36 STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOUR (2017-18) (SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA) MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2018-19) THIRTY SIXTH REPORT LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI March, 2018/Phalguna, 1939 (Saka) i THIRTY SIXTH REPORT STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOUR (2017-18) (SIXTEENTH LOK SABHA) MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2018-19) Presented to Lok Sabha on 13.03.2018 Laid in Rajya Sabha on 13.03.2018 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI March, 2018/Phalguna, 1939 (Saka) ii CONTENTS PAGE No. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE (iv) INTRODUCTION (v) REPORT I. INTRODUCTORY 1 II. PROPOSED AND APPROVED ALLOCATIONS FOR 2018-19 2 III. BUDGETARY ALLOCATION & UTILISATION DURING 2016-17 & 11 2017-18 IV. PHYSICAL TARGETS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 17 (i) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) 18 (ii) Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) 20 (iii) Centrally Sponsored State Managed (CSSM) 21 (iv) Mechanism for Continuous Monitoring 27 (v) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) 40 V. NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROMOTION SCHEME 44 (NAPS) VI. JAN SHIKSHAN SANSTHAN SCHEME 47 APPENDICES Appendix I- Minutes of the Twelfth Sitting of the Committee held on 22nd February, 51 2018 Appendix II- Minutes of the Fourteen Sitting of the Committee held on 12th March, 54 2018 iii COMPOSITION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOUR (2017-18) DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA - CHAIRPERSON MEMBERS Lok Sabha 2. Shri Udayanraje Pratapsingh Bhonsle 3. Shri Rajesh Diwakar 4. Shri Ashok Kumar Dohrey 5. Shri Satish Chandra Dubey 6. Shri Devajibhai Fatepara 7. Shri Satish Kumar Gautam 8. Dr. Boora Narsaiah Goud 9. Shri Rama Chandra Hansdah 10. Shri C. N. Jayadevan 11. Shri Bahadur Singh Koli 12. Dr. Arun Kumar 13. Shri Kaushalendra Kumar 14. Shri Hari Manjhi 15. Shri R. Parthipan 16. Shri Dayakar Pasunoori 17. Shri Hariom Singh Rathore 18. Shri Y.S. Avinash Reddy 19. Shri Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira) 20. Shri Kodikunnil Suresh 21. Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav Rajya Sabha 22. Dr. K. Chiranjeevi 23. Shri Ram Narain Dudi 24. Shri N. Gokulkrishnan 25. Shri Nazir Ahmed Laway 26. Shri P.L. Punia 27. Shri Rajaram 28. Shri Amar Shankar Sable 29. Ms. Dola Sen 30. Shri Tapan Kumar Sen *31. Vacant SECRETARIAT 1. Ms. Rimjhim Prasad - Joint Secretary 2. Smt. Anita B. Panda - Director 3. Shri C.Vanlalruata - Additional Director 4. Shri Kulvinder Singh - Under Secretary iv INTRODUCTION I, the Chairperson, Standing Committee on Labour (2017-18) having been authorized by the Committee do present on their behalf this Thirty Fourth Report on 'Demands for Grants (2018-19)' of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. 2. The Committee considered the Demands for Grants (2018-19) pertaining to the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship which were laid on the Table of the House on 9th February, 2018. After obtaining the Budget Documents, Explanatory Notes, etc., the Committee took evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship on 22nd February, 2018. The Committee considered and adopted the Report at their sitting held on 12th March, 2018. 3. The Committee wish to express their thanks to the officers of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship for tendering oral evidence and placing before the Committee the detailed written notes and post evidence information as desired by the Committee in connection with the examination of the Demands for Grants. 4. For ease of reference, the Observations and Recommendations of the Committee have been printed in thick type in the body of the Report. New Delhi; DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA 12th March, 2018 CHAIRPERSON 21st Phalguna 1939 (Saka) STANDING COMMITTEE ON LABOUR v REPORT INTRODUCTORY Skill development and entrepreneurship efforts across the country have been highly fragmented so far. As per NSSO, 2011-12 (68th round) report on status of Education and Vocational Training in India, among persons of age 15-59 years, about 2.2% reported to have received formal vocational training and 8.6% reported to have received non-formal vocational training. There is a need for speedy reorganization of the ecosystem of skill development and entrepreneurship promotion in the country to suit the needs of the industry and enable decent quality of life to its population. 2. Currently, over 40 skill development Programmes (SDPs) are being implemented by over 20 Ministries/Departments of the Government of India. However, there are gaps in the capacity and quality of training infrastructure as well as outputs, insufficient focus on workforce aspirations, lack of certification and common standards and a pointed lack of focus on the unorganized sector. Recognizing the need and urgency of quickly coordinating the efforts of all concerned stakeholders in the field of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, according to the needs of the Industry, Government of India notified the formation of the Department of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on 31st July, 2014. The department was subsequently upgraded to a full 1 fledged Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on 9th November, 2014. 3. The Ministry presented their detailed Demands for Grants (Demand No. 88) for the financial year (2018-19) to Parliament on 9th February, 2018. The BE of Ministry for the financial year is ₹3,400 crore. II. PROPOSED AND APPROVED ALLOCATIONS FOR 2018-19 4. As mentioned above, the Ministry have been allocated ₹3,400 crore for the year 2018-19. The following programmes/projects are proposed to be taken up by the Ministry during 2018-19: 1. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY)-Central Component 2. PMKVY – State Component 3. PMKK 4. National Skill Development Fund/Corporation 5. Development of Skill (Umbrella Scheme) 6. National Board for Skill Certification 7. National Skill Development Agency 8. Model I.T.I.s / Multi Skill Training Institute (MSTI) 9. Apprenticeship and training (Umbrella Scheme) i. Establishment, Operation, Maintenance &Upgradation 2 of DGT Institutes (EOM&U)(Umbrella Scheme) ii. Setting up of new ATIs iii. National Instructional Media Institute, Chennai iv. Setting Up of new RDATs v. National Instt. For Skill Development vi. Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in NE States & Sikkim vii. Skill Development for 47 Dist. Affected by Left Wing Extremism viii. Up-gradation of existing ITIs into Model ITIs ix. Up-gradation of 1396 Govt. ITIs through Public Private Partnership (PPP) x. Externally Aided Projects (EAP) – VTIP (Vocational Training Improvement Project) xi. EAP – STRIVE (Skills Strengthening For Industrial Value Enhancement) xii. Skill Development Initiative (SDI) xiii. National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) xiv. e-Learning Program & distance Learning Program xv. Re-engineering of NCVT & Establishment of National Board for Trade Testing & Certification xvi. Setting up of Multi Skill Development Center 3 xvii. ISO Certification in I.T.I.s xviii. Setting up of new ATIs/Indian Institute of Skill xix. International cooperation 5. The Committee desired to know the details of the proposed amount for each scheme by the Ministry for the year 2018-19 and what was actually approved by the Finance Ministry. In response, the Ministry furnished the following information in a tabular form: (₹ in crore) S. Name of the Scheme Proposed B.E. Allocated Comments No. 2018-19 B.E. 2018-19 A Development of Skills 5109.00 2154.34 (Umbrella Scheme) 5109.00 B National Board for Skill 25.00 24.75 Certification C National Skill Development 71.37 20.00 Agency D Apprenticeship and 1846.68 746.39 Training (Umbrella Scheme) 1846.68 E Model ITI/ Multi Skill 321.98 50.00 The scheme is yet to Training Institutes (MSTI) be approved by the Cabinet F Development of 167.65 87.86 Entrepreneurship (Umbrella Scheme) G Scheme of Polytechnic 0.00 190.00 Scheme was transferred to MSDE in July/Aug, 2017 Total 3273.34 H Secretariat 154.86 126.66 GRAND TOTAL 7696.54 3400.00 4 6. As would be seen from the above information, against the Ministry's proposal of ₹7,696.54 crore, the Ministry of Finance have allocated ₹3,400.00 crore only to the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship during 2018-19. 7. During oral evidence of the representatives of the Ministry on the subject, the Committee deliberated on the wide difference between the amount projected by the Ministry and the amount actually made available to them for the implementation of schemes during the current financial year. Asked to state the reasons given by the Ministry of Finance for such huge reductions in the proposals, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) stated as follows:- "The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship submitted the proposal of ₹7,696.54 crore for the BE 2018-19 for consideration to the Ministry of Finance. In the Budget meeting held on 26.10.2017, Ministry of Finance has allocated an amount of ₹3,400 crore for this Ministry considering expenditure trend, unspent balances available with the implementing agencies and availability of fund. 8. When asked about the steps the Ministry propose to take in view of the reduction made in the BE for the year 2018.19, it was informed as follows:- "The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is closely monitoring the expenditure trend and unspent balances with the implementing agencies at the year end. The expenditure during the early months of the financial year 2018-19 will be increased so 5 that in case additional demand crop up, more funds could be sought in RE 2018-19." 9. On being asked to explain as to how different schemes being implemented by the Ministry will be affected by the drastic cut and the steps initiated by the Ministry in this regard apart from monitoring of expenditure, it was informed as follows:-. "The Budget Estimates 2018-19 is ₹3,400.00 crore which is approximately 33% more than the RE 2017-18. The Ministry will make all out efforts to incur maximum expenditure in the first six months and if need be additional funds will be sought in the 1st and 2nd Supplementary Demands for Grants." 10.