Lok Sabha Question No. 1887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: India Skill Report
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1887

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## INDIA SKILL REPORT

1887.  ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  employability  of  youth  in  the  country  has  decreased  from 47.38% in 2019 to 46.2% in 2022 as per the latest edition of the India Skill Report, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  just  21.43%  of  the  polytechnic  diploma  holders and 31.3% of the ITI certificate holders in the country are employable;
- (c) if so, whether the Government agrees that its policy on skill development has notable to empower the students with the necessary skills; and
- (d) whether the Government intends to revamp the existing skill development programmes so as to suit the needs of the industry and increase the employability of the youth of the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) and (b)      As per the India Skills Report (ISR) published for the year 2022 by Wheebox, the employability  of  youth  in  the  country  decreased  from  47.38%  in  2019  to  46.2%  in  2022  and further,  employability  for  Polytechnic  diploma  holders  is  21.43%  and  ITI  Certificate  Holders  is 31.3%.  However,  as  per  the  latest  India  Skills  Report  of  Wheebox  for  the  year  2023,  the employability figure of young people is 50.3% in comparison to 46.2% of previous year, which is a  significant  improvement.  Similarly,  the  employability  for  Polytechnic  diploma  holders  as  per current report is 27.61% and Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Certificate Holders is 34.2%.

(c)  and  (d)       Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill training through a comprehensive network of skill development centres/institutes across the country under various schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). The placements  are  specifically  tracked  under  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  component  of  PMKVY. Under the STT component of PMKVY, a total of 68.02 Lakh people have been trained as on December, 2022 out of which 54.26 Lakh have been certified and 23.39 Lakh people have been reported placed which is around 43% of the certified numbers.

JSS : The objective of training imparted under JSS is to link the individuals for gainful livelihood and  supplement  their  family  income  through  self-employment  and  wage  employment.  The providing of employment/placement to the beneficiaries is not the mandate of the JSS Scheme. As far as the employment of the JSS scheme beneficiaries is concerned, third party evaluation report of the scheme observed that as an impact of the training programme conducted at JSSs, the  self  and  wage  employment  and  private  job  have  become  evident.  The  report  has  further observed that usefulness of the scheme would be further evident from the fact that 77.05% of the beneficiary trainees have undergone occupational shifts.

ITIs : The final report of Tracer Study of ITI Graduates (published in January 2018 by the Ministry of  Skill  Development &  Entrepreneurship, GoI) mentions that 63.5% of total ITI pass-outs got employed (wage+ self, out of which 6.7% are self-employed).

Under  PMKVY,  facilitation  of  wage  employment/  self-employment/  apprenticeship  is provided to the certified candidates under the STT component of the scheme. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs) act as nodal Centres for providing necessary support. The schedule of  activities  related  to  placements  are  circulated  to  District  Skill  Committees  (DSCs)  for  wider publicity.  Training  Partners  work  in  coordination  with  DSCs/  State  Skill  Development  Mission (SSDM)  for  placement  of  the  candidates.  Further,  schemes  under  Skill  India  Mission  are demand driven. Addition of new courses, based on needs of the industry is a continuous process and courses in Drone Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI),Internet of Things (IoT), Mechatronics,  Solar  Technician,  3-D  Printing,  etc.  have  already  been  included  under  the Mission.

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