(a) the details of the funds received by the National Skill Development Fund(NSDF) during the last three years from Government, Non-Government and Private Organisations, which aims to provide financial assistance to conduct skill development activities in the country;
(b) whether the Government has received any additional financial assistance from private sector organisations/corporates to aid skill development activities including funds received through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)initiatives;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government would consider entering into an agreement with private sector organisations/corporates which would enable them to provide workshops/training for skill development and also the subsequent employment to individuals in their organisations including persons currently engaged in the unorganised/informal economy; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? |
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(a) Information is given at Annexure-I.
(b) & (c) Information is given at Annexure-II.
(d) & (e) The Government has already signed a number of tripartite agreement with organizations for providing project based skill training through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The details of these MoUs are given at Annexure-II. All the projects are implemented through approved training partnership of NSDC with monitory and reporting of project outcomes provided centrally by NSDC.
Annexure-I
Fund received by National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) during last three years.
Sl. No. Particulars 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
(i) Skilling - 250 -
(ii) UDAAN 2 60 52
(iii) STAR - 1000 -
(iv) PMKVY - - 435
Total allocation 2 1310 487
Annexure-II
MoUs signe d by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship with PSUs
Funding
Entity Objective Project Cost
(in Cr) Fund received
POWERGRID To provide skill training to 5000 Indian youths and women across 33 locations through NDSC approved training providers, with required trades in each location identified through Baseline Study 6.52 1.30 crore
NTPC-I To provide skill training to 5000 Indian youths and women across 22 locations through NDSC approved training providers, with required trades in each location identified through Baseline Study 6.50 1.30 crore
NTPC-II To train 25000 candidates across under-served locations 30.00 6.00 crore
Coal India Ltd 1. Recognition of Prior Learning for unskilled and semi-skilled workers- 100000
2. Skill training and certification for contract workers-70000
3. Fresh Skilling for youth and women in the operational areas-70000
4. National Vocational Educational Qualification Framework (NVEQF) in Schools-30000 To be
Decided
Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd. To train 6400 youth, women and school going students over a period of two years as per NSQF in Central and Eastern Region of India including Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand etc. 10 |
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