Special Scheme for Skill Development of SC/ST

Special Scheme for Skill Development of SC/ST

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that there are over 20 Central Ministries/Departments involved in implementation of more than 70 schemes for various skill development/entrepreneurship programmes. The target of all these schemes taken together for 2014-15 is Rs. 105.07 lakhs.


In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Shri Rudy said, these Schemes have provisions for equal access to skill development for all social groups including people with disabilities, SC/ST and minority. Under the scheme of Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS) opportunities for the differently abled persons in the field of education and employment are provided. The major components of the scheme are:- (i) Vocational Training Centres, (ii) Sheltered Workshop, (iii) Special Schools and (iv) Project for Pre-School and Early Intervention and Training. In addition, National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation, a Public Sector Undertaking under Department of Disability Affairs, provides financial assistance for wide range of income generating activities for the persons with disabilities. These schemes have imparted skills and helped differently-abled persons to obtain employment/self employment.

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Skill Training For Unemployed Youth


Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that there are over 70 skill development schemes across various sectors being implemented by over 20 Central Ministries/Departments. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today he said, the coverage of the schemes is across all the states in the country focused on Skill Development Training to the unemployed youth. The total target set by Government for all these schemes together for 2014-15 is Rs. 105.07 lakhs. The target has been maintained Ministry-wise and the same is given below:-

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Employability Linked Skill Development

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that at the request of the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), the World Bank has conducted an evaluation study of five central government sponsored national level Skill Development Programmes (SDPs). The objective of the field study, done between April and October 2014, was to understand and learn from the performance of these five SDPs in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan. As per the interim findings of the report, 27% of candidates enrolled in the above skill development programmes find employment. The final report is yet to be submitted.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Shri Rudy said, the Government of India has formulated over 73 skill development schemes, which focus on various sectors and are being implemented through over 20 GOI Ministries/Departments. The government endeavors to make these schemes outcomes based by emphasizing on placement post training. The performance of these would be measured in terms of percentage of persons actually placed in wage or self-employment. The Ministry-wise skilling target and achievements are placed at Annexure-I.

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Nodal Authority for Imparting Skill

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that the Government has implemented the National Policy on Skill Development in 2009 with the target to train 500 million persons by year 2022. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today he said, the 2009 policy is currently being reviewed and a new National Policy on Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is proposed to be finalized in consultation with States and the Central Ministries/Departments concerned, in order to lay down the future roadmap for skilling in the Country including targets and proposed initiatives. Further, the Government has recently set up this Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship to co-ordinate all efforts in the skilling and entrepreneurship landscape.

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ITIs in North-Eastern States

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that there are a total of 21.03 lakh youth job seekers in the age group of 15-29 years and 74 Industrial Training Institutes (Govt. 66 + Private 08) affiliated to National Council for Vocational Training in North- East Region. Details are at Annexure-I.

In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Shri Rudy said, Directorate General of Employment & Training, Ministry of Labour & Employment is implementing the scheme titled “Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in NE States & Sikkim” to establish 22 ITIs in 8 North-Eastern states. An amount of Rs. 8084.7 lakh has been released. Details of funds state wise is at Annexure-II.