Lok Sabha Question No. 5043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-23
Subject: Skills Training Support for Youths in Peddapalli Constituency
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Vamsi Krishna Gaddam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5043

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026

## SKILLS TRAINING SUPPORT FOR YOUTHS IN PEDDAPALLI CONSTITUENCY

5043.  SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the NTPC -SCCL coal belt region in Peddapalli Lok Sabha Constituency, Telangana, is facing rising unemployment among youth due to mechanisation, mine closures and reduction in workforce strength;
- (b) if so, whether the Government recognises the urgent need for skill transition and re-skilling initiatives for coal belt youth to enable their absorption in emerging sectors, such as electric vehicle (EV) servicing, industrial machinery repair, manufacturing and allied technical trades and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  establish  EV-servicing  training  centres, machinery repair workshops, industrial skill hubs or similar technical training facilities in the said Constituency;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  location,  capacity,  courses  offered  and  timeline  for implementation; and
- (e) if  not, the reasons therefor along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide  sustainable  employment  opportunities  to  youth  in  the  coal  belt  areas  of  the  said Constituency?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e) As per Ministry of Coal, widespread unemployment among youth in the Peddapalli Lok  Sabha  Constituency  attributable  solely  to  mechanization,  mine  closure,  or  workforce rationalization has not been reported. Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), a company jointly  owned  by  Government of Telangana and Government of India on a 51:49 equity basis, continues  to  promote skill  development  and  alternative  livelihood  opportunities  to  address  any localized impacts. Since 2023-24, skill trainings has been imparted to 721 persons by four (04) skill development centres of SCCL on solar technician, drone technician, computer DTP, welding etc. Out of these, 225 persons have been provided skill training at Skill Development Centres/Group Vocational Training Centre Ramagundem in Peddapalli Lok Sabha Constituency, Telangana. Since 2022-23, 640 candidates have been provided with Volvo Dumper training for employment generation. Two Simulators are effectively working on six modules of Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) training in SCCL for the skill development of HEMM operators.

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 Shikshan 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 Peddapalli Lok Sabha Constituency of Telangana. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready and equipped with industry relevant skills, including  emerging  sectors  like  electric  vehicles  (EVs),  advanced  manufacturing,  additive manufacturing, robotics, etc.

To  enhance  the  overall  quality  and  relevance  of  vocational  training  ecosystem  in  the  country, Pradhan  Mantri  Skilling  and  Employability  Transformation  through  Upgraded  ITIs  (PM  SETU) scheme inter-alia aims to upgrade 1,000 Government ITIs (200 Hub ITIs and 800 Spoke ITIs) in a Hub  and  Spoke  model,  wherein  upgradation  includes  smart  classrooms,  modern  labs,  digital content, and new courses aligned to industry needs. Also, it aims to augment capacity of five NSTIs located in Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kanpur, and Ludhiana, including setting-up sectorspecific National Centres of Excellence for skilling, with focus on advanced training of trainers with global partnership

In  addition  to  the  skill  development  programs,  Government  is  also  implementing  wage/self employment  generation  schemes/programmes  like  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAYNRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Deen Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAYNULM), PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), PM Vikshit Bharat Rozgar Yojana, PM Vishwakarma, Stand-up India, Start Up India , etc.

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