Lok Sabha Question No. 383 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-14
Subject: Skill Development Training to Minority Girls
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*383 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2016

## Skill Development Training to Minority Girls

## *383.    SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  scheme  to  provide  skill development training to the girls from minority communities particularly Muslim;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with funds allocated for the purpose;
- (c) whether basic equipment are proposed to be provided to the girls and if so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  modality  of  financing  the  said scheme; and
- (d) whether  the  scheme  is  proposed  to  be  run  under  the  Public  Private Partnership (PPP) mode and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE(INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) to (d):    A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *383 due for reply on 14 th  December, 2016 raised by Shri Ramesh Bidhuri on 'Skill Development Training to Minority Girls'

- (a) to  (d)  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  already  launched  following  schemes,  which  are directly  implemented  by  the  Ministry  through  selected  Private/Government  expert  Project Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs)  for  minority  youths  including  Muslim  girls  for  their  skill development and enable them to earn suitable employment or make them suitably skilled to go for self-employment:
- (i) Seekho  aur  Kamao  (Learn  and  Earn): It is a placement  linked skill development  scheme  which  aims  to  upgrade  the  skills  of  minority  youth  in various  modern/traditional  skills  depending  upon  their  qualification,  present economic trends and market potential, which can earn them suitable employment or make them suitably skilled to go for self-employment. Minimum 33% seats are  earmarked  for  minority  girls  including  Muslim  girls.  The  scheme  ensures placements of minimum 75% trainees, out of which at least 50% placement is in wage employment in organized sector.
- (ii) USTTAD (Upgrading the Skills and Training in Traditional Arts/ Crafts for Development): The  scheme  aims  to  preserve  the  rich  heritage  of  traditional arts/crafts of minorities by building capacity and updating the traditional skills of master  craftsmen/artisans;  documentation  of  identified  traditional  arts/crafts  of minorities;  setting  standards  for  traditional  skills;  training  of  minority  youths  in various  identified  traditional  arts/crafts  through  master  craftsmen;  and  develop national and international market linkages. Minimum 33% seats are earmarked for minority girls including Muslim girls for training in traditional crafts and arts.
- (iii) Nai Manzil: It is an integrated educational and livelihood initiative that aims for the  benefit  of  the  minority  youth  who  do  not  have  a  formal  school  leaving certificate,  i.e.,  those  in  the  category  of  school-dropouts  or  educated  in  the community education institutions like the Madarsas, with a view to provide them formal certification in education along with skills and enable them to seek better employment. Minimum  30%  seats  are  earmarked  for  minority  girls  including Muslim girls.

The training centres are setup by the selected PIAs along with equipment for the specific trade/ skill in which the training is imparted.  The entire cost of training is borne by the Ministry of Minority Affairs and stipend is also provided to the trainees. Further, the funds allocated under the three above mentioned schemes during current financial year (201617) is as follows:

|   S.No. | Name of scheme                 |   Budget Estimate (BE) (Rs. in Crore) |
|---------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|       1 | Seekho aur Kamao (Learn &Earn) |                                   210 |
|       2 | USTTAD                         |                                    20 |
|       3 | Nai Manzil                     |                                   155 |