Lok Sabha Question No. 3365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: National Policy for Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3365 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2021

## NATIONAL POLICY FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT

## 3365.   DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- a)    whether the Union Government  has launched National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in 2015;
- b)     if so, the details thereof along with aims and objective of the said policy;
- c)      whether the aims and objectives of the policy have been achieved;
- d)    if so, the details thereof and if not, the extent to which it has been achieved so far;
- e)     whether the Union Government has reviewed the aforesaid policy;
- f)      if so, the outcome thereof; and
- g)     whether there is a plan to create  pool  of  skilled  workforce  under  the production-linked incentive scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    Yes Sir, the Government has notified the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015 on 15 th July, 2015.

(b)        The  National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015 aims at meeting the challenge of skilling the youth of the country at scale with speed, standard and sustainability, along with making skill aspirational. It provides the umbrella framework of Skill India for all skilling activities carried out within the country, to align them to common standards and link skilling with demand.  In short, the said Policy aims at skilling, up skilling and re-skilling.

- (c)      Yes, Sir.

(d)     A number of initiatives have been taken by the Government to meet the objectives of the Policy.  The major achievements of the Policy are given below:

- Establishment of Nationwide skill development training/entrepreneurship network of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Kendras  (721  PMKKs),  Training  Centres  (28,982 TCs),  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (14604  ITIs),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (308 JSS), Industrial Units Imparting Apprenticeship Training (18353) etc.
- So  far, 2.35  Crore candidates  have been  trained/oriented, under  various schemes of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
- Process  reforms  undertaken  in  the  long-term  training  eco-system  of  Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to improve industry connect, ease procedures for candidates and enhance transparency.
- Establishment of the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) in December  2018  for  the skilling eco-system  for  more transparent, accountable and unified regulatory mechanism.
- Making Skill/Vocational Training aspirational by curriculum integration of vocational training and school education.
- International  benchmarking  of  skill  qualifications,  participation  in  World  Skills competition and institution of Kaushal acharya Awards.

(e) & (f) The Ministry  has  undertaken  regular  evaluation  of  policy  objectives  and outcomes and to make necessary changes wherever required. Further, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) in its 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) held on 29.06.2021 has decided to review the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015 after undertaking an evaluation study through a reputed national level institution/ agency.

(g)       The  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  scheme  is  our  government  mission  to transform India into a global manufacturing hub. To this the MSDE programme/policies are  aimed  at  creating  skilled  workforce  to  ensure  this  mission  of  India,  as  a  global manufacturing power, is realized.

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