Lok Sabha Question No. 2884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: Labour Market Information System
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), RANJEET RANJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2884 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2016

## LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM

2884. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  Labour  Market  Information  System (LMIS);
- (b) if so, the details/salient features/objectives of the said system and the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (c) the  details  of  skilled  workers  likely  to  be  captured  and  made  available  and  the manner in which the Government is likely to capture this data and the sources likely to be accessed for collecting information of skilled workers to be recorded by LMIS along with the accessibility of the data;
- (d) whether  LMIS  also  have  data  about  skilled  workers  trained  by  Government  run Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  and  vocational  institutes  in  the  past  and  if  so,  the manner in which the Government is likely to obtain the consent to share the recorded data of the workers trained before LMIS was envisaged; and
- (e) whether the Government has envisaged any safeguards on the use of this data and if so, the details thereof and the time frame of its updation schedule?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) The Government of India has launched the first phase of the National Labour Market  Information  System  (LMIS)  on  the  15 th July  2016  with  a  aim  to  serve  a  single window access point for all skill development related data in the country for policy makers as  well  as  other  stakeholders  in  the  country  including  candidates,  training  providers, employers etc.

## Some salient features of the scheme are as follows:

-  LMIS is  a  transparent  citizen-centric,  user  friendly,  reliable  solution  and  has  access channels capable of connecting to all Ministries within the Central Government, State Governments,  Corporate  bodies,  Regulatory  Institutions,  Skill  training  agencies  and citizens.
-  The  National  LMIS  maintains  a  robust  repository  of  Training  Providers,  Training Centers, Assessors, Assessment Agencies, Trainers, Certified Candidates, Prospective Candidates, Employers, Certifying Bodies and Courses, each catering to help build an overall picture of the skill ecosystem in India
-  The employment linkage on the National LMIS is facilitated through a linkage with the National Career Services Portal maintained by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
-  Candidates looking to undergo skill training can register themselves on the National LMIS through an Aadhar integrated skill registration process indicating their preferred sector and geographical location where they would like to undergo training.
-  The  National  LMIS  also  maintains  a  National  repository  of  All  training  providers registered under various Government of India (GoI) schemes.  The  system  brings  together  statistical  (quantitative)  and  non-statistical  (qualitative) information  concerning  labour  market  actors  and  their  environment  to  generate  key analysis  and  reports  which  can  be  used  for  various  policy  interventions  by  different government stakeholders, as well as by the industry at large. First phase of LMIS has been completed and launched in July 2016. As on date 5 data sources form various GoI Ministries have been integrated into the LMIS and it is being further strengthened. The National LMIS captures the data of all candidates, trained and certified through various GoI schemes and programs for access through the National repository of Certified Candidates.  The  repository  captures  the  basic  details  of  the  candidate,  trade  he/she  is certified  in  and  the  details  of  the  training  centre  where  he/she  underwent  training.  This data  is  sourced  from  various  existing  skill  development  MIS  systems  maintained  by different  Central  and  State  departments.  The  database  captures  only  candidate  data, including  the  data  of  skilled  workers  trained  through  Government-run  Industrial  Training Institutes  from  the  year  2014.  The  data  available  on  the  National  LMIS  is  open  to  all stakeholders. The LMIS database is a reflection of data available in the source and cannot

be modified or altered by external entities.

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