Lok Sabha Question No. 1735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-31
Subject: Speed up Skill Development Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad, T.R.V.S. Ramesh, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1735

ANSWERED ON 31.07.2023

## SPEED UP SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

1735  DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:          SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

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

- (a) whether the Government  proposes  to speed  up/  expand the skill development programmes;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  any  changes  in  the  present programmes;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  centres  established  and  the  number  of  persons  trained  under  the  said programmes in the country, State-wise particularly in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c) Implementation of skill development programmes of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) are demand driven.  In order to meet skilling requirements for future  workforce,  improve  the  quality  of  skilling  and  align  the  training  programs  with  the changes in the economy and technology to meet the needs of the industry, steps have been taken by MSDE from time to time, which inter alia include the following :

- i. Expansion  in  infrastructure  of  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  under  Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) 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 in ITIs.
- iv. Launching of the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), for imparting shortterm 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/Rozgar Melas, 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.
14. (d)         State-wise  details  of  skill  development  centers,  including  centres  in  Tamil  Nadu, established under various skill development programmes of MSDE are at Annexure-I and details of  persons trained under these schemes viz. PMKVY, JSS, NAPS and CTS (ITIs) are at Annexure-II .

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1735  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  31.07.2023  REGARDING  'SPEED  UP  SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING'.

Number of Skill Development Centres State/Union Territory-wise under PMKVY, JSS, NAPS, and ITIs (As on 31.03.2023):

|        |                                      | Centers*   | JSS centers   |        | ITI        | ITI       |
|--------|--------------------------------------|------------|---------------|--------|------------|-----------|
| S. No. | State/UT                             | PMKK's     |               | NAPS** | Govt. ITIs | Pvt. ITIs |
| 1      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands          | 2          | 1             | 8      | 3          | 1         |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                       | 16         | 6             | 828    | 85         | 433       |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 6          | 0             | 12     | 7          | 0         |
| 4      | Assam                                | 28         | 5             | 693    | 31         | 13        |
| 5      | Bihar                                | 39         | 21            | 367    | 150        | 1223      |
| 6      | Chandigarh                           | 1          | 1             | 94     | 2          | 0         |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                         | 21         | 14            | 202    | 120        | 113       |
| 8      | Delhi                                | 7          | 3             | 454    | 17         | 36        |
| 9      | Goa                                  | 0          | 1             | 247    | 11         | 2         |
| 10     | Gujarat                              | 24         | 9             | 10377  | 274        | 234       |
| 11     | Haryana                              | 14         | 4             | 4687   | 160        | 228       |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh                     | 6          | 11            | 531    | 128        | 140       |
| 13     | Jammu And Kashmir                    | 16         | 1             | 388    | 49         | 1         |
| 14     | Jharkhand                            | 18         | 12            | 272    | 77         | 269       |
| 15     | Karnataka                            | 18         | 12            | 1349   | 275        | 1227      |
| 16     | Kerala                               | 10         | 9             | 1352   | 149        | 314       |
| 17     | Ladakh                               | 2          | 2             | 3      | 3          | 0         |
| 18     | Lakshadweep                          | 0          | 1             | 1      | 1          | 0         |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh                       | 42         | 27            | 759    | 195        | 883       |
| 20     | Maharashtra                          | 30         | 21            | 6569   | 422        | 607       |
| 21     | Manipur                              | 11         | 4             | 15     | 10         | 0         |
| 22     | Meghalaya                            | 6          | 1             | 25     | 7          | 1         |
| 23     | Mizoram                              | 3          | 1             | 5      | 3          | 0         |
| 24     | Nagaland                             | 3          | 2             | 16     | 8          | 0         |
| 25     | Odisha                               | 21         | 28            | 542    | 63         | 450       |
| 26     | Puducherry                           | 3          | 0             | 146    | 8          | 7         |
| 27     | Punjab                               | 20         | 2             | 606    | 114        | 236       |
| 28     | Rajasthan                            | 29         | 8             | 580    | 160        | 1453      |
| 29     | Sikkim                               | 3          | 0             | 36     | 4          | 0         |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu                           | 22         | 8             | 1844   | 87         | 414       |
| 31     | Telangana                            | 22         | 6             | 950    | 66         | 233       |
| 32     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 0          | 2             | 71     | 3          | 0         |
| 33     | Tripura                              | 2          | 2             | 68     | 20         | 2         |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh                        | 56         | 47            | 4873   | 286        | 2943      |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                          | 13         | 8             | 433    | 105        | 84        |
| 36     | West Bengal                          | 31         | 8             | 773    | 150        | 138       |
|        | Grand Total                          | 545*       | 288           | 37047  | 3,253      | 11,685    |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1735  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  31.07.2023  REGARDING  'SPEED  UP SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING'.

## State-wise number of persons trained:

| State                                        | PMKVY 2015-16 to 2022-23   |   NAPS 2018-19 to 2022-23 |   JSS 2018-19 to 2022-23 | ITI 2018 to 2022   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 3,914                      |                        53 |                     2700 | 1809               |
| Andhra Pradesh                               | 4,57,562                   |                     46213 |                    47182 | 205013             |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            | 83,826                     |                        65 |                      726 | 2195               |
| Assam                                        | 7,20,740                   |                     29838 |                    40648 | 11850              |
| Bihar                                        | 6,33,217                   |                     20343 |                   122779 | 432015             |
| Chandigarh                                   | 26,940                     |                      2236 |                     7154 | 3540               |
| Chhattisgarh                                 | 1,79,365                   |                     16726 |                    74825 | 82448              |
| Delhi                                        | 5,02,575                   |                     48551 |                    24444 | 38194              |
| Goa                                          | 10,065                     |                     11926 |                     7707 | 7323               |
| Gujarat                                      | 4,11,395                   |                    295400 |                    80694 | 305101             |
| Haryana                                      | 6,51,495                   |                    176432 |                    38878 | 212535             |
| Himachal Pradesh                             | 1,48,741                   |                     17735 |                    32837 | 80443              |
| Jammu And Kashmir                            | 3,11,277                   |                      2732 |                    11156 | 21363              |
| Jharkhand                                    | 2,74,215                   |                     29985 |                    41948 | 118117             |
| Karnataka                                    | 5,17,238                   |                    141294 |                    79219 | 266690             |
| Kerala                                       | 2,54,574                   |                     34886 |                    69617 | 136745             |
| Ladakh                                       | 3,319                      |                        52 |                      600 | 479                |
| Lakshadweep                                  | 270                        |                        31 |                     1481 | 1098               |
| Madhya Pradesh                               | 9,08,074                   |                     61446 |                   224233 | 282824             |
| Maharashtra                                  | 12,17,288                  |                    476259 |                   168172 | 428842             |
| Manipur                                      | 90,387                     |                       188 |                    26715 | 331                |
| Meghalaya                                    | 47,955                     |                       457 |                     1660 | 2062               |
| Mizoram                                      | 32,266                     |                        13 |                     2958 | 1134               |
| Nagaland                                     | 42,342                     |                        68 |                     8071 | 725                |
| Odisha                                       | 5,53,217                   |                     29865 |                   162200 | 200542             |
| Puducherry                                   | 30,327                     |                      3590 |                        0 | 2956               |
| Punjab                                       | 4,35,141                   |                     36386 |                    13513 | 158805             |
| Rajasthan                                    | 10,94,168                  |                     38704 |                    50378 | 451598             |
| Sikkim                                       | 13,803                     |                       805 |                        0 | 973                |
| Tamil Nadu                                   | 7,59,666                   |                    169886 |                    59669 | 124944             |
| Telangana                                    | 4,22,656                   |                     99863 |                    46580 | 121625             |
| The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman AND Diu | 10,134                     |                      3084 |                     8623 | 1330               |
| Tripura                                      | 1,39,731                   |                      1462 |                     9667 | 7098               |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 19,47,356                  |                    146385 |                   384248 | 12,13,243          |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 2,02,904                   |                     35701 |                    52323 | 39331              |
| West Bengal                                  | 5,86,083                   |                     61599 |                    58632 | 123739             |
| Grand Total                                  | 1,37,24,226                |                   2040259 |                  1962237 | 5089060            |

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