Lok Sabha Question No. 3146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Counselling for Girls
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Aditya Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3146

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## COUNSELLING FOR GIRLS

## 3146.  SHRI ADITYA YADAV:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any necessary steps to introduce career counselling  for  girls  at  an  early  age  to  guide  them  about  careers,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether  girls  have  been  enabled  with  skills  that  give  them  confidence  to navigate  and  make  informal  decisions  and  provide  young  women  with  role models on careers to aid the process of exploration and discovery; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) implements the National Career Service Project (NCSP) to provide a variety of career related services in the country like job matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses etc. There is a network of career counsellors on the National Career Service (NCS) Portal for providing the quality counselling services to the job seekers/candidates registered on the portal. Further, career counselling and vocational guidance is also provided through Model Career Centres that have been established  in  various  District  Employment  Exchanges  and  institutions  under  the National Career Service Project.

Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  (DoSEL),  Ministry  of  Education  is implementing the scheme  of Samagra  Shiksha, effective from 2018-19, for universalization of quality education throughout the country in coordination with the States  and  UTs.  It  is  an  overarching  programme  for  the  school  education  sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality  education  at  all  levels  of  school  education.  Samagra  Shiksha  aims  at integrating Vocational Education with general academic education in all

Secondary/Senior Secondary schools; enhancing the Employability and Entrepreneurial abilities of the students, providing exposure to work environment; and generating awareness amongst students about various career options so as to enable them to make a choice in accordance with their aptitude, competence and aspirations.

The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) also have schemes for capacity  building  through  training  programmes  in  the  areas  of  entrepreneurship development, management development, market development, skill development etc. They are provided through the Entrepreneurship and Skill Development programmes. During the last three years, around 3 lakh women were provided trainings through Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  training  centres,  Tool  Rooms, Technology/  Extension  centres  situated  across  the  country.  Further,  the  Central Government provides skill and vocational training to the women and girls under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY). The Government also implements the Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Abhiyan  (PMGDISHA)  to  provide  digital literacy to rural populations. These schemes have helped women and girls gaining necessary skills required for jobs and entrepreneurship.

The Prime Minister's Internship Scheme (PMIS) announced in the Budget 2024-25, aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth in top 500 companies in five years. As an initiation to this Scheme, a Pilot Project of the Scheme targeted at providing 1.25 lakh internship opportunities has been launched on 03.10.2024 for the Financial  Year  2024-25.  The  Scheme  is  implemented  through  an  online  portal accessible  at  https://pminternship.mca.gov.in.  PM  Internship  Scheme  provides  an opportunity to the interns to get training, gain experience and skills within the real-life environment of the businesses or organizations that help in bridging the gap between academic  learning  and  industry  requirements,  in  turn,  assisting  enhancement  of her/his employability. In addition, various States/ UTs are providing vocational training for  women and girls. Under the umbrella scheme of 'Mission Shakti', which is for safety,  security  and  empowerment  of  women,  the  component  of  SANKALP:  HEW under 'Samarthya' sub-scheme, serves as a vehicle to bridge the information and knowledge gap regarding schemes and facilities available for women and girls.

*****