Lok Sabha Question No. 2388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Employment for Tribal Youth
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur, Janardan Mishra, Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2388

ANSWERED ON 18.12.2023

## EMPLOYMENT FOR TRIBAL YOUTH

† 2388. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  employability  of  the youths;

(b) the details of the efforts being made by the Government to make youth ready for jobs;

(c) whether  any  special  scheme  has  been  approved  by  the  Government  to  provide employment in tribal areas and the details thereof; and

(d)      the details of the schemes being formulated for Khargone Parliamentary Constituency of Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)  to  (b)            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/ institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  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 including youth in Tribal areas.  The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready & industry ready skills.

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  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.
12. (c) to (d) 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.

Investments in Infrastructure and productive capacity have a large multiplier impact on growth  and  employment.  The  budget  of  2023-24  proposed  to  increase  capital  investment outlay steeply for the third year in a row by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore, which would be 3.3 per  cent  of  GDP.  This  substantial  increase  in  recent  years  is  central  to  the  government's efforts to enhance growth potential and job creation.

The  Government  of  India  has  announced  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  package  to  provide stimulus to business and to mitigate the adverse impact of Covid-19. Under this package, the Government is providing fiscal stimulus of more than Rupees Twenty Seven Lakh crore. This package comprises of various long term schemes/programmes/policies for making the country self-reliant and to create employment opportunities.

The  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  was  launched  with  effect  from  1st October, 2020 to incentivize employers for creation of new employment and restoration of loss of  employment during Covid-19 pandemic. The terminal date for registration of beneficiaries was 31.03.2022. There is no specific Statewise allocation of funds under the scheme. During the  financial  year  2023-24,  an  amount  of  Rs.  2272.82  Crore  has  been  allocated  under  the scheme. Government  is  implementing  Prime  Minister  Street  Vendor's  AtmaNirbhar  Nidhi  (PM SVANidhi  Scheme)  since  June  01,  2020  to  facilitate  collateral  free  working  capital  loan  to street vendors to restart their businesses, which were adversely impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched by the Government for facilitating self-employment.  Under  PMMY,  collateral  free  loans  upto  Rs.  10  lakh,  are  extended  to micro/small business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business activities. The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes  is being implemented by the Government with an outlay of Rs. 1.97 lakh crore, for a period of 5 years starting from 2021-22 which have potential for creating 60 lakh new jobs. PM  GatiShakti  is  a  transformative  approach  for  economic  growth  and  sustainable development. The approach is driven by seven engines, namely, Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure. This approach is powered by Clean Energy and Sabka Prayas leading to huge job and entrepreneurial opportunities for all. 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 Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) etc. for employment generation in the country. Further,  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  is  implementing a  centrally  sponsored scheme namely "Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAYNULM)" to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households on a sustainable basis. Mission, inter-alia, aims to enabling urban poor to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage  employment  opportunities  through  skill  training  in  market  oriented  courses  under  the Employment  through Skill Training & Placement (EST&P)  component. Also, financial assistance  is  provided  to  individuals/  groups/  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  of  urban  poor  for setting up gainful self-employment ventures or microenterprises. 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 for every section of the society, across the country including youth in the Tribal areas and Khargone in Madhya

Pradesh, in the medium to long term through multiplier-effects.

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