Lok Sabha Question No. 977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Skill Development Centre
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 977 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE QUESTION

## 977. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

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

- (a) the mechanism and the proposed date by which the Government proposes to ensure establishment of one Skill Development Centre in each district;
- (b) the  details  of  Skill  Development  Centres  established  in  the  country  and  in Tamil Nadu by private companies under the Skill Development Mission and details of tax and non-tax incentives provided to them; and
- (c) the  model  of  certification  mechanism  prescribed  for  skilled  workers  and whether it is acceptable all over the country 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) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  entrusted National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  as  implementation  agency  for setting  up  aspirational  'Model  Skill  Development  Centers'  in  every  district  of  India. These  centres  are  envisaged  to  offer  industry-driven  courses  of  high  quality  with focus  on  employability.  The  process  in  this  regard  has  already  been  initiated  with NSDC inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) on December 9, 2015.
- (b) A list of NSDC's Operational Training Centers, (state/union territory wise) as on 31 st January, 2016 is given at Annexure. The training partners approved by the National  Skill  Development  Corporation  or  the  Sector  Skill  Council  are  exempted from Service Tax  for services provided in relation to (a) the National Skill Development Programme implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation;  or  (b)  a  vocational  skill  development  course  under  the  National  Skill Certification and Monetary Reward Scheme; or (c) any other Scheme implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation.
- (c) The following Non Statutory Agencies have been designated for certification of skilled workers:
- 1)  Central Board of Secondary Education.
- 2)  State Boards for Secondary Education.
- 3)  National Council for Vocational Training.
- 4)  State councils for vocational training.
- 5)    Sector  Skill  Councils  set  up  through  the  National  Skill  Development Corporation.

Annexure

## List list of NSDC's Operational Training Centres, (state/union territory wise) as on 31 st January, 2016 is given at.

| State                  |    | Fixed centres   | Mobile centres   |   Grand Total |
|------------------------|----|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
| Andhra Pradesh         | s  | 63              | 6                |            69 |
| Assam                  |    | 59              | 1                |            60 |
| Bihar                  |    | 123             | 5                |           128 |
| Chandigarh             |    | 6               | 1                |             7 |
| Chhattisgarh           |    | 599             | 2                |           601 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |    | 1               |                  |             1 |
| Delhi                  |    | 92              | 22               |           114 |
| Goa                    |    | 5               |                  |             5 |
| Gujarat                |    | 126             | 5                |           131 |
| Haryana                |    | 246             | 9                |           255 |
| Himachal Pradesh       |    | 213             | 5                |           218 |
| Jammu and Kashmir      |    | 13              | 5                |            18 |
| Jharkhand              |    | 39              | 7                |            46 |
| Karnataka              |    | 222             | 31               |           253 |
| Kerala                 |    | 141             | 71               |           212 |
| Lakshadweep            |    |                 | 1                |             1 |
| Madhya Pradesh         |    | 471             | 8                |           479 |
| Maharashtra            |    | 312             | 26               |           338 |
| Manipur                |    | 4               |                  |             4 |
| Meghalaya              |    | 7               |                  |             7 |
| Mizoram                |    | 4               |                  |             4 |
| Nagaland               |    | 11              |                  |            11 |
| Odisha                 |    | 113             | 94               |           207 |
| Puducherry             |    | 3               |                  |             3 |
| Punjab                 |    | 220             | 4                |           224 |
| Rajasthan              |    | 189             | 21               |           210 |
| Sikkim                 |    | 19              |                  |            19 |
| Tamil Nadu             |    | 109             | 28               |           137 |
| Telangana              |    | 70              | 6                |            76 |
| Tripura                |    | 9               |                  |             9 |
| Uttar Pradesh          |    | 288             | 20               |           308 |
| Uttarakhand            |    | 15              | 3                |            18 |
| West Bengal            |    | 229             | 13               |           242 |

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