Lok Sabha Question No. 1685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Skill Knowledge to Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1685

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  JULY, 2023

## SKILL KNOWLEDGE TO LABOURERS

## 1685.  SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that there is a need to impart necessary skilled and knowledgeable  labourers with a collective effort to ensure their progress in competitive environment;
- (b) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide more benefits of such skill and knowledge to the labourers of the country particularly in Bihar; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to increase the participation of women in the work force?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to  (c):    The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill training through a comprehensive network of skill development  centres/institutes  under  various  schemes  viz.  Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  VikasYojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS), National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsmen Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs), across the country.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is a placement linked skill  development  program of Ministry of Rural Development  for  rural  poor  youth  under  National  Rural  Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) since September, 2014. Rural Youth in the age group of 15-35 years are covered under this scheme.

Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) provide training for  Skill  and  Entrepreneurship  Development.  Any  unemployed  youth  in the  age  group  of  18-45  years,  having  an  aptitude  to  take  up  selfemployment or wage employment and having some basic knowledge in the related field can undergo training at RSETI.

Further, Government is implementing the National Career Service (NCS)  Project  to  provide  a  variety  of  career  related  services  like  job matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, etc. through  a  digital  platform  which  brings  the employers and jobseekers (including skilled and knowledgeable jobseekers) on a single platform for job matching. This portal also offers its  registered jobseekers a free, self-paced Online Training Programme on  Career  and  Digital  Skills,  to  enhance  the  employability  of  the jobseekers. Till 15th July 2023, 24.23 lakh jobseekers from the State of Bihar are registered on the NCS Portal.

The  Government  has  taken  various  steps  to  improve  female's participation in the work force. A number of protective provisions have been incorporated in the labour laws for equal opportunity and congenial work  environment  for  women  workers.  The  Code  on  Social  Security, 2020 has the provisions for enhancement in paid maternity leave from 12 weeks  to  26  weeks,  provision  for  mandatory  crèche  facility  in  the establishments having 50 or more employees, permitting  women workers in the night shifts with adequate safety measures, etc.

The Code on Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions (OSH),  2020  has  the  provisions  for  the  employment  of  women  in  the above  ground  mines  including  opencast  workings  has  been  allowed between 7 pm and 6 am, and in below ground working between 6 am and 7  pm  in  technical,  supervisory  and  managerial  work  where  continuous presence may not be required.

The  Code  on  Wages  2019  has  provisions  that  there  shall  be  no discrimination in an establishment or any unit there of among employees on  the  ground  of  gender  in  matters  relating  to  wages  by  the  same employer, in respect of the same work or work of similar nature done by any  employee.  Further,  no  employer  shall  make  any  discrimination  on the ground of sex while recruiting any employee for the same work or work of similar nature in  the conditions of employment, except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force.

To enhance the employability of female workers, the Government is  providing  training  to  them  through  a  network  of  Women  Industrial Training institutes, National Vocational Training Institutes and Regional Vocational Training Institutes.

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