Lok Sabha Question No. 679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Upgradation of Vocational and Technical Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.679

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

## UPGRADATION OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING

679: SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  the  details  of  the  requirement  for  skilled manpower in our country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)     whether the Government has given any vocational and technical training for the skill upgradation; and
- (d) if so, the number of persons benefited by these trainings?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)& (b) As per National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015, the estimated number of persons in the workforce in 2014-15 without any formal skilling and for which there is need for skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling was 298.25 million and the estimated number of fresh entrants into workforce between 2015-22 requiring skilling  was  14.95  million  per  year.  Further,  the  Government  engaged  various organizations  including  Accenture,  KPMG,  and  PricewaterhouseCoopers  (PwC) through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for conducting districtlevel skill gap studies for different states in India. The overall objective of these 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, which help understand the skill requirements and opportunities within the states.

Further,  District  Skill  Committees  (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  grassroots.  The  DSDPs  identify sectors in which employment opportunities and demand for skilling exists.

(c)&(d) 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 Sikhshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to youths across the country. The total number of persons benefitted through these schemes is as under:

|   Sl. No. | Schemes                            | No. of persons trained   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|         1 | PMKVY (FY2015-16 to December 2022) | 137.24 lakh              |
|         2 | JSS (FY 2018-19 to December 2022)  | 15.74 lakh               |
|         3 | NAPS (FY 2018-19 to December 2022) | 18.73 lakh               |
|         4 | CTS (2015 to 2021)                 | 88.41 lakh               |

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