GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4123
TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.01.2019
Green Skill Development Programme
4123. SHRI ANTO ANTONY
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:
- (a) whether the Government has any record regarding the courses offered and the present number of trainees under the Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP), course-wise and State-wise;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is offering any course on the conservation of wetlands and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if not, whether the Government will consider to introduce a course on the conservation of wetlands; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government to make courses under GSDP more attractive?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY
OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) & (b) Under the ongoing Environmental Information System (ENVIS) Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, the Green Skill Development Programme (GSDP) was launched in June 2017, on a pilot basis, to skill youth in environment, forest and wildlife sectors and enabling them to be gainfully employed or self-employed. The Pilot offered a Basic Course and an Advanced Course of 3 months’ duration each, to skill the youth as Biodiversity Conservationists and Para-taxonomists, respectively. 94 Trainees successfully completed the Basic Course qualifying as skilled Biodiversity Conservationists and the Advanced Course was completed by 154 candidates. The State-wise details of number of trainees enrolled under the ongoing skilling courses and courses which have been completed during 2018-19 are listed at Annexure I and II respectively.
(c) to (e) A module on Wetlands Conservation is already included under the Course on Para-taxonomy (including Peoples Bio-diversity Register). The Courses offered under the GSDP focus mainly (more than 50 %) on the practical component of skilling. To provide exposure to the trainees, field visits are also organized. Further, the courses are being offered free of cost to the trainees and a certificate is issued on the successful completion of the Course by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change bearing the logo of the Ministry and the Skill India logo of the Ministry of the Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
State-wise list of Number of Trainees having successfully completed the courses under the GSDP
| Sl No. |
State
|
Discipline
|
No. of Trainees |
| 1 | Arunachal Pradesh |
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) / Medicinal Plants |
15
|
| 2 | Assam | Wild Bee Keeping and Processing |
26
|
| 3 | Bihar | Water Budgeting & Auditing |
24
|
| Pollution Monitors – Air and Water |
19
|
||
| River Dolphin Conservation |
22
|
||
| Sustain and Enhance Technical Knowledge in Solar Energy Systems |
30
|
||
| 4 | Chandigarh | Sustain and Enhance Technical Knowledge in Solar Energy Systems |
19
|
| 5 | Delhi | City Environment Surveyor |
16
|
| Wildlife Management using Geospatial Techniques |
10
|
||
| 6 | Gujarat | Cleaner Production Assessment |
20
|
| Effluent Treatment Plant/Sewage Treatment Plant/Common Effluent Treatment Plant(ETP/STP/CETP) Operation and Maintenance |
15
|
||
| Community based conservation of Mangroves Ecosystem |
50
|
||
| Laboratory Assistant for Eco-friendly Food testing Laboratory |
15
|
||
| Laboratory Technicians/ Technical Assistants for electrical testing for environmental criteria |
15
|
||
| 7 | Jharkhand | Propagation & Managment of Bamboo |
10
|
| Lac & Tassar Cultivation |
12
|
||
| Pollution Monitors – Air and Water |
21
|
||
| 8 | Karnataka | Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Green GDP |
22
|
| NTFP Products / Medicinal Plants |
16
|
||
| Propagation & Management of Bamboo |
16
|
||
| Pollution Monitors – Air and Water |
13
|
||
| 9 | Kerala | Management of Small Botanical Gardens |
16
|
| Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and its Applications |
9
|
||
| Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Green GDP |
14
|
||
| Waste Management (Solid Waste, Biomedical Waste, Plastic Waste, E-Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste ) |
16
|
||
| 1 0 |
Maharashtra | Bird Identification and basic ornithology |
9
|
| Bird Migration and Migration study techniques |
18
|
||
| Value addition and Marketing of NTFPs (Plant Origin): Bamboo Crafts |
25
|
||
| Emission Inventory |
24
|
||
| Pollution Monitors – Air and Water |
22
|
||
| Community based conservation of Mangroves Ecosystem |
9
|
||
| 1 1 |
Meghalaya | Environmental Laws |
13
|
| Pollution Monitors – Air and Water |
13
|
||
| Waste Management (Solid Waste, Biomedical Waste, Plastic Waste, E-Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste ) |
12
|
||
| Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and its Applications |
10
|
||
| 1 2 |
Mizoram | Pollution Monitors – Air and Water |
18
|
| 1 3 |
Nagaland | Pollution Monitors – Air and Water |
10
|
| 1 4 |
Odisha | Environment Impact Assessment |
20
|
| 1 5 |
Puducherry | Pollution Monitors – Air and Water |
19
|
| 1 6 |
Rajasthan | Management of Small Botanical Gardens |
15
|
| NTFP Products / Medicinal Plants |
20
|
||
| Plantation Techniques and Utilization of Renewable Energy in Arid Zone |
20
|
||
| Para-Taxonomy including People’s Biodiversity Register(PBR) |
7
|
||
| 1 7 |
Sikkim | Nature Conservation & Livelihood: Ecotourism |
20
|
| 1 8 |
Tamil Nadu |
Community based conservation of Mangroves Ecosystem |
17
|
| Lantana Furniture and Crafts |
11
|
||
| Waste Management (Solid Waste, Biomedical Waste, Plastic Waste, E-Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste ) |
52
|
||
| Para-Taxonomy including People’s Biodiversity Register(PBR ) |
15
|
||
| Quality Planting Material Producer |
14
|
||
| Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and its Applications |
10
|
||
| Bird Identification and Basic Ornithology |
11
|
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