Lok Sabha Question No. 2553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Vocational Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2553 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## Vocational Education

## 2553. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  noticed  that  the  objectives  set  out  with  regard  to Technical/Tertiary Education and training and vocational education have been met;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries and the budget allocation made for the same during the above period; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that targets set out under the programme are  achieved  and  has  the  quality  of  the  education  imparted  been  assessed  and  the results thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to  (d): The  Government  has  brought  out  several  initiatives  for  achieving    the objectives of access, equity and equality in the field of Higher Education. Initiatives such as: expansion  of  premier  institutions  like  IITs/IIMs,  provision  of  scholarships/fellowships  to socially backward students, the SWAYAM project for providing online learning, the ranking framework for assessing the quality of institutions, the accreditation of the institutions after verification  of  the  educational  outcomes,  promoting  research  through  the  IMPRINT  and Uchhatar Avishakar Yojana- are some of the effort being made in the direction.

As far as skilling and vocationalisation, there is a separate Ministry which is spearheading the initiative. Working in tandem with the Ministry for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship,  this  Ministry  has  launched  the  Skills  Assessment  Matrix  for  Vocational Advancement of Youth (SAMVAY) that provides seamless movement from education and skill. The number of beneficiaries and budget allocation made for the last three years and the current year for linking vocational education with higher education is at Annexure.

A scheme for skilling the unemployed youth in engineering skills using the facility  of the technical institutions has been launched as a part of the PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY). This initiative is being led by the AICTE in all the technical institutions and is expected to impart skills for about 10 lakh youth in the next 3 years.

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## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2553 FOR 14.03.2016 ASKED BY SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY REGARDING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION:

| Name of Scheme                                      | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Number of Beneficiaries   | Grants Allocated (Rs. in Crore)   | Grants Allocated (Rs. in Crore)   | Grants Allocated (Rs. in Crore)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                                                     | 2013-14                   | 2014-15                   | 2015-16                   | 2013-14                           | 2014-15                           | 2015-16                           |
| Community College                                   | 6985                      | 16823                     | 11025                     | 73.05                             | 94.92                             | 114.96                            |
| B. Voc Programme                                    | Nil                       | 12700                     | 7050                      | Nil                               | 231.36                            | 241.06                            |
| DDU Kaushal Kendras                                 | Nil                       | Nil                       | 8750                      | Nil                               | Nil                               | 170.65                            |
| Enrolment under NSQF Programme                      | 1000                      | 3693                      | 3693                      | Nil                               | Nil                               | Nil                               |
| Employability Enhancement Training Programme (EETP) | 15000                     | 22578                     | 7526                      | Nil                               | 14.53                             | 3.71                              |
| National Employability Enhancement Mission (NEEM)   | 2000                      | 2756                      | 7773                      | Nil                               | Nil                               | Nil                               |

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## Community College

| Year    |   Target |   No. of Institutions actually approved |   Intake approved |   Grants allocated (for two years) |   Grants released |
|---------|----------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2013-14 |      100 |                                      64 |              3985 |                              29.13 |              6.04 |
| 2014-15 |      100 |                                     102 |             11800 |                              94.92 |             29.14 |
| 2015-16 |      100 |                                     111 |              5550 |                             106.66 |             29.59 |

## B.Voc. Degree Programme

| Year    |   Target |   No. of Institutions actually approved |   Intake approved | Grants allocated (for three years)   | Grants released   |
|---------|----------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2014-15 |      100 |                                     127 |             12700 | Rs. 231.36 crore                     | Rs. 80.64 crore   |
| 2015-16 |      100 |                                      60 |              7050 | Rs. 241.06 Crore                     | Rs. 30.04 Crore   |

## DDU KAUSHAL Kendra

| Year    |   Target |   No. of Institutions actually approved |   Intake approved | Grants allocated (for three years)   | Grants released   |
|---------|----------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2015-16 |      100 |                                      64 |              8750 | Rs. 170.65 crore                     | Rs.98.70 crore    |

| Year     | Number beneficiary Institutions   | Funds Released   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|------------------|
| 2012-13  | 91                                | 14.00 crore      |
| 2013-14* | NIL                               | NIL              |
| 2014-15  | 249                               | 28.32 crore      |
| 2015-16  | 72                                | 7.69 crore       |

*Due to non submission of documents by Institutions, required for grant-in-aid purpose, no funds have been released during 2013-14.