Lok Sabha Question No. 5001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Infrastructure Norms of ITIs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5001 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## INFRASTRUCTURE NORMS OF ITIs

## 5001. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a) whether thousands of ITIs were given clearances to provide critical training under the  Skill  India  Programme  despite  having  inadequate  infrastructure  and  facilities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there are 13,353 ITIs in India, 2,152 Government and 11,201 Private, with a total capacity of training 21.94 lakh students;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  reviewing  existing  civil  infrastructure  norms  and affiliation procedures  for setting up new ITIs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  funds  released  by  the  Government  as  an  interest  free  loan  to  ITIs  in  Public Private Partnership model during the last two years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

- (a) &  (b)  No,  Madam.  New  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  are  set  up  by  State Government/ UT Administration or by a Society/Trust registered under Indian Trusts Act/  Societies  Registration  Act  etc.  All  these  proposals  for  setting  up  of  new ITI/Upgradation  of  existing  ITIs  are  received  at  Directorate  General  of  Training (DGT),  &only  such  cases  found  conforming  to  National  Council  for  Vocational Training  (NCVT)  norms  are  placed  before  NCVT  Sub  Committee  dealing  with affiliation matters, for recommendation of affiliation.

At present there are 13924 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) (2168 Govt. ITIs & 11756 Private ITIs) in India affiliated to NCVT with total seating capacity of around 23 lakh trainees.

- (c)    The Government has reviewed the existing civil infrastructure and procedural norms and introduced new affiliation/accreditation norms to reinvigorate the ITI ecosystem. For  the  purpose,  Directorate  General  and  Training  (DGT)  had  set  up  various committees  with  major  focus  on  civil  norms  in  terms  of  the  standardization  of infrastructure, safety and provision of basic amenities to improve the quality of ITIs. After  extensive  consultation  of  the  expert  committees,  trade  experts,  industry, academia and also the State Government(s), the new norms have been framed and notified  as  'Affiliation  Norms  for  ITIs  -2017'  on  dated  09.01.2018.  The  details  of these revised affiliation norms are available in public domain.
- The civil and infrastructural requirements have been majorly overhauled.
- The application and assessment stage for ITIs has also been made digital to simplify the process. The contenders can apply and receive acknowledgement online.
- A new ITI can be set up with 4 trades and the minimum plot size will be around 1 acre to accommodate all technical requirements.
- The  land lease period has also been  reduced  to 10 years to assist entrepreneurs aspiring to enter the long-term training space.
- Stringent physical inspection of infrastructure and machinery to be done by an expert committee.
- These  new  affiliation  norms  supersede  all  the  previous  civil  and  procedural norms  for  affiliation  ITIs  under  the  aegis  of  National  Council  for  Vocational Training (NCVT).

These norms are applicable for new proposals from academic session 2018-19.

- (d) The centrally sponsored scheme 'Upgradation of 1396 Govt. ITIs through Public Private Partnership' was launched in 2007-08. Interest free loan @ Rs. 2.50 crore per  ITI  was  released  to  Government  ITIs  till  March  2012  as  per  provision  of scheme.  No  interest  free  loan  was  released  to  the  Government  ITIs  under  the scheme during last two years.

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