Centre to train over 40 cr people under skill development plan by 2022

If all goes by the book, about 40.2 crore people would trained by 2022 under the new National Policy for Skill Development, which is slated to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 15. The PM would also launch the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana on the same day, at a mega event to mark the World Youth Skills Day.

The previous National Skill Policy, which was announced in 2009 during the UPA regime, had targeted <g data-gr-id="20">skilling</g> 50 crore people by <g data-gr-id="25">2022</g> but the present government has revised it downwards. “Target of the government is to train 402 million people by 2022. <g data-gr-id="21">Fifty four</g> <g data-gr-id="22">per cent</g> of that is in <g data-gr-id="23">agriculture</g> sector, that leaves us with 215 million people,” Union Skills Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.

The minister said this after the Ministry of Skills Development & Entrepreneurship on Friday inked an agreement with Ministry of Steel & Mines for training of its workforce. “Some 402 million people are already working somewhere that has to come under the purview of Recognition of Prior Learning. Incremental requirement (of <g data-gr-id="29">workforce</g> by 2022) is 112 million which is being assessed and given out sector-wise by ministries,” the minister added.

Rudy said the Prime Minister will formally launch the Rashtriya Kaushal Vikas Yojana and the National Skills Mission on July 15 under which all the <g data-gr-id="18">pacts</g> are being <g data-gr-id="19">inked</g> with various ministries and their PSUs. “This agreement is an overarching agreement which will provide the mandate to PSUs belonging to Ministry of Steel & Mines to work with subsidiaries related to Skills Ministry. All the public sector enterprises under the Ministry of Steel and Mines will be involved in this,” Rudy added.