Lok Sabha Question No. 1883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Speed up the Skill Development Programme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rajesh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1883

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## SPEED UP THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## 1883.  SHRI RAJESH VERMA :

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to speed up the skill development programme;
- (b)            if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  any  change  in  the  present programme;
- (c)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)     the State-wise details of centers established and the persons trained under the skill development programme all over the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) to (c) 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 short-term 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/outreach  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).
- (xiii) Launch  of  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  to  promote apprenticeship  training  in  the  country  by  providing stipend  support  to  the apprentices,  undertake  capacity  building  of  the  apprenticeship  ecosystem  and provide advocacy assistance to support rapid growth.

(d) State-wise details of centers established under various skill development programmes of MSDE is at Annexure-I and the persons trained under these schemes viz. PMKVY, JSS, NAPS and CTS (ITIs) are at Annexure-II.

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  LSUQ  No.  1883  to  be  answered  on  19.12.2022 regarding 'SPEED UP THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME'

Number of Skill Development Centres State/Union Territory-wise (as on 30.09.2022)

| S.    | State/UT                       | PMKK Centers   | JSS centers   | NAPS   | ITI       | ITI   | ITI        |
|-------|--------------------------------|----------------|---------------|--------|-----------|-------|------------|
| No.   |                                |                |               |        | Pvt. ITIs | NSTIs | Govt. ITIs |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                 | 24             | 6             | 383    | 432       | 0     | 83         |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh              | 10             | 0             | 1      | 0         | 0     | 7          |
| 3     | Assam                          | 28             | 5             | 375    | 12        | 0     | 30         |
| 4     | Bihar                          | 48             | 21            | 119    | 1219      | 1     | 150        |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                   | 22             | 14            | 48     | 113       | 0     | 119        |
| 6     | Goa                            | 1              | 1             | 120    | 36        | 1     | 17         |
| 7     | Gujarat                        | 28             | 9             | 8546   | 2         | 1     | 11         |
| 8     | Haryana                        | 24             | 4             | 3362   | 234       | 0     | 274        |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh               | 11             | 11            | 233    | 228       | 1     | 160        |
| 10    | Jharkhand                      | 20             | 12            | 136    | 1         | 0     | 49         |
| 11    | Karnataka                      | 35             | 12            | 573    | 269       | 3     | 76         |
| 12    | Kerala                         | 20             | 9             | 858    | 1227      | 2     | 275        |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh                 | 52             | 27            | 426    | 0         | 1     | 1          |
| 14    | Maharashtra                    | 43             | 21            | 4741   | 883       | 2     | 194        |
| 15    | Manipur                        | 15             | 4             | 1      | 606       | 0     | 422        |
| 16    | Meghalaya                      | 6              | 1             | 5      | 0         | 1     | 10         |
| 17    | Mizoram                        | 3              | 1             | 0      | 1         | 0     | 7          |
| 18    | Nagaland                       | 3              | 2             | 0      | 0         | 0     | 3          |
| 19    | Odisha                         | 26             | 28            | 259    | 0         | 1     | 8          |
| 20    | Puducherry                     | 4              | 0             | 83     | 450       | 0     | 63         |
| 21    | Punjab                         | 24             | 2             | 312    | 7         | 2     | 8          |
| 22    | Rajasthan                      | 34             | 8             | 322    | 237       | 2     | 113        |
| 23    | Sikkim                         | 3              | 0             | 16     | 1491      | 0     | 160        |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu                     | 35             | 8             | 917    | 0         | 2     | 4          |
| 25    | Telangana                      | 29             | 6             | 444    | 414       | 3     | 87         |
| 26    | Tripura                        | 4              | 2             | 34     | 2         | 1     | 20         |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh                  | 86             | 46            | 2750   | 2937      | 2     | 286        |
| 28    | Uttarakhand                    | 13             | 8 8           | 248    | 84        | 2     | 105        |
| 29    | West Bengal                    | 41             |               | 421    | 138       | 2     | 150        |
| 30    | Andaman And Nicobar Islands    | 0              | 1             | 2      | 1         | 0     | 3          |
| 31    | Chandigarh                     | 1              | 1             | 29     | 0         | 0     | 2          |
| 32 33 | Delhi Dadra & Nagar Haveli and | 8 0            | 3 2           | 283 46 | 0 229     | 0 0   | 3 66       |
| 34    | Daman & Diu                    |                |               |        |           |       |            |
| 35    | Jammu And Kashmir              | 18             | 1             | 186    | 140       | 1     | 128        |
|       | Ladakh                         | 2              | 1             | 0      | 314       | 0     | 149        |
| 36    | Lakshadweep                    | 0              | 1             | 1      | 0         | 0     | 3          |
|       | Grand Total                    | 721            | 286           | 26280  | 11,707    | 31    | 3246       |

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  LSUQ  No.  1883  to  be  answered  on  19.12.2022 regarding 'SPEED UP THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME'

## State/UT wise number of candidates trained (As on 30.09.2022):

| S. No.   | State/UT                             | PMKVY (2015-16 to Sept 2022)   |   JSS (2018-19 to Sept 2022) | NAPS (2018-19 to Sept 2022)   |   CTS (2018 to Sept 2022) |
|----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       | 4,57,536                       |                        37422 | 41,936                        |                    212083 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 83,691                         |                          726 | 47                            |                      2698 |
| 3        | Assam                                | 7,20,394                       |                        31388 | 25,652                        |                     12502 |
| 4        | Bihar                                | 6,32,930                       |                        84939 | 14,217                        |                    435371 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                         | 1,79,298                       |                        52199 | 24,214                        |                     96674 |
| 6        | Goa                                  | 10,023                         |                         6187 | 9,433                         |                      7462 |
| 7        | Gujarat                              | 4,11,268                       |                        63594 | 2,48,155                      |                    353636 |
| 8        | Haryana                              | 6,51,166                       |                        31829 | 1,46,884                      |                    224960 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                     | 1,48,489                       |                        12471 | 15,405                        |                     87730 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                            | 2,73,965                       |                        25073 | 25,666                        |                    120558 |
| 11       | Karnataka                            | 5,16,434                       |                        58731 | 1,13,522                      |                    276270 |
| 12       | Kerala                               | 2,54,412                       |                        53757 | 30,159                        |                    140737 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                       | 9,07,948                       |                       174649 | 55,081                        |                    309316 |
| 14       | Maharashtra                          | 12,16,962                      |                       130839 | 3,69,106                      |                    448665 |
| 15       | Manipur                              | 90,387                         |                        20316 | 118                           |                       490 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                            | 47,915                         |                            0 | 298                           |                      2365 |
| 17       | Mizoram                              | 32,251                         |                          920 | 15                            |                      1534 |
| 18       | Nagaland                             | 42,272                         |                         6318 | 66                            |                      1039 |
| 19       | Odisha                               | 5,52,238                       |                       113688 | 27,005                        |                    214613 |
| 20       | Punjab                               | 4,34,749                       |                        10115 | 30,090                        |                    180108 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                            | 10,94,092                      |                        35787 | 32,362                        |                    494744 |
| 22       | Sikkim                               | 13,727                         |                            0 | 540                           |                      1049 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                           | 7,59,506                       |                        45502 | 1,29,997                      |                    133803 |
| 24       | Telangana                            | 4,22,584                       |                        36801 | 86,437                        |                    125641 |
| 25       | Tripura                              | 1,39,466                       |                         6068 | 2,173                         |                      9211 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                        | 19,46,198                      |                       298200 | 1,19,081                      |                   1245387 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                          | 2,02,802                       |                        38550 | 27,464                        |                     41226 |
| 28       | West Bengal                          | 5,85,938                       |                        46354 | 47,998                        |                    154061 |
| 29       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands          | 3,914                          |                         1160 | 15                            |                      1976 |
| 30       | Chandigarh                           | 26,889                         |                         5634 | 2,118                         |                      4523 |
| 31       | Delhi                                | 5,02,325                       |                        19104 | 40,570                        |                     40380 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 10,103                         |                         6104 | 2,269                         |                      1403 |
| 33       | Jammu And Kashmir                    | 3,11,108                       |                        10719 | 2,288                         |                     24759 |
| 34       | Ladakh                               | 3,319                          |                            0 | 0                             |                       533 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                          | 270                            |                            0 | 12                            |                      1142 |
| 36       | Puducherry                           | 30,327                         |                            0 | 3,498                         |                      3416 |
|          | Grand Total                          | 137,16,896                     |                      1465144 | 1673891                       |                   5412065 |

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