Question : Technical Education for Youths

(a) whether the Government proposes to open computer education centres at tehsil level to impart free of cost computer education to the unemployed youths in various States across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise, including Uttar Pradesh;

(c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any alternate scheme for unemployed persons in the country including rural and tribal youths;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government is presently taking any steps to generate employment opportunities for unemployed youths in the country including rural and tribal youths; and

(f) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the technical education training relating to employment being imparted to the youth in the country, State/UT-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) to (f): As per the information from Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, there is no such proposal. To make youth employable, several schemes are being implemented by various Ministries of the Government of India for skill development which include training courses of duration ranging from few days to more than a year. According to the data compiled by National Skill Development Agency (NSDA), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), about 1.04 Crore persons were given skill development training in the year 2015-16, of which Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has skilled 2.96 Lakh persons. State-wise details are not maintained.

As per information from Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Schools is a component of the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) Scheme which provides financial assistance to States/UTs to promote computer enabled learning in Government and Government aided Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools. To promote e-learning in schools under Computer Aided Learning (CAL) component of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), the States have been provided grant to help promote science and Mathematics learning in upper primary schools. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan provides financial support to States/UTs upto a ceiling of Rs. 50 lakh per district per year, for Computer Aided Learning (CAL) in Upper Primary classes.
Government has undertaken several employment generation schemes like Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) which can be availed by youth across the country. A new Scheme Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) has been initiated by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the year 2016-17 for incentivising industry for promoting employment generation with the allocation of Rs. 1000 crores. Under this scheme, employers would be provided an incentive to enhance employment generation where Government will pay the employers share of 8.33% EPS contribution for new employment.

It has also been decided to use at least 10% of Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan (SCA-TSP), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan (SCA-SCP), Multi-sectoral Development Programme funds and 5% of Border Area Development Programme funds for skill development and enhancing employability of youth.

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