(a) whether Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
proposes to offer vocational training programme to
the youths belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) in certain States;
(b) if so, the States so identified for the purpose;
(c) the salient features of the programme; and
(d) the funds allocated by IGNOU for this purpose?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI KAPIL SIBAL)
(a) & (b): Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
has informed that it is involved in vocational training
programmes to BPL youths in the States of Andhra Pradesh,
Assam,Bihar,Chattisgarh,Delhi,Goa,Gujarat,Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh,Jharkhand,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra,
Orissa,Punjab,Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan,Tamil Nadu,
Uttrakhand,Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
(c): Under this programme the University envisaged to
provide vocational training in various disciplines such as
security skills, mechanical, & electrical skills,information
technology,textile,tailoring, accounting and horticulture
etc. to the youths in different States of the country with
the objective to enhance their employability.
(d): Indira Gandhi National Open University has informed
that it has sanctioned Rs 14.95 crore,till now,for
vocational training in security guard skills.