Ministry notified changes in Common Cost Norms for Skill Development Schemes

New Delhi: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship notifies the changes in Common Cost Norms for long term and short term training, stay and stipend vide a Gazette Notification F.No. H-22011/2/2014-SDE (Vol-IV).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause 4 of the Notification No. H-22011/2/2014-SDE-I dated 15.07.2015 concerning Common Norms for Skill Development Schemes of the Government of India, the Common Norms Committee constituted for the purpose makes the following changes further to amend the Schedules of Annexure-I of the Notification No. H-22011/2/2014-SDE-I dated 15.07.2015 as subsequently amended dated 20.05.2016, 28.02.2017 and 31.12.2018, namely:-

1. These amendments may be called Common Norms for Skill Development Schemes Fourth Amendment, 2020 and with effect from 11 November, 2020.

Amendments:
12 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC. 1]

SCHEDULE-I
1. Base Cost
1.1 The Base Cost for different Sectors will be as under with effect from 01.04.2019:
(i) Rs. 46.70/- per hour of training for trades/sectors listed in Category I of SCHEDULE-II.
(ii) Rs. 40.00/- per hour of training trades/sectors listed in Category II of SCHEDULE-II.
(iii) Rs. 33.40/- per hour of training trades/sectors listed in Category III of SCHEDULE-II.
Costs would be subject to a periodic enhancement of 10% annually or as decided by the Common Norms Committee provided minimum duration between any 2 revisions would be at least six months.

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2. Transport Costs
2.1 For candidates from Special Areas, as defined in Clause 5.1 of Schedule I and Persons with Disabilities undergoing training outside of such Special Areas, to and fro transport cost as per actual, subject to a maximum of Rs.5000/- per trainee, may be payable.

3. Boarding and Lodging Costs For:
(a) Residential training, and/or
(b) In respect of all skill development training programmes where trainees from Special Areas (as
defined herein) are trained outside these Special Areas, and/or
(c) Training programmes, anywhere in the country where women trainees have to travel more than 80 kms from their homes to reach the nearest training centre and who are availing of boarding and lodging arrangements made for them.

Ministries will reimburse Boarding & Lodging Costs up to a maximum per trainee per day as per table below:
i. X Category Cities/ Town per day Trainee Rs.375/-
ii. Y Category Cities/Town per day Trainee Rs.315/-
iii. Z Category Cities/Town per day Trainee Rs.250/-
iv. Rural Areas and any Area not notified as a municipal/town area Rs.220/-

(The List of categories of cities is given at SCHEDULE-III)

Third Party Certification & Assessment Costs
4.1 To ensure independent and unbiased assessment and certification of trained candidates, costs for certification and assessment shall be payable to an independent third party authorized for conducting assessments and certifications. This amount shall be over above the Base Cost, and shall range from Rs. 600/- to Rs. 1500/- per candidate as decided by individual Ministries/Departments.
Additional Support for Special Area/Groups
5.1 Training in Special Areas: Over and above the Base Cost, an additional amount equal to 10% of the Base Cost should be permitted for Skill Development programmes conducted in the North Eastern States, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nikobar Island, Lakshadweep and districts affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) as identified by the M/O Home Affairs for the Integrated Action Plan (hereinafter referred to as ―Special Areas‖).
5.2 All Persons Below Poverty Line (BPL), Persons with Disabilities and Women candidates, shall be
referred to as ―Special Groups‖. A Central Ministry/Department can include any target group as ―Special Group‖ to facilitate such groups under its programme(s). Upon successful completion of non-residential skill training programmes, and after certification, the Special Groups will be reimbursed the cost incurred in travelling to and from the training centre as under:
(i) For Persons Below Poverty Line (BPL) and women candidates at the following rates:
Reimbursement of Conveyance Costs per month Amount (in Rs.)
1) Training Centre within District of domicile 1000/-
2) Training Centre outside District of domicile 1500/-
(ii) For Persons with Disabilities:
Lump sum payment as per the specifics of the Scheme of the concerned Ministry/ Department.
5.3 Post Placement Support for Special Areas/Groups for wage employment: In order to enable the newly skilled persons from Special Areas/Groups to settle into their jobs/vocations under wage employment, post placement support would be provided directly to the candidate at the rate of Rs. 1500/- per month for the following durations:
Post Placement Support @ Rs. 1500/- per month Men Women
1) Placement within District of domicile 1 month 2 month
2) Placement outside District of domicile 2 month 3 months
Provided that the post placement support for Persons with Disabilities will be provided at the rate of
Rs.3000/- per month as under:
Post placement support @ Rs. 3000/- per month Men/Women
(i) Placement within District of domicile 2 months
(ii) Placement outside District of domicile 3 months
(iii) Placement outside State of domicile 6 months
Provided the placement is made within three months of certification and after post validation of placement of the candidate.
5.4 Training for Persons with Disability (PwD): The additional support for imparting skill development training to persons with disabilities shall be as under:
(i) 10% over and above the base cost for Orthopedically Handicapped/Physically Handicapped;
(ii) 20% over and above the base cost for visually Impaired/Hearing Impaired; and
(iii) 25% over and above the base cost for intellectual & learning disabilities, mental illness/mental
retardation.
Provided that in case of training of persons with disabilities in Special Areas, an additional amount equal to 10% over and above the base costs provided under Clause 5.4 (i) to (iii) shall be admissible. At least 3% of total training done by every Ministry in each year shall be reserved for persons with disabilities, in trades as decided by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in conjunction with the MSDE.
5.5 Support for uniforms for Persons with Disabilities undergoing skill development training shall be made as per the specific provisions of the scheme of the concerned Ministry/ Department.
5.6 An amount of Rs. 5000/- per PwD candidate towards personal assistive aids such as wheel chairs, calipers, hearing aids and software such as Jawa/ other speech interpretation, other reading software etc. shall be provided.
5.7 An amount of Rs. 5000/- per PwD candidate towards job outreach activities (including job melas, employers outreach programme) shall be provided.
International Skill Training Centres offering skill development to Indians seeking jobs overseas, involving pre-departure orientation training, course content of the domain training with international benchmark, international certification with Indian Certification Agencies, shall be granted the following:
(i) Incentive at the rate of Rs. 10,000 per trainee to training partners for placement of candidates in foreign countries;
(ii) Assessment and Certification costs at the provisional rate of Rs. 3,500 per trainee. NSDC to discover costs through a transparent process;
(iii) Pre-departure orientation training at the base cost applicable to Category – III.