Lok Sabha Question No. 1821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Employment in Foreign Countries
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1821

ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## EMPLOYMENT IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES

† 1821 SHRI LALLU SINGH :

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

- (a) whether the Government is formulating any plan for the skilled workers  of the country get employment in foreign countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the countries identified by the Government under the said plan; and
- (d) the approximate number of skilled workers likely to be supported to find employment in foreign countries during the next five years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)  and  (b)  Sir,  with  the  vision  of  facilitating  gainful  employment  for  the  country's  youth, leveraging the positive demographic dividend, and seizing the opportunity to cater to the evergrowing  global  skilled  workforce  requirement,  MSDE  has  envisioned  'Skill  India  International (SII)'.  Under the SII, two Skill India International Centers have been setup one at Varanasi and the other one at SDI, Bhubaneswar. SII is aiming to enhance global career mobility opportunities for aspiring candidates in an international benchmarked quality skills ecosystem.

Also,  MSDE  is  leveraging  its  bilateral  engagements  with  different  countries  to  provide  a framework of cooperation in areas like information exchange, standard setting, skill harmonization, recognition of qualification, etc. Through such engagements MSDE aims to ease mobility of skilled workforce from India to bilateral partners. NSDC under the aegis of MSDE has also  signed  Business  to  Business  Agreements  with  business  entities  of  various  countries  to facilitate  overseas  mobility  of  Indian  skilled  workforce,  capacity  building  of  trainers,  employer engagements, etc.

- (c) In order to ascertain skilled mobility and employment in focus countries, a study has been conducted  by  NSDC-International  for  the  following  16  countries:  Australia,  Bahrain,  Canada, Germany,  Japan,  Kingdom  of  Saudi  Arabia,  Kuwait,  Malaysia,  Oman,  Qatar,  Romania, Singapore, Sweden, United States of America, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

Further, MSDE along with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry  (MoCI)  and  Ministry  of  Education  (MoE)  jointly  organized  the  1 st Virtual  Global  Skills Summit  on  15 th of  November  2022  with the Indian  Ambassadors/High  Commissioners representing  Indian  Missions  of  ten  countries,  namely  Australia,  France,  Germany,  Japan, Malaysia, Mauritius, Singapore, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.  In the summit  the  way  forward  to  position  India  as  a  Skill  Hub  of  the  world  by  leveraging  its demographic advantage and vibrant skill ecosystem was discussed.

(d) Sir, it is the constant endeavour of MSDE that gainful employment of Youth of the country is  facilitated  by  strengthening  the  supply  structures  and  engagement  with  nations  where  the skilled workforce requirement could be gainfully leveraged. However, the number of skilled/trained  personnel  who  finds  employment  in  foreign  destinations  is  a  function  of  sector specific demand in foreign destinations and therefore vary from sector to sector and country to country. MSDE has not engaged in any study/assessment to estimate or make projections about the  number  of  skilled  workers  likely  to  be  provided  with  employment  aboard  in  the  next  five years.

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