Lok Sabha Question No. 807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Virtual Global Skills Summit
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 807

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## VIRTUAL GLOBAL SKILL SUMMIT

†807   DR. PRITAM GOPINATH RAO MUNDE:                     SHRI GIRISH BALCHANDRA BAPAT: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a)       whether the Government is formulating a policy to make India the skill supply hub for global value chains;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof;
- (c)       whether the Union Government has organized a virtual Global Skills Summit;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  participants  in  this  virtual  Global  Skills  Summit  along  with  the outcome thereof;
- (e) whether the Union Government is planning for mapping of global skill set requirements to identify the skilled manpower needs of various nations;
- (f) if so, the details thereof;
- (g) the  time  by  when  the policy  will  frame  to  make  the  country  a  skills  supply  hub  for  global value chain?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) & (b) Sir, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has not formulated any such policy as yet. However, various initiatives being taken to make India the skill capital of the world.Such initiatives include bilateral engagements with different countries to provide a framework of cooperation in areas like information exchange, standard setting, skill harmonization, recognition of qualification, etc. NSDC under the aegis of MSDE has singedBusiness to Business Agreements with business entities of various countries to facilitate overseas mobility of Indian skilled workforce, capacity building of trainers, employer engagements, etc.

Furthermore,  to  facilitate  the  international  mobility  of  skilled  manpower,  a  dedicated company namely NSDC International  (NSDC  I),  a  100%  subsidiary  of  NSDC  has  been  set  up.

NSDC (I) will create a network of Skill India International (SII)Institutions by involving Government and  Private  institutions.  SII  will  provide  global  career  mobility  opportunities  to  the  aspiring candidates in an internationally bench marked quality skills ecosystem.

(c) & (d) Yes, Sir. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) along with Ministry of  External  Affairs  (MEA),  Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry  (MoCI)  and  Ministry  of  Education (MoE) jointly  organized  the  1 st Virtual  Global  Skills  Summit  on  15 th of  November  2022  with  the Indian  Ambassadors/High Commissioners representing Indian Missions of ten countries, namely Australia,  France,  Germany,  Japan,  Malaysia,  Mauritius,  Singapore,  Tanzania,  United  Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

It  was  discussed  in  detail  to  position  India  as  a  Skill  Hub  of  the  world  by  leveraging  its demographic advantage and vibrant skill ecosystem.

(e) & (f) Yes, Sir. To ascertain the global demand ofskilled workforce, a study has been conducted by NSDC for the following 16 countries: Australia,Bahrain,Canada,Germany, Japan, Kingdom of Saudi  Arabia,  Kuwait,  Malaysia,  Oman,  Qatar,  Romania,  Singapore,  Sweden,  United  States  of America, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

(g) Presently  there  is  no  such  proposal  under  consideration  to  formulate  any  policy  however several initiatives are being taken to make the country a skills supply hub for global value chain.

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