Lok Sabha Question No. 114 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Electric Vehicle Ecosystem
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENURESHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## ELECTRIC VEHICLE ECOSYSTEM

## 114. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA

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

- a) Whether the government, in view of upcoming electric vehicle ecosystem, is making  efforts  for  up  skilling  and  re-skilling  of  the  people  currently  employed  in internal combustion engine based automobile and ancillary industry sector;
- b) If so, the details thereof; and
- c) If not, he reasons there for?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO. *114  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 25.07.2022  ASKED  BY  SHRI  VISHNU  DATT  SHARMA  REGARDING 'ELECTRIC VEHICLE ECOSYSTEM'

## (a) : Yes, Sir.

(b) & (c) : Directorate General of Training under Ministry of Skill Development  &  Entrepreneurship  has  introduced  a  course,  namely,  'Mechanic Electric Vehicle' in the year 2021 under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs),  to  meet  the  upcoming  requirement  of  electric vehicle ecosystem.  The duration of the course is 2 years and its NSQF Level is 5. Under Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojna  (PMKVY)  training  has  commenced  in Automotive sector  for two job roles i.e. Electric Vehicle Maintenance Technician and Electric Vehicle Test Engineer.

Power Sector Skill Council (PSSC) has recently developed 2 qualifications in Distribution domain, i.e. Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging StationTechnician (Operation and Maintenance) and Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station -Technician (Installation & Commissioning) which is aligned to NSQF level 4.

Further,  Automotive  Skill  Development  Council  (ASDC)  has  undertaken following activities to support skilling in Electric Vehicle Ecosystem:

- ASDC organised various expert group meetings on Electric Vehicles to discuss current industry requirement in the form of Qualification Packs, trainer, assessor and placement scenario under Electric Vehicle domain, such as manufacturing, service, R&D, etc.
- ASDC  in  collaboration  with  NPTC  Group  of  Colleges  in  UK  has  conducted Training  of  Trainers  (ToT)  program  for  the  newly  developed  Electric  Vehicle Service Lead Technician qualification where 12 trainers were certified.
- ASDC in collaboration with industry and training providers has developed various certification programs with companies and certified approximately 2,000 candidates.
- ASDC has also launched e-Learning course with Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. "xEV Shiksha' where 25,000+ candidates are certified.

ASDC has developed 8 qualifications  in  Research  &  Development,  Manufacturing and Service domain mentioned below:

| S. No.                 | Sub Sector                                | QP Number              | QP Name                                  | Level                  |
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Research & Development | Research & Development                    | Research & Development | Research & Development                   | Research & Development |
| 1.                     | Automotive Product Testing and Validation | ASC/Q8406              | Electric Vehicle Test Engineer           | 5                      |
| 2.                     | Automotive Product Designing              | ASC/Q8104              | Electric Vehicle Product Design Engineer | 5                      |

| Manufacturing   | Manufacturing                 | Manufacturing   | Manufacturing                              | Manufacturing   |
|-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 3.              | Assembly Operations           | ASC/Q3606       | Electric Vehicle Assembly Operator         | 3               |
| 4.              | Assembly Operations           | ASC/Q3605       | Electric Vehicle Assembly Technician       | 4               |
| 5.              | Plant & Equipment Maintenance | ASC/Q6809       | Electric Vehicle Maintenance Technician    | 4               |
| 6.              | Quality Assurance             | ASC/Q6307       | Electric Vehicle Quality Control Inspector | 4               |
| Service         | Service                       | Service         | Service                                    | Service         |
| 7.              | Technical & Service Repair    | ASC/Q1429       | Electric Vehicle Service Technician        | 4               |
| 8.              | Technical & Service Repair    | ASC/Q1424       | Electric Vehicle Service Lead Technician   | 5               |

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