Lok Sabha Question No. 1162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Skill India Programme in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1162

ANSWERED ON 11.12.2023

## SKILL INDIA PROGRAMME IN UTTAR PRADESH

† 1162 SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

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

- (a) the salient features of Skill India Programmes;
- (b) the number of youths provided training under Skill India Programmes in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years along with details thereof;
- (c) the details of steps being taken by the Government for increasing the employment capability of the trained youths under Skill India Programmes;
- (d) whether a post skilling assessment system exists for evaluation of success rate; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)   Under  the  Govt  of  India  's  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM),  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill  development  centres/colleges/institutes  etc.  under  various  schemes,  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Sikhshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready & industry ready skills. The brief of these schemes are as under:

Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY): PMKVY  Scheme  is  for  imparting  skill development  training  through  Short-Term  Training  (STT)  and  Up-skilling  and  Re-skilling  through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country including rural areas.

Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme: The main target of the JSS is to impart vocational skills to the non-literates,  neo-literates and  the persons  having  rudimentary  level  of  education  and  school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years, with due age relaxation in case of 'Divyangjan' and other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities in the rural areas and urban low-income areas.

National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS): This Scheme is for promoting apprenticeship training and increasing the engagement of apprentices by providing financial support to  industrial  establishments  undertaking  apprenticeship  programme  under  the  Apprentices  Act, 1961. Training consists of Basic Training and On-the-Job Training / Practical Training at workplace in the industry.

Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS): This  scheme  is  for  providing  long-term  training  through Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  across  the  country.  The  ITIs  offer  a  range  of  vocational/skill training courses covering a large number of economic sectors with an objective to provide skilled workforce to the industry as well as self employment of youth.

(b) Number of candidates trained under PMKVY, JSS, NAPS and CTS Schemes of MSDE in the state of Uttar Pradesh during last three years are as under:

| Year    | PMKVY    | JSS      | NAPS   | CTS      |
|---------|----------|----------|--------|----------|
| 2020-21 | 2,39,286 | 77,335   | 19,762 | 2,79,998 |
| 2021-22 | 69,015   | 88,648   | 37,889 | 2,73,714 |
| 2022-23 | 25,568   | 1,22,510 | 56,518 | 2,69,106 |

(c)       Skill development schemes of MSDE are aimed at equipping the youth with relevant skills to enable them to take up self or wage employment. In addition, following specific steps have been taken to align the training programs to market needs and improve the employability of trainees:

- i. The training programmes offered under the schemes of MSDE are developed in collaboration with  industries,  keeping  in  view  market  demands.  36  Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs),  led  by industry leaders in the respective sectors, have been set up by National Skill Development Corporation  (NSDC)  which  are  mandated  to  identify  the  skill  development  needs  of respective sectors as well as to determine skill competency standards.
- ii. Future  ready  job-roles  addressing  the  requirement  of  Industry  4.0,  emerging  sectors  like Drone, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Mechatronics, etc., have been prioritized under PMKVY 4.0.
- iii. The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) has been set up as an overarching  regulator  establishing  regulations  and  standards  to  ensure  quality  in  the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) space.
- iv. The Awarding Bodies recognised by NCVET are expected to develop the qualifications as per the industry demand and map them with the identified occupations as per the National Classification  of  Occupation,  2015,  of  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  and  obtain industry validations.
- v. Directorate General of Training (DGT) is  implementing Flexi MoU Scheme and Dual System of Training (DST). These initiatives are meant to provide training to ITI students in industrial environment.
- vi. Courses aligned to  National  Skills  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  also  have  component of  On Job Training (OJT) and employability skills.
- vii. DGT has also signed MoU with IT Tech companies like IBM, CISCO, Future Skill Rights Network (erstwhile Quest Alliance), Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft to ensure industry  linkages for the  institutes at the  state and  regional  levels under  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
- viii. NSDC, under the Market led program, provides support to training providers that collaborate and align skill courses with industry demand.
- ix. Under NAPS, apprenticeship training and increasing engagement with industrial establishments for undertaking apprenticeship programmes is promoted.
- x. Government of India has signed Migration and Mobility Agreement with ten  countries viz., U.K.; France, Germany, Israel, Taiwan, Austria, Mauritius, Australia, Portugal and Finland for aligning skilling with demand in these countries.
- xi. Government  of  India  has  announced  setting  up  of  30  Skill  India  International  Centers  for catering to the demand for skilled workers for foreign countries.

(d) & (e)        A robust and comprehensive assessment system is in place to accurately evaluate the skills and knowledge gained by candidates during the training process. After completing the training program, the candidate undergoes a meticulous assessment conducted with fairness and objectivity by  accredited  Assessment  Agencies.  These  agencies  are  recognized  by  National  Council  for Vocational  Education  and  Training  (NCVET). Upon  successfully  passing  the  assessments,  the candidate  is  awarded  a  certificate  by  an  Awarding  Body  approved  by  the  National  Council  for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET).

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