Indien: Berufsbildung im Haushalt 2017
The Indian Budget 2017 - Provision for Vocational Education & Training
Some positive signs
The speech also highlights the skills gaps for both industrial and and small and medium-sized enterprises as well as home-based and mobile enterprises, and the need for dedicated programmes to address this challenge. It reiterates the Prime Minister's vision that young Indians have to be prepared not for the domestic but also for the international labour markets, much in the spirit of 'Making India the skills capital of the world'.
Working towards creating adequate means for nurturing the human capital is a common thread across all major topics from poverty alleviation and rural development to industrial growth. This budget weaves in the India story with the sense of urgency to reap the demographic dividend. The adequate impetus for job creation through infrastructure development initiatives creates the connection between skills and jobs.
Participating in the India growth story
Such massive implementation creates a huge demand for training staff – trainers, qualification experts, analysts, product designers, technology integrators and so on - an unprecedented opportunity for our academic institutions to quickly shift gears and develop specialized programmes in applied social sciences.
Many of these niche initiatives will also require collaboration with international partners (both G2G and B2B) as the focus will now grow to be quality for competiveness.
Summary of budget allocations
Total budgeted expenditure for employment generation, skill and livelihood in the budget 2017 about 17,270 crore Indian Rupees (INR) (2.5 billion US Dollar (USD)).
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship allocated 3,016 crore INR (449.3 million USD).
The big announcements
- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKK) have already been promoted in more than 60 districts. We now propose to extend these Kendras to more than 600 districts across the country.
- In 2017-18, we also propose to launch the Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion programme (SANKALP) at a cost of 4,000 crore INR. SANKALP will provide market relevant training to 3.5 crore youth.
- The next phase of Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) will also be launched in 2017-18 at a cost of 2,200 crore INR. STRIVE will focus on improving the quality and market relevance of vocational training provided in ITIs and strengthen the apprenticeship programmes through an industry cluster approach.
- For imparting new skills to the people in the rural areas, mason training will be provided to 500,000 persons by 2022, with an immediate target of training at least 20,000 persons by 2017-18.
- 100 India International Skills Centres will be established across the country. These centres would offer advanced training and also courses in foreign languages. This will help those of our youth who seek job opportunities outside the country.
Strengthening existing programmes
- A special scheme for creating employment in the textile sector has already been launched. A similar scheme will be implemented for the leather and footwear industries.
- Allocations for Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission for promotion of skill development and livelihood opportunities for people in rural areas to 4,500 crore INR in 2017-18. The allocation for the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and credit support schemes has been raised more than three times.
- Decision to take steps to create additional 5,000 post-graduate (PG) seats per annum. In addition, steps will be taken to roll out DNB courses in big district hospitals; strengthen PG teaching in select ESI municipal corporation hospitals; and encourage reputed private hospitals to start DNB courses.
- By the end of 2017-18, high-speed broadband connectivity on optical fibre will be available in more than 1,500,000 gram panchayats, with wifi hot spots and access to digital services at low tariffs. A DigiGaon initiative will be launched to provide tele-medicine, education and skills through digital technology.
Job creation: A focus for this Financial Year
Sector / Industry | Scheme / Programme |
Roads & Highways | 19,000 crore INR for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana |
Housing & Urban Development | 23,000 crore INR allocation for Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin |
Renewable Energy | Additional 20,000 Mega watt through Solar parks |
Electronics Manufacturing | Increased allocation for incentive schemes like M-SIPS (Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme) and EDF (Electronics Development Fund) to 745 crore INR in 2017-18 |
Rural Electrification | 100 per cent villages covered by 2018 |
Tourism | 5 Special Zones will be set up |
Logistics | Development of multi-modal logistics parks, together with multi-modal transport facilities |
Health |
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A topic-based budget that is in line with the overall growth priorities
of the country is a welcome move. All impactful programmes have been
sufficiently funded keeping in mind the scale and the challenges of the
outreach. There are many institutional and programmatic challenges in ensuring
that the implementation is quality-driven.
Industry as one of the key
stakeholders must sufficiently support its councils and programmes such as
Apprenticeship Schemes. To achieve the overall goal of 'Making India the Skills
Capital of the World' vocational education research has to be promoted as an
independent, neutral check post and greater thrust have to be provided for
international partnerships.
Lesen Sie im iMOVE-Portal für internationale Besucher ein Interview von iMOVE mit Pooja Gianchandani, die von November 2016 bis November 2017 als Bundeskanzlerstipendiatin im BIBB arbeitet (englisch).
Quelle: Pooja Gianchandani, Bundeskanzlerstipendiatin und Gastwissenschaftlerin im Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB), Februar 2017