Lok Sabha Question No. 5560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Opening of ITIs/Vocational Training Centre
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †5560

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## OPENING OF ITIs/VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE

## †5560.  SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)    the details of the proposal received by the Government from various States/ UTs and NGOs for opening up of Vocational Training Centres during each of the last three years and the current year and the amount released for the purpose, State/UT-wise;
- (b)     the extent to which the above project is effective in nurturing the tribal youths and State/UTwise number of tribal youth benefited therefrom during the above period; and
- (c)     the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to make this project more effective?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of Tribal Affairs provides recurring grants under the Scheme of VTC for running Vocational Training Centres(VTCs) by the State Governments / NGOs. The scheme is implemented through the State Government. However, as a part of rationalization of schemes of the Ministry, it has been decided to subsume the intervention of Vocational Training Centres under the Schemes of 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article  275(1)  of  the  Constitution  from  2018-19  onwards.  Receipt  of  proposals  from  State Governments  for  skill  development  /  vocational  training  initiatives  under  these  schemes  is  a continuous process. The proposal received from the State Government is appraised and approved by the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry for funding.

Details of funds provided to State Governments / NGOs under VTC scheme of the Ministry during last three years and current year is tabulated below:

|            |         | ( Rs. in lakh)   |
|------------|---------|------------------|
| Assam      | 2014-15 | 485.70           |
| Assam      | 2015-16 | 900.00           |
| Gujarat    | 2015-16 | 605.76           |
| NGOs       |         |                  |
| Assam      | 2014-15 | 72.32            |
| Assam      | 2016-17 | 93.00            |
| Assam      | 2017-18 | 183.09           |
| Meghalaya  | 2014-15 | 30.44            |
| Meghalaya  | 2017-18 | 59.33            |
| Karnataka  | 2014-15 | 63.60            |
| Karnataka  | 2017-18 | 59.60            |
| Nagaland   | 2014-15 | 103.92           |
| Nagaland   | 2016-17 | 24.48            |
| Tamil Nadu | 2016-17 | 31.20            |
| Tamil Nadu | 2017-18 | 61.55            |

The details of funds provided for skill development and vocational training of tribal persons under SCA to TSS and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution during the last three years and the current  year are at Annexure-II. The data regarding State/UT-wise number of tribal youth/ beneficiaries benefited therefrom is at Annexure-I.

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Annexure-1 referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5560 for answer on 02.04.2018.

Funds provided for training of tribal persons under VTC scheme during last three years:

| S. NO.   | Name of the State   | Intended Beneficiaries   | Intended Beneficiaries   | Intended Beneficiaries   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|          |                     | 2014-15                  | 2015-16                  | 2016-17                  |
| 1        | Assam               | 1300                     | 1000                     | 300                      |
| 2        | Gujarat             | 0                        | 4898                     | 0                        |
| 3        | Karnataka           | 200                      | 0                        | 0                        |
| 4        | Meghalaya           | 100                      | 0                        | 0                        |
| 5        | Nagaland            | 340                      | 0                        | 80                       |
| 6        | Tamil Nadu          | 0                        | 0                        | 100                      |
| Total    | Total               | 1940                     | 5898                     | 480                      |

Funds provided for skill development and vocational training of tribal persons under the schemes 'Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution during last three years:

| S No.   | Name of State     |   2014-15 No. of Beneficiaries |   2015-16 No. of Beneficiaries |   2016-17 No. of Beneficiaries |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |                           1623 |                            700 |                            125 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                            320 |                            700 |                            390 |
| 3.      | Assam             |                           5600 |                           6000 |                           1120 |
| 4.      | Bihar             |                            800 |                           2500 |                           4620 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      |                           6500 |                           4000 |                           4400 |
| 6.      | Gujarat           |                          10216 |                           8000 |                           2300 |
| 7.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                           2500 |                            400 |                            937 |
| 8.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                              0 |                           1650 |                           3000 |
| 9.      | Jharkhand         |                          11500 |                           3500 |                              0 |
| 10.     | Karnataka         |                           3000 |                           6400 |                              0 |
| 11.     | Kerala            |                           3028 |                           1800 |                            290 |
| 12.     | Madhya Pradesh    |                          25000 |                          10000 |                           6500 |
| 13.     | Maharashtra       |                           3600 |                           6590 |                           1000 |
| 14.     | Manipur           |                           3000 |                            665 |                              0 |
| 15.     | Meghalaya         |                           1650 |                              0 |                              0 |
| 16.     | Mizoram           |                            175 |                            500 |                            937 |
| 17.     | Nagaland          |                           1175 |                           1000 |                            562 |
| 18.     | Odisha            |                          10000 |                          10640 |                          22165 |
| 19.     | Rajasthan         |                           8500 |                           7800 |                              0 |
| 20.     | Sikkim            |                            616 |                            715 |                             50 |
| 21.     | Telangana         |                           5800 |                           3800 |                           6000 |
| 22.     | Tripura           |                           1400 |                           1000 |                           2093 |
| 23.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                           1700 |                            965 |                              0 |
| 24.     | West Bengal       |                          10300 |                           6875 |                           5500 |
| Total   |                   |                         118003 |                          86200 |                          61989 |

## Annexure 2 referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5560 for answer on 02.04.2018.

Funds Provided to State Governments for skill development, vocational training under SCA to TSS and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution during the last three years and the current year.

(Rs. in Lakh)

| S No.   | Name of State     |   2014-15 Funds Released |   2015-16 Funds Released |   2016-17 Funds Released |   2017-18 Funds approved |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |                   487.82 |                   300    |                    40    |                   300    |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                   100    |                   230    |                   125    |                     0    |
| 3.      | Assam             |                  1699.25 |                  1800    |                   168    |                     0    |
| 4.      | Bihar             |                   250    |                   750    |                   430.18 |                   250    |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      |                  2029.56 |                  1000    |                  2090    |                     0    |
| 6.      | Gujarat           |                  4620    |                  3695.72 |                  2998    |                  1750.03 |
| 7.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                   241.58 |                   175    |                   300.64 |                   320    |
| 8.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                     0    |                   500    |                   500    |                   100    |
| 9.      | Jharkhand         |                  3492.96 |                  1240    |                     0    |                   300    |
| 10.     | Karnataka         |                   900    |                  1800    |                     0    |                  1180    |
| 11.     | Kerala            |                   530    |                   550    |                    35.1  |                   100.52 |
| 12.     | Madhya Pradesh    |                  8057.55 |                  3300    |                  2233.19 |                  4100    |
| 13.     | Maharashtra       |                  1100    |                  1977.18 |                  1000    |                     0    |
| 14.     | Manipur           |                   150    |                   200    |                     0    |                   187    |
| 15.     | Meghalaya         |                   500    |                     0    |                     0    |                    90    |
| 16.     | Mizoram           |                    53.36 |                   100    |                   300    |                    55.82 |
| 17.     | Nagaland          |                   355    |                   300    |                   180    |                    50    |
| 18.     | Odisha            |                  4584.47 |                  3194.59 |                  7093.35 |                  5200    |
| 19.     | Rajasthan         |                  1650    |                  2675    |                     0    |                     0    |
| 20.     | Sikkim            |                    60    |                   215    |                   109.8  |                    28    |
| 21.     | Telangana         |                  1750    |                  1300    |                  1186.35 |                   800    |
| 22.     | Tripura           |                  1038.5  |                   290    |                   450    |                   290    |
| 23.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                   536.92 |                   290    |                     0    |                   200    |
| 24.     | Uttarakhand       |                     0    |                     0    |                     0    |                   100    |
| 25.     | West Bengal       |                  3110    |                  2063.58 |                   990    |                  1055    |
| Total   | Total             |                 37297    |                 27946.1  |                 20229.6  |                 16456.4  |