Lok Sabha Question No. 3635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Skill Development in Unorganised Sector
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN UNORGANISED SECTOR

## 3635.  SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  for  skill  development  amongst  people  working  in unorganised sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  for  skill  development  amongst  women  working  in 'Kudumbasree' mission;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  number  of  skill  development  programs conducted for the people of Kozhikode district in Kerala and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  for  development  of  skills  amongst  IT  and  IT  enabled service sectors in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has any scheme for skill development of unemployed graduates and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under Skill  India  Mission,  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is implementing  various  programmes  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  National Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  and  Craftsmen  Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to encourage skilling and entrepreneurship in the  country  which  aims  at  stimulating  employment  opportunities  among  youth  of  various  socioeconomic levels and different age groups in various sectors including unorganized sector.
- (b) State Poverty Eradication Mission (SPEM), popularly known as Kudumbashree Mission is the Kerala  State  Government's  organisation  for  poverty  eradication  under  the  Local  Self-Government Department. There is no specific scheme of MSDE for women working in the Kudumbashree Mission. However, MSDE has formulated National Policy on Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, 2015 which focuses on inclusive skill development, with the objective of increased women participation for better economic productivity. Women from any socio-economic strata and any age group can get enrolled for skill training under the initiatives of MSDE.
- (c) The aforementioned skill development programmes are conducted across the country including the youth of Kozhikode district in Kerala. A total of 23,407 candidates have been trained under PMKVY in  Kozhikode District till  30.06.2022  and  1344  Apprentices  have  been  engaged in  Kozhikode  District from 2018-19 till 30.06.2022.
- (d) Under Skill India Mission, MSDE is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  to  impart  skill  development  training  to  youth  of  the  country.  Ministry  has launched third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 3.0 on 15 th January, 2021 with an  objective  to  enable  candidates  to  take  up  short  duration  skill  development  training  in  various demand-driven job roles including job roles with basic computer knowledge / education. The aim of the scheme  is  to  train  8  lakh  candidates  across  the  country  in  various  sectors  covering Information Technology  and  IT  enabled  Services  (IT-ITeS) sector  which  consist  of  job  roles  for  basic  computer education. Some of the job roles under IT-ITeS are those of Domestic Data entry Operator, Domestic IT Helpdesk  Attendant,  Junior  Data  Associate,  Junior  Software  Developer,  Domestic  Biometric  Data Operator, Web Developer, etc.

During 2018-19 to 2021-22, a total of 19,954 candidates have been trained under JSS in ITITeS Sector across the Country.

FutureSkills PRIME is a platform for Re-skilling/Up-skilling of IT Manpower for Employability and is  a  collaborative  initiative  between  MeitY  and  IT-ITeS  SSC  (Sector  Skills  Council)  NASSCOM.  The Programme would follow an 'aggregator of aggregators' approach for digital skills training on a national scale,  with  the  entire  platform  being  hosted  online  and  seeks  to  create  synergy  and  collaborations between industry, academia and the government.

To further aid digital adoption, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has  approved  a  scheme  titled  'Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan  (PMGDISHA)'  to usher in digital literacy in rural India by covering 6 crore rural households (one person per household) by 31.03.2023. To ensure equitable geographical reach, each of the 2,50,000 Gram Panchayats across the country are envisaged to register an average of 200-300 candidates. By March 2022, more than 5.77 crore candidates have been enrolled and more than 4.88 crore have been trained, out of which more  than  3.61  crore  candidates  have  been  certified  under  the  PMGDISHA  Scheme.  It  is  being implemented  as  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  by  the  Ministry  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology through  an  implementing  agency  namely  CSC  e-Governance  Services  India  Limited,  with  active collaboration of all the State Governments and UT Administrations.

(e) There  is  no  specific  scheme  for  skill  development  of  unemployed  graduates,  however, candidate from any socio-economic strata and any age group can get enrolled for skill training under the initiatives of MSDE.

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