Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), a Public Private Partnership organization. NSDC has facilitated the creation of Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) which are industry led bodies to ensure addressing skill requirements of various sectors.
There are a total of 37 functional SSCs including the Media & Entertainment Sector Skill Council (MESC). A list of SSCs is at Annexure. SSCs complement the existing vocational education system for the Industry Sector in meeting the entire value chain’s requirements of appropriately trained manpower in quantity and quality across all levels on a sustained and evolving basis.
MESC has been created for meeting the skilling needs of the film industry. There has been engagement with the film industry under PMKVY in the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) scheme through MESC. 52454 people have been enrolled under RPL Best in Class Employers (BICE) in PMKVY. MESC has developed Occupational standards for all its sub-Sectors of Film Industry like Film, Television, Print, Animation, Game, Digital etc. and for other supporting jobs like Hair and makeup, Voice over, Acting, Camera Operation, Direction, Editing, Lighting, Music and sound creation, VFX and DI, Photography, Set designing etc. MESC conducts assessment and certification on these set standards to enable the availability of skilled workforce to the film industry.
This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri. R. K. Singh in the Lok Sabha today.
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Annexure
The list of 37 active Sector Skill Councils (SSCs)
S. No. | Sector | Name of the SSC |
1 | Automotive | Automotive Skills Development Council |
2 | Retail | Retailers Association’s Skill Council of India |
3 | IT-ITeS | IT-ITeS Sector Skill Council |
4 | Media | Media & Entertainment Skills Council |
5 | Rubber, Chemical & PetroChemical | Rubber, Chemical & Petrochemical Sector Skill Council |
6 | Healthcare | Healthcare Sector Skill Council |
7 | Gems & Jewellery | Gems & Jewellery Skill Council of India |
8 | Electronics & Hardware | Electronic Sector Skill Council of India |
9 | Agriculture | Agriculture Skill Council of India |
10 | Telecom | Telecom Sector Skill Council of India |
11 | BFSI | Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI) Sector Skill Council of India |
12 | Leather | Leather Sector Skill Council |
13 | Food Processing | Food Industry Capacity & Skill Initiative |
14 | Logistics | Logistics Skill Council |
15 | Plumbing | Indian Plumbing Skills Council |
16 | Capital Goods | Capital Goods Skill Council |
17 | Construction | Construction Skill Development Council of India |
18 | Life Sciences | Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council |
19 | Aviation & AeroSpace | Aviation & Aerospace Sector Skill Council |
20 | Iron & Steel | Indian Iron & Steel Sector Skill Council |
21 | Power | Power Sector Skill Council |
22 | Mining | Skill Council for Mining Sector |
23 | Textiles & Handlooms | Textile Sector Skill Council |
24 | Apparels | Apparel, Made-up & Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council |
25 | Beauty & Wellness | Beauty & wellness Sector Skill Council |
26 | Handicrafts | Handicrafts & carpets Sector Skill Council |
27 | Tourism & Hospitality | Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council |
28 | Infrastructure Equipment | Infrastructure Equipment Skill Council |
29 | Sports | Sports, Physical Education, Fitness and Leisure Sector Skill Council |
30 | Oil & Gas | Hydro Carbon Sector Skill Council |
31 | Coating & Painting | Paints and Coatings Skill Council |
32 | Green Jobs | Skill Council for Green Jobs |
33 | PwD | Skill Council for PwD |
34 | Domestic Workers | Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council |
35 | Furniture & Fittings | Furniture & Fittings Skill Council |
36 | Instrumentation | Instrumentation, Automation, Surveillance & Communication Sector Skill Council |
37 | Management | Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council |