Lok Sabha Question No. 188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: Demand for Skilled Workers
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 188

ANSWERED ON - 22/07/2024

## DEMAND FOR SKILLED WORKERS

188.    SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA :

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SHAMBHAJIRAO MANE: Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:(a) whether as per a report by blue-collar worker market place 'Huntr' the demand for skilled blue-collar workers from India has grown substantially in the current year as compared to previous year in foreign countries, particularly in Middle East countries; (b) if so, the details thereof, the sectors in which demand has increased; (c)  whether  infrastructure  firms  in  India  have  also  been  hit  by  acute  shortage  of skilled and unskilled manpower in the country and if so, the details thereof; (d)  whether  the  demand  for  non-skilled  workers  has  also  seen  a  more  modest increase of approximately 10-15 percent; and (e) if so, the details thereof, and the corrective measures taken/being taken by the

Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a)  to  (b) There is no such study available with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. (c) to (d) There  is no  such  information available with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship regarding infrastructure firms in India been hit by acute shortage of skilled and unskilled manpower or demand for non-skilled workers seeing  an  increase.  As  per  the  Economic  Survey  2022-23,  the  growth  in  the  core industries, which are critical in meeting the demand for inputs across industries, has held steady reflecting a broad momentum in industrial activity in India. (e)

In  order  to  meet  the  skilling  requirement  across  various  sectors  including  the infrastructure  sector  and  to  align  the  training  programs  with  the  changes  in  the economy and  technology  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  industry,  following  steps  have been taken by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship:

- i. Expansion in  infrastructure  of  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  through  new ITIs in Public and Private Sectors.
- ii. Upgradation and modernization of ITIs in terms of their infrastructure, pedagogy, curriculum and technology interventions.
- iii. Introduction of new-age courses in Internet of Things (IoT), Renewable Energy, Additive Manufacturing Technology (3-D Printing), Mechatronics, Drone Technology etc in ITIs.
- iv. Launching of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY), for imparting short-term skill training to the youth.
- v. Implementation of JSS to impart Vocational Skills to non-literates, neo-literates and the persons having rudimentary level of education upto 8th standard and school dropouts upto 12th standard in the age group of 15-45 years.
- vi. Notification of common norms for bringing about uniformity and standardization in  implementation  of  various  Skill  Development  schemes  by  different  Central Ministries/ Departments.
- vii. Setting  up  of  Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs)  as  industry-led  bodies  to  develop National Occupation Standards (NOSs).
- viii. Implementation of Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP), an outcome-oriented World Bank supported project for strengthening institutional mechanisms at both national and state levels.
- ix. Implementation  of  Skills  Strengthening  for  Industrial  Value  Enhancement (STRIVE) scheme, a World Bank assisted project launched with the objective of improving  the  relevance  and  efficiency  of  skills  training  provided  through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships.
- x. Mobilisation/outreach  activities  through  Kaushal/RozgarMelas,  Skills  Career Counselling Scheme in making skilling aspirational.
- xi. Alignment of courses as per National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).
- xii. Trainings  of  Trainers  through  National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (NSTIs)  and Institutes of Training of Trainers (IToTs).
- xiii. Launch  of  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  to  promote apprenticeship  training  in  the  country  by  providing  stipend  support  to  the apprentices, undertake capacity building of the apprenticeship ecosystem and provide advocacy assistance to support rapid growth.

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