Under ‘Make in India’ Action Plan, it was envisaged to provide training and placement to 3 million unemployed youth for all stages of leather development.  During last three financial years i.e. 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17, a total of 4,27,865 unemployed persons have been provided skill development training and out of such trainees, 3,45,676 have been employed in leather and footwear industry under Human Resource Development (HRD) sub-scheme of Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP). The Year wise status of training and FDI inflow are as under:-

Year	No. of persons Trained	No. of persons Employed	FDI (in US$ million)
2014-15	138608	113244	34.21
2015-16	144093	115660	17.13
2016-17	145164	116772	2.30
Total	4,27,865	3,45,676	53.64

The draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market) rules were notified on 16.01.2017 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected by it within 30 days. The Ministry of Commerce & Industry was not specifically consulted.

The Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri C.R.Chaudhary gave this information in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

Make in India initiative drives large-scale skill development and placements in the leather sector, with concurrent livestock market rule notifications. The Make in India Action Plan, via the HRD sub-scheme of the Indian Leather Development Programme, provided large-scale skill development and placement in the leather and footwear industry, with year-wise training, employment and FDI inflows summarized; separately, the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Market) Rules were notified for comment without specific consultation of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.