Govt promotes skill development schemes through 20 central ministries

Through 20 central ministries and departments, the government is putting various skill-development programmes into place all around the nation as part of the Skill India Mission.

These include the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS).

"The government has received Rs 368.22 crore in the National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) in the last five year (2017-22)," said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for skills development.


“Of this, Rs 101.97 crore was received as corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds from private and public sector undertakings,” he said in response to a question in Lok Sabha.

“Under NSDF, there is no provision of State/UT specific contribution or allocation,” he added.

NSDF was incorporated on December 23, 2008 as a trust under the Indian Trust Act, 1882. Its main objective is to enhance, stimulate and develop the skills of the Indian youth by various sector specific programmes.

The Trust accepts donation, contribution in cash or kind from the contributors for furtherance of these objectives.

However, in the last five year, NSDF has disbursed funds amounting to Rs 581.01 crore to National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for the implementation of schemes of other ministries and projects of PSUs or private donors.