Lok Sabha Question No. 3931 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-23
Subject: National Skill Qualification Framework
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3931 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.12.2015

## National Skill Qualification Framework QUESTION

## †3931. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  scheme  including  the requirements and objectives thereof;
- (b) the number of institutes which have implemented NSQF, State-wise;
- (c) whether the NSQF is proposed to be made mandatory for the Government institutions for receiving grant; and
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) National  Skill  Qualification  Framework   (NSQF)  notified  on  27th December  2013 organizes qualifications according to a series of levels of Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude. These  levels  are  defined  in  the  terms  of  learning  outcomes  which  the  learner  must possess regardless of whether they were acquired through formal, non formal or informal learning.  It  provides  a  nationally  integrated  education  and  competency  based  skill framework  enabling  a  person  to  acquire  desired  competency  levels,  transit  to  the  job market and at an opportune time return for acquiring additional skills to further upgrade their  competencies.  So  far  1345  Qualifications  from  28  Sector  Skill  Councils  and  116 NCVT Qualifications have been aligned with NSQF.
- (b) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) of this Ministry, skill training through NSQF compliant courses is imparted.  PMKVY is being implemented by National Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  through  its  training  partners  who  have  training centres  across  the  country.    A  state-wise  list  of    NSDC's    training  centres  as  on 31.10.2015 is annexed .
- (c) to (d)  After the fifth anniversary date of the notification of the NSQF,
- a.  It  shall  be  mandatory  for  all  training/educational  programmes/courses  to  be NSQF-compliant.
- b. All training and educational institutions shall define eligibility criteria for admission to various courses in terms of NSQF levels.

Annexure

NSDC's  Operational  Training  Centers,  (state  /union  territory  wise)  as  on  31 st October, 2015 are as under:

| S. No.   | State                  |   Fixed Centers |   Mobile Centers |   Total |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh         |             104 |               23 |     127 |
| 2.       | Assam                  |              58 |                6 |      64 |
| 3.       | Bihar                  |              95 |                9 |     104 |
| 4.       | Chandigarh             |               6 |                3 |       9 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh           |             508 |               39 |     547 |
| 6.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |               2 |                0 |       2 |
| 7.       | Delhi                  |             105 |               33 |     138 |
| 8.       | Goa                    |               6 |                1 |       7 |
| 9.       | Gujarat                |             164 |               50 |     214 |
| 10.      | Haryana                |             146 |               18 |     164 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh       |             164 |                7 |     171 |
| 12.      | Jammu and Kashmir      |              14 |                5 |      19 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand              |              57 |                5 |      62 |
| 14.      | Karnataka              |             219 |               68 |     287 |
| 15.      | Kerala                 |              78 |               65 |     143 |
| 16.      | Lakshadweep            |               0 |                1 |       1 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh         |             447 |               10 |     457 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra            |             309 |               68 |     377 |
| 19.      | Manipur                |               2 |                0 |       2 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya              |              14 |                0 |      14 |
| 21.      | Nagaland               |               9 |                0 |       9 |
| 22.      | Odisha                 |             119 |              233 |     352 |
| 23.      | Puducherry             |               3 |                0 |       3 |
| 24.      | Punjab                 |             184 |                4 |     188 |
| 25.      | Rajasthan              |             124 |               21 |     145 |
| 26.      | Sikkim                 |              10 |                0 |      10 |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu             |             115 |               50 |     165 |
| 28.      | Telangana              |              98 |               12 |     110 |
| 29.      | Tripura                |               9 |                0 |       9 |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh          |             314 |               46 |     360 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand            |              22 |                6 |      28 |
| 32.      | West Bengal            |             331 |               29 |     360 |
|          | Grand Total            |            3836 |              812 |    4648 |

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