Lok Sabha Question No. 1771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Skill Development in Border/Remote Areas
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1771

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN BORDER/REMOTE AREAS QUESTION

## †1771. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched any special skill development programme/policy particularly for the youth in border/remote areas particularly in Jammu and Kashmir so that the talented youth from the rural areas can be brought forward in the development process of the society and the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) to (b)  Yes Madam, Ministry of Home Affairs has launched two skill development programmes namely Udaan and Border Area Development Programme (BADP), for the youth in border/remote areas in Jammu & Kashmir. Under the scheme 'Udaan' specifically launched for Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)  is funded by Ministry of Home Affairs and is implemented by National Skill Development Corporation(NSDC) with the objectives to provide exposure to the graduates and post graduates of J&K .

The programme is a part of the overall initiative for addressing economic issues in J&K. While steps are being taken by the State and Central Government to revive economic activity in J&K, Udaan programme is a special initiative to address the needs of the educated unemployed in J&K especially graduate and post graduates and three year diploma engineers. Simultaneously,  the  aim  is  also  to  provide  exposure  to  corporate  India  towards  the  rich  talent pool available in J&K. The principal focus of this scheme is to create an ecosystem that would provide the necessary corporate exposure to the educated youth of J&K.

Under BADP, Ministry of Home Affairs has not launched any special skill development programmes/policies  for  the  youth  in  border/remote  areas  in  Jammu  &  Kashmir.  However, Department of Border Management in the Ministry of Home Affairs has been implementing BADP to  meet  the  needs  of  the  people  living  in  remote  and  inaccessible  areas  situated  near  the international  land  borders  in  approximately  391  identified  border  blocks  of  106  districts  of  17 States. The BADP is 100% centrally funded gap filling programme to supplement the efforts of the State Government to develop the border areas. One of the  objective  of BADP is to generate employment in the border  areas. Guidelines  of the  BADP  provides for  inclusion of  scheme of capacity  building  programme  by  way  of  vocational  studies  and  training  for  youth  for  selfemployment and skill upgradation of Artisans, Weavers etc. It has been made obligatory on the part of the State Governments to include the schemes of skill development, capacity building and employment  generation  of  minimum  10%  (50%  share  should  be  for  women)  for  their  annual allocation under BADP.

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