 bill  no 45  of  2018 the skill (training and education) bill, 2018 byshrimati supriya sule, mp a billto provide skill training to individuals post retirement, including and not limited toex-servicemen to enable them to learn new skills and gain employability and also to include skill education as compulsory part of school and college curriculum and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the skill (training and education) act, 2018short title, extent and commencement(2) it shall extend to the whole of india except the state of jammu and kashmirdefinitions2  in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;5(b) "ex-servicemen" means an individual who has been a member of the armed forces;(c) "internship module" means a position of a student or trainee who works in an organisation, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification;10(d) "job fair" means an event where employers, recruiters and schools give information to potential employees;(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and (f) "sustenance" means minimum wage required for livelihood3 (1) the appropriate government shall, by notification in the official   gazette, set up training centres in each state and union territory to  impart skill training to individuals post retirement to help them gain employment for their sustenance15appropriate government to set up skill training centres(2) the central government and the state governments shall contribute for the funding of the training centres in such proportion as may be prescribed(3) the appropriate government shall provide necessary training options to individuals based on the demand of skilled workforce204 every training centre set up under section 3 shall provide—(a) accommodation facilities for all trainees; (b) nutritious meal; andtraining centres to provide for accommodation, meal and equipments(c) equipments required for skill training255  (1) the appropriate government shall, after the completion of training, ensure job availability to the skilled individuals;(2) for the purpose of sub-section (1), the appropriate government  shall—appropriate government to ensure job availability to skilled individuals(a) organise job fairs in each state; (b) introduce internship module; and (c) conduct assessment and counselling sessions for trainees306 the appropriate government shall reserve—reservation in favour of exservicemen(a) twenty per cent of seats in each training centre; and (b) five per cent of the jobs under the state, in favour of ex-servicemen357 (1) the appropriate government shall make skill education a compulsory part of the school and college curriculum to impart basic skill training to students40(2) the appropriate government shall provide options for skill training to be provided to the students, who can choose to learn any one of the particular set of skills among the given optionsappropriate government to provide compulsory skill education in schools and collegesoverriding effect of the act8 the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything  inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force relating to skill education and training, or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this act9 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in forceact not in derogation of other laws power to make rules10 (1) the appropriate government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act510(2) every rule made under this act by the central government shall be laid, as soon asmay be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule(3) every rule made by the state government under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the state legislature15 statement of objects and reasonsindia has a huge labour force, second only to china labour availability is expected to grow further as india is predicted to be the youngest country in the world with a median age of twenty-nine by 2020 however the labour bureau report 2014 had pegged the skilled workforce of india at a dismal two per centthe government has taken several initiatives in the last few years under the skill india programme to train individuals in various industry relevant skills however, most of these programmes target the freshly unemployed citizens or college dropouts, but ignores the approximately twenty per cent of the population in the age group of 40-60 years old who are usually unemployed by this age having retired from their previous employment they have the potential to work and contribute in a significant way but they lag behind due to lack of skill required for any new job opportunity if trained, this population can contribute in pushing the skilled workforce of india significantlythe most important change however needs to happen on a cultural level skill training should be viewed as a complimentary part of mainstream education, rather than being regarded as an inferior alternative therefore, the curriculum and education system offered also needs to be overhauled, and imparting skill training to students in schools and colleges as a compulsory subject be incorporatedalthough every citizen is faced with the problem of unemployment at his own level and has to confront with the stress of a fast changing society, the ex- servicemen feel it very painfully for a variety of reasons their problems become highly peculiar and specialised as they are made to leave a job at an age when the social responsibilities of an ex-serviceman are at its peak he is out of job when his children are growing or in school his income, benefits and privileges are reduced to bare minimum at a time when he requires them the most lack of entrepreneurial skills and unfamiliarity with the business/corporate world makes it difficult for him to get a second job to support his familygainful employability through skilled trades needs to be embraced by the wider indian public given the respectability and opportunity it deserves, for true change to be brought abouthence this billnew delhi;supriya  sulejanuary 15, 2018 financial  memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for setting up of training centres in each state to impart skill training to individuals clause 4 provides for free hostel, meal and equipment facilities for individuals in the training centres clause 5 provides for organising job fairs, internship modules, and assessment and counselling sessions clause 6 provides for reservation of ex-servicemen in the skill training centres and in jobs under the state the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a sum of  rupees one thousand crore would be involved as recurring expenditure per annuma non-recurring expenditure of rupees one thousand crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 10 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— abillto provide skill training to individuals post retirement, including and not limited to ex-servicemen to enable them to learn new skills and gain employability and also to include skill education as compulsory part of school and college curriculum and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shrimati supriya sule, mp)