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Lok Sabha Question No. 1719 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Development of Dedicated Municipal Cadre
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, LADU KISHORE SWAIN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPOMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1719 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 09, 2015

## DEVELOPMENT OF DEDICATED MUNICIPAL CADRE

No. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

1719 SHRI LADU KISHORE SWAIN:

- Will the Minister OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-
- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  a  request  from  the Government  of  Odisha  for  advance  financial  grant  towards  the transitional costs (i.e. for the initial five years) for States engaged
- in developing a dedicated Municipal Cadre;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken/being taken in this regard; and
- (c) the details of other steps taken/being taken to help States
- form such cadres?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN

THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): Under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), constitution and professionalization of municipal  cadre  is  one  of  the  reforms  and  States  would  be extended  support  in  the  implementation  of  this  reform  through capacity building measures.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Foreign Countries for Skill India
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1718 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## Foreign Countries for Skill India

## QUESTION

## 1718. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

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

- (a) whether the Government requires both knowledge and Financial Support from foreign countries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the United Kingdom has expressed its interest in investing in India for skilling projects under the UK-India Education and Research initiative;
- (d) if  so,  the amount of investment UK intends to make over the next five years, sectorwise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a)  to  (b)  While  financial  support  from  foreign  countries  for  Skill  India,  is  welcome,  India primarily seeks technical expertise and knowledge of global best practices in skill development,  across  sectors  equip  youth  with  world  class  skills  to  make  them  employable. Hence  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  working  closely  with countries such as Germany and United Kingdom, to leverage their experience and establish world class skill training facilities in India. (c) The UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) was initiated in April 2006 with the aim of enhancing Educational Links between India and the UK. The programme aims to deliver systemic changes in the educational and vocational training ecosystem, by focusing on  capacity  building  and  leadership  development  within  these  institutions.  Phase  II  of  this initiative  runs  from  2011-2016.  As  'Skill  Development'  is  one  of  the  core  themes  of  UKIERI Phase  II,  an  MoU  was  signed  between  The  Department  of  Business  Innovation  and  Skills (BIS), UK and MSDE in April 2015.
- (d) and (e) UKIERI is jointly funded by the governments of India and UK. UKIERI Phase II is in its final stages and discussions on UKIERI Phase III are in the process of being held and the financial  commitments  from  the  Indian  and  UK  side  are  under  negotiation  are  yet  to  be finalised.    In  addition,  MSDE  is  working  closely  with  British  High  Commission  and  UK  India Business  Council  to  get  British  Companies  in  India  to  commit  resources,  knowledge  and expertise  to  skilling  young  Indians.  On  03  December  2015,  HSBC  (a  UK  based  Bank) launched a Skills for Life programme in India, with a commitment of INR 100 crores towards skilling 75,000 Indians over a five period.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Corruption in Railway Procurement
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1717 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## CORRUPTION IN RAILWAY PROCUREMENT

## 1717.   SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  as  per  Sreedharan  Committee report, almost Rs. 10,000 crore are being looted every year in railway procurement;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps being taken to correct/reform the Railway  Board and  the  management  in  view  of  the  findings of the Committee report that Railways are suffering from centralisation, lack of transparency and accountability?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b) : No, Madam. There is no such mention in the report.
- (c) In a large organisation like Indian Railways, delegation  and procedural changes are continuous process taking into account
- the operational flexibility, quick decision making, transparency

as well as requisite checks and balances; but the same needs to be  done  with  due  caution  to  strike  a  proper  balance  between operational efficiency and accountability.

The latest exercise was undertaken by Ministry of Railways in August 2014 for delegation of more powers to Zonal Railways on the matters of sanctioning of estimates and works tenders.

To  meet  the  challenges  of  high  growth  trajectory  of  Indian Railways,  Ministry  of  Railways  constituted  on  13.11.2014,  the Committee  of  Dr.  E.  Sreedharan  with  mandate  for  suggesting further  delegation  of  power  to  General  Managers  and  other operating levels on tendering and commercial matters.

The Final Report submitted on 11.03.2015. A Sub-committee of three  Executive  Directors  of  Railway  Board  has  evaluated  the recommendations of the committee report and it is under final decision by the Ministry on implementation of the report.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Internet Content in Regional Languages
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1716 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## INTERNET CONTENT IN REGIONAL LANGUAGES

## †1716. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will  the  Minister  of  COMMUNICATIONS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Internet and Mobile Association of India has recommended to translate the materials available on the internet into the regional languages;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has started the work of translation of the content available on internet into regional languages; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) to (c) Madam, as per information provided by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), they have not recommended translation per say of the materials available on  the  internet  into  the  regional  languages,  but  have  recommended  an  increase  in websites and apps in all content  in  local  languages  for  better access  to  the  masses, since  88%  of  India's  1.32  billion  citizens  do  not  speak  English.  The  report  also recommends that corporates should rollout holistic local language solutions, including website, digital media, call centers, analytics, logistics and outbound communications, aimed at local language users.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Exemption from Right to Privacy Bill
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1714

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015)

## EXEMPTION FROM RIGHT TO PRIVACY BILL

## 1714. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has turned down the demand of intelligence agencies for a blanket exemption from the purview of the Right to Privacy Bill; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  also  decided  to  back  the  provision  extending  the proposed law to all residents of India, unlike the 2011 draft bill that catered to only Indian citizens, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) & (b):    The drafting of the Right to Privacy bill is at preliminary stage and details of the bill are yet to be finalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Skill Training to School Dropouts
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, C.R. CHAUDHARY, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1713 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## SKILL TRAINING TO SCHOOL DROPOUTS

## QUESTION

1713.  SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: YADAV:

## SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI OM PRAKASH

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  skill  training  to  the  school dropout  students  through  registered  engineering  colleges  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the guidelines finalised/issued by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether any certificate is proposed to be issued to students on completion of skill training; and
- (d) 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 (e) For optimal utilization of infrastructure available with Polytechnics and Engineering  colleges,  the  matter  has  been  taken  up  with  All  India  Council  for Technical Education (AICTE) to operate  skill training courses complaint to National Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF).    Further,  most  of  the  skill  development schemes  of  Government  including  the  flagship  scheme  'Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal Vikas Yojana' focuses on school dropouts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: New Train from Hubli to Varanasi and Mysore to Belgaum
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1712 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## NEW TRAIN FROM HUBLI TO VARANASI AND MYSORE TO BELGAUM

1712. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether there is a demand to extend NZM-Vacso Goa Express to Mangalore as daily train and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government would consider the long pending demand to start a new train from Hubli to Varanasi via Miraj, Manmad, Bhopal, Delhi and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  would  consider  to  start  intercity  train from Mysore to Belgaum, Hubli to Udupi via Madgaon and Mysore to Madgaon  via  Davangere,  Hubli  in  Karnataka  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) A large number of representations are received at various levels of railway  administrations  which  inter  alia  include  Railway  Stations, Division,  Zonal  Headquarters  and  at  Railway  Board  level.  However, Indian Railways do not maintain compendiums of such representation.
- (b) & (c) At present, there is no proposal to introduce new trains from Hubballi to Varanasi via Miraj, Manmad, Bhopal and Delhi; Mysuru to Belgaum  (Belagavi);  Hubballi  to  Udupi  via  Madgaon;  and  Mysuru  to Madgaon via Davangere and Hubballi, due to operational and resource constraints.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Act East Policy
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1711

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9, 2015 /Agrahayana 18, 1937 (Saka)

## QUESTION

## Act East Policy

1711.  SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any study on the micro and macro economic benefits of the Act East Policy for the North Eastern Region (NER);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  details  of  policy  proposed  to  be  implemented  across  the  seven  sister States of the NER under the Act East Policy, State-wise, including Arunachal Pradesh?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

- (a) to (c)   The objective of 'Act East Policy' is to promote economic cooperation, cultural  ties  and  develop  strategic  relationship  with  countries  in  the  Asia-Pacific region through continuous engagement at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels thereby  ending  the  economic  isolation  of  the  States  of  North  Eastern  Region including Arunachal Pradesh.

Establishing  connectivity  with  the  neighbouring  countries  and  within  NER,  and development of  other  infrastructure  are  integral  part  of  Act  East  Policy.  Until  the connectivity with the neighbouring countries and infrastructure with in NER (road, rail, inland water transport, telecom, airports, power, etc.) are fully established the micro and macro benefit of the policy cannot be assessed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Booking and Cancellation of e-Tickets
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1707 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## BOOKING AND CANCELLATION OF E-TICKETS

†1707.   SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it is a fact that the e-tickets get  automatically cancelled  at the time of preparing chart  whereas  the  ticket purchased from railway ticket counter does not get cancelled even if it is a waitlisted ticket;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to extend this facility on tickets purchased from the counter; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  to  (c):  It  is  a  fact  that  in  case  of  fully  waitlisted  e-tickets  i.e. tickets on which all the passengers are on waiting list at the time of preparation of first reservation chart, names of all such waitlisted passengers are dropped from the reservation charts and the refund is  directly  credited  to  the  source  of  payment  as  e-ticket  is  not  a money  value  document.  This  facility  has  not  been  extended  to tickets booked through Computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters as these tickets are money value document against which refund can be taken after surrendering the tickets as per extant refund rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1705 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Corruption in Rural Areas
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1705

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015)

## CORRUPTION IN RURAL AREAS

## †1705. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTERbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  awareof  a  Survey  conducted  by  the  Centre  forMedia Studies in regard to rise in corruptionin rural areas of the country and if so, thedetails thereof;
- (b) the percentage of rural areas affectedby corruption in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Union Government hastaken any specific steps to check corruptionin the rural areas; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  theranking  of  States  in  the  country  accordingto  the corruption index of the said survey?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR.JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (d):The Government has not sponsored any survey regarding rise in corruption in rural areas of the country through the Centre for Media Studies. However, it was reported in media that the Centre for Media Studies has conducted some survey on corruption in rural areas.

The Central Government is fully alive and committed to implement its policy of "Zero Tolerance against Corruption" and has already taken several measures to combat corruption including  corruption  in  rural  areas  and  improve  the  functioning  of  Government.  These include:

- (i) The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988;
- (ii)    Enactment of Right to Information Act, 2005;
- (iii)   Enactment of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013;
- (iv) Enactment of Whistle-blowers Protection Act, 2011;
- (v) Issue  of  comprehensive  instructions  on  transparency  in  tendering  and  contracting process by the CVC;
- (vi)   Issue of instructions by the CVC asking the organizations to adopt Integrity Pact in major  procurement  activities;  State  Governments  have  also  been  advised  to  adopt Integrity Pact in major procurements;
- (vii)  Introduction of e-Governance and simplification of procedures and systems;
- (viii)   Issue of Citizen Charters;
- (ix)   Ratification of United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in 2011;
- (x)    Placing  of  details  of  immovable  property  returns  of  all  Members  of  the  All  India Services and other Group'A' officers of the Central Government in the public domain;
- (xi)   Setting  up  of  92  additional  Special  Courts  exclusively  for  trial  of  CBI  cases  in different states.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Demand for Reservation in Service
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: MAMTAZ SANGHAMITA, ANTO  ANTONY, ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1704

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015)

## DEMAND FOR RESERVATION IN SERVICE

1704. DR. MAMTAZ SANGHAMITA: SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  many  communities  in  various  States  have raised their voice for providing reservation in services as provided to other castes, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Central  Government  has  asked  the  State  Governments  for  submitting report in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a)  to  (c):        The  benefits  of  reservation  to    various  communities  included  in  the  list  of Scheduled  Caste,  Scheduled  Tribe  or  Other  Backward  Classes  are  available  in  Central Government services and posts, as per the instructions issued by Government, from time to time.  Demands  from  various  communities  for  inclusion  of  their  community  to  avail  the benefit of reservation are received by the Government from time to time. These demands are examined by the Government as per the procedure adopted by the Ministries of Social Justice and Empowerment and Tribal Affairs, in consultation with the concerned State Governments, National Commission for SC, ST or OBC as the case may be, Registrar General of India and other stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Fuel from Waste
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

No. 1702

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1702 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 09, 2015 FUEL FROM WASTE

SHRI M.K. SHANAVAS:

Will  the  Minister  of  URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  initiated/planned  any  project under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) with private partnership to turn waste into fuel;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  expected  production  from  such projects in the coming five years;
- (c) whether viability studies have been conducted in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any foreign funding is expected/planned in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a)  to  (d):  Government  of  India  is  implementing  Swachh  Bharat Mission  (SBM)  from  2nd  October,  2014  with  a  target  to  clean  the country  by  2nd  October,  2019.  Govt.  of  India  provides  financial assistance in the form of 20%VGF/Grants to the Sates for implementation  of  SBM.  Under  SBM,  States/ULBs  may  adopt  any feasible waste processing techniques, as per their viability, including  waste-to-energy  /  waste-to-fuel  with  private  partnership for efficient management of municipal solid waste in their jurisdiction.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Functioning of ITIs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. BHOLA SINGH, P. C. MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1701 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## FUNCTIONING OF ITIs

## 1701:   DR. BHOLA SINGH: SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  untrained  teachers  are  teaching  the students in most of the ITIs, running in the private sector;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is formulating any plan to train the ITI teachers, improve the standard of ITIs as well as fix the qualitative norms therein; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)  Yes Madam, Government is aware that there are many instructors in private ITIs who have not undergone craft instructor training as prescribed by National Council for  Vocational  Training  (NCVT).  The  instructors  in  private  ITIs  are  recruited  by  their management and they are not deputing the trainers for attending the training.

(c) & (d)  Yes Madam. To improve training of trainers in it is, NCVT has recommended that  every  instructor  who  has  already  joined  ITIs  shall  complete  Craft  Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) course within a period of three years. Further, the capacity for training  of  trainers  has  been  augmented.  There  are  25  centrally  funded  institutes conducting  instructor  training.  NCVT  has  also  affiliated  15  more  private  Institute  of Training  of  Trainers  (ITOT)  thereby  expanding  the  annual  seating  capacity  to  more than 10,500.

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