Lok Sabha Question No. 3043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Reservation in Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3043 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## RESERVATION IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT

## 3043. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

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

- (a) whether the candidates belonging to the backward and weaker sections of the society  are  given  any  special  consideration/  reservation  for  their  skill  development and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government  has  any new  proposal/initiative for the skill development of backward sections of the society including minorities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) There  are  a  number  of  skill  development  schemes  across  various sectors  being  implemented  by  Central  Ministries/Departments.  All  these  schemes have provisions to promote the participation in skill development programmes by all socio-economic groups including SCs/STs. Under the Craftsmen Training Scheme, candidate belonging to SC/ST category get the reservation in the proportion to their population in each State and Union Territory. In addition, National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) provides grant to eligible Scheduled Caste persons for Skill  Development  Programmes. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) though does not have any exclusive scheme for providing training to  SC/ST/OBC  candidates,  however  NSDC's  training  providers  have provided training to SC/ST/OBC candidates as under:

| Trainings Completed as on 29 February 2016   | Trainings Completed as on 29 February 2016   | Trainings Completed as on 29 February 2016   | Trainings Completed as on 29 February 2016   | Trainings Completed as on 29 February 2016   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Year                                         | SC                                           | ST                                           | OBC                                          | Total                                        |
| 2010-11                                      | 27                                           | 4                                            | 45                                           | 76                                           |
| 2011-12                                      | 3,503                                        | 793                                          | 5,909                                        | 10,205                                       |
| 2012-13                                      | 24,207                                       | 16,475                                       | 36,785                                       | 77,467                                       |
| 2013-14                                      | 82,953                                       | 40,763                                       | 134,224                                      | 257,940                                      |
| 2014-15                                      | 130,656                                      | 56,200                                       | 214,992                                      | 401,848                                      |
| 2015-16                                      | 95,374                                       | 48,452                                       | 130,656                                      | 274,482                                      |

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