Lok Sabha Question No. 4833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Coordination Committee for affirmative action
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dr. Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4833.

TO BE ANSWERED ON TUESDAY, THE 01 ST  APRIL, 2025.

## COORDINATION COMMITTEE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

## 4833.  DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of the action taken by the Coordination Committee for affirmative action in the private sector since its inception in 2006;
- (b) whether the Government has directed to the Apex Industry Associations for consideration  of  affirmative  action,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the job provided to the SCs/STs by the Apex Industry Association in outsourcing/contractual employment along with the monitoring mechanism put in place for the same; and
- (d) whether it is a fact that employment of SCs/STs in the outsource/contractual jobs is very meagre due to lack of monitoring affirmative action and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) to (d):

The Coordination Committee for Affirmative Action for SC/ST in the Private Sector  was  set  up  by  the  Government  in  2006.  So  far,  9  meetings  of Coordination Committee have been held. In the 1st Coordination Committee meeting, it was stated that the best course for achieving progress on the issue of affirmative action is  through voluntary action by the industry itself. Accordingly, the Apex Industry Associations namely Confederation of Indian Industry  (CII),  Federation  of  Indian  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Industry (FICCI),  Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and  Dalit  Indian  Chamber  of  Commerce  &  Industry  (DICCI)  have  prepared Voluntary  Code  of  Conduct  (VCC)  for  their  member  companies  centered around  education,  employability  and  entrepreneurship  and  employment  to achieve inclusion.

Measures  undertaken  by  the  members  of  Industry  Associations  include scholarships, vocational training, entrepreneurship development programmes, coaching etc. The last updated information on Affirmative Action for SC/ST as received by the apex Industry Associations i.e. CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM and DICCI, is Annexed.

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be pleased to state:

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURES REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE LOK

## SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4833 FOR ANSWER ON 01.04.2025

## Information on Affirmative Action for SC/ST in Private Sector by the Industry Associations i.e ASSOCHAM, CII, FICCI and DICCI

|                                             |                                                                  | CII upto 30.09.2024   | FICCI upto 31.12.2024 upto   | ASSOCHAM 31.12.2020   | DICCI upto 31.03.2018   |
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| Total benefits to SC/ST so far in terms of: | Total benefits to SC/ST so far in terms of:                      |                       |                              |                       |                         |
| 1.                                          | Scholarships                                                     | 1,99,536              | 2,13,292                     | 3,620                 | -                       |
| 2.                                          | Free education to boys and girls                                 | 2,01,972              | 86,74,731                    | -                     | -                       |
| 3.                                          | Vocational Education and placement (i+ii):                       | 7,17,804              | 23,50,780                    | 39,301                | 1,725                   |
| 3.                                          | (i)No. of persons trained                                        | 4,40,677              | 21,22,680                    | 38,531                | 1,180                   |
| 3.                                          | (ii)Number of person placed after providing vocational education | 2,77,127              | 2,28,100                     | 770                   | 545                     |
| 4.                                          | Entrepreneurship Development programme                           | 8,341                 | 3,40,410                     | 399                   | 364                     |
| 5.                                          | Coaching                                                         | 29,279                | 22,174                       | -                     | -                       |
| 6.                                          | Actual Employment of SC/ST                                       | 2,77,127              | 25,341                       | -                     | 8,880                   |

*Source: Quarterly reports submitted by the Industry Associations.

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