Lok Sabha Question No. 290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-02
Subject: Establishment of Skill India International Centres (SIICs)
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 290

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026

## ESTABLISHMENT OF SKILL INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRES (SIICS)

## 290.    SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

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

- (a) the details of the number of Skill India International Centres (SIICs) established, State/UT-wise and district-wise;
- (b) whether these SIICs have been set up in partnership with foreign Governments, destination  countries  or  overseas  employers,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the details of such bilateral or industry partnerships;
- (c) the  details  of  the  number  of  candidates  targeted,  trained,  certified  and  placed abroad, including country-wise placement outcomes;
- (d) whether SIICs provide pre-departure training, language instruction, orientation on labour laws, migration support and post-placement follow-up, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the mechanisms  for  monitoring training quality, preventing exploitation and addressing post-placement grievances;
- (f) the details of the allocation, release and utilisation of funds for SIICs, year-wise;
- (g) whether  any  proposed  SIICs  are  yet  to  become  operational,  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the reasons for delay; and
- (h) the details of the Government's plans for expansion to additional States, including pending proposals and their status?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a),  (g)  and  (h)  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  through National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  has  established  and  operationalized seven SIICs,  on  pilot  basis,  for providing  international  opportunities  to  the  youth. The State/UT-wise  and  district-wise  details  of  seven  established  Skill  India  International Centres (SIICs) and other identified locations for SIICs are given at Annexure-I .

(b) No Sir.

(c)  MSDE  is  making  Indian  workforce  mobility  ready  by  providing  training  as  per international standards and requirement of Industries/overseas employers. Since 2023, a total  number  of  2,910  candidates  have  been  trained  (domain  training  and  language training) at SIIC-Varanasi and SIIC-Bhubaneshwar. Further, 3,499 candidates have been provided  orientation/refresher  training  at  SIIC-Varanasi  for  international  opportunities. Moreover, SIIC-Varanasi has facilitated the deployment of 433 candidates. Country-wise number of deployed candidates facilitated by SIIC-Varanasi is given at Annexure-II . The SIIC-Kanpur  has  been  operationalized  on  08.12.2025  and  SIIC-Bengaluru,  SIICGuwahati, SIIC-Hyderabad and SIIC-Ludhiana have been operationalized on 15.12.2025.

(d) Yes Sir, language training is imparted at SIICs. Further, under Ministry of External Affairs'  Pravasi  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY),  Pre -Departure  Orientation  Training (PDOT) is imparted at SIIC-Varanasi. Under PKVY, PDOT programmes are aimed at enhancing soft skills of Indian migrant workers, in terms of culture, language, tradition and local rules and regulations of the destination country. One-day long PDOT training also sensitizes migrant workers about pathways to safe and legal migration and various government programmes for their welfare and protection.

(e)  Training  quality  at  SIIC  is  being  monitored  internally  by  MSDE  and  NSDC.  Postdeployment  grievances  support  to  migrant  workers  is  addressed  through  the  extant guidelines of MEA through Indian Mission/Embassy of India in the destination country.

(f)  Ministry  through  the  National  Skill  Development  Fund (NSDF) has approved funds amounting to Rs. 70.59 crore for 7 SIICs (OPEX for 7 SIICs and CAPEX for 5 SIICs). Out of  which,  Rs.  23.46  crore  has  released  to  NSDC,  implementing  agency  for  SIIC,  on 30.10.2024. As on 31.12.2025, NSDC has utilized Rs. 9.92 crore in Financial Year (FY) 2024-25 and Rs. 4.72 crores in Current FY 2025-26.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A), (G) AND (H) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  290  ANSWERED  ON  02.02.2026  REGARDING 'ESTABLISHMENT OF SKILL INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRES (SIICS)'

Annexure-I

The  State/UT-wise  and  district-wise  details  of  seven  established  Skill  India International  Centres  (SIICs)  and identified  locations  for remaining  23  SIICs  are given below:

- (i) Established and Operationalized:

|   SN. | Name of SIIC     | State         | District       |
|-------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|     1 | SIIC Bengaluru*  | Karnataka     | Bengaluru      |
|     2 | SIIC Bhubaneswar | Odisha        | Khordha        |
|     3 | SIIC Guwahati*   | Assam         | Kamrup (Metro) |
|     4 | SIIC Hyderabad*  | Telangana     | Hyderabad      |
|     5 | SIIC Kanpur      | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur         |
|     6 | SIIC Ludhiana*   | Punjab        | Ludhiana       |
|     7 | SIIC Varanasi    | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi       |

* Operationalized on 15.12.2025.

## (ii) Identified locations for SIICs:

|   SN | State            |   Number of SIIC | Locations            |
|------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|    1 | Maharashtra      |                2 | Mumbai/ Nagpur       |
|    2 | Tamil Nadu       |                1 | Chennai              |
|    3 | Uttar Pradesh    |                3 | Meerut/Bareilly/Agra |
|    4 | Rajasthan        |                1 | Jaipur               |
|    5 | Odisha           |                1 | Sambalpur            |
|    6 | Gujrat           |                2 | Ahmedabad /Surat     |
|    7 | Chhattisgarh     |                1 | Raipur               |
|    8 | Madhya Pradesh   |                1 | Bhopal               |
|    9 | Jammu & Kashmir  |                1 | Jammu / Srinagar     |
|   10 | Jharkhand        |                1 | Ranchi               |
|   11 | West Bengal      |                1 | New Jalpaiguri       |
|   12 | Himachal Pradesh |                1 | Shimla               |
|   13 | Haryana          |                1 | Sonipat              |
|   14 | Bihar            |                2 | Patna/Nalanda        |
|   15 | Kerala           |                1 | Thiruvananthapuram   |
|   16 | Andhra Pradesh   |                1 | Vishakhapatnam       |
|   17 | Uttarakhand      |                1 | Dehradun             |
|   18 | Meghalaya        |                1 | Shillong             |
|   19 | Nagaland         |                1 | Kohima               |

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 290 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 REGARDING 'ESTABLISHMENT OF SKILL INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRES (SIICS)'

Annexure-II The Country-wise number of deployed candidates facilitated by SIIC-Varanasi is

## given below:

| SN.   | Country      |   Candidates Deployed |
|-------|--------------|-----------------------|
| 1     | UAE          |                   296 |
| 2     | Saudi Arabia |                   101 |
| 3     | Slovakia     |                    18 |
| 4     | Japan        |                     9 |
| 5     | Kuwait       |                     5 |
| 6     | Qatar        |                     3 |
| 7     | Uzbekistan   |                     1 |
| Total | Total        |                   433 |

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