UPSDM

Intro
A National Skill Development Policy was launched in 2009 with the aim of skilling
500 million persons by 2022. Under the National Plan, the State of Uttar Pradesh aims
to skill over 4 million youth by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan. In order to achieve
this target and provide employable skills to the youth of the State, the Uttar Pradesh
Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) has been instituted. Based on the learnings and
experiences of other states, the Government of Uttar Pradesh has developed a unique
structure for UPSDM. UPSDM acts as an integrated mission which combines the
efforts of various State Departments in achieving the skill development targets for the
State. UPSDM is the implementing agency for skill development targeted at enhancing
employability in Uttar Pradesh, subsuming the targets of various State Departments
such as Rural Development, Urban Development, Labour, Minority Welfare, Social
Welfare, etc. Established in 2013; mandated to coordinate all skill development
initiatives, leveraging on State Skill Development Policy, UPSDM empanelled Private
Training Partners in addition to Govt. Training Partners for conducting skill
development trainings.
Problem Statement

The return of migrant laborers poses both a major threat as well as an opportunity for
the state. Uttar Pradesh employed more than 10 lakhs migrant laborers under
MGNREGA scheme by the end of 2020, majority of them being unskilled.

Appropriate skilling of the returning workers and providing the right employment
opportunities could lead to a huge possible impetus in the economy of the state.

Your analysis and recommendation should be aimed at evaluating, among other

things, the following points:

• Current understanding of labour migration, skill development in Uttar Pradesh and

measures taken by UPSDM to upskill workers.

• Assess post Covid migration trends and patterns, and suggest directive skill
measures to boost employment.

• Study and suggest major apprenticeship opportunities available and identify suitable
partners (digital/offline) that could help UPSDM.

• Recommend strategies for absorption of excess labour in terms of both existing

economic infrastructure as well as further entrepreneurial avenues available along
with the skill programs required to enable the same.

• Sector wise analysis of skilling requirements to ascertain the need gap analysis
between sectoral requirements and existing skilling coursework.

Current scenario (pre, during, post)

Current Scenario
Pre pandemic: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/job-scenario-improved-in-
2019-20-before-pandemic-played-spoilsport/2296741/
According to the third annual report on periodic labour force survey (PLFS), conducted by
the NSO between July 2019-June 2020, the unemployment rate fell to 4.8% in 2019-20.

According to CMIE, the unemployment rate in

 January 2020 was at 6.52%,

 6.89% in February,
 6.5% in March,
 7.97% in April,
  11.9% in May and
 9.17% in June 2021.

Impact of Covid-19 on Employment in India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/small-thoughts/impact-of-covid-19-on-
employment-in-india-33336/

During pandemic:
 Jan-Mar 2021 – 9.3% unemplyement
 All-time high of 20.8% in the first quarter of 2020-21
After pandemic:
 Jan 2022 - 38%