Lok Sabha Question No. 299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Employment to youths
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 299

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## EMPLOYMENT TO YOUTHS

## 299. Shri Ashok Kumar Rawat:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any requests from the public representatives  in  December,  2019  for  setting  up  district-wise  technical training centres for imparting training for beauty parlours, stitching, electricians  and  vehicle  mechanics  in  order  to  provide  employment  to  the youth in minority dominated area of the three districts, namely Sitapur, Hardoi and  Kanpur  falling under Mishrikh Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) details of the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) to  (c)  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  undertakes  several  schemes  for upliftment,  welfare  and  socio-economic  empowerment  of  the  six  (6)  notified minority  communities  namely  Muslims,  Sikhs,  Buddhists,  Christians,  Jains and  Parsis.  Seekho  Aur  Kamao'  (Learn  and  Earn)  scheme  is  a  placementlinked skill development scheme for minorities. It aims to upgrade the skills of minority youth (in the age group of 14-45 years) in various modern/ traditional skills depending upon their qualification, present economic trends, and market potential,  that  can  earn  them  suitable  employment  or  make  them  suitably skilled to take up self-employment. The scheme aims to integrate the trained minority beneficiaries, socially and economically in the national mainstream.

Under  the SAK  scheme,  the  Ministry  invites applications from Project Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs)  which  also  include  Government  agencies/ autonomous  bodies  from  all  over  India  for  imparting  skill  training  to  the trainees.  Targeted  beneficiaries  are  trained  in  NSQF  compliant  job  roles including  those  related  to  beauty,  tailoring,  electrician,  etc.  courses.  The Parliamentary  Constituency  wise  data  is  not  maintained  in  the  Ministry, however,  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  trained  in  the  state  of  Uttar Pradesh is 94205, since inception of the scheme.

The  Ministry  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK)  has approved the following project in Uttar Pradesh since inception of the scheme:

|   SL. No | Name of Project                         |   No of units |   Total Cost (Rs. in Lakh) |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | ITIs /Additional Infrastructure in ITIs |           107 |                   66756.7  |
|        2 | Polytechnics                            |            26 |                   35811.9  |
|        3 | Skill Development Centre                |             1 |                     169.07 |

## Out of these, 2 units of ITIs were approved for Hardoi District as given below:

|   Sl. No | Financial Year   | Name of Project                                                     |   No of units |   Total Cost (Rs. in Lakh) |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | 2013-14          | Govt. ITI at Nagar Palika Parishad Shahbad (Mishripur)              |             1 |                     500    |
|        2 | 2020-21          | Construction of Govt ITI Buidling at Sandila Block, District Hardoi |             1 |                    1123.17 |

Apart  from  the  above,  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  also  implements  the following skill development programmes:

- i. Seekho Aur Kamao - Skill development scheme for youth of 14-35 years age group and aiming at providing employment and employment opportunities, improving the employability  of  existing workers,  school  dropouts  etc.Since  inception,  total  Number  of beneficiaries  under  Seekho  Aur  Kamao  scheme is  457864 and  in Uttar Pradesh is 94205.
- ii. USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development). An effective platform to provide selfemployment,  market  and  opportunity  to  traditional  artisans  and craft persons from the Minority Communities. Hunar Haat are being organized across the Country to provide employment opportunities
3. and markets to artisans/craftsmen. The total number of beneficiaries under USTTAD scheme is 23,760 and in Uttar Pradesh
- iii. Nai  Manzil
- iv. Nai  Roshni

is 9166. -  A  scheme  for  formal  school  education  &  skilling  of school dropouts or educated in community educational institutions like Madarsas. The total number of  beneficiaries under Nai Manzil Scheme is 93458 and in Uttar Pradesh is 10920. -  Leadership  development  of  women  belonging  to minority communities and non-minority communities(not exceeding 25% of each batch). The total number of  beneficiaries under Nai Roshni is 4.35 lakh and in Uttar Pradesh is 2.37 lakh.

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