Lok Sabha Question No. 1242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-25
Subject: Skill Development in Higher Education
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1242 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

## † 1242. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

## 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  Rajasthan  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

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

(a) & (b) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  in  Coordination with Ministry of Education has organized Skill network, School network and Higher Education network into Skill Hubs Initiative (SHI) as a pilot project on 01.01.2022 under central component of PMKVY 3.0 which focuses on introduction of  skill  training  programme  in  education  ecosystem  as  envisioned  in  National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. However, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)  has  initiated  Skill  India  Initiative  (SII)  to  encourage  the  institutions  for making the best use of available infrastructure of higher education system during off hours for skill training by re-aligning the existing infrastructure for the skill courses specially, training aids, syllabus, curriculum etc, as per NSQF aligned Qualifications.  Under  the  initiative  there  are  3  Models  for  Skilling  of  In-school students/ school dropouts, students perusing Technical Education:

Model 1: Targeting School Dropouts after class 10th pass (long back and recent).

Model 2:  Targeting  Advance  level  Skilling  of  students  already  studying  in  AICTE approved Technical institutions.

Model 3: Integrating School Education with Higher Education for skilling students.

(c), (d) & (e)  The estimated outlay of SHI is Rs. 700 crores.  SHI  is  the  integration and  mainstreaming  of  vocational  education  with  general  education  as  envisaged under  the  NEP  2020.  Skill  Hubs  are  nodal  skill  centres  identified  to  provide  skill development and vocational training opportunities to drop-outs and out of education candidates. As on 30.06.2022, 1957 SHI have been established across the country.

(f), (g) & (h) 65 State Hubs Initiatives (SHIs) are in the State of Rajasthan. The last date of enrolment of candidates under the SHI-PMKVY 3.0 was 31.03.2022. The district  wise  details  of  SHI  and  candidates  trained  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  are given at Annexure.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1242 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2022 REGARDING 'SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION'

## The district wise details SHI and candidates trained in the State of Rajasthan as on 30.06.2022

| S. No.   | TC State       |   No. of Training Centres/Skill Hub | Candidates Trained   |
|----------|----------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.       | Ajmer          |                                   8 | 217                  |
| 2.       | Alwar          |                                   1 | 320                  |
| 3.       | Banswara       |                                   1 | 360                  |
| 4.       | Baran          |                                   2 | 266                  |
| 5.       | Barmer         |                                   2 | 240                  |
| 6.       | Bharatpur      |                                   1 | 360                  |
| 7.       | Bhilwara       |                                   1 | 360                  |
| 8.       | Bikaner        |                                   2 | 315                  |
| 9.       | Bundi          |                                   2 | 380                  |
| 10.      | Chittorgarh    |                                   2 | 259                  |
| 11.      | Churu          |                                   2 | 41                   |
| 12.      | Dungarpur      |                                   2 | 360                  |
| 13.      | Ganganagar     |                                   2 | 308                  |
| 14.      | Hanumangarh    |                                   1 | 200                  |
| 15.      | Jaipur         |                                   7 | 112                  |
| 16.      | Jalore         |                                   2 | 600                  |
| 17.      | Jhalawar       |                                   2 | 360                  |
| 18.      | Jhunjhunu      |                                   4 | 152                  |
| 19.      | Jodhpur        |                                   3 | 216                  |
| 20.      | Karauli        |                                   2 | 505                  |
| 21.      | Kota           |                                   2 | 359                  |
| 22.      | Nagaur         |                                   3 | 270                  |
| 23.      | Pali           |                                   1 | 360                  |
| 24.      | Pratapgarh     |                                   1 | 360                  |
| 25.      | Rajsamand      |                                   1 | 25                   |
| 26.      | Sawai Madhopur |                                   1 | -                    |
| 27.      | Sikar          |                                   3 | 63                   |
| 28.      | Sirohi         |                                   1 | 160                  |
| 29.      | Tonk           |                                   2 | 102                  |
| 30.      | Udaipur        |                                   1 | -                    |
|          | Total          |                                  65 | 7,630                |

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