Lok Sabha Question No. 3047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: MoU Signed with IT
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, D. M. Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3047

ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## MOU SIGNED WITH IT

3047.  DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN: SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

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

- (a) whether the Government has signed any Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IT giants Microsoft, CISCO, Adobe and others for imparting certified courses under the PMKVY and other Skill India programmes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the funds received from the Information Technology (IT) companies for the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Skill India programmes in the last five years; and
- (c) whether it  is  true  that  the  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  and National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) has spent around Rs.12,000 crores since 2015 for skill training and entrepreneurship programmes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Under the Skilll India Programme, Directorate General of Training (DGT) under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU)  with  IBM,  CISCO,  Quest  Alliance,  Microsoft,  Adobe  India  and Systems,  Applications  &  Products  in  Data  Processing  (SAP)  for  imparting  short  term training courses in new age technologies through Bharat Skills- a Central Repository for Skills, to make the trainees industry ready. However, no MoU has been signed under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
- (b) Under  the  aforesaid  MoU,  training  courses  have  been  imparted  in  new  age technology courses which includes Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data Analytics (BDA), Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Web, Mobile Development and Marketing, 3D Printing and Modelling etc.

These training courses are being supported by companies under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative and no separate fund have been received by DGT. In the last two years, 16.99 lakh candidates have been trained under this initiative.

Further, the advanced diploma courses on IT, Networking and Cloud Computing, which is NSQF Level 6 certified, is jointly offered by Directorate General of Training, MSDE and IBM India.  Under this initiative, 19 students were enrolled in 2018 and the number of candidates increased to 340 in 2022 at 15 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs).

(c) The  central  component  of  PMKVY  has  been  implemented  by  National  Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). Since 2015 till 31.12.2022, Rs. 8,023.95 Crore has been spent by NSDC for implementation of the Scheme.

Ministry since 2015-16 till 15.03.2023 has released Rs. 138.65 Crore as Grant-in-Aid to National Skill Development Agency (now subsumed under National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) in 2018). Out of which, Rs. 134.39 Crore has been spent by NCVET for its functioning.

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