Lok Sabha Question No. 1025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: IITs/ Skill India Mission
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1025 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## IITs/ SKILL INDIA MISSION

## 1025. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has drawn a road map on utilisation of the funds allotted for the Skill India Mission in the current year's budget;
- (b) the details of the sectors that have been identified, both region and state-wise;
- (c) the details of the Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) that have been set up during the last two years;
- (d) whether Private Vocational Academic Institutions like Polytechnics and Engineering Colleges can avail financial benefits from this outlay to upgrade their infrastructure; and
- (e) the details of the date from the earlier information tabled in the Parliament and details of the current status in this context?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b): Under the ambit of Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has been implementing the following Schemes/ Programmes for skill development of youth throughout the country:
- (i) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY): Under both PMKVY 2.0 (20162020) and PMKVY 3.0 (2020-21), short duration skill development training have been/ are being undertaken through Short-term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior  Learning  (RPL),  in  more  than  350  job  roles.  The  Scheme  is  being implemented in all States and Union Territories (UTs).
- (ii) Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme: The Scheme aims at providing vocational skills to non-literates, neo-literates as well as school dropouts by identifying skills that  have  a  market  in  the  region  of  their  establishment.  The  scheme  is  being implemented in 248 districts spread across 27 States and 2 UTs.
- (iii) National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme  (NAPS): This Scheme  is for promoting apprenticeship training and increasing the engagement of apprentices by providing financial support to industrial establishments undertaking apprenticeship programme under The Apprentices Act, 1961. Training consists of Basic  Training  and  On-the-Job  Training/  Practical  Training  at  workplace  in  the industry.
- (iv) Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS): There is no funding under this Scheme. Long term  training  programme  in  137  skill  trades  are  provided  through  Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the country.

The  details  of  allocation  of  funds  in  the  budget  of  the  current  financial  year  and  their utilisation up to 31.01.2021 are given below:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Scheme   |   RE 2020-21 (Rs. crores) |   Funds utilised till 31.01.2021 (Rs.crores) |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | PMKVY                |                      1540 |                                      1170.69 |
|         2 | JSS                  |                       165 |                                       118.95 |
|         3 | NAPS                 |                       120 |                                        64.12 |

Fund  utilization  in  the  schemes  occur  as  per  the  specified  milestones  laid  down  in  the respective scheme priorities and guidelines.

(c) to (e): The  number  of  Government  ITIs  set  up  during  the  last  two  years  is  given below:

| Year                       |   Number of Government ITIs created |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2019-20                    |                                 192 |
| 2020-21 (as on 02.02.2021) |                                  12 |
| Total                      |                                 204 |

The  component  of  'Central  assistance  for  up-gradation  of  selected  Polytechnics'  of  the Polytechnics  Scheme  of  this  Ministry  covers  public  funded  Polytechnics  only.  However, under  the  Skills  Strengthening  for  Industrial  Value  Enhancement  (STRIVE)  Scheme,  the Ministry provides funding to both Government and Private ITIs selected competitively. There are 29 Private ITIs covered in the STRIVE project and a sum of Rs. 17.72 crore has been released till date. Annual updates on various schemes and programmes are published in the Annual Reports of the Ministry, which are laid in the Parliament.

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