Lok Sabha Question No. 5068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Skill Training Programme in NDRI
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## 5068.   SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to organize online Skill Training Programme for the local residents including women and economically weaker section in parliamentary constituency Karnal in NSDC fee based (non-plan) course in the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Apprenticeship Training, Technical Intern Trainee Training Programme (TITP), IndiaSkills and WorldSkills Competitions so as to facilitate vocational training and certification for the youth  to earn better livelihood with dignity;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether financial assistance is proposed to be provided to facilitate the merit based award sanctioned for cycles/books by the Chairman of the Corpus fund or any other special purpose loan and medical aid; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5068

ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## SKILL TRAINING PROGRAMME IN NDRI

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) Under Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers  Skill,  Re-Skill  and  Up-Skill  programme  to  all  the  sections  of  the  society  including  women  and economically weaker section, through an extensive network of skill development Centres/ Institutes across the  country  under  various  schemes  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).  The number of persons provided training in Karnal under PMKVY (FY2015-16 to December 2022), NAPS (FY 2018-19 to December 2022) and CTS (2018-19 to 2021- 22) were 22,581,  4,069 and 10,476 respectively.

Further,  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  implements  fee-based  courses  under NSDC Market Led Program under which 134 private partners are providing training in online courses in various  skill  sectors  pan  India.  However,  no  training  courses  are  offered  through  the  National  Dairy Research Institute in Karnal District. NSDC also organizes skill competitions such as IndiaSkills which are conducted across State, regional and national levels and WorldSkills  at the global level to  make skilling aspirational for youth. Further, Directorate General  of  Training (DGT)  under  the  Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched the Skills Build platform, an online platform, in 2019, in collaboration with International Business Machines (IBM). Through this platform, the students are taught technical and professional skills related to  Information Technology (IT) in order to make them job ready.  It  is  available  on  the  open  source,  open  access  platform  of  the  DGT,  namely,  Bharat  Skill  Portal (https://bharatskills.gov.in).

MSDE  as a part of Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed with Japan in October, 2017 has been  implementing  Technical  Intern  Training  Programme  (TITP)  to  significantly  expand  the  bilateral cooperation between India and Japan in the field of Skill Development. The MoC aims to transform India's skill  ecosystem  by  sending  and  accepting technical  interns from  India  to  Japan,  thereby  enabling  Indian industries to imbibe the best practices of Japanese industries. As on February, 2023, a total of 27 Sending Organisations (SOs) are empanelled by NSDC to implement TITP.

(c) to (d) Currently, there is no proposal in the MSDE to provide financial assistance to facilitate the merit based award for cycles/ books or any other special purpose loan or medical aid.

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