(a) whether the ambitious target of providing marketable job skills
to 500 million youth by 2022 is at the risk owing to the difference between the Government agencies on whose action plan should be implemented;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken to settle the issue between those agencies?
MINISTER OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)
(a to c) Government has approved National Policy on Skill Development in
February, 2009, a guiding document for Skill Development Programmes in
the Country. The policy has set a target of skilling 500 million persons
by the year 2022. Training target for all Ministries / Departments, offering
training programmes for sectors under their control, have been indicated
in policy document. A statement containing details in this regard is at
Annex-I. Government has set up National Skill Development Coordination
Board under the Chairmanship of Deputy Chairman Planning Commission to
coordinate skill development activities in the country.