Lok Sabha Question No. 3007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Schemes on Vocational Education and Carrier Guidance for School Students
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Riti Pathak, Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3007 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## Schemes on Vocational Education and Carrier Guidance for School Students

## † 3007.   SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of the schemes on Vocational Education and Career Guidance for school students being implemented across the country by the Government;
- (b) the manner in which students across the country are being trained to make a skilled workforce  and  bring  India  at  par  with  other  nations  through  formal  vocational training provided during the student's years of s tudies; and
- (c) the manner in which students in the country are being trained especially in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) to (c): The  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  is  implementing  an initiative  of  Vocationalisation  of  School  Education  under  the  umbrella  of  the  Centrally Spo nsored Scheme 'Samagra Shiksha' for integrating Vocational Education with general academic education in all Secondary/Senior Secondary schools; enhancing the employability and entrepreneurial abilities of the students, providing exposure to work environment; and generating awareness amongst students about various career options so as to enable them to make a choice in accordance with their aptitude, competence and  aspirations.  Under  the  Scheme,  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF) compliant vocational courses are offered to the students from class 9 th  to 12 th  in the schools covered under the scheme. Vocational modules are offered to the students as an  additional  subject  for  Secondary  level  (Class  IX  and  X)  and  as  a  compulsory (elective) subject for Sr. Secondary level (Class XI and XII). Job Roles in different sector like Aerospace &  Aviation, Agriculture, Apparel Made  ups  &  Home  Furnishing, Automotive,  Banking  Finance  and  Insurance  Services  (BFSI),  Beauty  and  Wellness, Construction, Electronics  &  Hardware, Handicrafts  &  Carpets,  Healthcare,  Information Technology  /  Information  Technology  Enabled  Services  (IT/ITeS),  Management  & Entrepreneurship,  Media  &  Entertainment,  Multi  Skilling,  Physical  Education  &  Sports, Plumber,  Power,  Retail,  Security,  Telecom,  Tourism  &  Hospitality,  Transportation Logistics & Warehousing etc. have been approved to be offered in these modules.

The status of approved schools, functional schools and enrolled students in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir are as follows:

(as on 15 th  March, 2023)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT name   |   Approved Schools |   Functional Schools |   Enrolled Students |   Number of Active Job Roles |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Bihar           |                 81 |                    1 |                  50 |                            5 |
| 2.        | Gujarat         |                934 |                  835 |               59371 |                           21 |
| 3.        | Jammu & Kashmir |               1121 |                  555 |               61002 |                           32 |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh  |               1424 |                 1424 |              218520 |                           19 |
| Total     | Total           |               3560 |                 2815 |              338943 |                           77 |

Source: Prabandh Portal and Data received from State Governments

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