The Minister of State for Mines, Steel and Labour and Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that as per the information received from Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, the Government has no such proposal. To make youth employable, several schemes are being implemented by various Ministries of the Government of India for skill development which include training courses of duration ranging from few days to more than a year. According to the data compiled by National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), about 75.84 Lakh persons were given skill development training in the year 2013-14 under the schemes of these ministries.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that under the National Policy on Skill Development, a target of skilling 5 crore people has been set during the 12th Five Year Plan.
The Minister said that Vocational training is imparted through network of more than 11,000 ITIs and the present seating capacity in these ITIs is about 15 lakh.
He said that it has also been decided to use at least 10% of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA-TSP), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCA-SCP), Multi-sectoral Development Programme funds and 5% of Border Area Development Programme funds for skill development and enhancing employability of youth.
The Minister said that the Government of India is funding skill development activities through over 70 schemes spread across more than 20 Central Government Ministries, aimed at making the youth employment ready. National Skill Development Authority (NSDA) has informed that State/UT-wise detail is not maintained by them.
Courtesy : pib.nic.in
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that under the National Policy on Skill Development, a target of skilling 5 crore people has been set during the 12th Five Year Plan.
The Minister said that Vocational training is imparted through network of more than 11,000 ITIs and the present seating capacity in these ITIs is about 15 lakh.
He said that it has also been decided to use at least 10% of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA-TSP), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCA-SCP), Multi-sectoral Development Programme funds and 5% of Border Area Development Programme funds for skill development and enhancing employability of youth.
The Minister said that the Government of India is funding skill development activities through over 70 schemes spread across more than 20 Central Government Ministries, aimed at making the youth employment ready. National Skill Development Authority (NSDA) has informed that State/UT-wise detail is not maintained by them.
Courtesy : pib.nic.in
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