Lok Sabha Question No. 4055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Skill-based Education of NEP 2020
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Md. Rakibul Hussain

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4055

ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025

## Skill-based Education of NEP 2020

4055. Md. Rakibul Hussain:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has implemented skill-based or vocational education components of NEP 2020 in Government schools of Assam including Dhubri;

(b) if so, the names of such schools and vocational courses introduced;

(c) whether local economic context (such as agriculture, river-based economy, handicrafts) is being incorporated in curriculum designed for Dhubri; and

(d) whether teachers have been trained for skill based education in Assam and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d): The Union Government provides financial assistance for the implementation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Samagra Shiksha. Vocational/Skill Education is one of the components of the scheme. Under this component, National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned vocational courses are offered to students from class 9 th to  12 th in  schools. Some of the job roles approved under Agriculture and Handicrafts sectors are Dairy Worker, Solanaceous Crop Cultivator, Dairy Farmer/ Entrepreneur, Floriculturist, Gardener, Irrigation Service  Technician,  Micro-irrigation  Technician,  Organic  Grower,  Small  Poultry  Farmer, Paddy  Farmer,  Hydroponics  Technician,  Kisan  Drone  Operator,  Plant  Tissue  Culture Technician, Agriculture Extension Service Provider, Fish Seed Grower, Seed Grower, Oilseed Crop Grower, Jute Products Artisan and Bamboo Work Artisan. The selection of skill courses is based on local job opportunities available or labour market requirements as identified by the respective State/UTs.

In  order  to  fulfil  various  objectives  of  National  Education  Policy  (NEP)  2020,  the existing  scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  has  been  revamped,  and  various  new  interventions relating to Skill Education have been incorporated. Some of them are as under:

- Exposure to Vocational education has been introduced for Class 6 to 8 students, to help  the  students  explore  job-related  skills  in  various  sectors  and  make  informed subject choices.
- A  provision  of  Hub  and  Spoke  Model  has  been  introduced,  under  which,  the infrastructure available in the Hub schools is utilised by the students of nearby schools (spoke schools) for Skill training. ITIs, Polytechnics etc. are also being used as hubs.
- NEP 2020 also recommends that all students participate in a 10-day bagless period during Grades 6-8 where they intern with local experts such as carpenters, gardeners, potters,  artists,  etc.  In  pursuance  of  this  recommendation,  the  Government  in consultation  with  concerned  stakeholders  has  developed  guidelines  for  10  bagless days. The guidelines are available at:

https://www.psscive.ac.in/storage/uploads/others/Guidelines/pdf/english/guidelinesfor-implementation-of-10-bagless-days-in-school-english.pdf .

- Skill Education has been expanded to cover Government-aided schools in addition to Government Schools.

The Government of Assam, under Samagra Shiksha, has implemented Skill Education in  1,711  Secondary  and  Higher  Secondary  schools  across  the  state,  offering  job  roles/skill courses in 14 sectors. In Dhubri district, Skill Education has been introduced in 78 schools. The list of schools offering Skill Education along with the Job Role/Skill course being offered is provided  in the Annexure  available  at https://www.education.gov.in/parl\_ques .  The prominent sectors which promote the local economic context of Dhubri district are Agriculture, Tourism & Hospitality and Food Processing. The list of skill courses being offered in the State of Assam along with the respective sectors is as follows:

|   S. No. | Trade /Sectors           | Job role for Class IX-X                | Job role for Class XI-XII              |
|----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | IT/ITeS                  | Domestic Data Entry Operator           | CRM Domestic Voice                     |
|        2 | Retail                   | Retail Store Operations Assistant      | Retail Sales Associate                 |
|        3 | Agriculture              | Solanaceous Crop Cultivator            | Floriculturist                         |
|        3 | Agriculture              | Dairy Worker                           | Dairy Farmer/Entrepreneur              |
|        4 | Private Security         | Security Guard                         | Unarmed Security Guard                 |
|        5 | Healthcare               | Home Health Aide-Trainee               | General Duty Assistant-Trainee         |
|        6 | Tourism& Hospitality     | Food &Beverage Service Associate       | Customer Service Executive Meet &Greet |
|        7 | Beauty& Wellness         | Assistant Beauty Therapist             | Beauty Therapist                       |
|        8 | Automotive               | Four-Wheeler Service Assistant         | Four-Wheeler Service Technician        |
|        9 | Electronics and Hardware | Field Technician-Other Home Appliances | Field Technician-Wireman Control Panel |
|       10 | Apparel,                 | Sewing Machine Operator                | Self-Employed Tailor                   |
|       11 | Telecom                  | Optical Fiber Splicer                  | Optical Fiber Technician               |
|       12 | Food Processing          | Baking Technician                      | Craft Backer                           |
|       13 | Power                    | Consumer Energy Meter Technician       | Cable Jointer &Electrical Power System |
|       14 | Media& Entertainment     | Story Board Artist                     | Texturing Artist                       |

State  Government  of  Assam  has  informed  that  Sector-specific  Vocational  Trainers (VTs) are engaged on a contractual basis under Vocational Education through the Training Management  Partners  i.e.,  Vocational  Training  Providers  (VTPs)  and  VTPs  provide  them annual training.