Lok Sabha Question No. 1119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Impact on Training due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 1119 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 . 07 . 2021

## IMPACT ON TRAINING DUE TO COVID -19 PANDEMIC

## † 1119   SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI :

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

- (a)  the number of youths imparted training throughout the country so far;
- ( b ) the State -wise details thereof;
- ( c ) the impact caused on training due to Covid -19 pandemic; and
- ( d ) the manner in which the Government is going to impart training in future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The number of youths imparted skill training under various schemes of Ministry of Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  namely  (i)  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  (ii)  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  (iii)  National  Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) (iv) Craftsman Training Scheme  is 2.35 Crore excluding feebased programmes, not counted for this purpose.
- (b) Details of number of persons trained, State-wise,  under the above schemes during 2015-16 to 2020-21are given at Annexure I to IV .
- ( c ) Technical  and  Vocational  Education  Training  ecosystem  faced  many  challenges due  to  nationwide  lockdown  due  to  outbreak  of  COVID-19  pandemic  which  caused disruption  in  classroom  and  onsite  trainings.  However,  to  mitigate  the  hardship  caused, online blended training programmes were introduced in both short term and long skilling.
- ( d ) Blended  Training  through  Digital  Skills  is  crucial  in  the  post  Covid  era  to  ensure skillingfor the youth and also to address the requirements of Industrial Revolution 4.0. In job  roleswhere  there  can  be  partial  delivery  of  skilling  using  on-line  modules,  blended trainingprogrammes may be feasible. Such training programmes using on-line mode can have advantage such asincreasing  the  reach  of  training,  less  commutation  for  trainees, particularly womentrainees, etc.

The National Skill Development Corporation, under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  has  created  e-Skill  India,  a  multi-lingual  portal,  providing  eskilling  opportunities  to  the  Indian  youth.  e-Skill  India  works  collaboratively  as  an  eLearning  aggregator  portal  by  establishing  strategic  digital  skilling  partnerships  with knowledge partners to bring best-in-class digital opportunities for the Indian youth under one roof. The portal has over 900 e-courses and more than 7.5 lakh enrolments. Majority of e-courses on e-Skill India are offered for free.Similarly, in the field of long term training, the Directorate General of Training under MSDE has launched Bharat Skill Portal covering 29 popular courses, e-learning video content for 71 courses and Question Bank for all the 137 trades under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) for ITIs, benefitting 9,38,851 trainees. Further, on the occasion of the World Youth Skill Day, on 15.07.2021, blended learning was launched in respect of six courses under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) for long-term  training  through  the  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs).  The  six  courses  are namely those for Electrician, Fitter, Welder, Computer Operator & Programming Assistant, Cosmetology and Diesel Mechanic.

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Annexure referred to  in  reply  to  LS  USQ  No . 1119 to be answered on 26 . 07 . 2021 regarding ' Impact on Training due to Covid -19 Pandemic

State / UT -wise number of candidates trained / oriented under PMKVY ( PMKVY 2 . 0 and PMKVY 3 . 0 ) since 2015 -16 to 2020 -21 ( as on 10 . 07 . 2021 )

| S . No .   | State / UT                                   |   Total trained |
|------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1          | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  |            3058 |
| 2          | Andhra Pradesh                               |          439858 |
| 3          | Arunachal Pradesh                            |           78184 |
| 4          | Assam                                        |          692440 |
| 5          | Bihar                                        |          577363 |
| 6          | Chandigarh                                   |           25684 |
| 7          | Chhattisgarh                                 |          165550 |
| 8          | Delhi                                        |          483255 |
| 9          | Goa                                          |            9385 |
| 10         | Gujarat                                      |          377629 |
| 11         | Haryana                                      |          627463 |
| 12         | Himachal Pradesh                             |          136688 |
| 13         | Jammu And Kashmir                            |          283643 |
| 14         | Jharkhand                                    |          242284 |
| 15         | Karnataka                                    |          488434 |
| 16         | Kerala                                       |          237857 |
| 17         | Ladakh                                       |            2267 |
| 18         | Lakshadweep                                  |             150 |
| 19         | Madhya Pradesh                               |          847055 |
| 20         | Maharashtra                                  |         1163628 |
| 21         | Manipur                                      |           85667 |
| 22         | Meghalaya                                    |           43706 |
| 23         | Mizoram                                      |           27799 |
| 24         | Nagaland                                     |           36946 |
| 25         | Odisha                                       |          531116 |
| 26         | Puducherry                                   |           29049 |
| 27         | Punjab                                       |          413273 |
| 28         | Rajasthan                                    |         1055111 |
| 29         | Sikkim                                       |           12300 |
| 30         | Tamil Nadu                                   |          725184 |
| 31         | Telangana                                    |          405213 |
| 32         | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |            9911 |
| 33         | Tripura                                      |          133953 |
| 34         | Uttar Pradesh                                |         1863657 |
| 35         | Uttarakhand                                  |          191302 |
| 36         | West Bengal                                  |          547401 |
|            | Grand Total                                  |        12993463 |

Annexure referred to  in  reply  to  LS  USQ  No . 1119 to be answered on 26 . 07 . 2021 regarding ' Impact on Training due to Covid -19 Pandemic

State / UT -wise number of candidates trained under JSS since 2015 -16 to 2020 -21 .

| S . No .   | State / UT           |   Total Trained |
|------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh       |           47142 |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh    |            4547 |
| 3          | Assam                |           41916 |
| 4          | Bihar                |          107678 |
| 5          | Chandigarh           |            6623 |
| 6          | Chhattisgarh         |           56835 |
| 7          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |            6335 |
| 8          | Delhi                |           26584 |
| 9          | Goa                  |            7111 |
| 10         | Gujarat              |           86952 |
| 11         | Haryana              |           44092 |
| 12         | Himachal Pradesh     |            7103 |
| 13         | Jammu & Kashmir      |           16236 |
| 14         | Jharkhand            |           19232 |
| 15         | Karnataka            |           63130 |
| 16         | Kerala               |           68487 |
| 17         | Madhya Pradesh       |          229627 |
| 18         | Maharashtra          |          192125 |
| 19         | Manipur              |           25879 |
| 20         | Nagaland             |            9832 |
| 21         | Odisha               |          129059 |
| 22         | Punjab               |           15014 |
| 23         | Rajasthan            |           43606 |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu           |           60260 |
| 25         | Telangana            |           46095 |
| 26         | Tripura              |            6311 |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh        |          353657 |
| 28         | Uttarakhand          |           39699 |
| 29         | West Bengal          |           56466 |
|            | Total                |         1817633 |

Annexure referred to  in  reply  to  LS  USQ  No . 1119 to be answered on 26 . 07 . 2021 regarding ' Impact on Training due to Covid -19 Pandemic

State / UT -wise number of apprentices count under NAPS since 2015 -16 to 2020 -21

| S . No .   | StateName                   |   Apprentices count |
|------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1          | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                   3 |
| 2          | Andhra Pradesh              |               30364 |
| 3          | Arunachal Pradesh           |                   2 |
| 4          | Assam                       |                9506 |
| 5          | Bihar                       |                5637 |
| 6          | Chandigarh                  |                1484 |
| 7          | Chhattisgarh                |               17397 |
| 8          | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                 886 |
| 9          | Daman and Diu               |                 214 |
| 10         | Delhi                       |               18435 |
| 11         | Goa                         |                4748 |
| 12         | Gujarat                     |              212352 |
| 13         | Haryana                     |              126033 |
| 14         | Himachal Pradesh            |                8190 |
| 15         | Jammu and Kashmir           |                1618 |
| 16         | Jharkhand                   |               24953 |
| 17         | Karnataka                   |               70376 |
| 18         | Kerala                      |               27085 |
| 19         | Lakshadweep                 |                  18 |
| 20         | Madhya Pradesh              |               37605 |
| 21         | Maharashtra                 |              229766 |
| 22         | Manipur                     |                  29 |
| 23         | Meghalaya                   |                 164 |
| 24         | Mizoram                     |                   5 |
| 25         | Nagaland                    |                  13 |
| 26         | Odisha                      |               21307 |
| 27         | Puducherry                  |                2728 |
| 28         | Punjab                      |               15467 |
| 29         | Rajasthan                   |               22878 |
| 30         | Sikkim                      |                 272 |
| 31         | Tamil nadu                  |               74017 |
| 32         | Telangana                   |               47501 |
| 33         | Tripura                     |                1572 |
| 34         | Uttar Pradesh               |               92177 |
| 35         | Uttarakhand                 |               16285 |
| 36         | West Bengal                 |               20508 |
|            | Total                       |             1141595 |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  LS  USQ  No . 1119to  be  answered  on  26 . 07 . 2021 regarding ' Impact on Training due to Covid -19 Pandemic .

State / UT -wise number of trainees enrolled under CTS since2015 -16 to 2020 -21 ( as on 14th July ) .

| Sl . No   | State                       |   Trainees enrolled |
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                2464 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              |              327047 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           |                3432 |
| 4         | Assam                       |               18594 |
| 5         | Bihar                       |              518477 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                  |                5909 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                |              113558 |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                 758 |
| 9         | Daman and Diu               |                1176 |
| 10        | Delhi                       |               60101 |
| 11        | Goa                         |               11600 |
| 12        | Gujarat                     |              450794 |
| 13        | Haryana                     |              312247 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh            |              121255 |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir           |               24800 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                   |              171859 |
| 17        | Karnataka                   |              427273 |
| 18        | Kerala                      |              194898 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                 |                1036 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh              |              410309 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                 |              678189 |
| 22        | Manipur                     |                 589 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                   |                3395 |
| 24        | Mizoram                     |                2404 |
| 25        | Nagaland                    |                1044 |
| 26        | Odisha                      |              298278 |
| 27        | Puducherry                  |                5482 |
| 28        | Punjab                      |              253446 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                   |              775911 |
| 30        | Sikkim                      |                1731 |
| 31        | Tamil nadu                  |              229169 |
| 32        | Telangana                   |              201509 |
| 33        | Tripura                     |               11430 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh               |             1687140 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                 |               64712 |
| 36        | West Bengal                 |              171708 |
|           | Total                       |             7563724 |

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