Lok Sabha Question No. 591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: National Skill Development Policy
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 591

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## NATIONAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT POLICY QUESTION

## †591.  SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a) Whether the Government has sought views of various States including Madhya Pradesh on National Skill Development Policy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether training programmes have been conducted for skill development of the youth of minority communities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  State-wise  details  of  the  ratio  of  women  and  men  trained  under  the  said programmes?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) The draft policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was circulated to all State Governments/Union Territories (UTs) for their comments/suggestions. Further, a  National  Workshop  of  State  Ministers  on  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship Policy was held on 9 th May, 2015 in which the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  had  also  urged  the  States  to  give  their inputs/suggestions on the draft National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015. Besides this, draft policy was also put up on MyGov web portal i.e. www.mygov.in for  comments/suggestions  of  various  stakeholders.  The  Policy  was finalized based upon various inputs received from different stakeholders including State Governments. The Government has notified the National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, 2015 on 15 th July, 2015.

The vision of the policy is to create an ecosystem of empowerment by skilling on a large  scale  at  speed  with  high standards and to promote  a culture of innovation-based entrepreneurship which can generate wealth and employment so as to ensure sustainable livelihoods for all citizens of the Country. Equity is also a focus of the Policy, which targets skilling opportunities for socially/ geographically marginalised and disadvantaged groups. The Policy seeks to  bridge existing skill gaps, promote industry engagement,  operationalise  a  quality  assurance  framework,  leverage  technology  and promote greater opportunities for apprenticeship training.

(c) to (e) Government  had  launched  a  flagship  scheme  namely  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  on  15 th July,  2015  under  which  skill  training  was imparted across the Country. Under the scheme, 19.67 lakh persons (Male- 1111136 and Female- 858539) have been trained. State-wise Men and Women trained under PMKVY is  at Annexure-I. Details  of  minority  candidates trained under the PMKVY Scheme are given below:-

| Religion   |   Total Trained |
|------------|-----------------|
| Buddhist   |            3828 |
| Christian  |           21826 |
| Jain       |               6 |
| Muslim     |          164423 |
| Sikh       |           46984 |

After  successful  completion  of  the  PMKVY  2015,  the  Government  has  launched the PMKVY 2016-20 on 15 th July, 2106 with an objective to encourage and promote skill development  for  the  youth  throughout  the  Country  by  aligning  itself  with  the  Common Norms guidelines. The Scheme aims to benefit 10 million youth over the period of four years (2016-2020).

In  addition,  vocational  training  is  imparted  through  13,105  Industrial  Training Institutes  (ITIs)  (Government  -2,293  and  Private  -10,812)  in  126  trades  including carpenter, electrician, plumber, etc. across the Country. Skill Training for the job roles for rural youth is also being imparted through over 40 skill development programmes/schemes being run by 18 Central Ministries/Departments.

Furthermore, under the Vocational training Improvement Project (VTIP) assisted by the World Bank, 60 ITIs out of 400 ITIs upgraded are located in the Minority Concentrated Districts (MCDs) in 19 States of the Country. A state wise detail for enrolment in 60 ITIs covered under VTIP is at Annexure II.

In  addition  to  above,  there  are  1565  ITIs  are  located  in  Minority  Concentrated Districts (MCDs) of the country. Out of these 34 ITIs (Govt.+Pvt.) are located in Minority Concentrated Districts (MCDs) of Madhya Pradesh.

## Annexure-I

|                             | Total No. of people trained   | Total No. of people trained   |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| State                       | Total Trained-Male            | Total Trained- Female         |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 144                           | 50                            |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 71862                         | 57938                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 294                           | 723                           |
| Assam                       | 18181                         | 15238                         |
| Bihar                       | 64033                         | 27900                         |
| Chandigarh                  | 2542                          | 2490                          |
| Chhattisgarh                | 16420                         | 20882                         |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 144                           | 114                           |
| Daman and Diu               | 129                           | 101                           |
| Delhi                       | 70368                         | 35069                         |
| Goa                         | 257                           | 242                           |
| Gujarat                     | 29636                         | 14130                         |
| Haryana                     | 57306                         | 29179                         |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 12971                         | 9920                          |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 9348                          | 8829                          |
| Jharkhand                   | 17214                         | 11151                         |
| Karnataka                   | 35792                         | 40777                         |
| Kerala                      | 7336                          | 8003                          |
| Lakshadweep                 | 0                             | 0                             |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 100351                        | 67473                         |
| Maharashtra                 | 56467                         | 52632                         |
| Manipur                     | 623                           | 980                           |
| Meghalaya                   | 758                           | 903                           |
| Mizoram                     | 697                           | 333                           |
| Nagaland                    | 477                           | 794                           |
| Odisha                      | 41712                         | 19576                         |
| Puducherry                  | 2428                          | 4873                          |
| Punjab                      | 39525                         | 44948                         |
| Rajasthan                   | 87264                         | 45598                         |
| Sikkim                      | 425                           | 461                           |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 48059                         | 120827                        |
| Telangana                   | 60491                         | 47991                         |
| Tripura                     | 8828                          | 6312                          |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 163069                        | 105316                        |
| Uttarakhand                 | 7590                          | 6228                          |
| West Bengal                 | 78395                         | 50558                         |
| Total                       | 1111136                       | 858539                        |

Annexure-II

| Sl.N o             | Name of state   | No. of ITIs being upgraded under VTIP and covered   | Overall enrolmen t during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   | Community wise enrollment of minorities in ITI during 2015-16   |
|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                    |                 | under MCD                                           |                                     | Muslim                                                          | Muslim                                                          | Sikhs                                                           | Sikhs                                                           | Christians                                                      | Christians                                                      | Buddhists                                                       | Buddhists                                                       | Jain                                                            | Jain                                                            | Parsis                                                          | Parsis                                                          | Total No of Minority Candidate enrolled During 2015- 16         | Total No of Minority Candidate enrolled During 2015- 16         |
|                    |                 |                                                     |                                     | Men                                                             | Women                                                           | Men                                                             | Wome n                                                          | Men                                                             | Women                                                           | Men                                                             | Wome n                                                          | Men                                                             | Wome n                                                          | Men                                                             | Wome n                                                          | Men                                                             | Wome n                                                          |
| 1                  | Telengana       | 1 224                                               | 85                                  | 2                                                               |                                                                 | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0 0                                                             |                                                                 | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 85                                                              | 2                                                               |
| 2 Himachal Pradesh |                 | 2                                                   | 118 0                               |                                                                 | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 5                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 5                                                               |
| 3                  | Karnataka       | 7                                                   | 1471                                | 187                                                             | 4                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 2                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 189                                                             | 4                                                               |
| 4                  | Kerala          | 7                                                   | 2430                                | 186                                                             | 71                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 391                                                             | 67                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 577                                                             | 138                                                             |
| 5                  | Rajasthan       | 1                                                   | 290                                 | 3                                                               | 0                                                               | 43                                                              | 6                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 46                                                              | 6                                                               |
| 6 Uttar            | Pradesh         | 6                                                   | 3018                                | 248                                                             | 41                                                              | 7                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 255                                                             | 41                                                              |
| 7                  | Delhi           | 1                                                   | 1142                                | 84                                                              | 5                                                               | 1                                                               | 0                                                               | 1                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 86                                                              | 5                                                               |
| 8                  | Goa             | 3                                                   | 918                                 | 102                                                             | 31                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 125                                                             | 65                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 227                                                             | 96                                                              |
| 9                  | Jharkhand       | 2                                                   | 267                                 | 14                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 2                                                               | 2                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 16                                                              | 2                                                               |
| 10                 | Haryana         | 1                                                   | 888                                 | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 26                                                              | 3                                                               | 1                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 27                                                              | 3                                                               |
| 11                 | Assam           | 2                                                   | 542                                 | 1                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 1                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 12                 | Sikkim          | 1                                                   | 125                                 | 3                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 12                                                              | 4                                                               | 19                                                              | 4                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 34                                                              | 8                                                               |
| 13                 | Maharashtra     | 13                                                  | 4684                                | 332                                                             | 13                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 2                                                               | 2                                                               | 744                                                             | 149                                                             | 17                                                              | 1                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 109 5                                                           | 165                                                             |
| 14                 | Madhya Pradesh  | 1                                                   | 234                                 | 39                                                              | 4                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 2                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 41                                                              | 4                                                               |
| 15 West Bengal     |                 | 4                                                   | 1874                                | 58                                                              | 16                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 6                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 64                                                              | 16                                                              |
| 16 A&N             | Island          | 1                                                   | 353                                 | 28                                                              | 19                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 17                                                              | 31                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 45                                                              | 50                                                              |
| 17                 | Bihar           | 4                                                   | 834                                 | 20                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 20                                                              | 0                                                               |
| 18                 | Uttarakhand     | 2                                                   | 182                                 | 14                                                              | 8                                                               | 0                                                               | 8                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 14                                                              | 16                                                              |
| 19                 | Meghalaya       | 1                                                   | 165                                 | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 | 85                                                              | 60                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 85                                                              | 60                                                              |
| Total ITI          |                 | 60                                                  |                                     |                                                                 |                                                                 | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 290                                                             |                                                                 |
|                    |                 |                                                     | 19759                               | 1404                                                            | 214                                                             | 77                                                              | 17                                                              | 644                                                             | 231                                                             | 763                                                             | 158                                                             | 19                                                              | 1                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 7                                                               | 621                                                             |

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