Leather Sector Skill Council (SSC)

1. Leather Sector Skill Council (SSC)

2. Overview of Indian Leather Industry • A prominent sector in Indian economy in terms of employment generation and export earnings • Strong production base - Annual production - US $ 8.5 Billion (Exports USD 5 billion and Domestic market USD 3.5 billion) • 3.04% share in global leather trade of US$ 159.89 billion (2011) • Value-added finished products constitute 80% of exports from a mere 7% in 1956-57

3. Overview of Indian Leather Industry • 70% production from SMEs • Employs 2.5 million workforce • Women constitute 30% of work force in organized units • India is • - Second largest producer of footwear and leather garments • - Fifth largest exporter of leather goods & accessories. • - Third largest exporter of saddlery & harness items. • - Produces about 2 billion sq.ft. of leather, meeting 10% of the global requirement.

4. Export Performance of Indian Leather Industry in last 2 decades • Economic liberalization programme in 1991 aids growth. • Exports from Indian leather industry - USD 1.48 billion in 1990-91 - USD 5 billion in 2012-13. • Value added products (Bags, Wallets, Belts, Gloves, Garments, Saddlery and footwear) - 80% of exports.

5. Export Performance of Indian Leather Industry in last 10 years

6. Share of product segments in exports 2012-13

7. Projected Growth in exports • Exports projected to grow at 20% per annum & reach USD 12.40 billion by 2017-18 Value in Million USD

8. Projected growth in domestic market • Domestic leather & leather products industry – present value USD 3.5 million - to grow at 12% per annum – reach USD 6.17 billion by 2017-18. Value in Million USD

9. Employment in Leather Industry • An estimated 2.5 million workforce is employed in leather industry

10. Employment Projections in Leather Industry • The expected employment by 2022 is 7.1 million, needing an additional 4.6 million workforce across various segments

11. Skill Levels of Workforce • 90% of workforce in leather industry are under unskilled and semi-skilled categories.

12. Action Plan of Leather Sector Skill Council • Develop National Occupational Standards (NOS) for 50 job roles in in next 2 years. • NOS for 17 job roles – formation under progress. • NOS for following 5 job roles – completed Note : NSQF- National Skills Qualification Framework. This is fixed by NSDC based on the level   of a particular job role in the industry

13. Action Plan of Leather Sector Skill Council ( Contd..) • Appoint 3 accredited institutions and 410 training institutions • Development of Labour Market Intelligence System (LMIS), • Facilitation of development of Contents and Curriculum for identified National Operating Standards (NOS) through accredited partners. • Training the workforce through 410 training institutions • Signing MOUs with industry players for employing the workforce. • Leather SSC Expected to provide certification to about 2 million learners/workforce by 2020 (43% of the estimated new workforce of 4.6 million and 26% of the total workforce of 7.1 million by 2020). • ***********