The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has informed the Rajya Sabha that as per the findings of survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office in 2009-10, employment has increased from 459 million in 2004-05 to 465 million in 2009-10.
Various steps have been taken by the Govt. to enhance the skilled workforce supplied to private and public sectors such as modernization of all Govt. Industrial Training Institutes, Apprenticeship Training Schemes, Modular Employable Skills under Skill Development Initiative, etc.
There are 117 trades under Craftsmen Training Scheme being run in 9025 Industrial Training Institutes/Industrial Training Centres of the country with a total seating capacity of 12.69 lakh. Under Apprenticeship Training Scheme, training is being conducted in approximately 25,500 establishments in 235 trades with a seating capacity of 3.06 lakh. Similarly, there are 1259 Modular short-term courses being run under Skill Development Initiative, covering 59 sectors of economy with an annual capacity of about 1 million. The new courses include Automotive Repair, Banking and Accounting, Gem and Jewellery, Hospitality & Tourism, Medical and Nursing, Plastic Processing, Retail, Toy Making, Construction, Security, Leather and Sports Goods, Insurance, Courier and Logistic, Renewable Energy, Spa and Wellness, etc.
The Minister was replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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