Lok Sabha Question No. 176 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Skill Development and Skill Upgradation
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Mahua Moitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *176

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND SKILL UPGRADATION

- *176.  SHRIMATI MAHUA MOITRA

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

- (a) Whether the Government has identified areas for Skill Development and skill upgradation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) The  details  of  areas  where  grants  are  given  to  Private  Sector  through  PPP  mode  for skilling along with the funds allocated and disbursed;
- (c) The details of schemes available for unskilled and semi-skilled workers presence in Pan India especially West Bengal; and
- (d) Whether the skilling is available in the areas of Agriculture, Food Processing, Construction and Construction related sectors, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND NTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  176  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  19.12.2022  ASKED  BY  SHRIMATI  MAHUA MOITRA REGARDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR SKILL UPGRADATION

(a)&(b) Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is imparting long-term and short-term skill training, aligned to requirements of various sectors of the economy.  MSDE  is  implementing  its  flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  VikasYojana (PMKVY)  through  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC),  which  is  a  Public  Private Partnership initiative. Through the NSDC, the Ministry has taken up multiple initiatives to connect with industries for partnership under the Skill India Mission. 37 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) have been set up as Industry led bodies which help in training need analysis, curriculum development, rolling out of training, assessment and certification. Government also involves Private-Sector Skill Development Centers/Institutes actively. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras have been established  under  PPP  mode.  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthans  are  Non-government  organizations participating in Skilling Ecosystem.  Out of about fifteen thousand ITIs in the country, 78% are Private ITIs running courses under Craftsmen Training Scheme. Private-Sector Establishments also participate in apprenticeship training under National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme(NAPS).

Details  of  funds  allocated  and  disbursed  under  PMKVY,  JSS  and  NAPS  during  2021-22  is  as under-

( Amount in Rs. Crore)

| Year    | PMKVY     | PMKVY     | JSS       | JSS       | NAPS      | NAPS      |
|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         | Allocated | Disbursed | Allocated | Disbursed | Allocated | Disbursed |
| 2021-22 | 967.87    | 556.86    | 161.00    | 139.60    | 247.00    | 261.60    |

(c) Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE) delivers  skill  training  through  a  comprehensive  network  of  skill  development  centres/institutes under  various  schemes  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsman  Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to youths across the country including West Bengal.  Brief of above  schemes is as under :

Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY): PMKVY  is  a  demand-driven  scheme  for imparting skill development training through Short-Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country.

Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  Scheme: The  main  target  of  the  JSS  is  to  impart  vocational skills  to  the  non-literates,  neo-literates  and  the  persons  having  rudimentary  level  of  education upto  8 th standard and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years, with due relaxation in case of 'Divyangjan' and other deserving cases. Priority is  given to  Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities.

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS): This Scheme is for promoting apprenticeship  training  and  increasing  the  engagement  of  apprentices  by  providing  financial support to industrial establishments undertaking apprenticeship programme under the Apprentices Act,  1961.  Training  consists  of  Basic  Training  and  On-the-Job  Training  /  Practical Training at workplace in the industry.

Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS): This  scheme  is  for  providing  long-term  training  through Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  across  the  country.  The  ITIs  offer  a  range  of  vocational/skill training courses covering a large number of economic sectors with an objective to provide skilled workforce to the industry as well as self employment of youth.

In  addition,  skill  development  programmes are also implemented by State Governments and other Central Ministries.  These schemes interalia include Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya  Yojna  (DDU-GKY)  and  Rural  Self  Employment  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs)  of  the Ministry of Rural Development, Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojna - National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH) of the Ministry of Textiles.

(d) Government has facilitated creation of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) through National Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC),  which  are  industry  led  bodies  to  ensure  addressing  skill requirements of various sectors including agriculture through the Agriculture Sector Skill Council, Food  Processing  through  Sector  Skill Council for  Food  Processing  and  Construction  & Construction  related  through  Construction  Skill  Development  Council.  Job  roles  have  been developed  by  respective  Councils  for  their  sectors  and  no.  of  persons  trained  upto  30 th September, 2022 under PMKVY (2.0 and 3.0) in Agriculture, Food Processing and Construction was 1,17,815;  22,682 and 1,89,017 respectively.

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