Lok Sabha Question No. 5203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: TEJAS Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5203 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2022

## TEJAS Scheme

## 5203.   SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) the  details  of  employers/companies  of  the  UAE  based  with  whom  the  Government  has collaboration under the Training in Emirates Job and Skills (TEJAS) Scheme;
- (b) the number of workers out of the desired target of 10,000 that have been trained, certified and placed in the UAE under the said scheme;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  of  workers  who  came  back  to  India  from  the  region during the pandemic, as the scheme is also extended to them;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the specific skills that are being targeted to develop among  the  workers under this Scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Through  pilot project Training in Emirates Job and  Skills (TEJAS),  the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is collaborating with top employers working in following sectors:
- (b)     Under  the  ongoing  pilot  project  TEJAS,  candidates  are  placed  after  training  and  certification  in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Out of target 10,000, the progress is as follows:
- Candidates placed (offer letter released) : 101
- Candidates undergoing training and certification : 35

|   S.No. | Employers         | Sectors                       |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | EFS               | Construction & Allied Sectors |
|       2 | AIQU              | Information Technology        |
|       3 | Esa Saleh Al Gurg | Construction, Manufacturing   |
|       4 | Future Milez      | Automotive                    |
|       5 | Lulu              | Financial Services            |
|       6 | Dulsco            | Construction & Allied Sectors |

(c) Though the exact figure  of  workers  who  came  back  to  India  from  the  United  Arab  Emirates (UAE) is not known, however, as per Government's estimates, around 3,30,058 workers returned from the UAE under the Vande Bharat Mission. The Government launched the SWADES (Skilled Workers Arrival  Database  for  Employment  Support)  scheme  which  aims  to  create  a  database  of  returning citizens  based  on  their  skill  sets  and  experience.  The  returning  citizens  were  required  to  fill  out  an online SWADES  Skills  Card  at http://www.nsdcindia.org/swades/.  The TEJAS  Scheme  is  also applicable to the returnee workers.

- (d) As  of  date,  25,912  people  have  returned  to  India  during  the  Pandemic.  The  information  of returnee migrants was collected via skills card and was used to facilitate placement opportunities by

integrating  returnees  with  Skill  India's  ASEEM  (Aatmanirbhar  Skilled  Employee  Employer  Mapping) portal. (e)     The skills which are being targeted to develop among the workers under the project TEJAS are Full  Stack  Engineer,  Desktop  Engineer,  NET  Engineer,  Quality  Assurance  (QA)  Engineer,  HVAC (Heating,  Ventilation  and  Air  Conditioning)  technicians,  Plumbers,  Multi-skilled  technicians,  Welders, Car  Drivers,  Bike  Riders,  Food  &  Beverage  Service  Operator,  Cooks,  Front  Office  Hospitality  Staff,

- Retail Service Assistants, IT Professionals, Finance Professionals, and Healthcare Professionals.
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