Lok Sabha Question No. 269 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Model Skill Training Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016

## MODAL SKILL TRAINING CENTRES

## *269  SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  use  the  existing  infrastructure  of  closed engineering  colleges  or  those  on  the  verge  of  closure  for  setting  up  of  model  skill training centres so as to train youth and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of such engineering colleges identified, State-wise;
- (c) the total number of youth likely to be benefited in this regard; and
- (d) whether steps have been taken to ensure that the trained and skilled youth are gainfully employed in various vocations 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) to (d)       A statement is laid on the table of the house.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *269  BY  HON'BLE  M.P.  SHRI  C.  MAHENDRAN REGARDING  'MODAL  SKILL  TRAINING  CENTRES'  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON 16.03.2016.

(a) to (d) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is working  meticulously  with    All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  to utilize the existing spare infrastructure/ capacities of AICTE approved engineering colleges/polytechnics  for    conducting    National  Skill  Qualification  Framework (NSQF) compliant  National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT)  courses/short term skill courses under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). Already closed  Engineering  colleges/Polytechnics  may  apply  directly  for  affiliation  to  run above courses.

As  per  the  information  provided  by  AICTE,  31  institutions  have  been closed and 84 institutions have applied for closure across the country. State wise details are Annexed .

A  committee  has  been  constituted  by  AICTE  for  feasibility  study  for utilization  of  the  surplus  infrastructure  of  engineering  colleges  /  polytechnics  for running NSQF compliant NCVT courses.

Annex

| S.No.   | State/UT         |   Number of that have closure | Institutions applied for   |   Number of Institutions closed by AICTE |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh   |                            09 |                            |                                       01 |
| 2.      | Chhattisgarh     |                            01 |                            |                                       00 |
| 3.      | Delhi            |                            02 |                            |                                       00 |
| 4.      | Gujarat          |                            04 |                            |                                       02 |
| 5.      | Haryana          |                            13 |                            |                                       07 |
| 6.      | Himachal Pradesh |                            02 |                            |                                       02 |
| 7.      | Jammu & Kashmir  |                            01 |                            |                                       00 |
| 8.      | Karnataka        |                            02 |                            |                                       01 |
| 9.      | Madhya Pradesh   |                            04 |                            |                                       03 |
| 10.     | Maharashtra      |                            07 |                            |                                       04 |
| 11.     | Nagaland         |                            01 |                            |                                       00 |
| 12.     | Odisha           |                            01 |                            |                                       01 |
| 13.     | Punjab           |                            03 |                            |                                       01 |
| 14.     | Rajasthan        |                            02 |                            |                                       01 |
| 15.     | Tamil Nadu       |                            08 |                            |                                       03 |
| 16.     | Telangana        |                            10 |                            |                                       01 |
| 17.     | Uttar Pradesh    |                            12 |                            |                                       04 |
| 18.     | Uttarakhand      |                            02 |                            |                                       00 |
| Total   |                  |                            84 |                            |                                       31 |

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