Agriculture Skill Council of India (2024)

Please Note : New Any Training Partner seeking Affiliation or seeking to add Job Role in existing center, the accreditation will be provided as per new version w.e.f. 1st April 2022. The assessment would be done on current version of Qualification Pack (QP)Please Note : New This is to bring to your notice that No Assessment Agency, empaneled by Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) is authorized to issue any certificates/Mark Sheets/Rewards of assessment on the approved Qualification Packs (QPs) of ASCI under the umbrella of National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)Please Note: New Any private training partner seeking affiliation for “Animal Husbandry job roles” irrespective of any scheme must share an NOC or recommendation letter from the appropriate state animal husbandry department to establish a training centre with the SSC, post to which only affiliation will be completed. | Note: Please note Sector Skill Council would entertain Affiliation related communication and meeting only with Permanent employees duly authorised by Directors of the Entity ( Interested in Affiliation) and would not deal / communicate with any Consultant / Liasion agency or any other Third Party. | Note: Freelance trainers who are not affiliated to any Training Provider and meet the pre-requisite trainers qualification criteria can also participate in the Train the Trainers (TOT) Program | New Applications are invited from individual content writers for skilling content for selected job roles in Agri and allied skilling ecosystem

Important : New Any private training partner seeking affiliation for “Animal Husbandry job roles” irrespective of any scheme must share an NOC or recommendation letter from the appropriate state animal husbandry department to establish a training centre with the SSC, post to which only affiliation will be completed. Click Here

Important : New Notice for De-accredited Training Providers

Important : New This is to inform that the job role Animal Health Worker(AGR/Q4804) is no more available for training. Kindly refrain to initiate any batch or training in this job role.

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Agriculture Skill Council of India (1)

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Welcome to Agriculture Skill Council of India

Agriculture and allied activities accounts for about 15.7 % of country's GDP and is estimated to employ about 124.7 million people as cultivators and 106.8 million as agricultural labour (Census 2001).

Besides this Agriculture Industry employs a large number of people in the Organized and the Unorganized sector, the data pertaining to the same is however not available.

Based on the assumptions of Food Grain Production and Manpower required to handle the total produced, the same is derived at (0.20 Million) for Organized and (1.95 Million) for Unorganized sector.

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Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) in Numbers


13,35,093

Trainees Enrolled


11,41,876

Assessment Completed


176

Qualification Pack Developed

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Dec 2022

Upskilling Programme for Armed Forces Personnel in Directorate of Indian Army Veterans (DIAV)

With the objective of preparing the Armed Forces Personnel for the second career post retirement, the upskilling programme has been organized by ASCI. The skill orientation of the Army Veterans is carried out in

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Dec 2022

Apprenticeship & International Placements

During Oct-Dec 2022, ASCI has appointed 250 apprentices under National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS). The candidates have started “On the Job Training” with agricultural establishments pertaining to Agri Input Sector in the job roles

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15th – 16th Nov 2022

India CSR Summit 2022

India CSR Summit is the biggest CSR event in India co-hosted by CSRBox & NGOBox. The forum brought together the CSR Foundations, non-profits, consulting firms, government agencies & social enterprises to discuss the

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FAQs

Is Agriculture Skill Council of India a government or private? ›

The Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) is a Section 8 Not for profit concern working under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

What is the salary in Agriculture Skill Council of India? ›

Average Base Pay

The estimated total pay range for a Manager at Agriculture Skill Council Of India is ₹6L–₹7L per year, which includes base salary and additional pay. The average Manager base salary at Agriculture Skill Council Of India is ₹7L per year.

Who is the CEO of Agriculture Skill Council of India? ›

Satender Singh Arya Chief Executive Officer, Agriculture Skill Council of India...

How many sector skill council are there in India? ›

Connect with Sector Skill Councils. Till date, the NSDC Board has approved 38 Sector Skill Councils.

Who is the head of agriculture department in India? ›

Shri Arjun Munda

Where is Indian Council of Agricultural located? ›

The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country.

What is the highest paying jobs in Agriculture in India? ›

Some Highest-Paying Jobs In Agriculture
  • Operations Manager. ...
  • Agricultural Specialist. ...
  • Water Resources Engineer. ...
  • Agronomy Manager. ...
  • Forester. ...
  • Veterinarian. ...
  • Ecologist. ...
  • Agribusiness Manager.

How much do Indian farmers earn? ›

Replying to several questions related to farmers' income in the Lok Sabha, Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda said based on the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households, the average monthly income has increased from ₹6,426 in 2012-13 to ₹10,218 in 2018-19, which is an increase of 59 per cent.

What is the highest salary in Agriculture? ›

List of Agriculture Jobs and Salaries
Job TitleAverage Salary (INR per year)
Farm Manager₹494,897
Agricultural Equipment Technician₹300,159
Crop Consultant₹420,000
Water Treatment Specialist₹511,527
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Apr 5, 2024

Who is the Farmers Minister of India? ›

Incumbent

The current Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare is Arjun Munda who is currently holding the additional charge of the ministry since 7 December 2023 and is assisted by two ministers of state - Kailash Choudhary since 31 May 2019 and Shobha Karandlaje since 7 July 2021.

Who is the Minister for Skills India? ›

The current minister is Dharmendra Pradhan while the minister of state is Rajeev Chandrashekhar.

Who is the current head of agriculture? ›

Since February 24, 2021, the current secretary is Tom Vilsack, who had previously served as the 30th secretary of agriculture in the Obama administration.

Which is the first skill institute in India? ›

The correct answer is Kanpur. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the country's first Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to make India the Skill Capital of the World.

Which is the first skill Centre in India? ›

Recently, the Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship inaugurated the first Skill India Centre (SIC) of the country in Sambalpur, Odisha, marking a significant step towards enhancing the skill set of India's youth.

How many people are formally skilled in India? ›

Only 4.7% per cent of India's workforce has undergone formal skill training. In Germany and South Korea, the numbers are 75% and 96% respectively. Roughly, 431 million of the workforce are in the informal sector.

Is Agriculture public or private sector? ›

The Food and Agriculture Sector is almost entirely under private ownership and is composed of an estimated 2.1 million farms; 935,000 restaurants; and more than 200,000 registered food manufacturing, processing, and storage facilities.

Is the Department of Agriculture a Government corporation? ›

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is a federal agency that plays a major role in rural development, particularly housing. It also oversees and implements programs related to the farming, ranching, and forestry industries and regulates food quality and safety, and nutrition labeling.

Which Ministry is responsible for skill development in India? ›

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

What is the Government initiative for skill development in India? ›

Under the Govt of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development centres/colleges/institutes etc.

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