About 2,500 multi-skill development centres would be set up in different parts of the country to promote skills and entrepreneurship with the active participation of public and private companies Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy told lok Sabha that the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has carried out skill-mapping on a district-wise basis, except for Bihar and collected data on what kind of skill development suited a particular region
Responding to questions during zero hour, he said it would be a big achievement if government was able to train around 200 million people by the end of its five-year term. He said Public-Private Partnership model would be exercised and companies like Appolo, Max and others could be roped in for skill development in health sector. The minister said the plan is to set up 2,500 multi-skill institutes in 500 districts with four each in every Parliamentary constituency.Rudy, who has the independent charge of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry, said a study on job requirement and the skill gap has also been done.
Answering a question on generating employment in agriculture sector, the Minister said the country has only 14 per cent of GDP from agriculture which need to be increased, he said. Rudy said there was a need to boost employment by way of developing skills in all areas. “The HRD Ministry has initiated steps for integration of vocational education with formal education,” he said. Rudy said if the universities wanted, skill development could be added to the curriculum.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said there could be a discussion on skill development in the House as many members have questions to ask. Rudy said since his ministry basically needs a lot of coordination with all the ministries, efforts were underway to do so to hasten up skill development across the country.