Ministry of Heavy Industries under the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector has undertaken below mentioned initiatives for skill development:-
1. Setting up of four Smart Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Transformation Hub (SAMARTH) Centres to promote Industry 4.0.
2. Setting up of Common Engineering Facility Centre (CEFC) at Welding Research Institute (WRI), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Trichy for skilling in advanced welding technologies.
3. Development of 23 Qualification Packages by ASDC
4. Development of 23 Qualification Packages by CGSSC
5. Creation of 12 Qualification Packages by IASC SSC
Further as per information provided by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), MSDE has undertaken initiatives for strengthening the skilling ecosystem through its Schemes and initiatives. Flagship Schemes administered by MSDE include Pradhan MantriKaushalVikasYojana (PMKVY), Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS), and the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) across all sectors including heavy industries and manufacturing sectors.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries, under the SAMARTH centres has trained approximately 33000 persons. Further under the CEFC at WRI, BHEL, Trichy more than approximately 8500 persons have been trained during the last three years.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship under its Pradhan MantriKaushalVikasYojana (PMKVY) has trained candidates in various sectors. PMKVY 4.0 is the current version of the scheme under implementation since FY 2022-23. Under PMKVY 4.0, 27,31,699 candidates have been trained during the last three years.
Total enrolment in ITIs in courses under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) in Capital Goods & Manufacturing sector during the last three years is 12,53,158.
(c) and (d): As per information provided by the MSDE, PMKVY 4.0 is a demand driven scheme wherein Training centres (TC) are accredited/ affiliated based on the proposals submitted by the Project Implement Agencies, after taking the skill gap into account. As on 30.6.2026, PMKVY 4.0 has imparted training through 16,946 TC including 6,993 educational Institutions such as schools, colleges ITI, University, Skill University, Polytechnic.
