How Indian Govt is tryint to enhance skills of its construction workers

1. Skill development initiative
for construction workers
Kumar Supratik
A13559015161
Sec-A, Grp-2

2. Skill Development
Creating a workforce empowered with the necessary and continuously upgraded
skills, knowledge and internationally recognized qualifications to gain access to
decent employment

3. Aim of Skill Development
 Increasing the productivity and employability
 Economic and social development
 Awareness towards environmental, safety and health concerns

4. The Need
Construction sector is projected to grow to INR 11,954 billion by 2017 and
expected to contribute 8.2% to GDP
More than 80% of the employment in Building and Construction sector is
minimally skilled workforce
9.8 million construction workers of the total 32 million workers are registered in
the country
Workforce is expected to rise to 76 million by 2022

5. Construction Workers
Workers
Unskilled Semi Skilled Unskilled
79%
13%
8%

6. Training Models
Sponsored/Funded Model
Industrial Captive Training Centre Model
PPP Model
For-Profit Model
External/Outsourced Training Provider

7. Initiatives taken by Govt
Subsidised soft loan and financial assistance for skill development initiatives
Service tax exemption for entities in to skill development, as per Notification No.
13/2013 - Service Tax
A company can enjoy benefit Under Section 35 CCD of the Income Tax Act by
participating in skill development activity
Private sector can also take the income tax benefit under section 80G by donating
money in NSDC for skill development activity

8. Initiatives
 ITIs
Construction Industry Development Council
 CREDAI Skill Development Programme (Pune and NCR)
 Construction Skills training institute by L&T
 Skill development by Private players(Fosroc, Asian Paints etc)

9. Construction Skill Development Council
Promoted by Construction Federation of India (CFI), Builders' Association of India
(BAI), National Highways Builders Federation (NHBF) and Confederation of Real
Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI)
 To identify the skill development needs of the Sector, review international trends in
Sector skill development and identify Sector skill gaps and technology
 To develop a skill development plan for the Sector and maintain skill inventory

10. Impact on Labour Supply Chain
 Availability of skilled workforce
 Reduction in importing workforce
 Much organized labour market
 Inventory of Skills
 Ease in labor procurement

11. Suggestions
Proper Implementation
Formation of independent body to regulate construction workers cess amount
Making it mandatory for all govt aided Education institute to run vocational courses
Making it mandatory for all contractors having projects of worth more than 100crores
to design program for enhancing workers skill
National level certification and accreditation body should be setup

12. Thank You