Lok Sabha Question No. 6309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Multi-skilling Courses by CoE
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## MULTI-SKILLING COURSES BY CoE

## 6309.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Centre of Excellence (CoE) has introduced multi-skilling courses of two years duration in various ITIs of India;
- (b) if so, the number of courses that has been started so far;
- (c) whether the funds released for the above said proposal has not been utilized fully during the last three years;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has tried to ascertain that any pressure/activities from the private technical institutions has resulted in the non-utilisation of funds fully in order to make this proposal a total failure; and
- (f) if so, the reaction of the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

- (a) to (b) The Center of Excellence (CoE) course is a modular multi-skilling course comprising of introduction of Broad Based Basic Training (BBBT) course of one year duration  followed  by  6  month  course  onAdvanced  module  in  the  Industrial  Training Institute (ITI) and a Specialised module of 6 months as shop floor training in industry.21 Industrial  sectors  have  been  identified  and  curricula  of  more  than  200  modules  are developed:
- (c) to (d) The  existing  Government  ITIs  are  upgraded  under  various  centrally sponsored  schemes  which  mostly  cover  upgradation  and/or  introduction  of  courses under  conventional  pattern  of  Craftsman  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  and  introduction  of courses  under  CoE  scheme  in  few  ITIs.  Most  of  the  ITIs  have  completed  the infrastructure. The scheme-wise status on fund utilization is attached as Annexure-I.
- (e) to (f) No such case has come to the notice of Ministry.

## Annexure-I

Scheme-wise  status  on  fund  utilization  under  various  schemes  for  upgradation  of Government ITIs:

|   S. No. | Scheme                                                             | Funds released (in Rs. Crore)   | Funds utilized (in Rs. Crore)   | Remarks                                                                                             | Closing date of the scheme                                                                                           |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Upgradation of Government ITIs into Centers of Excellence (CoE)    | 115                             | 115                             | Funding pattern between Center and State is 75:25 (90:10 for NE States)                             | Scheme has come to a close in March 2010                                                                             |
|        2 | World Bank assisted Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP) | 1633 *                          | 1551 *                          | Funding pattern between Center and State is 75:25 (90:10 for NE States)                             | Funds are released based on fund utilization of earlier released funds. Closing date of the scheme is September 2018 |
|        3 | Upgradation of 1396 ITIs through Public Private Partnership        | 3067.50                         | 2313.74#                        | Interest free loan released to Institute Management Committee Society (IMC) @ Rs. 2.5 crore per ITI | Release of funds under the scheme closed in March 2012                                                               |

*  includes  equivalent  State  Share  with  funding  pattern  between  Center  and  State  as 75:25 (90:10 for NE States)

# (includes seed money i.e funds kept aside as fixed deposit)

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