Lok Sabha Question No. 916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Skill Development in Capital Goods Industry
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 916 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN CAPITAL GOODS INDUSTRY

## 916. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मं त्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has made investment for skill development of employees in the capital goods industry under the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Capital Goods Sector Phase-II in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in Odisha and Maharashtra;
- (c) the details of the programmes and the curricula put to use in various States particularly in Odisha and Maharashtra; and
- (d) the number of individuals trained under the scheme so far during the year 2022-23, Statewise particularly in Odisha and Maharashtra?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a): Yes,  several  initiatives  for  skill  development  have  been  taken  by  Ministry  of  Heavy Industries (MHI) under the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Capital Goods Sector Phase II.
- (b): Scheme for 'Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector- PhaseII' is a pan India, demand driven scheme, in which projects have been sanctioned across India. The state wise list of projects sanctioned for promotion of skilling are as under:

(Rs. in crores)

|   S.N. | State      | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Total Project Cost/ MHI contribution   |
|--------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|      1 | Delhi      | Development of 23 Qualification Packs by Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC)for the Automotive sector                                                                                                                                                                                | 2.838/ 2.838                           |
|      2 | Delhi      | Development of 23 Qualification Packs by Capital Goods Skill Council (CGSC) for the Capital Goods sector                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2.99/ 2.99                             |
|      3 | Tamil Nadu | Common Engineering Facilities Centre (CEFC) by WRI, BHEL Trichy- for imparting skilling in Advanced Welding Technologies through BHEL units at Trichy (Tamil Nadu); Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh); Ranipet (Tamil Nadu); Haridwar (Uttarakhand); Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) and Varansi (Uttar Pradesh) | 87.06/ 69.648                          |

- (c): The training programmes and the curricula used are as follows:-

## Common Engineering Facility Centre (CEFCs), BHEL, Trichy, Tamil Nadu:

This CEFC is running skilling programmes in various advance welding technologies.

- (d): Under Capital Goods Scheme Phase II, the number of individuals trained by CEFC, WRI, BHEL Trichy, in the year 2022-23 are as given below:

| State                           |   Number of Individuals trained |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu (Trichy and Ranipet) |                            1554 |
| Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi)        |                              88 |
| Total                           |                            1642 |

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