Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Jobs to Semi-Skilled and Skilled Persons
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 69 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## JOBS TO SEMI-SKILLED AND SKILLED PERSONS

## 69. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

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

- (a) whether  the Government has assessed the skill development need for rural population to ensure achieving India a $ 5 trillion economy;
- (b) if so, the details about such sector specific skill requirements and the steps taken so far or proposed to be taken during the near future;
- (c) whether the Government is taking action to ensure jobs to the semi-skilled and skilled persons  who  have  reverse  migrated  to  rural  areas  from  their  urban  place  of  work  due  to COVID 19 restrictions;
- (d) whether the Government have any plan of action to arrest rural-urban migration due to gaps between skill set and availability of occupational choices in rural areas;
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  District  Skill  Committees  (DSCs),  under  the  guidance  of  respective  State  Skill Development  Missions  (SSDMs),  are  playing  a  key  role  in  addressing  the  skill  gap  and assessing demand at the district level including in rural areas. The DSCs have been entrusted with the development of District Skill Development Plans (DSDPs) to promote decentralized planning and implementation at the grassroots.  To build capacity of the DSCs and to help them  manage  skill  development  planning  and  program  delivery,  the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) attaches Mahatma Gandhi National Fellows with the  district  administration.  The  Fellows  are  posted  as  part  of  their  academic  programme  in premier  management  institutes,  which  has  an  in-built  component  of  on-ground  practical experience.  So  far,  a  total  of  512  DSDPs  have  been  received  from  31  States/  Union Territories. The DSDPs identify sectors in  which employment opportunities and demand for skilling exists.
- (c): In order to address the skill training requirement of migrant workers identified under the Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan (GKRA),  MSDE has taken up district-specific demand-driven skilling/  orientation  for  sustainable  livelihood  opportunities  for  the  reverse  migrant  workers under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). This program is being implemented across 119 districts of 6 States namely Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The total number of migrant workers trained so far under this program is 70,823. While selecting the job roles for training, factors like placement/ job opportunity at the local/  district  level,  facilitation  of  bank  loan  to  support  self-employment,  and  matching  of existing job roles available at the local Training Centres have been considered.
- (d)  &  (e):  The  DSDPs  developed  by  the  DSCs  identify  sectors  that  have  potential  for employment in the local economy. Under PMKVY 3.0, which was launched on 15.01.2021, skill training has been made demand-driven, with the DSCs identifying the job roles relevant to their district. In the long run, this would have the effect of ensuring that candidates skilled in job roles would increasingly get employed in the same region.

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