Lok Sabha Question No. 1936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: National Skill University
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1936 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## NATIONAL SKILL UNIVERSITY

## 1936   COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE: SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

- (a) the details of total amount of funds disbursed to upgrade infrastructure in schools to support vocational training between 2014-2021, State-wise including Rajasthan and districtwise;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  education  and  skilling  of  youth  take place simultaneously as per recommendations in the National Skill Policy 2015;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposed  to  establish  a  National  Skills  University  as  a central authority to ensure effective implementation of skilling schemes including Assam and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the funds likely to be sanctioned for the same;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  active  steps  to  ensure  that  CBSE,  State Boards,  University  Grants  Commission  and  Government  Universities  have  adopted  the provisions of the National Skills Qualification Framework(NSQF); and
- (f) whether the Government has any plans to initiate a sector and geography-based skill mapping exercise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry  of  Education  (Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  [DoSEL])  is implementing  the  scheme  of  Vocationalisation  of  School  Education  under  the  Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha which aims at integrating vocational education with general education in all Secondary/Senior  Secondary  schools.  The  Scheme  covers Government and Government aided schools.  The Scheme provides for non-recurring grant to States and Union Territories (UTs) for setting up of vocational labs.  A statement indicating financial  approval  for  non-recurring  activities  under  the  scheme  State  wise  and  year  wise including Rajasthan is placed at Annexure . District wise disbursal of funds is not maintained by DoSEL.
- (b) In pursuance of the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015, the  Government  has  taken  various  steps  to  integrate  skilling  with  formal  education  by introducing vocational training linked to the local economy.

Under the  scheme  of  Vocationalisation  of  School  Education,  being  implemented  by Ministry  of  Education,  vocational  education  is  provided  to  a  large  number  of  students  in selected  schools.  Under  this  initiative,  14,435  schools  have  been  sanctioned  across  the country  for  integrating  vocational  education  in  general  education  from  class  9 th   to  12 th . Further,  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  initiated  a program 'Skill Hub Initiative' under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 3.0) scheme  which  focus  on  the  introduction  of  skill  training  programmes  in  the  education ecosystems.  The  Initiative has  considered  the  policy  level synergy  on  integration  of vocational education with general education as envisioned in the National Education Policy 2020.  Under  this  program,  Skill  Hubs  are  nodal  skill  centres  identified  to  provide  skill development and vocational training opportunities to target population segments from class 6-8th (introduction to world-of-work through orientation, industry visits, bag-less days), Class 9th to 12th (aimed at exposing students to skill development avenues), school dropouts, and out-of-education  (aimed  for  academic  credit,  mainstreaming  back  to  education  and  or apprenticeship and employment linkages).

- (c) Presently, the Ministry (MSDE) does not have any scheme to set up Skill University in the State. However, the Ministry  has  encouraged  States to  open  Skill Universities  with  an objective  to  promote  skills  education  in  an  integrated  and  holistic  manner  with  general education so as to ensure pathways for progression and mobility across forms of education and skill. The State Government of Assam may set up Skill University itself through State Act as has been done by other States like Haryana and Rajasthan.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e) National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) is a nationally integrated education and competency-based  skill  framework  providing  for  multiple  pathways,  horizontal  as  well  as vertical,  within  vocational  education,  vocational  training,  general  education  and  technical education, thus linking one level of learning to another higher level. All formal and vocational education including skill training will have to align themselves with NSQF. The Government has been supporting implementation of NSQF through scheme run by different Ministries/Departments  in collaboration with  MSDE.  Pandit  Sundarlal  Sharma  Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE) has developed text books in various vocational courses in different sectors based on the NSQF approved Qualification pack,which are being implementing under Vocationalization of School Education component of Samagra Shiksha. The Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  offers  19  Skill  subjects  at  Secondary level and 39 Skill subjects at Senior Secondary level which are aligned to NSQF. Further, in pursuance of the National Education Policy 2020, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a draft National Higher Educational Qualification Framework (NHEQF) on 31 st January 2022 for public consultation.
- (f) MSDE has formulated a special programme under its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  for  training  of  Shramiks  (migrant  labourers)  has  done identification of reverse migrants and their mapping with job roles with the support of District Administration.  This  special  programme  for  training  of  Shramiks  (migrant  labourers)  under PMKVY  has  covered  116  districts  of  6  States,  namely,  Assam,  Bihar,  Madhya  Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh selected under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan (GKRA) of Ministry of Rural Development. PMKVY has two training components, namely, Short Term Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL).  As  on  21.11.2021,  1.24  lakh migrants  have  been  trained  /  oriented  (0.86  lakh  in  STT  and  0.38  lakh  in  RPL).  Further, Sector  Skill  Councils  under  the  Ministry  have  been  advised  to  conduct  periodic  skill assessment and anticipation studies to align with the needs of the economy and future skills that  may  be required. Besides, the Ministry has institutionalized  District Skill Committee  to reach maximum people in their respective geographies vertically and horizontally and would provide the local needs for skilling.

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  LS  USQ  No.  1936  to  be  answered  on  14.03.2022 regarding 'NATIONAL SKILL UNIVERSITY '

State-wise and Year-wise financial approvals for non-recurring activities under Vocationalization of School Education component of Samagra Shiksha Scheme

| S. No.   | Name of the State /UTs      |   2021- 2022 |   2020- 2021 |   2019- 2020 |   2018- 2019 |   2017- 2018 |   2016- 2017 |   2015- 2016 |   2014- 2015 |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |        85.92 |        18    |        18    |        55    |        24    |        60    |        25    |         0    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh              |        84    |       200    |       827.53 |       481    |       457.04 |       595    |         0    |       928.72 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh           |       350    |         0    |        10    |         0    |         0    |       390    |         0    |       105    |
| 4        | Assam                       |      1065    |       775    |       355    |        90    |       666    |         0    |      1037.72 |       366.1  |
| 5        | Bihar                       |       215    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |       269    |
| 6        | Chandigarh                  |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         5    |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                |        70    |       160    |         0    |       930    |         0    |      1922.94 |       728    |       173    |
| 8        | Dnh And Dd                  |        15    |        83    |         0    |         0    |         0    |        35    |        28    |         0    |
| 9        | Delhi                       |       180    |       185    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |       132    |
| 10       | Goa                         |        90    |         6    |       122.5  |         0    |         0    |        15    |       127    |       309    |
| 11       | Gujarat                     |       280.5  |       520.95 |       408    |         0    |         0    |         0    |       145    |         0    |
| 12       | Haryana                     |       149.94 |        45    |       194    |       340    |        66    |      3033    |      3195.53 |      1482.82 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh            |       291    |       150    |         0    |       240    |        50.14 |      1466.99 |      2096    |      1405.2  |
| 14       | Jammu And Kashmir           |      1203.73 |       385    |       252    |      1100    |         0    |      1247.4  |         0    |       829    |
| 15       | Jharkhand                   |       160    |       344.6  |       697    |       225    |       314    |       720.97 |       378    |         0    |
| 16       | Karnataka                   |        92.5  |       265    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| 17       | Kerala                      |       185.22 |       500    |       292    |         0    |       160    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| 18       | Ladakh                      |        12    |        33    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                 |         0    |         8    |        10    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh              |         0    |         0    |      3079.8  |         0    |      2294.92 |      1914.9  |         0    |       300    |
| 21       | Maharashtra                 |       100    |         9    |       215    |       349    |        80    |      1132.99 |      1625.3  |      2969.5  |
| 22       | Manipur                     |       133    |        79.04 |        48    |        69    |         0    |        15.99 |         0    |       790.34 |
| 23       | Meghalaya                   |       190    |        97.5  |         6    |        41    |        18    |        40    |        25    |         0    |
| 24       | Mizoram                     |        57.5  |        85    |        10    |         0    |        18    |         8    |       229.9  |         0    |
| 25       | Nagaland                    |        72.51 |        42.5  |        29.04 |        21    |         6    |        24    |         0    |         0    |
| 26       | Odisha                      |       150    |      1925    |       710    |       600    |       592.33 |       356    |         0    |       240    |
| 27       | Puducherry                  |        28    |        27    |        20    |        18    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| 28       | Punjab                      |       878    |       170    |         0    |       875    |         0    |      2470    |      3086.64 |      1482    |
| 29       | Rajasthan                   |       660    |         0    |         0    |       925    |       350    |      2620.1  |      1481    |       564    |
| 30       | Sikkim                      |        77    |       128    |        44.5  |       293.11 |        20    |       141.93 |        30    |        40    |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu                  |       210    |       432.5  |       265    |         0    |         0    |       385.99 |         0    |         0    |
| 32       | Telangana                   |         0    |         0    |       500    |       108.5  |       410.04 |       563    |         0    |       714.4  |
| 33       | Tripura                     |       210    |       165    |       168    |        72    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh               |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |       599    |         0    |         0    |
| 35       | Uttrakhand                  |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |         0    |       747    |       240    |       341    |
| 36       | West Bengal                 |         0    |         0    |       250    |       380    |       500    |      1160.5  |      1316    |         0    |
|          | Total                       |      7295.82 |      6839.09 |      8531.37 |      7212.61 |      6026.47 |     21665.7  |     15794.1  |     13446.1  |

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