Lok Sabha Question No. 83 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Skill Development Programme for Employment
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 83

ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR EMPLOYMENT

83. DR. THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOLKAPPIYAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has the details about the number of times the Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development has met during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has introduced any new skill development programme to generate employment in the electronics industry during the last five years and the current year; and
- (d) 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)   In pursuance to Rule 41 (2) (xxi) of the Rules of Procedures and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, information can not be disclosed.
- (c) & (d) 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.

Under PMKVY, short-term skill training, recognition of prior learning, and customised industry-led skilling programmes are developed and conducted in collaboration with the  Electronics  Sector  Skill  Council  and  leading  industry  partners.  Electronics  and Hardware Sector Job Roles since last 5 years under PMKVY is placed at AnnexureI .

Courses are periodically updated with inputs from the industries to ensure alignment with industry requirements and workforce demand. These courses are anchored in the

National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) and operate under the regulatory oversight of NCVET.

Further, Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE),  has  developed  169  NSQF-compliant trades, including 09 Courses in the sector 'Electronics & Hardware' to cater the needs of industry in terms of skilled manpower across the country. This training is provided through a network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and National Skill Training Institutes  (NSTIs)  under  the  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS).   The  courses developed in the last five years in the Electronics & Hardware sector are placed at Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 83 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

| Sector Name              | Job Role Name                                     |
|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Electronics and Hardware | Assembly Line Operator                            |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assembly Operator - RAC                           |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assembly Operator-TV                              |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Installation Computing And Peripherals  |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Technician- Air Conditioner             |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Technician- CCTV                        |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Technician- Computer Hardware           |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Technician DTH Service                  |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Technician- Home Appliances             |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Technician LED Repair                   |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Technician- Networking & Storage        |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Technician- Smartphone Hardware         |
| Electronics and Hardware | Assistant Technician- Solar Panel Installation    |
| Electronics and Hardware | Battery System Assembly Operator                  |
| Electronics and Hardware | Battery System Design Engineer                    |
| Electronics and Hardware | Battery System Repair Technician                  |
| Electronics and Hardware | Building Management System Project Manager        |
| Electronics and Hardware | CCTV Installation Technician                      |
| Electronics and Hardware | Customer Care Executive                           |
| Electronics and Hardware | DAS Set Top Box Installation & Service Technician |
| Electronics and Hardware | Digital Cable Technician - Access                 |

| Electronics and Hardware   | Drone Manufacturing and Assembly Technician       |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Electronics and Hardware   | Drone Service Technician                          |
| Electronics and Hardware   | DTH Set Top Box Installation & Service Technician |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Electrical Assembly Operator - Control Panel      |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Electrical Technician                             |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Electrician                                       |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Electronic Hardware Assembly Operator             |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Electronics Machine Maintenance Executive         |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Embedded Full-Stack IoT Analyst                   |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Embedded Product Design Engineer-Technical Lead   |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Embedded Software Engineer                        |
| Electronics and Hardware   | EMS Technician                                    |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Field Engineer RACW                               |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Field Technician - Air Conditioner                |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Field Technician Computing And Peripherals        |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Field Technician Networking And Storage           |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Field Technician Other Home Appliances            |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Field Technician-UPS and Inverter                 |
| Electronics and Hardware   | HVAC Technician                                   |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Incoming Materials Inspector - Electronics Items  |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Installation Technician Computing And Peripherals |
| Electronics and Hardware   | In-Store Demonstrator                             |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Internet of Things (IoT) Assistant                |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Internet of Things (IoT) Developer                |

| Electronics and Hardware   | IoT Hardware Analyst                                    |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Electronics and Hardware   | IT Coordinator In School                                |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Junior Field Technician- Home Appliance                 |
| Electronics and Hardware   | LED Light Repair Technician                             |
| Electronics and Hardware   | LED Luminary Mechanical Assembly and Testing Technician |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Maintenance Technician                                  |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Mechanical Engineering and Plumbing General Manager     |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Mechanical Fitter Electronics                           |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Mechatronics Designer and System Integrator             |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Mechatronics Maintenance Specialist                     |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Mobile Phone Hardware Repair Technician                 |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Motor & Controller Repairing Technician                 |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Motor and Controller Design Engineer                    |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Multi Skill Technician (Electrical)                     |
| Electronics and Hardware   | PCB Assembly Operator                                   |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Pick and Place Assembly Operator                        |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Project Manager - Electronics                           |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Purchase-Executive                                      |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Quality Manager - Electronics                           |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Remote Helpdesk Technician                              |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Robotics Automation Lead                                |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Sales Executive                                         |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Service Technician - Home Appliances                    |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Smartphone Assembly Technician                          |

| Electronics and Hardware   | Solar LED Technician                |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Electronics and Hardware   | Solar Panel Installation Technician |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Solder Ball Attach Process Engineer |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Store Assistant                     |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Through-hole Assembly Operator      |
| Electronics and Hardware   | TV Repair Technician                |
| Electronics and Hardware   | VLSI Design Engineer                |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Welding Operator Electronics        |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Winding Operator                    |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Wireman Control Panel               |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Wireman Control Panel Electronics   |
| Electronics and Hardware   | Wiring Harness Assembly Operator    |

## Annexure-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 83 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2025

|   Sl No | Name of the Trade                               | Educational Qualification   | Duration   |   NSQF Level from 2024-25 |   Developed in year |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Smartphone Technician Cum App Tester            | 10th                        | Six Months |                       3   |                2018 |
|       2 | Technician Electronics System Design And Repair | 10th                        | Two Years  |                       4   |                2023 |
|       3 | Semiconductor Technician                        | 12th                        | One Year   |                       4.5 |                2024 |

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