Lok Sabha Question No. 1339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Collaboration with Private Job Portal
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1339

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11TH DECEMBER, 2023

## COLLABORATION WITH PRIVATE JOB PORTAL

## 1339.      SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

## Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken initiatives aimed at promoting skill  development,  reducing  unemployment,  and  fostering  a  more dynamic job market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  collaboration  with  private  job portals or employers to enhance employment opportunities for the workforce;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve and strengthen partnership with National Career Service portal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  to  (e)  The  Government  has  taken  various  steps  to  promote  skill development. The Government has brought in National Education Policy (NEP)  2020  which  aims  to  integrate  vocational  education  programmes into  mainstream  education  in  all  educational  institutions  in  a  phased manner.

The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE) delivers skill training through a comprehensive network of skill development centres/ institutes across the country under various schemes  viz. Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS)  Scheme,  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Through these centres, training to candidates is imparted  in  employable  skills,  as  per  requirements  of  industry  and economy.

The  Government  is  implementing  'Scheme  for  Higher  Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS)', a program conceived for students  in  degree  courses,  primarily  non-technical,  with  a  view  to introduce employable skills into their learning, promote apprenticeship as integral  to  education  and  also  amalgamate  employment  facilitating efforts of the education system so that clear pathways towards employment opportunities are available to students during and after their graduation.

The Government is implementing a programme for skilling of rural youth for entrepreneurship development through Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs).

The  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  is  implementing  the National Career Service (NCS) project to provide a variety of employment related services like job  search  and  matching,  career  counselling, vocational  guidance,  information  on  skill  development  courses  etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].

Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is the priority of the Government. Accordingly, the Government of India has taken various steps for generating employment in the country.

The Government of India is encouraging various projects involving substantial  investment  and  public  expenditure  on  schemes  like  Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Pt.  Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Deen Dayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) etc. for employment generation.

Besides  these  initiatives,  various  flagship  programmes  of  the Government such as Make in India, Start-up India, Stand-up India, Digital India, Housing for All etc. are also oriented towards generating employment  opportunities in the country. All these initiatives are expected  to  collectively  generate  employment  in  the  medium  to  long term through multiplier-effects.

- The  major  initiatives  in  the  form  of  integrations/collaborations undertaken by National Career Service portal to improve and strengthen partnerships includes: a. NCS Portal has integrated with 28 State/UTs across the country, to develop a comprehensive network for connecting employer and jobseekers at a national level. b. NCS  has  established  integration  with  multiple  private  portals/job portals  namely  TCS-iON,  Monster.com,  First  Job,  HireMee,  Teamlease, VSS  Tech,  Quikr  India,  Quess  Corp,  Freshersworld  etc.  to  enhance employment opportunities for the youth across the country c. NCS  has  also  interlinked  with  Skill  India  Portal  of  Ministry  of  Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship-  for  registering  the  Skill  certified candidates  of  various  vocational  skilling  programs  (DDU-GKY,  PMKVY etc) on NCS portal. d. NCS  Portal  has  integrated  with  Udyam  portal  of  Ministry  of  Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) for consent-based auto registration of Udyam registered MSMEs as employers on the NCS portal. NCS Portal has integrated with e-Shram portal of Ministry of Labour & Employment for seamless auto registration of unorganized workers on the
- e. NCS portal based on their consent.
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