Lok Sabha Question No. 76 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: NSSO 68th Round Data
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## NSSO 68TH ROUND DATA

## *76.  SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that as per Census 2011 and National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) 68th Round data, around 104 million fresh entrants to the workforce will require skill training by 2022;
- (b) if so, the steps taken to encourage outcome based skill development training among the masses;
- (c) whether the Skill India Programme is on track to meet intended targets by 2022; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OFSKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022 ASKED BY SHRI N. REDDEPPA REGARDING 'NSSO 68TH ROUND DATA'.

- (a) Vision of National Policy for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (NPSDE), 2015 is to create  an  ecosystem  of  empowerment  by  Skilling  on  a  large  Scale  at  Speed  with  high Standards and to promote a culture of innovation based entrepreneurship which can generate wealth and employment so as to ensure Sustainable livelihoods for all citizens in the country. With a view to guide the policy intervention to realize this vision, estimate of skilling requirement has been provided in the policy document, as per which the fresh entrants between 2015-22 requiring skilling/ Vocational Education Training (VET) is 104.62 million. This estimate is based on  66 th and  68 th round  of  National  Sample  Survey  Organisation  (NSSO)  and  Census,  2011 data.
- (b) In order to meet skilling requirement for future workforce, improve the quality of skilling and align the training programs with the changes in the economy and technology to meet the needs of the industry, following steps have been taken by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE):
- (i) Expansion in infrastructure of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) through new ITIs in Public and Private Sectors.
- (ii) Upgradation and modernization of ITIs in terms of their infrastructure, pedagogy, curriculum and technology interventions.
- (iii) Introduction of new-age courses in Internet of Things (IoT), Renewable Energy, Additive Manufacturing Technology (3-D Printing), Mechatronics, Drone Technology in ITIs. (iv)  Launching  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), for imparting shortterm skill training to the youth.
- (v) Implementation  of  JSS  to  impart  Vocational  Skills  to  non-literates,  neo-literates and  the  persons  having  rudimentary  level  of  education  upto    8 th standard  and  school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years.
- (vi) Notification of common norms for bringing about uniformity and standardization in implementation of various Skill Development schemes by different Central Ministries/ Departments.
- (vii) Setting  up  of  Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs)  as  industry-led  bodies  to  develop National Occupation Standards (NOSs).
- (viii) Implementation  of  Skills  Acquisition  and  Knowledge  Awareness  for  Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP), an outcome-oriented World Bank supported project for strengthening institutional mechanisms at both national and state levels.
- (ix) Implementation of Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) scheme, a World Bank assisted project launched with the objective of improving the relevance and efficiency of skills training provided through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships.
- (x) Mobilisation/  Soutreach  activities  through  Kaushal/  Rozgar  Melas,  Skills  Career Counselling Scheme in making skilling aspirational.
- (xi) Alignment of courses as per National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).
- (xii) Trainings  of  Trainers  through  National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (NSTIs)  and Institutes of Training of Trainers (IToTs).
- (c) and (d) Details  of  number  of  persons  trained  under  various  schemes  of  MSDE  is  as follows:

| Scheme under MSDE                      |   Number of persons trained (in Lakh) |
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| PMKVY (since 2015 upto September, 2022 |                                137.17 |
| JSS (from 2018-19 to September, 2022)  |                                 14.65 |
| NAPS (from 2018-19 to September, 2022) |                                 16.74 |
| CTS (from 2014 to September, 2022)     |                                 98.84 |

In addition, 188.44 Lakh persons were provided fee-based training by NSDC till October, 2022. A total of 13.12 Lakh persons have been trained under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  of  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs (MoHUA) and 12.94 Lakh persons have been trained under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and 33.66 Lakh persons have been trained under Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) of Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD).

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