Lok Sabha Question No. 340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Skill Development Programme of CIPET
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana

## Ls usq No.340GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 340

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03/02/2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OF CIPET

## 340. SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether it is a fact that the enrollments, assessments and success rate under the skill development programme of the Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) has declined in the past three years;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, year-wise;
- (c)      whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  increase  the  enrollments, assessments and success rate; and
- (d)       if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a)       Central  Institute  of  Petrochemicals  Engineering  and  Technology  (CIPET) regularly conducts the  Skill  Development  Training  Programmes  with  the  support  of various Ministries / State Skill Development Missions / Govt. Departments / PSUs / Private Organizations for the benefit of underprivileged / unemployed youths of their respective target group / beneficiaries. The no. of beneficiaries benefited in the skill development training programme at CIPET centres during last three years is as follows:

| Sl. No.   | Financial Year               | Skill Development Programme (No. of Candidates)   | Skill Development Programme (No. of Candidates)   |
|-----------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|           | Financial Year               | Enrolled                                          | Completed                                         |
| 1.        | 2020-21                      | 29,581                                            | 29,465 (99.60%)                                   |
| 2.        | 2021-22                      | 34,208                                            | 34,027 (99.47%)                                   |
| 3.        | 2022-23 (upto December 2022) | 32,267                                            | 32,153 (99.64%)                                   |

(b)         Due  to  the  impact  of  COVID-19  pandemic,  the  skill  development  training programmes were severely hampered during the period from March 2020 to September

2021. Now the enrollment is gradually improving. (c)        Yes. (d)        From  the  year  2022-23,  CIPET  has  again  started  receiving  sanctions  from various  Ministries  /  State  Skill  Development  Mission  /  Govt.  Department  /  PSUs  / Private  Organization  for  conducting  skill  development  training  programmes  and  all CIPET centres are making concerted efforts for enrolling more number of candidates in  the  training  programme  followed  by  assessment  of  admitted  candidates  in  the training  programme.  In  view  of  above,  the  number  of  student  enrollment  in  skill development training programmes is gradually increasing at CIPET.

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