Lok Sabha Question No. 1208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Nashik
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Rajabhau Parag Prakash Waje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1208

ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NASHIK

## 1208.  SHRI RAJABHAU PARAG PRAKASH WAJE:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  private  entities  with  whom  Government  has  signed  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoUs) for the purpose of carrying out skill development initiatives and training during the last five years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the total number of beneficiaries (men/women/youth) benefitted from such skill development trainings/initiatives during the last five years, State/UT-wise, district-wise in Maharashtra particularly in Nashik district;
- (c) the details of the number of beneficiaries of such skill development trainings/initiatives were given  jobs  by  the  private  entities  during  the  last  five  years,  State/UT-wise  particularly  from Maharashtra;
- (d) whether the Government has considered increasing its outreach and collaboration to work with private entities for skill development initiatives; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (c): 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 including rural areas. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

MSDE engages with private players for various skill development initiatives/programs. Details of MoUs signed under PMKVY 4.0 to carry out skill development initiatives and State-wise details of candidates trained are at Annexure-I .

Further,  DGT  has  collaborated  with  entities  including  IBM  India,  Microsoft,  Cisco, Adobe  India, Amazon  Web  Services  (AWS),  Future  Right  Skills  Network  (FRSN),  Autodesk  etc.  for  skilling initiatives, under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). These partnerships facilitate the provision of technical and professional skills training in modern technologies. More than 24 lakh candidates have been benefitted out of this initiative. The details of the same is placed at Annexure-II.

The National Council for  Vocational  Education  and Training  (NCVET)  serves  as an overarching national  regulator  with  the  aim of  setting  standards,  developing  comprehensive  regulations,  and improving the vocational education, training, and skilling ecosystem. NCVET recognises entities as

Awarding Bodies (ABs) and Assessment Agencies (AAs). NCVET has signed agreements with 63 Private Awarding  Bodies  and  68  Private Assessment Agencies. The  detailed  list  is  attached  as Annexure III .

(d) to (e): For  enhancing the skill  development capabilities, a balanced approach is taken by fostering partnerships with international corporations as well as the domestic enterprises. These collaborations introduce best practices for strengthening skilling ecosystems. Sector Skill Councils and District Skill Committees also engage with local industries to address regional skill gaps.

Further,  MSDE  and  Microsoft  Global  Services  Centre  (India)  Private  Limited  have  signed  a Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  to  launch AI  Careers  for  Women-a  pioneering  skilling initiative aimed at empowering women in higher education institutions to pursue careers in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Ministry has also collaborated with Microsoft, HCL Tech and Nasccom (with SkillUp), in implementation of a programme on Skilling for AI Readiness (SOAR).

Directorate General of Training (DGT) under the aegis of MSDE is implementing Flexi MoU Scheme and Dual System of Training (DST) which are meant to provide training to ITI students in industrial environment as per their requirements. Under this Scheme, 8 MoUs are active and their details are at Annexure-IV .

Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) established at Ahmedabad and Mumbai, in Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode, provide training for an industry-ready workforce for Industry 4.0, equipped with cuttingedge technology and hands-on training.

Private and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) contribute to the National  Skill  Development  Fund  (NSDF)  for  implementing  various  skill development projects through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1208 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025 REGARDING 'SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NASHIK'

## (a) Details of MoUs signed under PMKVY 4.0 to carry out skill development Initiatives:

|   Sl. No. | MoU Signing Organisation                          |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Air India Sats Airport Services Private Ltd       |
|         2 | Confederation of Indian Textile Industries (CITI) |
|         3 | CMR Green Technologies Ltd                        |
|         4 | Divya Yog Mandir Trust                            |
|         5 | Flipkart Internet Private Ltd                     |
|         6 | Simplex Infrastructure Ltd                        |
|         7 | Swiggy Ltd                                        |

## (b) State-wise details of candidates trained under the PMKYV 4.0 as on 30.06.2025 as per MoUs :

| State            | Trained / Oriented   |
|------------------|----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   | 896                  |
| Assam            | 213                  |
| Bihar            | 455                  |
| Gujarat          | 1,075                |
| Haryana          | 1,404                |
| Himachal Pradesh | 418                  |
| JammuAnd Kashmir | 494                  |
| Jharkhand        | 579                  |
| Kerala           | 44                   |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 3,484                |
| Maharashtra      | 244                  |
| Odisha           | 92                   |
| Punjab           | 83                   |
| Rajasthan        | 2,063                |
| Tamil Nadu       | 733                  |
| Telangana        | 224                  |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 1,155                |
| Uttarakhand      | 590                  |
| Overall          | 14,246               |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1208 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025 REGARDING 'SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NASHIK'

## Details of Candidates Trained under DGT- Industry MoUs since 2019

| S. No.   | Industry Partner                             | Trainees Trained   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Microsoft Digital Skills Program             | 57,643             |
| 2        | Future Right Skills Network (Quest Alliance) | 8,30,408           |
| 3        | IBM Skill Build                              | 14,25,303          |
| 4        | CISCO Net Academy                            | 31,697             |
| 5        | Wadhwani Foundation                          | 36,949             |
| 6        | Amazon Web Services (AWS)                    | 420                |
| 7        | SAP                                          | 1,110              |
| 8        | Adobe India                                  | 24,360             |
| 9        | Shell India                                  | 664                |
| Total    | Total                                        | 24,08,554          |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1208 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025 REGARDING 'SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NASHIK'

List of agreements signed by NCVET with Awarding Bodies and Assessment Agencies

| Awarding Body (Standard)   | Awarding Body (Standard)                                                            |
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                     | Name                                                                                |
| 1                          | Beauty & Wellness Sector Skill Council (B&WSSC)                                     |
| 2                          | Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI)                                   |
| 3                          | Skill Council for Green Jobs (SCGJ)                                                 |
| 4                          | Handicrafts and Carpet Sector Skill Council (HCSSC)                                 |
| 5                          | Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC)                                        |
| 6                          | Food Industry Capacity and Skill Initiative (FICSI)                                 |
| 7                          | Rubber, Chemical & Petrochemical Skill Development Council (RCPSDC)                 |
| 8                          | Sports, Physical Education, Fitness and Leisure Skills Council (SPEFL-SC)           |
| 9                          | Management and Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council (MEPSC)             |
| 10                         | Apparel Made-Ups & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council                             |
| 11                         | Capital Goods& Strategic Skill Council                                              |
| 12                         | Media and Entertainment Skills Council (MESC)                                       |
| 13                         | Power Sector Skill Council                                                          |
| 14                         | Textile Sector Skill Council (TSC)                                                  |
| 15                         | Agriculture Sector Skill Council (ASCI)                                             |
| 16                         | Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council (HSSC)                                             |
| 17                         | Healthcare Sector Skill Council                                                     |
| 18                         | Construction Skill Development Council of India                                     |
| 19                         | Instrumentation Automation Surveillance & Communication Sector Skill Council (IASC) |
| 20                         | Telecom Sector Skill Council                                                        |
| 21                         | Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council (THSC)                                        |
| 22                         | Water Management & Plumbing Skill Council (Indian Plumbing Skills Council)          |
| 23                         | Furniture and Fittings Skill Council (FFSC)                                         |
| 24                         | Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC)                                       |
| 25                         | National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)                    |
| 26                         | Logistics Sector Skill Council (LSC)                                                |
| 27                         | Aerospace and Aviation Sector Skill Council (AASSC)                                 |
| 28                         | Gems and Jewellery Sector Skill Council (GJSCI)                                     |
| 29                         | Skill Council for Person with Disability (SCPwD)                                    |
| 30                         | Infrastructure Equipment Sector Skill Council (IESC)                                |
| 31                         | Indian Iron and Steel Sector Skill Council                                          |
| 32                         | Skill Council For Mining Sector (SCMS)                                              |
| 33                         | Banking, Financial Services and Insurance Sector Skill Council (BFSI SSC)           |
| 34                         | Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC)                             |
| 35                         | Leather Sector Skill Council (LSSC)                                                 |
| 36                         | Retailers Association's Skill Council of India (RASCI)                              |
| 37                         | Centurion University of Technology and Management                                   |
| 38 39                      | Safety Skill Dev Foundation, Gujarat Medhavi Skill University, Sikkim               |

|   40 | Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)                      |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|   41 | Samadhan Samiti                                             |
|   42 | Integrated Council for Entrepreneurship and Skilling (ICES) |
|   43 | Microsoft                                                   |
|   44 | Career Park Trust                                           |
|   45 | Jindal Steel Limited                                        |
|   46 | Adani Sills and education Foundation                        |
|   47 | Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF), Karnataka      |
|   48 | Mewar University                                            |
|   49 | Ganpat University                                           |
|   50 | Divya Yog Mandir Trust (DYMT)                               |
|   51 | Sri Sri University                                          |
|   52 | Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)                    |
|   53 | Lamrin Tech Skills University Punjab                        |
|   54 | Vidya Bharti Akhil Bhartiye Shiksha Sansthan                |
|   55 | The Institute of Engineers (India)                          |
|   56 | Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF)                |
|   57 | Scope Global Skill University                               |
|   58 | HCL Technologies                                            |
|   59 | Bajaj Finserv                                               |
|   60 | IBM                                                         |
|   61 | Tata Power Company Ltd.                                     |
|   62 | Initiatives                                                 |
|   63 | Infosys Tech                                                |

| Assessment Agencies   | Assessment Agencies                                       |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                | Name                                                      |
| 1                     | Skill Mantra Edutech. Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.          |
| 2                     | Trendsetter Skill Assesors Pvt. Ltd.                      |
| 3                     | MSAGSkill India LLP                                       |
| 4                     | Navriti Technologies Pvt. Ltd.                            |
| 5                     | IRIS Corporate Solutions Pvt. Ltd.                        |
| 6                     | SP Institute of Workforce Development Pvt. Ltd.           |
| 7                     | SHL India Pvt. Ltd.                                       |
| 8                     | Federation of Indian Women Enterprises                    |
| 9                     | TAGAssessors Guild Pvt. Ltd.                              |
| 10                    | Asset Authors Pvt. Ltd. (A2PL)                            |
| 11                    | Radiant Infonet Pvt. Ltd.                                 |
| 12                    | Brisk Mind Pvt. Ltd.                                      |
| 13                    | Eduvantage Pvt. Ltd.                                      |
| 14                    | I Assess Consultants LLP                                  |
| 15                    | Indore Skill Assessment Services Pvt. Ltd.                |
| 16                    | Knowledge Partner Technologies Pvt. Ltd.                  |
| 17                    | Rational Multi Skills (RMS)                               |
| 18                    | Prima Competencies Pvt. Ltd.                              |
| 19                    | Mercer|Mettl (Induslynk Training Services Pvt. Ltd.) |
| 20                    | Diversified Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.                  |
| 21                    | Ginger Webs Pvt. Ltd.                                     |

| 22    | Proximo Education Society                                                                                       |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 23    | Palmary Projects and Services Pvt. Ltd.                                                                         |
| 24    | CEE Vision Technologies Pvt. Ltd.                                                                               |
| 25    | Vedokt Skill and Consulting Pvt. Ltd.                                                                           |
| 26    | I-Vintage Solutions Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                   |
| 27    | Independent Qualitative Assessors Guild - IQAG Pvt. Ltd.                                                        |
| 28    | Cleveratti Skills Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                     |
| 29    | Demorgia Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.                                                                          |
| 30    | Sai Graphics Assessment Body Pvt. Ltd.                                                                          |
| 31    | E&E Skill Pvt. Ltd./ Invigilate Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Consortium)                                             |
| 32    | Methods Apparel Consultancy India Pvt. Ltd.                                                                     |
| 33    | PVRSkills Central Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                     |
| 34    | Hemsen Exim LLP                                                                                                 |
| 35    | MASCOT Upgrade Skill and Knowledge Pvt. Ltd.                                                                    |
| 36    | Amrit Skill Development Pvt. Ltd.                                                                               |
| 37    | India Skills Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                          |
| 38    | Integrated Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Wheebox)                                                               |
| 39    | Sai Skill Technology Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                  |
| 40    | InTouch Professional Services Pvt. Ltd.                                                                         |
| 41    | Ajooni Skills India Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                   |
| 42    | eLitmus Evaluation Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                    |
| 43    | Shiksha Bharti                                                                                                  |
| 44    | Vistaskills Pvt. Ltd. (Consortium)                                                                              |
| 45    | Nitya Skill Development Organization Samiti (NSDOS)                                                             |
| 46    | Yuva Skills Foundation                                                                                          |
| 47    | ACE Assessment Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                        |
| 48    | Swargiya Shrimati Durga Devi Charitable Trust                                                                   |
| 49    | Udhyog Vikas Sansthan                                                                                           |
| 50    | Khwaspuria Advisory Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                   |
| 51    | Agam Skills & Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (Consortium)                                                                 |
| 52    | Kreonz ADS Private Limited (Consortium)                                                                         |
| 53    | Reliable projects services                                                                                      |
| 54    | Five Elements Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd.                                                                      |
| 56    | LEAD Assessment Service Pvt. Ltd.                                                                               |
| 57    | S3 Assessors India/ S3 Consortium                                                                               |
| 58    | TCS                                                                                                             |
| 59    | Karpaga Assessment App Matrix Services Pvt. Ltd. (KAAM) - (HireMee)                                             |
| 60    | SVCSkill Assessments Private Limited - Consortium Name (Stallion Veritas Certification Pvt Ltd) - Previous Name |
| 61    | Livecore Testing Services SPV Pvt. Ltd.                                                                         |
| 62    | Formac Software Services Pvt Ltd.                                                                               |
| 63    | Pearson VUE                                                                                                     |
| 64    | Odisha Institute for Social Development (OISD)                                                                  |
| 65    | Merindyne Skills India Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                |
| 66    | Garment Export Mfg Association (GEMA)                                                                           |
| 67 68 | Aspire Assess Skill Fashion Futures Consultant Pvt. Ltd.                                                        |

## ANNEXURE IV

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1208 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025 REGARDING 'SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NASHIK'

List of active MoUs along with training details under Flexi MoU Scheme of DGT:

| Sl. No.   | MoU with Industry                                 | State/UT     | No. of candidates Certified   | No. of candidates Undergoing training   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Maruti Suzuki India Limited                       | Haryana      | 8358                          | 4214                                    |
| 2.        | Centurion University of Technology and Management | Odisha       | 972                           | 5240                                    |
| 3.        | Suzuki Motors Limited                             | Gujarat      | 244                           | 914                                     |
| 4.        | NMDC                                              | Chhattisgarh | 138                           | 100                                     |
| 5.        | Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd                   | Karnataka    | 398                           | 735                                     |
| 6.        | Medhavi Skills University                         | Sikkim       | -                             | 3900                                    |
| 7.        | Subros India Pvt Limited, Gurugram, Haryana       | Haryana      | -                             | 26                                      |
| 8.        | Dixon Technologies India Limited                  | Noida, UP    | -                             | -                                       |
| Total     | Total                                             | Total        | 10,110                        | 15129                                   |

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