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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF STEEL
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2754
FOR ANSWER ON 04.08.2026
RECRUITMENTS IN NMDC A ND NMDC STEEL LIMITED
2754. SHRI MAHESH KASHYAP:
Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of recruitments made in the National Mineral Development
Corporation (NMDC) and NMDC Steel Limited during the last three years, year-wise;
(b) the number of posts on which the youth of Bastar Lok Sabha Constituency has
been appointed through the said recruitment;
(c) the details of the skill development and apprenticeship programmes being
implemented for the local youth; and
(d) whether any policy is being formulated to accord priority to the local qualified youth
in future recruitments?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)
MINISTRY OF STEEL
(a)&(b): Details of the total number of recruitments made and number of posts
on which the persons belonging to Bastar Lok Sabha Constituency has been
appointed in the NMDC Limited and NMDC Steel Limited during the last three years
is given below: -
Total number of posts on which the
Total number of persons belonging to Bastar Lok
Year
recruitments made Sabha constituency has been
appointed
2023 254 108
2024 209 101
2025 710 66
(c)&(d): The Government of India has taken up following skill development and
apprenticeship programmes for the local beneficiaries: -
(i) Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements skill, re-skill and up-skill
training through an extensive network of skill development centres/institutes under
various schemes, namely Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan
Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and
Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
These schemes are demand-driven, and training centres are established or
engaged based on requirement.
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(ii) NMDC Ltd. implements various skill development initiatives under its CSR
programme across the Aspirational Districts of Dantewada, Bastar, Bijapur,
Kondagaon, Narayanpur and Sukma in Chhattisgarh to promote technical
education and enhance the employability of local youth. Accordingly, NMDC has
established a Polytechnic College at Dantewada, an ITI at Bhansi (Dantewada),
and an ITI at Nagarnar (Jagdalpur). During Financial Year 2025–26, NMDC, in
collaboration with CIPET, provided skill development training to local youth from
Dantewada and Bastar, and also sponsored tribal students in medical technology
and allied healthcare courses.
(iii) The National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology (NISST), established by
the Ministry of Steel, serves as an industry-oriented skill development and
technology support centre for the secondary steel sector. NISST regularly conducts
skill development programmes, technical training and capacity-building initiatives
for personnel engaged in the secondary steel industry. The training covers
specialised areas such as Industrial Safety, Quality Improvement, Energy
Efficiency, Scrap Segregation and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) to enhance the
technical capabilities of industry personnel.
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