Lok Sabha Question No. 3743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: Vocational Training
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3743

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## VOCATIONAL TRAINING

## 3743.  SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) in the country for imparting skill/training to tribals;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to open new Vocational Training Centres in tribal areas in the country;
- (c) if so, the details and the status thereof, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) the funds sanctioned, allocated and released under the scheme of Vocational Training Centres to various States during the last two years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

- (a): State-wise location of Vocational Training Centres run by various State Governments that have been funded by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs under the scheme of 'Vocational Training in Tribal Areas' for imparting skill/training to tribals are at Annexure . The scheme is implemented through the State Governments.
- (b)  &  (c):  It  has  been  decided  to  subsume  the  interventions  of  Vocational  Training  (skill  / livelihood) in the scheme 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)' as against funding under the scheme of 'Vocational Training in Tribal Areas'. The Scheme 'SCA to TSS' is  demand driven.  Under  the  scheme  SCA to  TSS,  State  Government  is  responsible  for formulation of annual proposal based upon the need in the State within their share of allocation. The proposal received from the State Government for funding is appraised and approved by the Project  Appraisal  Committee  (PAC)  in  the  Ministry  chaired  by  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Tribal Affairs with representatives of State Governments, Financial Advisor, NITI Aayog, etc. During the  year  2017-18,  no  such  proposal  for  setting  up  of  VTC  has  been  submitted  by  the  State Governments including Government of Uttar Pradesh.
- (d):      The funds sanctioned, allocated and released under the scheme of 'Vocational Training in Tribal Areas' to various States during the year 2015-16 are as under:

|   S.No. | Year    | State   |   Funds released (in lakh) |
|---------|---------|---------|----------------------------|
|       1 | 2015-16 | Assam   |                     900    |
|       2 | 2015-16 | Gujarat |                     605.76 |

However, no funds for this activity have been released during the year 2016-17 and 2017-18.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3743 for answer on 19.03.2018.

State-wise Location of VTCs funded by Ministry.

## 1. Assam

|   S.No. | Location                              | District   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|------------|
|       1 | Khasiabari High School,               | Kokrajhar  |
|       2 | Gurmow High School,                   | Rangia     |
|       3 | Baganpara High School,                | Nalbari    |
|       4 | Kapahera High School,                 | Morigaon   |
|       5 | Parulabal Goswami Bamuni Borbari H.S. | Nagaon     |
|       6 | Dirmajakhili H,S,                     | Golpara    |
|       7 | Sri Lohit High School,                | Majuli     |
|       8 | Rupnath Brahma High School            | Dhemaji    |
|       9 | Bihpuria Collegiate High School,      | Lakhimpur  |
|      10 | Gohpur Boro High School,              | Gohpur     |
|      11 | District Computer Centre,             | Kokrajhar  |

## 2. Chhattisgarh

|   S.N. | Location                   | District     |
|--------|----------------------------|--------------|
|      1 | TCPC Kanker                | Kanker       |
|      2 | TCPC Narayanpur            | Baster       |
|      3 | TCPC Dantewada             | Dantewada    |
|      4 | TCPC Nagri                 | Dhamtari     |
|      5 | Kosa Centre Jagdalpur      | Baster       |
|      6 | Saw Mill Jagdalpur         | Baster       |
|      7 | UVS Kondagaon              | Baster       |
|      8 | UVS Durg (Industrial Area) | Durg         |
|      9 | UVS Ratanpur               | Bilaspur     |
|     10 | UVS Kunkuri                | Jashpurnagar |
|     11 | Jashpur                    | Jashpurnagar |

## 3. Gujarat

|   S.No. | Location                 | District     |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------|
|       1 | Male VTC, Danta          | Banskantha   |
|       2 | Male VTC, Bhiloda        | Sabarkantha  |
|       3 | Male VTC, Dahod          | Dahod        |
|       4 | Male VTC, Chhotaudepur   | Chhotaudepur |
|       5 | Male VTC, Rajpipla       | Narmada      |
|       6 | Male VTC,Mandvi          | Surat        |
|       7 | Male VTC,Songadh         | Surat        |
|       8 | Male VTC,Vansada         | Navsari      |
|       9 | Male VTC, Kaparda        | Valsad       |
|      10 | Male VTC, Dangahwa       | Dang         |
|      11 | Female VTC, Chhotaudepur | Chhotaudepur |
|      12 | Female VTC, Dahod        | Dahod        |
|      13 | Female VTC, Andhroka     | Sabarkantha  |

4. Madhya Pradesh
5. Mizoram

|   S. No. | Name of VTC                 | Distt.   |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------|
|        1 | Adarsh High School, Badwani | Badwani  |
|        2 | Adarsh High School, Sailan  | Ratlam   |
|        3 | Adarsh High School, Mandla  | Mandla   |
|        4 | Adarsh High School, Churhat | Sidhi    |
|        5 | ITI, Baihar                 | Balaghat |
|        6 | ITI, Dhamnod                | Dhar     |
|        7 | ITI, Pithampur              | Dhar     |
|        8 | TCPC, Badwani               | Badwani  |
|        9 | TCPC, Jhabua                | Jhabua   |
|       10 | TCPC, Mandla                | Mandla   |

|   S.No. | Location     |
|---------|--------------|
|       1 | VTC Lunglei  |
|       2 | VTC Serchhip |
|       3 | VTC Kolasib  |
|       4 | VTC Saiha    |
|       5 | VTC Champhai |