Skill India Mission Ca6a1709

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Skill India Mission is a comprehensive program launched in 2015 by Prime Minister, Mr.
Narendra Modi in accordance with the World Youth Skills Day declared for the first time
on 15th July, 2015. The scheme was launched with the vision of making India self-reliant.
The initiative aimed to develop industrial and entrepreneurial skills among Indians
through training programmes, bridging the gap between the industry demands and the
skill requirements.
● This is a major initiative involving all segments of society. This is India’s first
integrated national scheme for developing skills and promoting entrepreneurship
on a larger scale.
● Skill India initiative is considered to be the world’s largest initiative to train the
workforce in a single geographical location.
In this article, we shall discuss in detail about the Skill India Mission that is important for
UPSC IAS Exam, its necessity, the objectives and some of the main features of the
scheme.
The Necessity of the Skill India Initiative

● India’s 54% of the population is below 25 years of age. With a high working-age
population, the development of skilled and educated manpower will play a major
role in enhancing the country’s economy.
● More than 50% of the population depends on agriculture for livelihood, though the
returns are very minimal. Therefore, the younger generation is shifting towards the
secondary and tertiary sectors for employment. Hence, the need to improve the
skills of youth to make them employable in these sectors arises.
● According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), India is expected to face
a shortage of around 29 million skilled personnel by 2030. Following this, it has
been predicted that, if India does not take timely actions like investing in new
technologies or building industry demanding skills, the skill deficit could cost the
country around 1.97 trillion USD. Thus, through the Skill India Mission, the
government aims to develop practical skills, required by the industry to improve
the employment rate.
● According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the
unemployment rate fell to 6.5% in January 2021 from 9.1% in December 2020,
whereas the employment rate rose to 37.9% in January 2021 from 36.9% in
December 2020.
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Objectives of the Skill India Mission

The main objectives of the initiative are listed below.
1. Bridging the gap between the industry demands and the individual skill
requirements for employment generation.
2. Creating employment opportunities for the development of young talents.
3. Strengthening the Indian youth as a workforce for world markets.
4. Building up the competitiveness of Indian businesses.
5. Building up true marketplace capabilities rather than mere qualifications.
6. Diversifying the skill development program to meet the demands of a dynamic
market.
7. Training people in areas like real estate, construction, transportation, textile, gem
industry, banking and tourism where the skill development is inadequate.
8. Identifying and developing the new sectors that require skill enhancement.
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Features of the Skill India Mission

1. The initiative provides the younger generation with employment opportunities and
also helps them launch their MSMEs.
2. It provides training as well as financial & technical assistance to new traders
stepping into the market.
3. It lays emphasis on core sectors like construction, banking and finance,
transportation, tourism and entrepreneurship.
4. Under the initiative, India has partnered with other countries and overseas
educational institutions for providing training that is on par with the international
standards.
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5. It focuses on providing internationally acceptable training to people to improve
their communication, entrepreneurial and management skills.
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Initiatives Under the Skill India Mission

To attain the objectives of the Skill India initiative, the government has introduced many
schemes, ensuring its implementation all across the country.
1. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

● The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
implemented this scheme enabling the Indian youth to take up skill training
linked to a specific industry. This would enable them to lead a better
livelihood. The scheme provides monetary rewards for those who complete
the training program.
● Skill councils like Agriculture Sector Skill Council, Food Industry Capacity
and Skill Initiative (FICSI) that are sector-specific are established under
PMKVY.
● The components of the PMKVY are:
a. Short-term training
b. Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL)
c. Kaushal and Rozgar Mela
d. Placement Assistance
e. Continuous Monitoring
f. Standardized Branding and Communication
2. Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana (PM YUVA Yojana)

● This scheme focuses on creating an enabling environment through
entrepreneurship education and training and thus, provides easy access to the
entrepreneur network.
● The scheme is applicable to ten Indian states (including Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Assam,
Meghalaya and Maharashtra) and two union territories (Delhi and
Puducherry).
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3. Skill Loan Scheme
● This scheme was launched with the intent of supporting the youth willing to
take up training programs within the country.
● It replaced the earlier Indian Banks Association (IBA) Model Loan Scheme
for Vocational Education and Training.
● An Indian citizen taking admission to a course offered by the educational
and training institutes recognized as a part of this scheme, can avail loans to
pay for the courses.
4. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)

● This scheme provides vocational training to that part of the population that is
underprivileged (scheduled castes/scheduled tribes/minorities), with
minimum infrastructure and resources.
● Under the Jan Shikshan Sansthan, around 6.68 lakh candidates have been
trained between FY19 and FY21 (until February 23, 2021).
5. Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion

(SANKALP Scheme)
● The SANKALP scheme launched in January 2018 is a program funded by
the World Bank and is managed under the Ministry of Skill Development.
● The overall cost of this project stands at 675 million USD, including the 500
million USD assistance from the World Bank that is going to be
implemented in two parts over six years, until March 2023.
6. UDAAN
● This is a special industry initiative that has been designed specifically for
Jammu & Kashmir.
● The UDAAN scheme acts as a bridge between the corporate sector and the
Home Ministry offering skill training to the youth of J&K.
● Graduates, Under-graduates and holders of Diploma are eligible to
participate in this scheme.
● This scheme works with the objective of providing the best access of
Corporate India to the unemployed.
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7. Vocationalization of Education
8. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs)
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Effectiveness of the Skill India Mission

● According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CIME), the
unemployment rate reached about 34% among the people aged 20-24 in the first
quarter of 2019 which summed up to 37.9% of the urban lot.
● In 2017, only 5.5 million jobs were created with around 8 million job seekers
entering the job market each year.
● According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2018, the unemployment
rate among the urban population aged 15-29 years was 23.7%.
● According to a recent survey, 48% of employers reported difficulties in filling the
vacancies due to the shortage of necessary skills.
● The CIME report has found that the more educated people are, the more likely they
remain unemployed and the PLFS report of 2018 showed that 33% of those
formally trained aged 15-29 years were unemployed.
● The government had expected the PMKVY trainees to set up their own enterprises.
But, only 24% of the trainees started a business and of them, only 10,000 applied
for loans under MUDRA.
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UPSC Practice Questions on Skill India Mission

Q1. With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY), consider the
following statements.
1. PMKVY is the flagship scheme of the Labour and Employment Ministry.
2. The scheme among others, also imparts training in soft skills, entrepreneurship,
financial and digital literacy.
3. The scheme aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the
country with the National Skill Qualification Framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only
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(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Skill India Mission Schemes for UPSC

The Necessity of the Skill India Initiative

Read about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana now.

Objectives of the Skill India Mission

Check out the article on Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.

Features of the Skill India Mission

Read about Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana here!

Initiatives Under the Skill India Mission

1. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)

2. Pradhan Mantri YUVA Yojana (PM YUVA Yojana)

4. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)

5. Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion

8. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs)

Effectiveness of the Skill India Mission

Check out this article on KUSUM Scheme.

UPSC Practice Questions on Skill India Mission

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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