the IIPA on the basis of the data till 2019-20 shows that the majority of the beneficiaries of the scheme are from rural area (50.49%).

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