Lok Sabha Question No. 1612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: National Skill Development Council
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1612 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

## QUESTION

## 1612. DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  achievements  of  the  National  Skill  Development  Council (NSDC) along with its difference from the National Skill Development Corporation, National Skill Development Agency and National Skill Development Fund;
- (b) whether the training fees is borne by NSDC and if so, the details thereof and the funds spent in this connection during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) if  not,  the  names/details  of  the areas from which  fees are likely to be charged; and
- (d) the duration of the training given by NSDC?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The Government has set up the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as a public private partnership entity to promote private training providers  to  set  up  Skill  Development  centres  across  the  country.  As  on  31 st October, 2015, the NSDC has 266 affiliated training partners with 4648 operational training  centers,  including  812  mobile  centers  across  27  States  and  5  Union Territories in 525 districts of the Country.

NSDC, an industry  led  'Not  For  Profit  Company',  acts  as  a  catalyst  in  skill development  by  providing  the  funding  received  from  National  Skill  Development Fund (NSDF), to enterprises, companies and organization that provide skill training. The  corporation  does  not  bear  any  training  fee.  Further,  the  duration  of  training courses varies from sector to sect     or and course to course which is fixed by the training  providers  in  consultation  with  NSDC.    The  training  fee  is  funded  by Government  under  various  skill  development  schemes  like  Skill  Development Initiative Scheme, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gramin Kaushalya Yojana, etc.

The  National  Skill  Development  Agency  (NSDA),  an  autonomous  body created on 6 th June,  2013  has  the  mandate  to  coordinate  and  harmonise  the  skill development activities in the Country. The agency is the nodal agency for State Skill Development  Mission  constituted  by  the  State  Government  for  coordination  and integration of all their skill development programmes alongwith advising them on the ways and means to achieve targets.

The National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) has been set up in 2009 by the Government of India for raising funds both from Government and Non-Government organizations/corporates for skill development in the country. The Fund is contributed  by  various  Government  sources,  and  other  donors/  contributors  to enhance, stimulate and develop the skills of Indian youth by various sector specific programs.

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