Lok Sabha Question No. 1238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-08
Subject: International Skilling and Overseas Placement
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO -1238

ANSWERED ON -08.12.2025

## INTERNATIONAL SKILLING AND OVERSEAS PLACEMENT

## 1238.  SHRI P C MOHAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to skill and certify Indian students and youth to meet the growing international demand for skilled professionals in sectors such as healthcare, construction, hospitality, Information technology and green technologies;
- (b) if so, the details of bilateral or international agreements signed with foreign Governments or institutions for recognition of Indian skill certifications;
- (c) whether  specific  training  programmes  are  being  implemented  to  prepare  students  for overseas placements under the schemes like Skill India International;
- (d) the  number of candidates trained and placed aboard during the last three years, Statewise particularly in Karnataka; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set up international skill centers or training hubs in Karnataka including Bengaluru to meet this growing demand, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b): Sir, the Government has been taking continuous steps to skill Indian students and youth to meet the growing international demand for skilled professionals across sectors, such as, healthcare, construction, hospitality, Information technology and green technologies. To promote mobility across these sectors, the Government of India has put in place institutional mechanisms, including the signing of bilateral  MoUs/Agreements,  Migration and Mobility Partnerships Agreements, Labour Mobility, and cooperation frameworks in Skill Development and Vocational Education & Training with various destination countries.

Migration and  Mobility Partnership Agreements  with  Italy and  Germany  contain  specific provisions for mutual recognition of qualifications and certifications. Further, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed bilateral agreements with eight countries - Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Qatar, Singapore and the UAE - which facilitate technical exchanges, collaborative training programmes, benchmarking of qualifications, mutual recognition,  and  sharing  of  best  practices.  MSDE  has  also  signed  two  Protocols  with  Israel  to facilitate mobility in the Healthcare and Construction sectors.

(c) to (e): Yes, MSDE - under the Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in collaboration with the  Ministry  of  External  Affairs  (MEA)  -  conducts  one-day  Pre-Departure  Orientation  Training (PDOT) for prospective  migrants  to  equip  them  with  language,  cultural  awareness,  emigration procedures, welfare provisions, and do's and don'ts of the destination country.

MSDE  is  also  implementing  programmes  such  as  the  Technical  Intern  Training  Programme (TITP)  with  Japan  to  facilitate  mobility  in  Heathcare  and  hospitatlity,  among  other  sectors. Additionally, the Indo-German Green Skills Programme (IGGSP) with Germany aims to skill and certify youth in Green Technologies in line with international standards.

In line with the Budget announcement for FY 2023-24, MSDE has proposed establishment of 30 Skill India International Centers (SIICs) across various states. At present, two SIICs have been operationalised - one in Varanasi and another Skill Development Institute (SDI), Bhubaneswar. SIIC  has  been  set  up  at  NSTI  Bengaluru  to  facilitate  International  mobility  of  candidates  from Bengaluru/Karnataka. State-wise details of candidates trained and placed abroad during the last three years, including those from Karnataka, are placed at Annexure .

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARA (c) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1238 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2025

## State and year wise deployments for last three years:

| State/UT               |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   Total |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Andaman and Nicobar    |         1 |         0 |         0 |       1 |
| Andhra Pradesh         |       241 |        36 |        67 |     344 |
| Arunachal Pradesh      |         2 |         5 |        15 |      22 |
| Assam                  |        28 |         9 |         2 |      39 |
| Bihar                  |      5470 |       148 |       217 |    5835 |
| Chandigarh             |         0 |         4 |         0 |       4 |
| Chhattisgarh           |        12 |         2 |         3 |      17 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |         1 |         1 |         0 |       2 |
| Daman and Diu          |         0 |         1 |         0 |       1 |
| Delhi                  |       130 |        41 |        13 |     184 |
| Goa                    |        15 |         3 |         0 |      18 |
| Gujarat                |       389 |        17 |         3 |     409 |
| Haryana                |        52 |        14 |       206 |     272 |
| Himachal Pradesh       |        34 |         5 |        16 |      55 |
| Jammu and Kashmir      |       125 |         2 |         2 |     129 |
| Jharkhand              |       262 |        25 |         9 |     296 |
| Karnataka              |       797 |       390 |       363 |    1550 |
| Kerala                 |      1365 |       865 |       139 |    2369 |
| Madhya Pradesh         |        61 |        13 |        12 |      86 |
| Maharashtra            |       833 |        86 |        22 |     941 |
| Manipur                |        22 |        10 |        35 |      67 |
| Meghalaya              |         2 |         0 |         2 |       4 |
| Mizoram                |         1 |         7 |        25 |      33 |
| Nagaland               |        13 |        31 |        45 |      89 |
| Odisha                 |       427 |        43 |         4 |     474 |
| Puducherry             |        12 |         6 |         1 |      19 |
| Punjab                 |       694 |        48 |        25 |     767 |
| Rajasthan              |      2611 |        58 |        66 |    2735 |
| Sikkim                 |         2 |         1 |         3 |       6 |
| Tamil Nadu             |       784 |       224 |        82 |    1090 |
| Telangana              |       904 |        24 |       480 |    1408 |
| Tripura                |        12 |         2 |         1 |      15 |
| Uttar Pradesh          |      3947 |       326 |      5766 |   10039 |
| Uttarakhand            |       110 |        12 |        28 |     150 |
| West Bengal            |      3139 |       159 |        88 |    3386 |
| Details not available  |       289 |         0 |         0 |     289 |
| Total                  |     22787 |      2618 |      7740 |   33145 |

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