GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5401
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28TH MARCH, 2018
CERTIFICATIONS OF DGR COURSES
5401. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE 
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government agencies, related Recruitment Rules and private sector do
not recognize the certifications of Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR) courses
since most courses are of below six months duration;
(b) if so, the steps the Government proposes to take to ensure that the DGR enhances
the duration of training courses beyond six months so that the certificates issued by them
will be accepted for Government jobs as per the Recruitment Rules;
(c) whether DGR has not instituted any mechanism to find out the number of trained
personnel, under the Assured Placement Training scheme who were successfully placed
for employment; and
(d) if so, the steps being taken to remedy this situation?
A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a) & (b): The resettlement courses conducted by Directorate General of
Resettlement (DGR) are either in the Central / State Government run
institutions / institutions aligned to regulatory bodies of Government or are
National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant as stipulated by
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). These courses makes Exservicemen
(ESM) suitable for employment, both in Government as well as
private sector.
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: 2 :
Most diploma programmes are beyond 6 months duration unless
specially tailored for DGR by Universities / National Council for Vocational
Training. A pilot programme for diploma courses upto one year is planned
for Financial Year 2018-19 to facilitate ESM to get government jobs.
Matter has been taken up with Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship for amendment in the Recruitment Rules of different
offices under Central / State Government, PSUs, Banks and Financial
Institutions to ensure that certificates awarded for resettlement courses of
below 6 months aligned to NSDC are recognized and given due weightage
in recruitment for ESM.
(c) & (d): Placement assured training was planned on a pilot basis in the
Financial Year 2015-16. However, the courses were not conducted as no
service personnel had applied for the said courses.
DGR has started conducting skill courses approved by NSDC with
a placement clause from second half of Financial Year 2016-17.
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