Lok Sabha Question No. 1979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Coordination Between National Skill Programmes and Higher Education
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1979

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## COORDINATION BETWEEN NATIONAL SKILL PROGRAMMES AND HIGHER EDUCATION

## 1979. SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to develop more coordination between schools, higher education and various National Skill Programmes in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of expected amount under this programme;
- (d) the details of objectives to be set under this programme;
- (e) the details and number of States where this scheme is proposed to be implemented;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to cover Gujarat also under this scheme;
- (g) if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and
- (h) the time by which it is proposed to be implemented?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN) (a) to (h) The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is an unprecedented reforms in the area of education and preparing young Indians for the future and has integrated vocational training and skilling  into  the  curriculum  of  schools.  The  Department  of  School  Education  and    Literacy (DoSEL) is implementing an initiative of vocationalization of School Education under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme Samgra Shiksha - throughout the country. The Scheme aims at integrating vocational  education      with      general      academic      education      in      all      Secondary/Senior Secondary  schools,  enhancing  the  employability  and  entrepreneurial  abilities  of  the  students, providing  exposure  to  work  environment  and  generating  awareness  among  students  about various career options so as to enable them to make a choice in accordance with their aptitude, competency and aspirations. Under the scheme, National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant vocational courses  are  offered  to  the  students  from  class  9th  to  12th  in  the  schools  covered  under  the scheme. At the secondary level, that is, Class 9 and 10, vocational modules are offered to the students as an additional subject. At Senior Secondary level, that is, Class 11 and 12, vocational courses are offered as a compulsory (elective) subject. Employability skill module has been made a mandatory part of the vocational courses. It consists of communication skills, self management skills, information and communication technology skills, entrepreneurship skills and Green skills.

The  National  Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020  has  also  given  a  special  emphasis  on vocational  education  and  skill  development.  Integration  of  vocational  education  with  general education and mainstreaming of vocational education have been identified as the key reform in the education system of the country. In order to fulfil various objectives of the NEP, the existing scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  has  been  revamped  and  various  new  interventions  relating  to vocational education have been incorporated. Some of them are as under:

1. Coverage of vocational education has been expanded to cover Government aided schools also in addition to Government Schools.
2. Hub  and  Spoke  Model  of  Vocational  Education  has  been  introduced  providing  for  the utilization  of  the  infrastructure  available  in  the  Hub  Schools  by  the  students  of  nearby schools (spoke schools) for vocational training.
3. Exposure of pre-vocational education at Upper Primary level.
4. Internships,  bagless  days,  etc.  have  been  included  under  innovation  component  of Samagra Shiksha.

Under the Scheme, a module on entrepreneurship development has been made a core component of vocational education programme from Grades 9 to 12 for nurturing innovation and creativity  among  the  students.  The  module  has  been  oriented  towards  the  development  of creative and innovative skills among the students so that they can apply new knowledge to the existing  work  and  create new  ideas  and  values. Budgetary  allocation for  Samagra Shiksha for 2023-24 is Rs. 37,453 crore.

The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  in  coordination  with Ministry of Education organized Skill network, School network and Higher Education network into Skill Hubs Initiative (SHI) as a pilot project under PMKVY 3.0 with a focus on introduction of skill training  programme  in  education  ecosystem  as  envisioned  in  NEP.  Under  PMKVY  3.0,  an amount of Rs. 700 crore was earmarked separately for SHI. As on 31.12.2022, 1,957 SHI have been established across the country, which includes  86  SHIs in the State of Gujarat. The district wise details of SHI and candidates trained in the State of Gujarat are given at Annexure .

Further,  taking  the  vision  of  NEP,  Government  of  India  has  developed  National  Credit Framework (NCF) to enable integration of academic and vocational domains to ensure flexibility and mobility between the two.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1979 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023 REGARDING 'COORDINATION BETWEEN NATIONAL SKILL PROGRAMMES AND HIGHER EDUCATION'

## The district wise details of SHIs and candidates trained in the State of Gujarat as on 31.12.2022

| S. No.   | District        |   No. of Training Centres | Trained Candidates   |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.       | Ahmadabad       |                         5 | 475                  |
| 2.       | Amreli          |                         2 | 72                   |
| 3.       | Anand           |                         2 | 230                  |
| 4.       | Arvalli         |                         1 | 20                   |
| 5.       | Banas Kantha    |                         3 | 102                  |
| 6.       | Bharuch         |                         4 | 319                  |
| 7.       | Botad           |                         2 | 147                  |
| 8.       | Chhota Udaipur  |                         1 | 240                  |
| 9.       | Dang            |                         4 | 134                  |
| 10.      | Devbhumi Dwarka |                         1 | 8                    |
| 11.      | Dahod           |                         1 | 120                  |
| 12.      | Gandhinagar     |                         2 | 400                  |
| 13.      | Jamnagar        |                         3 | 286                  |
| 14.      | Junagadh        |                         2 | 394                  |
| 15.      | Kachchh         |                         3 | 409                  |
| 16.      | Kheda           |                         1 | 19                   |
| 17.      | Mahesana        |                         3 | 50                   |
| 18.      | Mahisagar       |                         1 | 111                  |
| 19.      | Morbi           |                         1 | 20                   |
| 20.      | Narmada         |                         2 | 230                  |
| 21.      | Navsari         |                         2 | 268                  |
| 22.      | Panch Mahals    |                         2 | 240                  |
| 23.      | Patan           |                         6 | 137                  |
| 24.      | Porbandar       |                         2 | 32                   |
| 25.      | Rajkot          |                         5 | 98                   |
| 26.      | Sabar Kantha    |                         3 | 54                   |
| 27.      | Surat           |                         7 | 446                  |
| 28.      | Tapi            |                         3 | 236                  |
| 29.      | Vadodara        |                         7 | 170                  |
| 30.      | Valsad          |                         5 | 243                  |
|          | Total           |                        86 | 5,710                |

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