Lok Sabha Question No. 2557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Under Graduation Employment Generation Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2557

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025

## UNDER GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT GENERATION SCHEME

2557. SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any new plan to launch Under Graduation Employment Generation Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  offer  any  technology  based  courses  to graduating students, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether there has been any notable improvement in the employability of youth from 2014 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  &  (b):  Under  the  Govt  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, including youth, across the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability of the youth is a priority of the Government. Accordingly, Government is implementing various employment generation schemes/ programmes like Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS),   Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs),  Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM),  Pradhan  Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Prime Minister Street Vendor's Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme), etc. The details of various employment generation schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes. The Government has announced the Employment Linked Incentive Scheme, in the Union Budget 2024-25 for incentivizing job creation, promoting formalization in job market, and improving employability.

(c) Skill India Mission (SIM) focuses on future ready and industry ready skills for our youth of  the  country.  Under  PMKVY,  synergy  is  being  established  between  vocational  and educational institutes by way of setting up of Skill India Centres (SICs) in Govt Schools, Colleges,  Higher  Education  Institutes,  and  Universities  with  requisite  infrastructure  for providing short-term training. The government has integrated technology-driven curricula under PMKVY 4.0, focusing on emerging areas like artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, robotics, clean energy technology, industry automation, etc. Collaboration with institutions such  as  IITs  and  private  tech  companies  ensures  high-quality  training  in  emerging technologies. Digital learning modules and blended training formats are being adopted to enhance accessibility.

Directorate  General  of  Training  (DGT)  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship has introduced 31 new-age or future skills courses in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs). Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH) serves as a repository for digital content and online training modules. These initiatives aim to  equip  youths  with  the  skills  required  for  high-demand  roles  in  the  global  technology landscape.

(d)  As  per  the  latest  estimates  of  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS  2023-24), conducted by the National Sample Survey Office, the unemployment rate on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years has decreased from 17.8 percent in 2017-18 to 10.2 percent in  2023-24.  The  worker  population  ratio  (WPR)  on  usual  status  for  youth  of  age  15-29 years has increased from 31.4 percent in 2017-18 to 41.7 percent in 2023-24.

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