Lok Sabha Question No. 1051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Data on Vocational Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA, ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1051 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## DATA ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING

## 1051. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA: SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

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

- (a) whether NSSO has released data on vocational training and the data is not so encouraging  since  only  2.2%  in  the  age  group  of  15-59  have  received  formal vocational training;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether vocational training barely increased between 2004-05 and 2011-12; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which the Government is going to revolutionize vocational training to achieve  its goal of 550 million skilled people by 2022?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (d) The latest round of NSSO data (2011-12) suggests that 2.2% of the 1559 age groups have received formal Vocational Education. However, this data does not take not account the 'receiving' category of formal Vocational Education which if included, would increase this percentage to 3.03%. Though, over a period of time, the volume and number of those receiving g formal vocational education has increased, in percentage term  growth has been moderate.  The  Government  has  taken  several  major  policy  interventions  and initiatives for creating a vibrant skill ecosystem in the country and scaling skilling with speed, standards and sustainability. This includes:-
- (i)    The  National  Policy  for  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  2015 provides an umbrella framework  to all skilling activities including skill development scheme/programme being carried out within the country.
- (ii)  National Skill Development Mission which seeks to converge, coordinate, implement and monitor skilling activities on a pan-India basis;
- (iii)   Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the flagship programme for skill development in the country. So far more than 12.50 lakh youth have been trained/enrolled under the scheme in the current year.
- (iv)  Over  the  past  year  efforts  have  been  undertaken  to  upgrade  the curriculum of ITIs and strengthen industry linkages. 1100 new ITIs have also been added over the past year and the capacity of existing institutions  has also been enhanced, with total enhancement of 1.72 lakh seats in ITIs.
- (v)    Strategic  partnerships  have  also  been undertaken between MSDE and other  Ministries/Departments  in  the  Central  Government,  to  collaborate  on scaling  up  skill  training  activities  in  specific  sectors  and  leveraging  existing infrastructure.
- (vi)  MSDE has also signed MoUs with Germany, UK, China and Australia, to scale up apprenticeships support, training of trainees, curriculum development,  ensure  benchmarking  of  standards  and  create  Centres  of Excellence in skill training across the country.

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