The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (MHUPA) has convened a Conference of about one hundred leading employers on October 20, 2014 for assessing their skilled manpower requirements so as to undertake necessary skill development programmes for urban poor under 'Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY).' Central Government announced launch of DAY on September 25, 2014.
Under DAY, the Ministry of HUPA intends to undertake skill development of five lakh urban poor per year based on identified market needs. An expenditure of up to Rs.15,000/-per person is admissible under the 'Employment through Skills Training & Placement (EST&P)' component of DAY. First phase of DAY in urban areas is to implemented till 2016-17.
The meeting with leading employers, particularly, in manpower intensive sectors will help in identifying the different kinds of skills required by the different sectors, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Thereafter, Ministry of HUPA, in association with the states would plan for training and skill development programmes across the country.
Over hundred companies from different sectors including automobiles and auto services, construction & infrastructure, electronics & electronic services, health care, ITES/BPO, retail, food processing, transport & logistics, facilities management, HR management, tourism & hospitality, STPs etc., besides industry associations have been invited for the Round Table Conference.
For effective and time bound execution of quality training programmes, the Ministry of HUPA has signed a Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). As per the MoU, NSDC will assist in training of urban poor as per market needs through its 90 Training Partners and 2,200 Training Centres spread across the country. NSDC will also help in identification of beneficiaries besides certification of training programmes through 31 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs). SSCs are industry led bodies that define the Occupation Standards and curriculum for different training programmes. So far, SSCS have created about 750 Qualification Packs and 2,200 National Occupation Standards.
For the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), launched in September , 2013, a provision of Rs.6,600 cr has been made under the 12th Five Year Plan. Most of this has to be utilized during 2014-17. For 2014-15, an expenditure of Rs.1,000 cr is targeted out of which Rs.500 cr is for skill upgradation.
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Under DAY, the Ministry of HUPA intends to undertake skill development of five lakh urban poor per year based on identified market needs. An expenditure of up to Rs.15,000/-per person is admissible under the 'Employment through Skills Training & Placement (EST&P)' component of DAY. First phase of DAY in urban areas is to implemented till 2016-17.
The meeting with leading employers, particularly, in manpower intensive sectors will help in identifying the different kinds of skills required by the different sectors, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Thereafter, Ministry of HUPA, in association with the states would plan for training and skill development programmes across the country.
Over hundred companies from different sectors including automobiles and auto services, construction & infrastructure, electronics & electronic services, health care, ITES/BPO, retail, food processing, transport & logistics, facilities management, HR management, tourism & hospitality, STPs etc., besides industry associations have been invited for the Round Table Conference.
For effective and time bound execution of quality training programmes, the Ministry of HUPA has signed a Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). As per the MoU, NSDC will assist in training of urban poor as per market needs through its 90 Training Partners and 2,200 Training Centres spread across the country. NSDC will also help in identification of beneficiaries besides certification of training programmes through 31 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs). SSCs are industry led bodies that define the Occupation Standards and curriculum for different training programmes. So far, SSCS have created about 750 Qualification Packs and 2,200 National Occupation Standards.
For the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), launched in September , 2013, a provision of Rs.6,600 cr has been made under the 12th Five Year Plan. Most of this has to be utilized during 2014-17. For 2014-15, an expenditure of Rs.1,000 cr is targeted out of which Rs.500 cr is for skill upgradation.
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