Lok Sabha Question No. 2890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: World Bank Assistance for Skill Development Programme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2890 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## WORLD BANK ASSISTANCE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME QUESTION

2890.

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

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

- (a)   whether the World Bank has agreed to fund India's Skill Development Programme;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the areas identified for mobilization of the said fund;
- (c)   the estimated number of people who are likely to be skilled and the time by which the money agreed is likely to be disbursed;
- (d)   whether  National  Skill  Development  Agency  had  concluded  that  a  huge  amount  would  be required in the next five years to achieve the target fixed for skill development and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the steps taken/being taken by the Government to achieve the target fixed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) World Bank has funded the Vocational Training Improvement Project, 'Upgradation of 400  Government  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs).  The  project  envisages  upgradation  of  400 Government ITIs across the Country. The scheme also includes enhancement of knowledge and skills  of  ITI  instructors,  strengthening  facilities  in  14  central  institutes,  strengthening  curriculum development, reforms, capacity building. Key institutional reforms introduced under the project are constitution of Institute Management Committee (IMC) at ITI level with the chairmanship from the industry. Under the schemes, Rs. 1605 crore has been utilized till September, 2015 out of which 83% has been disbursed by the World Bank. Approx. 70,000 trainees are trained annually under the scheme started from December, 2007 with the closing date as September, 2016.
- (d) & (e) No, Madam. National Skill Development Agency has not made any estimate of funds required  for  meeting  the  target  fixed  for  skill  development.  However,  in  order  to  understand  the sectoral  and  geographical  spread  of  skill  requirement/gaps  and  incremental  human  resource requirement  across  the  sectors,  studies  have  been  undertaken  by  the  Government  through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a Public Private Partnership (PPP) entity. As per the study, employment opportunities in India would increase from 461.1 million in 2013 to 581.9 million in 2022, across the 24 sectors, pointing at an incremental human resource requirement of approximately 120.8 million. Considering the overlap in the human resource requirement across a number of sectors, the unique number for incremental demand would be 109.7 million by 2022, wherein the top 10 sectors would account for 80% of this requirement.

As  an  effort  to  align  the  skill  development  initiatives  with  the  incremental  human  resource requirement, Prandhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) has been launched by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The scheme has a target to cover 24 lakh persons under skill  development  training  which  would  be  done  based  on  the  National  Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) and industry led standards.

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