Lok Sabha Question No. 3666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Climate-Resilient Employment Planning
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3666

ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## CLIMATE-RESILIENT EMPLOYMENT PLANNING

## 3666.  SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any upskilling programmes are being piloted in regions experiencing heat stress, desertification or crop failure to support labour transition;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if  not,  whether  such  planning  is  being  considered  under  any  just  transition frameworks?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): 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 under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Sikhshan 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 in regions experiencing heat stress, desertification, or crop failure. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

Under PMKVY,  several  job  roles  in the agriculture and  allied sectors are being implemented that directly or indirectly address challenges arising from climate change, heat stress, crop failure etc. These training programs aim to enable labour transition and climate-resilient livelihoods in vulnerable regions.  A total of 10,87,743 candidates have been trained/oriented under various job roles in the Agriculture Sector as on 30 th  June 2025. The job roles relevant for climate resilience, sustainable agriculture are as under:

| Climate Risk Manager   | Change Mitigation                 | & Organic Grower           | Honey Bee Farmer Price Risk Management in Agri Commodities for FPO   |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Solar Technician       | Pump Vermicompost Producer        | Mushroom Grower            | Community Service Provider                                           |
| Micro Technician       | Irrigation Sericulturist          | Hydroponics Technician     |                                                                      |
| Precision Technician   | Farming Medicinal Aromatic Grower | and Green House Operator   | Plants                                                               |
| Kisan Operator         | Drone Soil & Water Lab Analyst    | Group Farming Practitioner | Testing                                                              |

A  Transition framework  ensures  that  a  fair and  equitable  transition for  workers, communities  and  industries  as  the  world  shifts  towards  cleaner  and  more  sustainable energy  sources.  Skill  Council  for  Green  Jobs  (SCGJ)  led  by  industry  leaders  which  is mandated to identify the skill development needs of the sector as well as to determine skill competency  standards.  Skill  Council  for  Green  jobs  has  developed  58  qualifications approved by National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) in the Green Skilling.  The  qualifications  cover  the  trades  like  'Solar  PV',  Green  Hydrogen,  Agri  PV, Waste Management, Bio Energy, GHG accounting etc. SCGJ has reported training approx. 6.63  lakh  candidates  under  Green  Skills  tracks.  These  trainings  are  carried  out  under various  government  schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  of MSDE,  'Suryamitra  Skill  Development  Program'  of  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable Energy, etc. and various state missions & industry supported programs.

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