Lok Sabha Question No. 2714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Allocation of Funds to ITIs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JANAK RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 2714 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018 ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO ITIs

## †2714. SHRI JANAK RAM:

## Will  the  Minister  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  the  establishment/improvement  of  the  Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the country;
- (b) whether there has been any delay in the release of funds to the State Governments;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  any  anomalies/  discrepancies  have  been  noticed  in  the  purchase  of equipments/machines for these ITIs; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  action  taken  against  the  individuals/institutes  responsible  for violating the rules?

## ANSWER MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Vocational Training is a concurrent subject under the Constitution (entry 23). The Central Government is entrusted with responsibility of formulation of policy, laying down training  standards,  norms,  conduct  of  examinations  &  certification  and  affiliation/  deaffiliation  of  ITIs  etc.,  whereas  setting  up  of  ITIs  (by  own  funds)  and  day  to  day administration including admissions in ITIs is under the domain of respective State/UTs. However,  Government  of  India  has  formulated  following  schemes  to  assist  State Government for establishment/up-gradation of ITIs:
- (i) Enhancing  Skill  Development  Infrastructure  in  NE  States:  The  scheme  covers upgradation of 20 existing ITIs by introducing 3 new trades in each ITI and supplementing deficient  infrastructure  in  terms  of  establishment  of  new  hostels,  boundary  walls  and supplementing old and obsolete tools and equipment in each of 28 existing ITIs in 8 Northeastern States. The scheme also supports establishment of 22 new ITIs in 8 Northeastern States.
- (ii) Upgradation of existing Government ITIs into Model ITIs: A total of 26 Government ITIs have been covered for upgradation into Model ITIs in 25 States.
- (iii) Skill  Development  in  47  Districts  Affected  by  Left Wing  Extremism:  The  scheme envisages  establishment  of  47  ITIs  in  47  Left  Wing  Extremism  affected  districts  of  10 States.
- (iv) The  World  Bank  assisted  Vocational  Training  Improvement  Project  (VTIP):  The scheme,  interalia,  covered  upgradation  of  400  Government  ITIs  in  34  States/  Union Territories.
- The  State-wise  details of  fund  allocated  and  released  for  establishment/upgradation of ITIs are at Annexure-I.
- (b) to (c) Fund has been released to the States in time as per Government procedure subject to the availability in budget.
- (d) to (e) There has been no report of any anomalies/discrepancies forwarded by the concerned States in the  purchase of  equipment/machineries  for  the  ITIs  covered  under the above schemes.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARA (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2714 DUE FOR REPLY ON 12.03.2018

Details of fund Allocated and released for the establishment/improvement of the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the country under various schemes

## i) Scheme: Enhancing Skill Development in Northeastern States and Sikkim

|    |                   | Number of                | Number of                                         | Number of   | Central share allocation (Rs. In   |                                      |
|----|-------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Sl | State             | ITIs under Up- gradation | ITIs under Supplementing deficient infrastructure | New ITIs    | lakh)                              | Central share released (Rs. In lakh) |
| 1  | Arunachal Pradesh | 3                        | 3                                                 | 4           | 4566.87                            | 2908.91                              |
| 2  | Nagaland          | 2                        | 5                                                 | 2           | 2899.47                            | 2325.45                              |
| 3  | Sikkim            | 0                        | 3                                                 | 1           | 1365.30                            | 921.73                               |
| 4  | Manipur           | 3                        | 8                                                 | 2           | 3566.05                            | 1713.66                              |
| 5  | Mizoram           | 1                        | 3                                                 | 3           | 3261.28                            | 2402.13                              |
| 6  | Meghalaya         | 4                        | 4                                                 | 2           | 2730.68                            | 753.59                               |
| 7  | Assam             | 6                        | 1                                                 | 5           | 5705.30                            | 2352.34                              |
| 8  | Tripura           | 1                        | 1                                                 | 3           | 2919.22                            | 2629.15                              |
|    | Total             | 20                       | 28                                                | 22          | 27014.17                           | 16006.96                             |

## ii) Upgradation of existing Government ITIs into Model ITIs:

| Sl   | Name of the State   | Name of ITI             |   Central share allocation (Rs. In Lakhs) |   Central share released (Rs. In Lakhs) |
|------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh      | ITI Gajuwaka            |                                     700   |                                  350    |
| 2    | Assam               | ITI Jorhat              |                                     783   |                                  195.75 |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh   | ITI Yupia               |                                     392   |                                   98    |
| 4    | Bihar               | ITI Marhowrah           |                                     700   |                                  175    |
| 5    | Chhatisgarh         | ITI Bhilai              |                                     700   |                                  350    |
| 6    | Delhi               | ITI Pusa                |                                     590   |                                  295    |
| 7    | Goa                 | ITI Panaji              |                                     350   |                                  175    |
| 8    | Gujarat             | ITI Dashrath            |                                     637   |                                  318.5  |
| 9    | Haryana             | ITI Gurgaon             |                                     700   |                                  350    |
| 10   | Himachal Pradesh    | ITI Nalagarh            |                                     639   |                                  319.5  |
| 11   | Jharkhand           | ITI Ranchi              |                                     700   |                                  350    |
| 12   | Karnataka           | ITI Bangalore           |                                     700   |                                  214    |
| 13   | Kerala              | ITI Kalamassery         |                                     700   |                                  350    |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh      | ITI Bhopal              |                                     700   |                                  350    |
| 15   | Maharashtra         | ITI Nashik              |                                     629.3 |                                  157.33 |
| 16   | Orissa              | ITI Barbil              |                                     497   |                                  447.3  |
| 17   | Punjab              | ITI Ludhiana            |                                     700   |                                  350    |
| 18   | Rajasthan           | ITI Udaipur             |                                     350   |                                  175    |
| 19   | Sikkim              | ITI Namchi              |                                     450   |                                  225    |
| 20   | Tamil Nadu          | ITI Coimbatore          |                                     700   |                                  175    |
| 21   | Tripura             | ITI Indranagar (W)      |                                     720   |                                  360    |
| 22   | Telangana           | ITI Mallepally          |                                     700   |                                  228    |
| 23   |                     | ITI Meerut              |                                     700   |                                  350    |
| 24   | Uttar Pradesh       | ITI Varansi             |                                     630   |                                  157.5  |
| 25   | Uttarakhand         | ITI Jagjitpur, Haridwar |                                     525   |                                   79    |
| 26   | West Bengal         | ITI Durgapur            |                                     700   |                                  165    |
|      | Total               |                         |                                   16292.3 |                                 6759.88 |

- iii) Scheme: Skill Development In 47 Districts Affected by LWE
- iv) The World Bank assisted Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP):

| Sl   | State          |   Number of new ITIs |   Central share allocation (Rs. In lakh) |   Central share released (Rs. In lakh) |
|------|----------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh |                    1 |                                   550.95 |                                 412.92 |
| 2    | Telangana      |                    1 |                                   399.45 |                                 299.59 |
| 3    | Bihar          |                    9 |                                  4958.55 |                                1932.03 |
| 4    | Chhattisgarh   |                    9 |                                  3898.05 |                                3720.56 |
| 5    | Jharkhand      |                   16 |                                  8360.7  |                                2894.95 |
| 6    | Madhya Pradesh |                    1 |                                   399.45 |                                 399.46 |
| 7    | Maharashtra    |                    2 |                                   950.4  |                                 507.18 |
| 8    | Orissa         |                    6 |                                  2548.2  |                                2272.21 |
| 9    | Uttar Pradesh  |                    1 |                                   399.45 |                                 399.45 |
| 10   | West Bengal    |                    1 |                                   399.45 |                                 399.45 |
|      |                |                   47 |                                 22864.7  |                               13237.8  |

| S. No.   | States / UTs     |   Total no of ITIs covered under VTIP |   Central fund released till date (Rs. In lakh) |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   |                                    17 |                                         5854.06 |
| 2        | A & N Island     |                                     1 |                                          176.57 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pr.    |                                     1 |                                          338.08 |
| 4        | Assam            |                                     7 |                                         2136.58 |
| 5        | Bihar            |                                     8 |                                         1674.83 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh     |                                    18 |                                         4024.59 |
| 7        | Daman & Diu      |                                     1 |                                          151.25 |
| 8        | Delhi            |                                     3 |                                          598.14 |
| 9        | Goa              |                                     7 |                                         2154.34 |
| 10       | Gujarat          |                                    29 |                                        10707.6  |
| 11       | Haryana          |                                    16 |                                         5739.69 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh |                                    11 |                                         3523.78 |
| 13       | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                    10 |                                         1841.05 |
| 14       | Jharkhand        |                                     3 |                                          811.25 |
| 15       | Karnataka        |                                    30 |                                         9976.85 |
| 16       | Kerala           |                                     7 |                                         2406.42 |
| 17       | Lakshadweep      |                                     1 |                                           25.81 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh   |                                    28 |                                         9774.41 |
| 19       | Maharashtra      |                                    87 |                                        25415.3  |
| 20       | Manipur          |                                     2 |                                          300.61 |
| 21       | Meghalaya        |                                     1 |                                          317.96 |
| 22       | Mizoram          |                                     1 |                                          320.92 |
| 23       | Nagaland         |                                     1 |                                          331.24 |
| 24       | Odisha           |                                     9 |                                         4074.04 |
| 25       | Pondicherrry     |                                     1 |                                          216.7  |
| 26       | Punjab           |                                    27 |                                         8882.54 |
| 27       | Rajasthan        |                                    10 |                                         2340.47 |
| 28       | Sikkim           |                                     1 |                                          293.74 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu       |                                    17 |                                         5747.98 |
| 30       | Telangana        |                                     8 |                                         2227.61 |
| 31       | Tripura          |                                     1 |                                          464.61 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh    |                                    16 |                                         5354.01 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand      |                                    10 |                                         2412.19 |
| 34       | West Bengal      |                                    10 |                                         2856.06 |
|          | Total            |                                   400 |                                       123471    |

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