Lok Sabha Question No. 168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Skill Development and Employment in Private Organisations
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## Skill Development and Employment in Private Organisations.

## 168. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) the details of the funds received by the National Skill Development Fund(NSDF) during the last three years  from  Government,  Non-Government  and  Private Organisations, which aims to provide financial assistance to conduct skill development activities in the country;
- (b)  whether  the  Government has  received  any  additional financial  assistance  from private  sector  organisations/corporates  to  aid  skill  development  activities  including funds received through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)initiatives;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government would consider entering into an agreement with private sector organisations/corporates which would enable them to provide workshops/training  for  skill  development  and  also  the  subsequent  employment  to individuals in their organisations including persons currently engaged  in the unorganised/informal economy; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Information is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c) Information is given at Annexure-II.
- (d) & (e)  The Government has already signed a number of tripartite agreement with organizations for providing project based  skill training through National Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC).  The  details  of these MoUs  are  given  at Annexure-II. All the projects are implemented through approved training partnership of  NSDC  with  monitory  and  reporting  of  project  outcomes  provided  centrally  by NSDC.

Fund received by National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) during last three years.

| Sl. No.   | Particulars      | 2012- 13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |
|-----------|------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|
| (i)       | Skilling         | -          | 250       | -         |
| (ii)      | UDAAN            | 2          | 60        | 52        |
| (iii)     | STAR             | -          | 1000      | -         |
| (iv)      | PMKVY            | -          | -         | 435       |
|           | Total allocation | 2          | 1310      | 487       |

## MoUs signe d by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship with PSUs

| Funding Entity                         | Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Project Cost (in Cr)   | Fund received   |
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|
| POWERGRID                              | To provide skill training to 5000 Indian youths and women across 33 locations through NDSC approved training providers, with required trades in each location identified through Baseline Study                                                                                                         | 6.52                   | 1.30 crore      |
| NTPC-I                                 | To provide skill training to 5000 Indian youths and women across 22 locations through NDSC approved training providers, with required trades in each location identified through Baseline Study                                                                                                         | 6.50                   | 1.30 crore      |
| NTPC-II                                | To train 25000 candidates across under-served locations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 30.00                  | 6.00 crore      |
| Coal India Ltd                         | 1. Recognition of Prior Learning for unskilled and semi-skilled workers- 100000 2. Skill training and certification for contract workers-70000 3. Fresh Skilling for youth and women in the operational areas-70000 4. National Vocational Educational Qualification Framework (NVEQF) in Schools-30000 | To be Decided          |                 |
| Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. | To train 6400 youth, women and school going students over a period of two years as per NSQF in Central and Eastern Region of India including Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand etc.                                                                                                                              | 10                     |                 |

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