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“District Skill Development Plan” District- Sonbhadra Year-2020-21

District Project Management Team, Skill Development Mission, Sonbhadra,

Website: www.upsdm.gov.in, email: [email protected]/ [email protected]

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Contents As Is Scenario ...... 5 Executive Summary...... 5 Overview ...... 6 District Composition ...... 7 Target population: As per 2011 census ...... 7 Blockwise-Population ...... 7 District’s economic structure ...... 8 Agriculture ...... 8 Forest ...... 9 Mineral Resources: ...... 9 Secondary sector ...... 9 Industry: ...... 9 Major industries ...... 10 MSMEs Industry’s Structure ...... 11 Service sector ...... 11 Traditional art and Handicraft: ...... 11 Skill Mapping of the district ...... 12 Training under DDU-GKY ...... 12 RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) Training:...... 13 Enrollment numbers...... 13 SWOT Analysis ...... 14 SWOT Analysis of the District ...... 14 SWOT analysis of Skill training in the district ...... 15 Estimated Aggregated Demand ...... 16 Demand from employer side ...... 17 Aggregate demand in Primary sector ...... 18 Apprenticeship opportunities in the district ...... 19 Tourism potential ...... 20 Migration pattern...... 21

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Skill Gap Analysis and stakeholders’ view ...... 22 Skill Gap Analysis in major sector of employment ...... 22 Apparent Skill difference among local and outsider workforce ...... 24 High & Low – Demand & Supply Equation ...... 24 Stakeholder perspectives- ...... 25 Youths’ perspective: ...... 25 Parents’ Perspective ...... 26 Industries’ Perspective: ...... 26 Training Partners ...... 26 Action Plan ...... 26 Annual goal in RPL training...... 26 Intervention in RPL ...... 27 Top Initiatives ...... 27 Innovation ...... 29 Waste management ...... 29 Implementation Plan ...... 29 Investment ...... 29 Monitoring and evaluation ...... 29

Sources:  DPMU, Sonbhadra  DSTO, Sonbhadra  District website  JP cements, Aditya Birla Ultra-tech, NCL khadia,  KVK, Sonbhadra  District Employment office, Sonbhadra  GM-DIC, Sonbhadra  MSME, Sonbhadra  NRLM, Sonbhadra  Youth Survey  Industry survey

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As Is Scenario

Executive Summary By the year 2022, ’s 64% population will be age group of 15-59 and majority of the people will be of average 29 age group as a consequence of this India will be the youngest country in terms of the demographic dividend. At the same time an increase in exponential demand in manufacturing industry, huge market, lower production cost coupled with increasing foreign investment, waiting to be tapped, all this favorable factor signals towards a greater demand of skilled workforce in the country. All this has huge potential in terms of employment at the local and nation level. Due to above mentioned factors and to utilize youth potential at large scale, a strong need was felt to equip them with knowledge of modern technology, as a result in 2014 “Make in India” was launched by the honorable Prime Minister. Simultaneously, to boost and provide workforce support, “Skill India” was launched. In order to deal with this humongous task Government of India, constituted a separate, dedicated ministry, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

This exercise of preparing District Skill Development Plan (DSDP), in consultation with District Skill Committee (DSC), is part of an initiative of MSDE under Self Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP) program funded by World Bank to promote bottom-approach planning right at the district level and strengthening capability of local institutions.

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In Uttar Pradesh state, a new body, Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) was constituted. Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission has been assigned the task to consolidate and integrate all skill development related training programs by the central and state government and to foster opportunities of employment/self-employment. The mission is already, involved vigorously to provide training in the trades chosen by the trainees.

Overview

Sonbhadra, district carved out of district, March 4, 1989. With the total area 6,788 sq. km, it is the second largest district of the state, situated between 23.52-25.32 N latitude and 82.72-93.33 E, longitudinal line. The district is surrounded by four states, bordering with in the west, in the South, , and in the East. is the main town and the district headquarter. As per the Census 0f 2011, total Population is 18 lakh, 62 thousand, five hundred fifty-nine with least population density 274/sq. km, in the state.

The district is drenched by many rivers. The prominent, Sone river flows from west to east, and its tributary, Rihand, after originating from the plateaus in the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, meets with Son in the center of the district. The famous Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar dam partially lies in the district and partially in Madhya Pradesh. Around 8 km away from district headquarter, place known as Kandakot lies, the Taposthali of Sage Kanv. Geographically the region has two part almost equal in area. The first part is plateau region spreading from the Vindhaya ranges to upto Sone river, situated at the height of 400-1100 from Ganges valley. The second part is valley region south of the of and quite famous for its natural resources and fertile land. and come in this region.

Since Freedom at the midnight in 1947, to next ten years the region, erstwhile part of Mirzapur at that time, was almost disconnected due to unavailability of communication and transportation channels. With the discovery of limestone and Coal coupled with abundance water, the region emerged as the hot bed of various industries. From Thermal, Hydro power plant to cement and chemical factories, were set up. All this led to development of other auxiliary industrial units and unorganized production centers, especially like of Stone crusher.

Sonbhadra, is also, home to world’s oldest Salkhan Fossil park, that receives visitors from across the country. The first Prime Minister Jawahar lal Nehru dreamt to make it Switzerland of the East, but due to various systemic reason the dream is yet to be fulfilled. But the dream can be a reality in the coming future if concrete are steps taken in the right direction. It’s has another epithet in its crown as the “Power Capital of India” due to presence of various thermal and hydroelectric plant. It has aluminum industrial unit, chemical unit, country’s largest cement factory, crusher-stone and the Mah Ratna NTPC.

Population Headquarter Area in (sq. km) Population Sex ratio Literacy rate density

18,62,559 Robertsganj 6788 274 918 64.03

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District Composition

S. N District Unit Details 1 Tahsil 03 Robertsganj, Dudhi, 2 Municipality 0 0 3 Nagar Palika 1 Robertsganj 4 Nagar Parishad 7 Ghorawal, Dudhi, , , , Obra, 6 Gram Panchayat 637 - 7 Panchayat Samiti 637 - 8 Village 1441 9 Tourist Place 30 Vaishnogarh, Shiv dwar, Vijaygarh, Durg, Kandakot etc. 10 Industrial Area 05 Shaktinagar, Renukoot, Dala, 11 Agriculture Produce 02 Robertsganj, Ghorawal Marketing Committee 12 Main Crops 02 Wheat, Rice, vegetables crop 13 River/Dams 08 Son, Rihand, Renu, Kanhar, Belan, Chandraprabha and Karmanasha .

Target population: As per 2011 census

Target Population 15-35 age group Total age group Percentage

Female Urban 56124 146343 38.35 Male Urban 62638 167999 37.28 Urban Population 118762 314342 37.78 Rural population 493740 1548217 31.89 Female Rural 238048 744872 31.96 Male Rural 255692 803345 31.83 Total female 294172 891215 33.01 Total Male 318330 971344 32.77 Total Population 612502 1862559 32.88

Block wise-Population

S. N Block name Male population Female population Total population

1 Robertsganj 153416 141739 295155 2 Ghorawal 146703 136295 282998 3 Chatra 56270 52750 109020 4 Nagwa 48615 45712 94327 5 Chopan 145034 133021 278055

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6 Myorpur 117625 108062 225687 7 Dudhi 82420 76581 159001 8 Bhabhni 53262 50712 103974 Total 803345 744872 1548217

District’s economic structure Main area- Agriculture, forestry and minerals are the main engine of economic development in the district.

a) Primary sector has total 2697.96 crore total contribution in the Gross domestic district product. Agriculture and mining are the main contributors within Primary sector with 1092 crore and 1604 crore, respectively. b) Secondary sector has contribution of 1599.72 crore with manufacturing alone contributes to 1171.2 crore in this basket. c) Services sector has total contribution of around 3156 crores in which major contributors are trade, hotel & restaurant, transport and storage communication, real estate, ownership dwelling and other professional works. (GDDP 2012-13)

Agriculture Agriculture has been one of the major contributors in district domestic product in the primary sectors. It has 1092 crore contribution in the gross district domestic product. Average rainfall in the district for the last five years has been 997 mm, which is less compared to the normal average rainfall, and hampered the further possibilities of benefit out of agriculture. Geographically the district is mired with various disparity, as at the one hand, is palteu region and dense vindhyay forest whereas on the other Robertsganj, Ghorawal, and Chatra are agricultural plane region. In this part red soil and “kareaili” soil are foud and its very fertile. In the Chatra Block a special variety of rice locally known as “Sonam” is cultivated as a reason the area is known as the “rice bowl” of the district.

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Forest Sonbhadra has the largest forest cover area in the state. Many valuable types of timber are found in its forest region. For the tribals living in the forest and hilly area various products made from bamboo and Mahua’s flower are the main source of livelihood. Forestry and logging contribute to around 171 crores, in the gross district domestic product. Also, around 171 types of medicinal plant are found in these forest regions. Following are the main medicinal plant: % Abrus precatorious (Linn.), Acorus calamus (Linn.), Gymnema sylvestre, Chlorophytum tuberosum, Hemidesmus indicus, Withania somnifera, Curiculigo orchoides, Rauwolfia serpentina, Plumbago zeylenica, Celastrus Paniculatus, Pygmeopremna herbacea, Nyctanthus arbur, Acorus calamus etc, medicinal product making industry out of the these medicinal plants can be explored.

Mineral Resources: Sonbhadra has not only highest forest cover in the state but also endowed with abundance mineral resources. Here below are the details of the minerals found in the district.

S.N. Mineral Place where available Approax available Related industry amount (Million ton) 1 Cement Grade  Kazarhat limestone 155-44 Cement industry in limestone  Rohtas limestone Dalla and churk  Skarpa limestone 21-80  Pandhar limestone 70-76  Rudauli limestone 5-5  Kanach basuhari 69-61

2 Dolomite  Barri region 21-40 Steel industry  Bhagmana region  Vardiya Sunduriya 3 Coal Kakri, Bina, Krishnasheela, 1050-00 Thermal power plant, and, Dudhichua brick, mining being done by NCL

4 China clay Ramgarh, Naudiha, Jaljaliya, 13-50 Ceramic, Pottery Jorukhar, Jogail, Garda 5 Gold Hardi] Sonbhadra 646-15 kg Jewellery, chemical 6 Silemanite Chipya, Sonbhadra] 9-80 Refractory industry

Secondary sector Secondary sector has significant contribution in the economic development of the district. Secondary sector has contribution of 1599.72 crore with manufacturing alone contributes to 1171.2 crore in this basket Details of the secondary sector’s industry are as follow: Industry: From industrial point of view, Sonbhadra enjoys a special place in the Uttar Pradesh, due to abundance coal, Northern Coalfields Limited operates many coal mines. Sonbhadra has the thickest layer of coal in the world. Southern part of the district is known as the “energy capital of India”. In this region there are many electricity generating Power plants, out of which NTPC has three units among them

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Major industries

S. N Industry Type of Industry Capacity (ton)

1 Churk Cement Factory Cement Factory 800 2 Pipri Electricity Production 300 Mega watts 3 Hindalco Aluminium Alumina refining 114,5000 TPA Plant

Aluminum metal 424000

4 Aditya Birla Chemicals Acetaldehyde 10,000

Formaldehyde 75,000

800 Linden

Hexamine 40,00

Industrial Alcohol 225

Aluminum Chloride 6875

Ethyl acetate 3300

Acetic acid 6000 5 Power limited Electricity production 741.7 MW 6 Obra dam Electricity production 99 MW

7 Dalla Cement factory Cement - 8 Obra thermal power plant Electricity production 1550 MW 9 Vindhya Stone crushing Stone crusher - company 10 Anpara thermal power Electricity production 2000 MW plant 11 Hightech Carbon Carbon 16000 MT/Year 12 Rihand thermal power Electricity production 3000 MW plant 13 Kanoriya chemical power Chemical products 50 MW plant 14 Lanco Anpara power Electricity production 1200 MW plant

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MSMEs Industry’s Structure

S. N Details Scale Numbers

1 Registered Industrial units unit 23404 2 Total industrial units unit 23404 3 Registered Medium and Large industry unit 44 4 Average daily required workers in the unit 84651 district’s small industry 5 Employed workers in Medium and large unit 18616 industry 6 Industrial area unit 05 7 Annual turnover of Small and Micro crore 284358 industry 8 Annual turnover of Medium and large crore 95978 industry

Note: Though Sonbhadra has abundance mineral and forest resources, agriculture is the main occupation. Agro-related industries, minerals and forestry-based industry have good scope in the industry. Mozaic tiles, stone-crushing, tiles-based industries, at the same time dairy based, leather too have good potential. MSMEs can be pushed in the field of beekeeping, furniture, food processing and so on. Entrepreneurial zeal needs a push in the district as reluctance among people is evident. Focus should be on developing and supporting the entrepreneurial zeal and skill development through quality skilling.

Service sector District employment office through state employment portal “SEWAYOJAN” portal is trying to connect the migrant workers/workers of the district with the employers as per their skill sets, Also, at the same portal a platform “SEWA MITRA” has been created which intends to work as a aggregator for all sorts of skilled/unskilled workforce. and career counselling from time to time are being organized to help potential employee. Also, “Rojgar Mela” are being held where participation of private sector, too ensured to directly provide employments Currently avenues of employment and future projection in the service sectors. %&

Traditional art and Handicraft: In the district various social groups are engaged in making bamboo products, collecting Tendu leaves and making products, and other daily use products. One important development has been the selection of Carpet as “One district one product”. ODOP is aimed at providing all sorts of institutional, financial, and training support to unique traditional art and handicraft of the district.

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Skill Mapping of the district

Skill training outline of the last three year in Sonbhadra

Training provider Trade name Training in the last three year

Registered Assessed Employed Male/female Male/female Male/female

Government ITI, Duddhi Fabrication, Electrical 216 216 0 Government ITI, Naktu, Electrical, Fabrication, 297 54 0 Sonbhadra ICT Inflight Airways training Pvt. Ldt. Healthcare, Garment 621 162 0 making, Hospitality

District Industry development Garment making, 1488 640 242 institute Construction WASH knowledge Growth Healthcare, ICT 756 347 0 initiative Pvt. Ltd NCE Skill development Pvt. Ltd Retail, Tourism and 621 162 0 Hospitality, Electronics LCC Infotech Limited ICT 701 463 24 Sri Vaishano Educational society: Construction and ICT 216 91 08 ATM Global business school Grand total 4916 2135 323

Training under DDU-GKY

S. N TP name Trade name Total Total Enrolled Candidates Total allotted appointed target Under Trained Drop-out candidates training 1 Urbo Rural Garment 600 120 270 30 213 Integrated making and Development logistics Association

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RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) Training:

Table RPL Training Report Sonbhadra

SN TP Name No. Allotted Target Offline Record Online Record Sector Course Targe Traine Assessed Online Traine Asses Enrolmen t d Offline Enrolme d sed t Offline Offline nt Handloo Sanjay Handicrafts 1 m Weaver 500 300 300 300 100 100 100 Singh Infra & Carpets (Carpets) Height Pvt. Mason 2 Ltd. Construction 500 400 400 395 100 100 100 General Total 1000 700 700 695 200 200 200

Mason 1 Construction 250 250 250 250 0 0 0 Bhaskar General Foundation Plumber 2 Plumber 250 100 100 100 0 0 0 General Total 500 350 350 350 0 0 0 All Total 1500 1050 1050 1045 200 200 200

Enrollment numbers

S. N Tehsil name School enrollment (9,10,11,12) College ITI enrollment Polytechnic enrollment enrollment 1 Robertsganj 1934 2685 92118 31063 2 Ghorawal 258 0

3 Duddhi 2195 244

4 Total 92118 31063 4387 2929

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SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis of the District

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES  Abundance mineral  Lack of well- resources trained/skilled  Coal and its related manpower products  Apathy among  Presence of ample industries to hire locals large and medium  Quality of skilling and industries less accessibility of  Tourism potential due district skill ecosystem to historical sites and among locals natural scenery  Physical hindrances to  Geographical location access Skill training (situated at the due to geographical crossroad of five terrain states)  Lower level of soft  Agricultural activities skills among youth  Forest and medicinal  Uneven distribution of plants various  Easy and cheap skilling/training availability of labour institutes OPPORTUNITIES SWOT THREATS  Automobile sector and  Unsatisfactory training logistics by the training partners  Entrepreneurship  Mismatch among  Cement industries trades offered and  Energy sector related trainees desire trades and training  Mining related trades  Unwillingness among and trainings district industries to  Tourism potential due hire locals for various to presence of reasons historical sites and  Various barriers among natural scenery the downtrodden  Brick making training sections of the society, from fly-ash, and like women and other industries, coming out social groups from power plant  Bamboo products making training  Modern scientific based agriculture

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SWOT analysis of Skill training in the district

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES  The district has been  Absence of selected as the coordination among Aspirational district by the training partners the NITI Aayog. and the industries  Ample presence of  Mismatch between heavy and medium training provided and industries in the district aspiration of the people  Untapped market in the  No training partner in field of agricultural activities entrepreneurship  Absence of quality  Ample energetic young training. demography  No interaction of  Agriculture, power, trainees with mining and forest is employers. major strength  Low acumen for  Presence of enough adopting self- water bodies for employment lack of fisheries information to avail  Located at the credit for. crossroad of four states  Complex paperwork and lack of awareness for availing entrepreneurial loan.

SWOT

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS  DDU-GKY training  Absence of quality centers have been started training centers as per in all three tehsils as part of the honorable Chief the required standards of Minister’s announcement DDU-GKY  Potential candidates can  Very minimal rate of be absorbed in the district placement by the industries if trained as per training centers the demand of the  Establishment of industry.  Lot of scope for PMKVK is yet to happen entrepreneurship at small in the district and medium scale.  Lack of response from  Presence of good number market/employer on of employers. already certified workforce, pose a challenge to candidate mobilization.  Lack of employer- oriented skill program.

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Estimated Aggregated Demand

Job Role Required Manpower Required Sector manpower in next two year

Agriculture Animal health worker, Dairy 900 1500 farmer Gardener/kitchen gardener

Beekeeper, Poultry farm worker, fisheries

Community service provider/agriculture field officer Quality seed grower

Tractor operator, tractor mechanic Automobile Truck mechanic 800 1000

Commercial vehicle Driver

Technician

Banking Microfinance executive 500 600 GST Assistant Construction Electrician, Painter, Mason, 1000 1500 Helper Stone Crusher Health precautions 850 1000 expert, trained machine operator, skilled explosive expert, sales executive Electrician AC Freeze, washing 700 850 machine, TV nan other home appliances Solar power Installation service 700 800 Healthcare Medical laboratory technician, 1500 2000 Medical equipment handler, X- ray technician, blood bank technician, cardiac care technician Frontline health worker, Diet assistant

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Mining Explosive expert, driller, 500 700 mazdoor, helper Power sector Skilled Substation, attendant, 800 1000 Electrical winder, energy meter technician Specialized wielders and various fitters Tourism & Hospitality Travel guide, travel aggregator 1500 1700 hygiene oriented street food, vendors Logistics Warehouse/packers/picker/inve 900 1200 ntory consignment tracking executive Transport aggregator, E- commerce manager Courier deliver, document assistant, broker agent Apparel made & Hand embroidery 600 800 home-furnishing Sewing machine operator

Demand from employer side

Employer Name Sector Job role Current Estimated workforce employees in the next two year

G4S Secure Solution Service sector Security 222 200 PVT Ltd, The Ponty chadda foundation SIS Security Pvt. Ltd., SEI Security Pvt. Ltd.

Shiv shakti Sales Trainee 312 150 Biotechnology Ltd., Services Excent Aqua Pvt. Ltd., Sales executive 98 100 Shafakiya Agrotech Pvt. Ltd. Aquapressure Field agent 77 100 healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Vithuna fertilizer, New

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Unicare, healthcare services, Dhanvarsh bioplantech Pvt. Ltd, Garvin genetics

Diyuj Job In, Sri Ram Services Customer relations 93 100 Ring piston, Vardhman manager Textile Ltd., Velspan Sales executive 88 100 India Ltd.

Machine operator 69 50

As the Government is 0 200 ensuring supply of Services Plumber pipeline drinking water in the district, so the Mason General 216 200 following skilled workforce required Pump operator 0 200

Electrician 369 200

Aggregate demand in Primary sector

S. N Field Activities Required Skill Number Estimated Estimated Training of people number of number of currently people people working currently likely to be interested in employed in quality next two training year 1 Agriculture Wheat (33% of the land Training of advanced More than 25% of total 40% of total comes under wheat methods and quality 60 % of people people cultivation seed selection. the people engaged in engaged in Rice (22.89 % land are agriculture agriculture witness rice cultivation) “Sonam” locally engaged in activities activities Arhar (17 % agri. Land famous rice quality can agriculture pulses) be further improved to export 2 Animal Animal rearing 200000 25000 Husbandry Artificial Insemination Training to the local 38 25 50 worker youth via district vetinerary hospital Backyard Polutry yojna Training to use 950 100 500 improved and safe

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methods in poultry and promotion through district cooperatives or SHGs Kamdhenu yojna 50 20 20 Commercial Layers yojna 40 20 20 3 Horticulture Apiculture (beekeeping) Training through 90 50 100 KVKs center and Food processing training for various 10 240 100 processing for higher value addition of crops 4 Fisheries Rehu, katla nain Training to use suitable 300 50 100 Silver, common, Grass fish eggs and market 75 40 35 corp linkage as Pangasins Plenty of water bodies 8 8 15 and water filled erstwhile mining sites can be given on lease to villagers through SHGs 5 Traditional Bamboo product 500 100 200 handicraft and Local tribal group weaving which makes various bamboo product can be upskilled to produce fine quality products, Carpet weaving coupled wih entrepreneurial training for market linkage

Apprenticeship opportunities in the district

Currently two PSUs of Government of India and 3 PSUs of UP government and 9 private industrial units are providing on-job apprenticeships facilities. Last year 411 candidates passing out of Industrial

training institutes went through apprenticeship training. There are opportunities of apprenticeship available in the district.

Intervention planned in apprenticeship

The industrial units in the district so far take apprentices under Apprenticeship act 1961, but the

district administration is ideating on creating more intake of apprentices who might not be covered under the act but in a more simple and candidates self-declared commitments and adherence to certain rules, so as to encourage the industries and put them at ease.

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Tourism potential  Veer Lorik Stone, also known in Job as Veer Lorik opportunities Patthar (English veer;brave, patthar;sto ne), is  situated around 5 km from Robertsganj on Markundi Hill, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Driver cum  It is a symbol of love and bravery of Lorik tourist guide, and Manjari, the main characters of the local tour and folklore ‘Loriki’. According to the folk tale, travels Veer Lorik cut this stone, using his sword, in a single stroke, as proof of his true love. operator, Several folk songs, sung by native street food folksingers, are based on Loriki. Govardhan vendors, Puja, a Hindu festival, is celebrated here photographer, every year. and so on.  Salkhan Fossils Park, officially known as Sonbhadra Fossils Park, is a fossil park.  It is located 12 km from Robertsganj, near Salkhan village on state highway SH5A.  The fossils in the park are estimated to be nearly 1400 million years old. The fossils appear as rings on the boulders and are scattered in Fossil rings on boulders in the park which is spread over an area of about 25 hectares in the Kaimoor Wildlife range.  Canadian geologist H.J. Hoffman was impressed by the fossils and remarked that he had not seen such "beautiful and clear fossils" anywhere else in the world.

 Mukkha Fall is situated on the Robertsganj to Ghorawal road, approximately 50 kilometres (to the west of Robertsganj and 15 kilometres from Ghorawal, in the of Uttar Pradesh on the Belan River.  The water body lies close to a Devi Mandir and Karia Tal or the lake on the Belan River. It is one of the most magnificent waterfalls in the district.  It presents a breathtaking sight during the rainy season. There are rock paintings called Lakhaniya Cave Paintings near Mukkha Fall in the cave which were drawn by Early Man.

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 Eco Point Robertsganj is an Eco Garden located about 6 km from Robertsganj near Veer Lorik Stone. The panoramic view of Son Valley is best viewed from this point.  Eco Point is a great picnic spot for the tourists. Nature loving people like this place most.  Son View Point, also known as Eco Point Robertsganj, is an Eco Garden in Sonbhadra district, India.  The panoramic view of Son Valley is best witnessed from this point. It is about 6 km from Robertsganj, and hundred meters from Veer Lorik Stone, on Markundi Hill. Eco Point Robertsganj was inaugurated on 11 August 2003 by the District Magistrate of Sonbhadra.  The place is thronged by tourists during the monsoon season as it provides a very beautiful and picturesque view of the valley, including small rainy waterfalls that mushroom during the season.  A small restaurant close by provides fast food items. Son View Point is a great picnic spot for the nature lovers.

 Rihand Dam is situated at Pipari on Renukut-Shaktinagar road in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.  It is 8 km from Renukut and approximately 46 km from the point where the Son river joins river Rihand on an area bordering with the southern highlands of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.  The dam is built on river Rihand, a tributary of Son river over a reservoir named Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Lake. The reservoir covers an area of 450 sq.

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Migration pattern

District level State level National level International level

Inward Good number of people - & & migration migrate from northern part of the district to southern part which has

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presence of many large industries and small serving industries. Outward 23K, total migration as There are no & migration No concrete numbers per data received during definite numbers about about it but people move recent COVID-19 migrant it, but people move outside in search of return. outside in various parts livelihood, health and of the country in search educational opportunities of livelihood, health and so on. and educational opportunities and so on, NCR is the most sought-after place.

Skill Gap Analysis and stakeholders’ view

Skill Gap Analysis in major sector of employment

Power Sector  Requires very skilled workforce due to high risk  Districts’ ITIs and training institute quality not at par  RPL training can be done in this sector as already informally well- trained workforce is working through contractors  Major skill gap- Skilled Substation attendant, Electrical winder, energy meter technician, specialized wielders, and various fitters  No training of crane operator, highway driver, pipe fitting, boiler expert, operations handling expert major source of employment.  High demand low training Automobile  Huge potential for employment  Highly informal training system, so RPL training can be done  Training is acquired by working as a helper at the site  Lack skill to handle modern equipments of repairing,  Major skill gap- skilled body painter, dainting repair, body technician and professional sales consultant  Lack specialist of high range vehicles  High demand low training

Agriculture  Maximum number of workforces engaged, direct or indirect  Lack of information about modern methods of agriculture  Access to formal credit is limited and lack of resources to investment in costly equipment.  Less prevalence of organic farming, horticulture and integrated approach of agriculture, poultry, and other allied activities.  Skill gap- Advanced method of seed preservation and selection, appropriate crop pattern selection, market linkages  High demand and low training

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Tourism  Huge untapped potential for unemployment  Lack of soft skill and communication skills  Lack of travel agencies and tour guide  Absence of organized information about tourism destinations  Absence of skilled hygiene-oriented Street-vendors  So far, Low demand- low training due to absence of comprehensive tourism plan Healthcare  Healthcare is inevitable and can be a major source of employment  Skill gap- Medical equipment handler, X-ray technician, Pulmonary aide, medical laboratory technician, Frontline health worker, blood bank technician, cardiac care technician  High demand- low training

Logistics  Major sector for employment in the district, due to unique position that touches four states namely MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Bihar  Highly informal in nature  Skill gap- warehouse, consignment tracking executive, helper, warehouse packers, E-commerce manager, transport consolidator  High demand -low training Stone crusher  Major activities and employment avenue  Operates in a hazardous manner, no health precautions  Skill gap- Health precautions expert, trained machine operator, skilled explosive expert, sales executive  High demand-low training

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Apparent Skill difference among local and outsider workforce

Skills found among workforce coming from Skill/trades required among resident outside the district migrant workforce of the district

 Soft skills and communication skills  Sonbhadra is known as the “Energy capital  Quality training as electrician, wielder, of India” and there are some big industries Fitter of various types, mechanic diesel and in Power generation sector, Manufacturing so on. and so on which creates opportunities for  Their acumen to clear the entrance exams the local residents as fitters, electrician, even in trades work seemed to be good. drivers of various sorts of vehicles, and so on.  The training should of requisite quality and the local candidates’ acumen to clear the entrance exams for these trade needs improvement.

High & Low – Demand & Supply Equation

High Demand Low Training Plan of Action  High demand of soft  But this sort of training is  Planning to bring Non- skills like not available right now Government organizations communication skill which reduces the working in this field to provide and basic computer employability of local training. skills candidates in various large  KVKs and experts of this field can  Modern methods of organized industries be brought through workshops agriculture and value present in the district. at the block level and addition crops  Currently training in the upgradation of KVKs itself to cultivation training agricultural front is impart quality training to  Logistics, automobile inadequate to meet the farmers Mechanic and has great aspiration and quality of  RPL training of truck mechanics demand as the district’s the potential trainees. with appropriate remuneration unique place, touching  There is no such training as incentive. border of five states for truck mechanic and and industrial activities helper in formal training

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led to flourishing of centers of training transport agencies and lorries.

Low Demand High Training Plan of action

 There is palpable low  But the training in these  Provide RPL training in demand of RPL training sectors are done in good agriculture, auto mechanic and in the district in numbers which is totally truck mechanic as there are construction and carpet out of sync. plenty of traditionally trained sector because industry workforce engaged in these and market are not sectors in the districts. providing incentives on  Secondly, Through our survey in Certification as a strong the district industries it has “Signal”. come out that if the workforce already engaged in the district industries through contractual and outsourcing based are certified in their respective trade like in Mechanical assistant, electrical assistant and helper and so on. Then this would send a positive signal of RPL in the market as these workers are somehow directly/indirectly engaged with industries that has strong market credibility.

Stakeholder perspectives-

Youths’ perspective: As we are amidst an unprecedented pandemic crisis and its prevention induced policies like shutting down of educational institutions did prevent to reach a wide number of youth but we did a online Google form survey and telephonic interviews of erstwhile trained candidates and got some inputs whose highlights are as follow.  60 % of youth were 19-27 age group.  42% are Graduate yet unemployed.  52% wants to pursue further education and all wants Job-oriented courses.  41% Youth responded that there is no internship opportunity in their institutions. 25 | P a g e District skill Development Plan:Sonbhadra

 Around 60% wants exposure from the industries/employer while training.  Learning English and computer skills is one of the most sought after among Youths.  Note: So, keeping in view these inputs we have outlined few interventions in our Action Plan to address it.

Parents’ Perspective

 Seek remuneration for son/daughter who are engaged in work before coming to training.  Sense of gloomy over trainings in the past and stress more on surety of placement.  No awareness or information about the skilling and its opportunities.  Certificates received in the past training is of no avail in employment opportunities in the district.

Industries’ Perspective: In order to understand the industries perspectives on what kind of employees they look for, what are the trades/work they entertain skill and unskilled wise. What are the challenges in hiring the local or their reluctance. And finally, to look for some trades whose training will pave the path for the employment.

So, to understand all this, under the guidance of District Magistrate sir, did an Industries visit survey with a set of questionnaires that covers the above-mentioned themes. Aditya Birla Ultra Tech Cement Ltd, JP Churk Industrial Complex, Northern Coalfields Limited, Limited Renukoot, Birla Carbon India Limited, Obra Thermal power plant and others. Following are the key inputs from the industries:

 Currently they keep apprentice under apprenticeship act, 1961 and which is very less in terms of candidate number and has a very tedious process.  The trainees coming out of the district ITIs are not employable in terms of quality and training, so reluctance to hire is obvious.  Most of their works are being done through contractors, and they bring their own set of people and industries rarely interfere in this. Training Partners  Reluctant to talk about quality of skilling imparted by them and minimal rate of placement.  Highlights minimal placement is due to the lack of direct recruitment by employers and coming of contractors with whom they do not get cooperation, they manage workforce in their own way.  Lack of appetite among locals to go for the entrepreneurship dur to inherent risk.  High drop-out rates in trainings that lack job opportunities.  Informally trained person reluctant to give up their daily wage and undergo training.

Action Plan

Skill training- Under the NITI Aayog district action plan this year training of 2290 candidates will be done. At the same time effective counselling needs to be done in order to match the right candidates with the right kind of skill/trade training, only then either they would enter in the workforce or move towards entrepreneurship.

At the same time training in modern methods of agriculture, automobile especially in heavy vehicles, in electronics, and retail and so on.

Annual goal in RPL training

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 There has been extensive training under RPL training in the district last year and 1345 candidates have been certified so far, remaining 155 candidates would be certified.  RPL training going on in the district needs an overhaul, reconsideration in terms of what is happening when a trainee undergo RPL training, does the market/employer responding to these certificate signal. RPL needs to be more advertised and employers should be awared regarding this, otherwise, the response of the potential trainees would be further lukewarm with the passage of the time.  RPL training under agriculture and horticulture, automobile mechanic, and power sector can be done, and the trainees can be encouraged towards self-employment.

Intervention in RPL: In our industrial survey and telephonic survey of erstwhile RPL certified candidates, one important point emerge that the market/employer are not incentivizing the RPL certification in trades like carpet weaving and construction and so on. So, in order to address this, if the workforce already working at these industrial units through contractors, daily wage and so on will be certified in RPL and as they would keep doing work in these organized industries which recognizes the “Certification”, would give credibility to RPL training and gradually, other smaller units would start recognizing the strong “Signal” that a formal RPL certification seeks to achieve. So, we recommend UPSSDM to start a batch of RPL training in Mechanical Assistant, Electrical assistant and Helper in wielding, and the candidates would be the workforce working on these industrial units through contractors or daily wage based.

Top Initiatives

 Bamboo Product making- The district administration has taken initiative “Son baas” to establish the bamboo products training centers in the district under CSR. Under this initiative 100 local people would be trained and provided modern equipment to prepare various well-furnished products. These products would further be linked with market with a functional supply chain. The training has already been started with National Rural livelihood mission, Sonbhadra as nodal body, and training of local tribal population which was previously engaged in making bamboo products in simple way, now through this initiative they would be able to make well-furnished bamboo products using machines provided by the District Administration at the training site. Also, a dedicated team under District Magistrate sir is working on providing complete marketing and supply chain infrastructure support to the trainees.

 Personality Development training- As above outlined in the Youth Perspective that a good number of youths with formal education are unemployed and the industries have reluctance over hiring locals under the pretext of “not-at-par” reason. What has come out from the survey that soft skills are sought after in all sorts of employment from peon to housekeeping, computer operator, clerk and so on. And the main component of this soft skill is communications skill, balanced body language and handling emotions. Apart from this basic computer knowledge, like writing and sending a mail, working of MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint are handy and increases the prospect of employability of a candidate.

Note- We have contacted few organizations who are eager to provide their services for personality training and one of the organizations based out in ready to do through digital mode free of cost and later ready to provide 2 trainer at a nominal stipend.

 Son ITI to Industry: Sonbhadra has presence of around 14 large industries engaged in various economic activities. As mentioned above in the Industry perspective, that the training at Government ITIs in the district are not considered employable by the industries in the district.

So, to address this district industries will be encouraged to adopt one industry one ITI as a partner in providing learning and apprenticeship opportunities which will be additional avenue other than already existing under

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apprenticeship Act. This initiative has not only potential to improve the quality of training in the ITIs but boost the skill of trainees and will give a strong “Signal” in their future employment prospects.

 Training for the Differently abled (Divyang) Another initiative that we intend to take is providing career and motivational support through NGOs and Differently-abled role models, and workshops to differently abled people that can really boost their confidence and further enhance their capability to excel in life. We have contacted few NGOs working in this field and hoping to get a positive response.

 Driving and heavy vehicle repairing- The district is uniquely situated that it touches the border of four states namely Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar. It is well connected intra-state and inter- state through highways and network or roads. Since there are some big industries in the district and mining activities take place too, so providing quality training of heavy vehicle repairing can be a good course and would promote self-employment among the locals.

Also, driving training can be started in the district which would further create avenue of employment and self- employment.

Driving cum women empowerment- Recently few days ago UPSSDM sent a proposal to train women in driving as already women are striding in various cities as e-auto, cab driver and so on. Women once trained well can be encouraged to move in self-employment through further institutional support like credit support and so on.

 Training in Horticulture can be an important avenue for self-employment for the locals and can be a boost for the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” vision as outlined by the honorable Prime Minister. Training to the youth to grow medicinal plants like Aloe vera, Basil, and vegetables and fruits using organic fertilizers is important for generating self-employment.

 Entrepreneurship development: Entrepreneurship development training can be provided to the tribal and others who are engaged in the collection of the medicinal products, other traditional handicraft products and selling it at local level in an unorganized manner. Once they are trained further institutional support like credit support and help in developing supply chain can be a big boost for the self-employment and empowerment among the people of the district.

 Fly-Ash Industry- As per the regulation of the National Green tribunal the fly-ash coming out of the Thermal power plant units of the district needs to be decomposed in a safe manner. Two units of fly ash brick making have been established at Salkhan and Pakri under by the District administration and fly-ash is supplied free of cost to these units. Since the raw material i.e. fly-ash is produced in abundance so more fly-ash brick units can be developed in the district and youth can be trained to work in these units.

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Innovation: Waste management The district has presence of few large power sector units and industrial chemical plants which generates waste material like fly-ash, chemical substances and so on. this waste material can be used to create new products and subsequently employment opportunities through waste management. For instance, we have taken an initiative of making fly-ash bricks and training in the district under district mineral fund. On the similar line we are in process to explore opportunities in waste management through industry and NGOs, experts, and entrepreneurs in this field. Pottery and home decoration items, Natural color-making with Palash

Implementation Plan: We are expecting from the mission to provide us quality training partners in the concerned trades and committed to work with technical partners, NGO bodies, industry expert and other stakeholders. DSC is playing a major role in bringing all stakeholders on the same table and will continue to work in this with further institutional support from mission and MSDE, Government of India.

Investment: Apart from budget allocated for the expenditure on various trainings, the district has good pool of resources under District Investment fund and CSR fund through some of the large industrial units like NTPC, Northern Coal fields Limited, Aditya Birla group and JP group cement units and so on, that are very instrumental in bringing any intervention on the ground. The District administration is further committed to use all these pools of resources to bring the interventions and initiatives on the ground.

Monitoring and evaluation Under the leadership of DM Sir and with constant institutional support of NITI AAYOG, the district is committed to monitor each training with Baseline and End line data with Midterm evaluation in between. Also, various stakeholders will be included to gauge the impact and effectiveness of the project.

Thanking You!

(S. Rajalingam) District Magistrate Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

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