Lok Sabha Question No. 1943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: India-Japan Dialogue
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1943

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## INDIA-JAPAN DIALOGUE

† 1943 SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

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

- a. whether agriculture  and  education  sectors  have  been  identified  as  key  sectors  in  skill development during second India-Japan Dialogue;
- b. if so, the details thereof;
- c. whether Japan would extend assistance in skill  development  to  the  sectors  identified; and
- d. if so, the details of the key features among the sectors identified for laying focus?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) & (b) Sir, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) does not have any information pertaining to the 2 nd   India-Japan  Dialogue.  However,  MSDE  as  a  part  of Memorandum  of  Cooperation  (MoC)  signed  with  Japan  on  17th  October  2017  has  been implementing Technical Intern Training Programme (TITP). Under TITP, selected candidates undergo three to five years of On Job Training (OJT), after which they are required to return to India  and  utilize  the  skills  acquired  by  them  in  Japan.  Further,  Specified  Skilled  Worker Programme  (SSW)  is  another  programme  of  cooperation  in  the  field  of  skill  development between India and Japan. The MoC on SSW signed in 2021 between MEA and Japan provides cooperation for sending skilled workers to Japan in identified sectors. Under SSW, MSDE has been  made  the  focal  point  regarding  skill  exams  and  tests  to  measure  Japanese  language proficiency of specified skilled workers.

Under  TITP  and  SSW  several  key  sectors  have  been  identified  based  on  mutual agreement between India and Japan. Agriculture is one of the key sectors identified under the programmes. However, Education is not being covered under any of these initiatives. The job categories and Roles being covered in the Agriculture sector under TITP and SSW is given at Annexure I.

- (c)  &  (d)  Yes  Sir,  with  assistance  of  Japan,  SSW  Skill  Exam  has  been  started  in  India  for Nursing Care (since Jan 2022) and Agriculture (since Sep 2022) sectors. Also, NSDC under the aegis of MSDE is working with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for provision of Japanese Technical Experts in India.

## Annexure I

## Job Categories and Roles being covered in the Agriculture sector under TITP and SSW

| Project                                  | Job Categories            | Job Role                                                                              |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) | Cultivation agriculture   | 1. Facility horticulture 2. Upland field cropping/ Vegetable growing 3. Fruit growing |
| Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) | Livestock agriculture     | 1. Hog raising 2. Poultry farming (collecting chicken eggs) 3. Dairy                  |
| Specified Skilled Worker (SSW)           | General crop farming      | 1. Cultivation management 2. Collection/shipping/sorting of agricultural products etc |
| Specified Skilled Worker (SSW)           | General livestock farming | 1. Breed management 2. Collection/shipping/sorting of livestock products etc          |

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