Lok Sabha Question No. 1010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-02
Subject: Skill Development Program for Youth
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1010

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2024

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUTH

† 1010.SHRI PATEL UMESHBHAI BABUBHAI:

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

- (a) the number of the programmes being run by the Government for skill development of youth  in  the  country,  the  State-wise  with  particular  reference  of  UTs  of  Dadra  and  Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;
- (b) the details of the youth trained and the amount spent under these programmes in the UTs of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu during the last seven years including the current financial year;
- (c) the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  employment  or  selfemployment to the youth trained under these programmes; and
- (d) the number of youths got employment in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu during the last seven years and the current year, district-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a)        Under  the  Government  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/ schools/ colleges/ institutes under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Sikshan 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 the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready equipped with industry relevant skills.
- (b)       The number of people trained under the schemes of MSDE in the UTs of Dadra and Nagar  Haveli  and  Daman  &  Diu  and  funds  spent  thereon  during  the  last  seven  years including the current financial year is as under:

( Amount in Rs. Crores)

| Scheme   | Trained   | Fund released                   |
|----------|-----------|---------------------------------|
| 11,039   | 5.57      | PMKVY (2017-18 till 31.10.2024) |
| 12,202   | 4.21      | JSS (2018-19 till 10.11.2024)   |
| 3,643    | 0.91*     | NAPS (2018-19 till 31.10.2024)  |

*  Under  NAPS,  the  establishments  are  incentivized  by  way  of  stipend  support  and  funds released are from FY 2016-17 to 31-10-2024.

Day to day administration as well as financial control in respect of CTS scheme for ITIs lies with the respective State Government/UT Administration.

- (c) In order to meet skilling requirement 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, following steps have been taken by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE):
- 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 by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
- 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.
- iii. The National Council of 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, and obtain industry validations.
- v. 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.
- (d)       Among the schemes of MSDE, placements were specifically tracked only in the Short Term  Training  (STT)  component  of  PMKVY  in  the  first  three  versions  of  the  scheme i.e., PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0,   implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 202122.  Under  PMKVY  4.0,  the  focus  was  to  empower  the  trained  candidates  to  choose  their varied career path and they are suitably oriented for the same. Further various IT tools like skill  India  digital  hub  also  gives  this opportunity.  The  District-Year-wise  number  of  youths reported placed under STT component of PMKVY 1.0, PMKVY 2.0 and PMKVY 3.0 during 2017-18 till 2021-22 in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is as under:

|         |   Dadra and Nagar Haveli |   Daman |   Diu |
|---------|--------------------------|---------|-------|
| 2017-18 |                        0 |       0 |     0 |
| 2018-19 |                      364 |     346 |     0 |
| 2019-20 |                      317 |     896 |   425 |
| 2020-21 |                        0 |      30 |   200 |
| 2021-22 |                       32 |       0 |     0 |
| Total   |                      713 |    1272 |   625 |

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