Lok Sabha Question No. 3909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: National Youth Policy to Empower the Youth of Nashik
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shri Rajabhau Parag Prakash Waje

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3909 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2025

National Youth Policy to Empower the Youth of Nashik

3909. Shri Rajabhau Parag Prakash Waje:

Will  the  Minister  of  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  be  pleased  to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any  targeted  skill development, leadership or entrepreneurship programmes under the National Youth Policy to empower the youth of Nashik, particularly in rural and tribal areas;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  beneficiaries  and  measurable  outcomes achieved;

(c)  whether the Government has conducted any surveys to assess skill gaps and entrepreneurial potential among Nashik's youth and if so, the major findings of such studies;

(d) whether the Government proposes to launch customized entrepreneurship  training  and  livelihood  programmes  in  Nashik  to promote rural self-reliance and reduce migration, along with  details of budget and partnerships with local industries; and

(e)  the  mechanisms  adopted  to  monitor,  evaluate  and  scale  such programme to ensure long term socio-economic transformation of Nashik's youth?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) & (b):  The National Youth Policy, 2014 (NYP, 2014) is a 'vision' document for development of the youth of India. The Policy is being implemented  with  the  collective  responsibility  and  efforts  of  all concerned  Central  Ministries/Departments,  State  Governments  as well  as  other  stakeholders.    There  is  no  scheme  under  the  NYP 2014,  however,  it  is  a  guiding  document  for  a  number  of  Central Ministries/ Departments, including the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, which have implemented/ are implementing  schemes/ programmes having bearing on development and empowerment of youth.

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  /  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 state of Maharashtra. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills.

## Details of persons trained under various schemes of MSDE across India are as under:

| State       | PMKVY (Since 2015- 16 to 31.12.2024)   | JSS (since 2018-19 to 28.02.2025) to   | NAPS (since 2018-19 28.02.2025)   | ITI (Since 2018-19 to 2023-24)   |
|-------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Pan India   | 1,60,33,081                            | 29,52,539                              | 37,09,218                         | 79,57,128                        |
| Maharashtra | 13,15,883                              | 2,38,848                               | 9,62,167                          | 6,98,847                         |
| Nashik      | 87,786                                 | 11,593                                 | 76,337                            | 39,844                           |

The Schemes of MSDE are demand driven and the Training Centres are set up or engaged on need basis. Details of the Training Centres set up or engaged are as under:

| State/UT   | PMKVY 4.0 Centres   | JSS Centers   | NAPS Establishments   | ITI (Session 2023- 24)   | ITI (Session 2023- 24)   |
|------------|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| State/UT   |                     |               |                       | Govt. ITIs               | Pvt. ITIs                |

| PAN India   |   14,844 |   289 | 49,788   |   3,316 |   11,296 |
|-------------|----------|-------|----------|---------|----------|
| Maharashtra |      684 |    21 | 9,086    |     422 |      615 |
| Nashik      |       39 |    01 | 633      |      21 |       32 |

- (c)          National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the aegis  of  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has formed 36 Sector Skill  Councils  (SSCs),  led  by  industry  leaders  in the  respective  sectors.  These  SSCs  are  mandated  to  identify  the skill  development  needs  of  respective  sectors  as  well as to determine  skill  competency  standards.  District  Skill  Committees (DSCs),  set  up  across  all  States/UTs  including  Maharashtra,  are mandated with formulating District Skill Development Plans (DSDPs) to promote decentralized planning for skill development and implementation at the grassroots level. Nashik District has submitted its DSDP for FY 2024-25. The DSDPs identify sectors with employment  opportunities  as  well  as  the  associated  demand  for skilling  in  the  district,  and  map  the  available  facilities  for  Skill Training.  Skill  Development  Programmes  of  the  Government  are designed  and  implemented  to  bridge  identified  skill  gaps  across sectors.
- (d) MSDE  through  its  autonomous  institutions,  i.e,  National Institute  for  Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business  Development (NIESBUD),  Noida  and  Indian  Institute  of  Entrepreneurship  (IIE), Guwahati has taken various initiatives to promote entrepreneurship across the country including state of Maharashtra. Details of some of initiatives taken by MSDE to promote entrepreneurship across the country are as under:
- (i)  Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  MahaAbhiyan  (PM JANMAN)
- (ii) Entrepreneurial Climate through Training of Trainers (ToTs) and Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) in Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSSs)
- (iii) Awareness and sensitization programmes at National Skill Training  Institutes  (NSTIs)  and  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs) under  the  Skill  Strengthening  for  Industrial  Value  Enhancement (STRIVE) scheme.
- (iv) Capacity Building Programme for Fair Price Shop Owners
- (v) Under the STRIVE scheme, IIE has established entrepreneurship  development  cells  across  NSTIs  and  ITIs  in  the North-eastern Region. IIE has conducted Entrepreneurship

Development (FDPs)

Awareness Programs (EAPs), Entrepreneurship Programs (EDPs) and Faculty Development Programs followed by mentoring and handholding.

- (e)    To  ensure  the  monitoring  of  agencies/institutes  engaged  in imparting the skill training,  some  of  the  measures  taken  by  MSDE are as follows:
- (i) PMKVY:
- Aadhaar  based  enrolment  of  the  candidates  and  Aadhaar enabled biometric attendance system;
- Concurrent Monitoring of training centres and candidate skilling lifecycle progress by using the monitoring tools such as Call Validation, Surprise Centre  Visits,  Virtual  Verification,  Outcome based  payment  to  training  centres  and  penalty  matrix  devised  to penalize (including financial penalties) for non-compliant entities.
- (ii) NAPS
- Under  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS),  a National  Steering  Committee  (NSC)  and  a  Scheme  Monitoring  and Review  Committee  (SMRC)  have  been  established  at  the  central level to monitor the scheme.  Similarly, State Implementation Review  Committees  (SIRCs)  have  been  constituted  at  State/UT level.
- Scheme  is  also  monitored  through  the  State  Apprenticeship Advisor  (SAAs)  and  Assistant  Apprenticeship  Advisor  (AAAs)  in every district besides utilizing Regional Directorates of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (RDSDEs)  and  National  Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for this purpose. The Apprenticeship portal acts as the central hub for scheme monitoring, capturing all essential credentials of the candidates and establishments.

## (iii) JSS

- MSDE  monitors  the  implementation  of  the  Scheme  through periodic review meetings and filed visits. The scheme implementation  is  also  monitored  through  Skill  India  Digital  Hub (SIDH) portal.
- At State level, the monitoring and supervision of the JSSs is done  by  the  RDSDEs.  The  RDSDE  officials  periodically  visit  and inspect the JSS under their jurisdiction for effective monitoring.
- At the JSS Level, a 16-member committee known as Board of Management (BoM) has been established in each JSS. The BoM of

the  JSS  periodically  reviews  the  programmes  implemented  by  the JSS.

(iv) DGT The  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  operate  under  the State in

- administrative and financial control of the respective Directorates. These  State Directorates play a crucial role monitoring and managing the day-to-day functioning of the ITIs.
- To further strengthen the monitoring framework, the Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT),  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), has introduced a datadriven grading methodology for ITIs. This grading system evaluates the performance of ITIs based on a comprehensive set of parameters, such as admissions, examinations etc.

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