AVAILABILITY OF SKILLED EMPLOYEES FOR VARIOUS SECTORS

AVAILABILITY OF SKILLED EMPLOYEES FOR VARIOUS SECTORS

The vision of National Policy for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (NPSDE), 2015 is to create an ecosystem of empowerment by skilling on a large scale at speed with high standards and to promote a culture of innovation-based entrepreneurship which can generate wealth and employment to ensure sustainable livelihoods for all citizens in the country as part of assisting “Atmanirbhar Bharat”, which is self-reliant.

Under the Government of India’s Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres/institutes, etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Sikhshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society across the country. The SIM aims at enabling the youth of India to get future-ready, equipped with industry-relevant skills.

The Make in India initiative is intended to transform India into a global hub for manufacturing, design, and innovation. The Production Linked Incentives (PLI) scheme, with an outlay of ₹1.97 lakh crore across 14 sectors, has attracted investments of about ₹1.88 lakh crore with 806 approved applications moving into active implementation, generating over 12 lakh direct and indirect jobs. Industrial capabilities have expanded, with India becoming the second-largest mobile phone manufacturer globally, producing 99 per cent of smartphones domestically. A key employment indicator, State/UT wise Worker Population Ratio for age 15-29 years at usual status for FY 2017-18 and FY 2023-24 as per Periodic Labour Force Survey Reports is attached at Annexure-I.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is a priority of the Government. Accordingly, Government is implementing various employment generation schemes/ programmes. The details of the major employment generation schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes_programmes.

Over the last decade, India has taken bold steps to make taxation business-friendly. These reforms have reduced rates, removed unnecessary levies, and made compliance easier. The goal is clear – to encourage investment, reward honesty, and support growth.

Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates and exemptions on goods and services are prescribed on the recommendations of the GST Council which is a Constitutional body comprising of representatives from the Centre and the State/UT Governments. There are various exemptions, pertaining to skill development, notified vide entry at Sl. No. 69, 70, 71 and 72 of Notification No. 12/2017 – CT(R) dated 28.06.2017. which is attached at Annexure-II. At present, no other request/demand for complete exemption from GST to the sector is pending with the GST Council.

Annexure I

State-wise Worker Population Ratio for age 15-29 years at usual status for FY 2017-18 and FY 2023-24 as per PLFS Survey: All India (Rural+Urban)

(in Percentage)

 

S. No.

States/UTs

FY 2017-18

FY 2023-24

 

 

1

Andhra Pradesh

40.9

37.7

 

2

Arunachal Pradesh

18.8

40

 

3

Assam

26.7

44

 

4

Bihar

18.8

31.2

 

5

Chhattisgarh

43.5

57.8

 

6

Delhi

30.1

33.3

 

7

Goa

37.8

33.5

 

8

Gujarat

37.6

55.8

 

9

Haryana

30.6

34.6

 

10

Himachal Pradesh

36.8

52.9

 

11

Jharkhand

27.9

49.3

 

12

Karnataka

33.7

38.1

 

13

Kerala

23.8

28.5

 

14

Madhya Pradesh

39

56.6

 

15

Maharashtra

33.7

40.1

 

16

Manipur

21.3

24.3

 

17

Meghalaya

39.6

53.1

 

18

Mizoram

28.3

22.5

 

19

Nagaland

14.7

36.5

 

20

Odisha

28.5

46.3

 

21

Punjab

31.1

37.8

 

22

Rajasthan

32.9

44.1

 

23

Sikkim

39.4

52.6

 

24

Tamil Nadu

33.5

35

 

25

Telangana

32

40.7

 

26

Tripura

27.6

43.9

 

27

Uttarakhand

20.7

44.2

 

28

Uttar Pradesh

28.1

39

 

29

West Bengal

35.3

44.6

 

30

Andaman & N. Island

34.1

43.3

 

31

Chandigarh

38.4

44.9

 

32

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

55.8

56.9

 

33

Daman & Diu

69

 

34

Jammu & Kashmir

34.7

40.2

 

35

Ladakh

–

31

 

36

Lakshadweep

23.6

31.4

 

37

Puducherry

22.4

36.5

 

All India

31.4

41.7

 

 

Annexure II

Exemptions pertaining to skill development notified vide entry at Sl. No. 69, 70, 71 and 72 of Notification No. 12/2017 – CT(R) dated 28.06.2017.

Sl.

No.

Chapter, Section, Heading, Group or Service Code (Tariff)

Description of Services

Rate

(percent.)

Condition

69

Heading 9992

or

Heading 9983 or

Heading 9991

Any services provided by,

Nil

Nil

70

Heading 9983

or

Heading 9985

or

Heading 9992

Services of assessing bodies empanelled centrally by the Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship by way of assessments under the Skill Development Initiative Scheme.

Nil

Nil

71

Heading 9992

Services provided by training providers (Project implementation agencies) under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India by way of offering skill or vocational training courses certified by the National Council for Vocational Training.

Nil

Nil

72

Heading 9992

Services provided to the Central Government, State Government, Union territory administration under any training programme for which [75% or more of the] total expenditure is borne by the Central Government, State Government, Union territoryadministration.

Nil

Nil

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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