Lok Sabha Question No. 3157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Priority Sector for Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3157 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## PRIORITY SECTOR FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT

## †3157. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) the  main  industries  and  the  priority  sectors  for  which  skilled  labour  force  is likely to be prepared by the Government in the next decade;
- (b) whether any survey has been conducted in this regard;
- (c) if so, the outcome thereof;
- (d) the total number of organisations linked with the skill development which are functioning  in  the  country  including  Rajasthan  and  the  areas  in  which  the  said organisations provide training, State-wise; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  for  making  500  million  youth skilled in various streams by the year 2022 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) As  per  National  Policy  for  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship, 2015,   India  had  an  employment  base  of  461.1  million  in  the  24  Sectors  in  2013 which  is  expected  to  increase  to  581  million  by  2022.   A  sector  wise  list  is  at Annexure-I . About 104.62 million people would need fresh skilling in these sectors during 2015-22.  In addition, 298.25 million persons of existing workforce especially below 45 years of age would need skilling upskilling and reskilling.

- (d) & (e) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has over 250 training providers with about 4000 training centres including 226 in Rajasthan across the country. A state wise list of the training centres is at Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I

| Sr No.      | Sector                                      |   Employment Base in 2013 (million) |   Projected Employment by 2022 (million) | Incremental Human Resource Requirement (2013-2022)   |
|-------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1           | Auto and Auto Components                    |                               10.98 |                                    14.88 | 3.9                                                  |
| 2           | Beauty and Wellness                         |                                4.21 |                                    14.27 | 10.06                                                |
| 3           | Food Processing                             |                                6.98 |                                    11.38 | 4.4                                                  |
| 4           | Media and Entertainment                     |                                0.4  |                                     1.3  | 0.9                                                  |
| 5           | Handlooms and Handicrafts                   |                               11.65 |                                    17.79 | 6.14                                                 |
| 6           | Leather and Leather Goods                   |                                3.09 |                                     6.81 | 3.72                                                 |
| 7           | Domestic Help                               |                                6    |                                    10.88 | 4.88                                                 |
| 8           | Gems and Jewellery                          |                                4.64 |                                     8.23 | 3.59                                                 |
| 9           | Telecommunication                           |                                2.08 |                                     4.16 | 2.08                                                 |
| 10          | Tourism, Hospitality & Travel               |                                6.96 |                                    13.44 | 6.48                                                 |
| 11          | Furniture and Furnishing                    |                                4.11 |                                    11.29 | 7.18                                                 |
| 12          | Building, Construction and Real Estate      |                               45.42 |                                    76.55 | 31.13                                                |
| 13          | IT and ITES                                 |                                2.96 |                                     5.12 | 2.16                                                 |
| 14          | Construction Material and Building Hardware |                                8.3  |                                    11    | 2.7                                                  |
| 15          | Textile and Clothing                        |                               15.23 |                                    21.54 | 6.31                                                 |
| 16          | Healthcare                                  |                                3.59 |                                     7.39 | 3.8                                                  |
| 17          | Security                                    |                                7    |                                    11.83 | 4.83                                                 |
| 18          | Agriculture                                 |                              240.4  |                                   215.6  | (24.8)                                               |
| 19          | Education/ skill development                |                               13.02 |                                    17.31 | 4.29                                                 |
| 20          | Transportation and Logistics                |                               16.74 |                                    28.4  | 11.66                                                |
| 21          | Electronic and IT Hardware                  |                                4.33 |                                     8.94 | 4.61                                                 |
| 22          | Pharma and Life Sciences                    |                                1.86 |                                     3.58 | 1.72                                                 |
| 23          | BFSI                                        |                                2.55 |                                     4.25 | 1.7                                                  |
| 24          | Retail                                      |                               38.6  |                                    55.95 | 17.35                                                |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                 |                              461.1  |                                   581.89 | 120.79                                               |

Annexure-II

| NSDC's Operational Training Centers, (state /union territory wise) as on 29th February, 2016   | NSDC's Operational Training Centers, (state /union territory wise) as on 29th February, 2016   | NSDC's Operational Training Centers, (state /union territory wise) as on 29th February, 2016   | NSDC's Operational Training Centers, (state /union territory wise) as on 29th February, 2016   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                          | Fixed centres                                                                                  | Mobile centres                                                                                 | Grand Total                                                                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                 | 64                                                                                             | 13                                                                                             | 77                                                                                             |
| Assam                                                                                          | 61                                                                                             | 1                                                                                              | 62                                                                                             |
| Bihar                                                                                          | 129                                                                                            | 6                                                                                              | 135                                                                                            |
| Chandigarh                                                                                     | 6                                                                                              | 1                                                                                              | 7                                                                                              |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                   | 653                                                                                            | 3                                                                                              | 656                                                                                            |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                         | 1                                                                                              |                                                                                                | 1                                                                                              |
| Delhi                                                                                          | 118                                                                                            | 22                                                                                             | 140                                                                                            |
| Goa                                                                                            | 4                                                                                              | 2                                                                                              | 6                                                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                                                        | 99                                                                                             |                                                                                                |                                                                                                |

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