Lok Sabha Question No. 148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Skill-gap of the Youth
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Umesh G. Jadhav, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, B. Y. Raghavendra, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 148 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## SKILL- GAP OF THE YOUTH

## 148.    SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA: DR. UMESH G. JADHAV: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

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

- a.  whether the Ministry has assessed the skills-gap of the youth in the country;
- b.  if so, whether the plan to reduce the same has been envisaged yet;
- c. if not, whether the Ministry intends to do the same in near future to harness the Demographic Dividend;
- d.  the steps taken/ proposed to be taken to improve the skill mismatch in the country; and
- e.  the outcomes achieved under all the programmes /schemes?

## ANSWER

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

(a)      The Government had engaged various organizations including including Accenture, KPMG,  and  PricewaterhouseCoopers  (PwC)  through  the  National  Skill  Development Corporation  (NSDC)  for  conducting  district-level  skill  gap  studies  for  different  states  in India. The studies were conducted in 443 districts. The State-wise numbers of districts for which  the  said  studies  have  been  conducted  are  in  the  table  in  the Annexure I .  They contain  information  on  district-wise  skill  gaps  over  2012-17  and  2017-22.  The  overall objective  of  the  State-wise  studies  was  to  assess  the  district-level  skill  gaps  in  the concerned States, both in terms of numbers and the required skills and competence. The studies  provide  information  on  the  skills  needed  and  the  skill  gaps  in  various  sectors across districts in the state. They help understand the skill requirements and opportunities within the states. Further, Human Resource and Skill Requirement Study for 21 Coastal Districts of India were prepared for: Sagarmala, Ministry of Shipping.

(b)  &  (c)  The  Ministry  has  been  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme and National Apprenticeship Promoting Scheme  (NAPS),  for  providing  short  term  Skill  Development  training  and  Craftsman Training  Scheme  (CTS),  for  long  term  training  belonging  to  all  section  of  the  society across all sectors.

The  Ministry  has  designed  PMKVY  3.0  as  a  demand-driven  scheme  with  bottom-up approach  for  identification  and  mapping  of  job  role.  Under  the  scheme,  District  Skill Committees (DSCs) are the focal point for its implementation. 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. The DSCs have been entrusted with the development of District Skill Development Plans (DSDPs) to promote decentralized planning and implementation at the grossroots.  Skill gap studies have been shared with all stakeholders to help in this exercise.  These studies are also available on NSDC website.

(d) & (e) The Government is making an all-around effort to skill more and more people so that skill gaps are addressed, also by planning more and more integration of skilling with the education system of the country, as per the ideas contained in the National Education Policy. The details of candidates benefited under the above schemes since 2015-16 to till July 2021 are as follows:

| Entity                                                                                                   |   Persons trained during 2015-16 to till July 2021 as per available date (Number in Lakh) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pradhan Mantri Kaushl Vikash Yojana (PMKVY) 1.0 and 2.0                                                  |                                                                                    126.82 |
| Fee based training by National Skill Deveopment Corporation (NSDC)                                       |                                                                                    117.39 |
| National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)                                                          |                                                                                     10.73 |
| Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)                                                                              |                                                                                     15.1  |
| Industrial Training Instritutes (it is) {Long terms training through State Government and Private it is} |                                                                                     64.01 |
| Total                                                                                                    |                                                                                    334.01 |

Annexure I Annexure referred to in reply to LS UQ 148 to be answered on 29.11.2021 regarding 'Skill Gaps'. The State-wise number of districts for which said studies have been conducted are tabulated below :

| State        |   No. of districts covered in study |
|--------------|-------------------------------------|
| Gujarat      |                                  26 |
| Punjab       |                                  20 |
| Haryana      |                                  21 |
| HP           |                                  12 |
| WB           |                                  19 |
| MP           |                                  45 |
| Uttarakhand  |                                  13 |
| Jharkhand    |                                  18 |
| Kerala       |                                  14 |
| Chhattisgarh |                                  27 |
| Maharashtra  |                                  34 |
| Karnataka    |                                  29 |
| TN           |                                  32 |
| Goa          |                                   2 |
| Rajasthan    |                                  33 |
| AP           |                                  23 |
| UP           |                                  75 |
| Total        |                                 443 |

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