National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), which conducted the study of employment opportunities in India, has worked out that incremental demand for the human resources in the State of Jharkhand would be 4.45 million by the year 2022.
In reply to a question from Parimal Nathwani, this was informed by Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The Rajya Sabha Member from the State, Nathwani had asked series of information about the Skill Development Schemes in India.
The Minister, in his reply, stated that there were 20 Central Ministries/Departments involved in implementation of more than 70 schemes for various Skill Development/Entrepreneurship programmes across the country.
He stated that the NSDC conducted the study about employment opportunities in India, which would increase from 461.1 million in 2013 to 581.9 million in 2022. It means that there will be incremental human resource requirements of approximately 120.33 million by 2022 in the country, including 4.45 million for the State of Jharkhand, he said.
The Minister further stated that the Skill Development Schemes are under implementation in 24 different sectors of our economy, which includes agricultural, co-operation, animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, chemicals and petrochemicals, food processing, electronics and IT, industrial policy and promotion, tourism etc. The Schemes/ Programs would also cover women, differently-abled people, tribals etc.
He said that NSDC has entered into collaboration with about 27 Universities in the country for co-operation in the Skill Development Programmes. He also stated that in order to promote the Skill Development Programmes in various sectors across the country in collaboration with private partners, the Government has set up NSDC as Public- Private Partnership Entity.
As on March 31, the NSDC has 209 approved partners and 3611 Operational Training Centres, including 843 Mobile Training Centres; covering 28 States and 5 Union Territories in 497 districts across India, the Minister added.
He also stated that NSDC has approved 37 center led bodies, which are called Sector Skill Councils in order to promote Industries/Employer participation in various kinds of training imparted by NSDC.
Training programme includes 1319 Qualification Packs and 6625 National Occupation Standards developed by the respective Sector Skill Councils. The Ministry also stated that the Government has 2285 ITIs and another 9821 private ITIs, which are also the primary institutions in the country for imparting skills.