Lok Sabha Question No. 897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Skill Education for Girls
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 897 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Skill Education for Girls

## 897. SHRI T.R. BAALU:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  concurs  with  the  view  that  the  girl  students  should  be imparted skill-based knowledge for economic and social empowerment that will guarantee them the individuality to confront social mores and lead life on their own terms;

(b) if so, the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this direction; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## ANSWER (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (c):  Yes, Sir. The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing the scheme of Vocationalisation of School Education under the umbrella of  'Samagra Shiksha - an integrated scheme for school education', a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The scheme aims at integrating Vocational Education with general academic education in all Secondary/Senior  Secondary  schools;  enhancing  the  Employability  and  Entrepreneurial abilities of the students, providing exposure to work  environment;  and  generating awareness amongst students about various career options so as to enable them to make a choice in accordance with their aptitude, competence and aspirations.  The scheme covers Government and Government aided schools.

Under  Vocational  Education  component  of  'Samagra  Shiksha',  National  Skills Qualifications Framework ( NSQF) compliant vocational courses in different sectors such as  Agriculture,  Apparels,  Beauty  and  Wellness,  IT-ITes,  Automotive,  Tourism  and Hospitality,  Construction,  etc  are  offered  to  the  boy  and  girl  students  from  class  9th  to 12th in the schools covered under the scheme.

Till March 2021, 12813 schools have been approved under the scheme out of which the scheme has so far been implemented in 11,710 schools with the reported enrolment of more than 15 lakh students, out of which around 8.16 lakh are girl students.

Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) focuses  on  inclusive  skill  development,  with  the  objective  of  increased  women participation  for  better  economic  productivity.  The  Ministry  through  its  various  schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), Craftsmanship Training Scheme (CTS) and Craft Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) provide skill development training to all sections of  people  including  women.  In  order  to  increase  the  participation  of  woman  under PMKVY, conveyance cost and boarding and lodging facilities are being provided.

The  Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT)  of  MSDE,  under  its  Craftsmanship Training Scheme (CTS), has imparted long-term vocational training through a network of 14,604  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs).  Government  has  made  a  provision  of  30% reservation  of  seats  for  women  candidates  all  over  the  country  in  Industrial  Training Institutes (ITIs) and Industrial Training Centers (ITCs) for promoting women participation in skill training encouraging them through enrolling in various Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in various trades under Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) all over the country.

The Government has in place the policy to develop the teaching process in the way of  training  of  trainer's  development  programme  under  Craft  Instructor  Training  Scheme (CITS)  and  conducts  the  programme  in  19  National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (Women) exclusively for women in 15 states /UTs of India.

MSDE  is  also  administering  the  Scheme  of  support  to  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthans (NGOs) for Skill Development. The mandate of this scheme is to provide skill training to the  non-literate,  neo-literates,  persons  with  rudimentary  level  of  education  up-to  8th  and school dropouts up to 12th standard in the age group of 14-45 years. The priority groups are women, SC, ST, minority and other backward section of the society. Third-party evaluation study report (year 2020-21) has shown that this scheme is very effective for empowerment of  women.  The  report  says  'Women  representation  has  been  recognized  as  79  percent against  the  male  (21  percent).  The  scheme  is  women  dominated  and  catering  to  the mandated target group'.

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