Lok Sabha Question No. 2937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Sector Skill Councils
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2937 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## SECTOR SKILL COUNCILS QUESTION

## 2937.  SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

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

- (a) the number of Sector Skill Councils that have been formed till date, State-wise;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to increase their number; and
- (c) 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) Government has constituted and operationalised 29 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs)  which are industry led bodies intended to align the skilling efforts as per the industry's  requirement.  The  SSCs  prescribe  the  National  Occupational  Standards (NOS) and Qualification Packs (QPs) based on which the training is imparted. Details of SSCs under operation are as under:-

|   S. N. | Name of Sector Skill Council                | S. N.   | Name of Sector Skill Council                         |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Agriculture SSC                             | 16      | Median and Entertainment SSC                         |
|       2 | Apparel SSC                                 | 17      | Leather SSC                                          |
|       3 | Automotive SSC                              | 18      | Life Sciences SSC                                    |
|       4 | Beauty and Wellness SSC                     | 19      | Logistics SSC                                        |
|       5 | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance SSC | 20      | IT-Information Technology enable Services (ITeS) SSC |
|       6 | Capital Goods SSC                           | 21      | Mining SSC                                           |
|       7 | Construction SSC                            | 22      | Power SSC                                            |
|       8 | Electronics SSC                             | 23      | Retail SSC                                           |
|       9 | Food Processing SSC                         | 24      | Rubber SSC                                           |
|      10 | Handicraft SSC                              | 25      | Security SSC                                         |
|      11 | Gems and Jewellery SSC                      | 26      | Telecom SSC                                          |
|      12 | Healthcare SSC                              | 27      | Textiles SSC                                         |
|      13 | Plumbing SSC                                | 28      | Tourism and Hospitality SSC                          |
|      14 | Earthmoving and Infrastructure SSC          | 29      | Aviation and Aerospace SSC                           |
|      15 | Iron and Steel SSC                          |         |                                                      |

Further,  setting-up  of  new  SSCs  as  per  the  requirements  of  the  industry,  is  a continuous process.

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