Lok Sabha Question No. 3301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Skill Training
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Pashupati Nath Singh, Annpurna Devi, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3301 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## SKILL TRAINING

3301.   SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH: SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI: SHRI B.B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the total number of people given skill training under Samarth Scheme during the last three years, State-wise particularly in Jharkhand;
- (b) the details of the amount allocated/ released/utilized under this scheme during the last three years;
- (c) the impact of the above mentioned skill training activities on the textile industry and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): Under the  Integrated  Skill  Development  Scheme  (ISDS),  a  total  number  of  11,  543  persons were trained in the state of Jharkhand out of which 7410 persons were given employment. The statewise  detail  of  candidates  trained  under  Integrated  Skill  Development  Scheme  (ISDS)  across  the country  is  at Annexure-I .  Under  the  'Samarth-Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textiles  Sector', Ministry of Textiles has allocated a training target of 2700 persons to the  Directorate of Handloom, Sericulture & Handicraft, Jharkhand, as of now.
- (b): The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  released/utilized  since  inception  i.e  2017-18  under  the scheme for the entire country is given below:

| Years                      |   Funds Allocated (Rs. In crore) |   Funds released/utilised (Rs. in crore) |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18                    |                            100   |                                   100    |
| 2018-19                    |                             42   |                                    16.98 |
| 2019-20 (as on 11.03.2020) |                            100.5 |                                    60.75 |

(c): With a view to create robust human resources for the textiles sector, particularly the need for trained  and  skilled  workforce  in  all  segment  of  the  textile  sector,  Ministry  of  Textiles  has  been implementing various skill development schemes and programmes since the financial year 2010-11.

Under the Comprehensive Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS), a total of 11.14 lakh persons have been trained during FY 2010-11 to 2017-18, in various diverse segments of textile sector covering  textiles  and  apparel,  jute,  spinning,  weaving,  technical  textiles,  sericulture,  handloom  and handicrafts. The training in ISDS also covered 33 States and Union Territories of the country, widely covering  all  sections  of  the  society  such  as  women(71.27%),  Scheduled  Caste(20.82%),  Schedule Tribes (6.9%) and Divyang Jan(0.28%). Out of the 11.14 lakh persons trained, 8.43 lakh persons have been employed.

In  further  continuation, Ministry of Textiles has expanded the skill development programme, called  Samarth-  Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector,  for  the  entire  value  chain  of  the textiles sector (except spinning and weaving in organized sector which are being trained under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana) with a target of 10 lakh persons at a total outlay of Rs.1300 crore. The training programme and course curriculum have been rationalized keeping in view the technological and  market  demand  status  of  the  domestic  and  international  economies.  Ministry  of  Textiles  has already partnered with 21 Government Agencies from 18 States and Sectoral Organizations covering nearly  4  lakh  persons,  for  entry  level  training  and  job  creation  in  both  traditional  and  organized segments of textile value chain.

Further, a training target of approximately 1.5 Lakh persons has been allocated to Industry/Industry associations for undertaking training. Special emphasis is also laid on upskilling in apparel and garmenting segment for increasing the competitiveness of the industry in global market.

(d): The  Samarth  scheme  has  been  formulated  as  per  the  overall  skilling  framework  adopted  by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The major steps adopted in this regard are given in Annexure- II .

## Annexure-I

## State-wise achievement under Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS)

| S. No.   | State                  |   Trained persons |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         |             96017 |
| 2        | Assam                  |              5593 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh      |               723 |
| 4        | Bihar                  |             28748 |
| 5        | Chandigarh             |               131 |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh           |             11741 |
| 7        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |               174 |
| 8        | Daman and Diu          |               585 |
| 9        | Delhi                  |             19477 |
| 10       | Gujarat                |            111166 |
| 11       | Haryana                |             53966 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh       |              1660 |
| 13       | Jammu and Kashmir      |              3625 |
| 14       | Jharkhand              |             11543 |
| 15       | Karnataka              |            127676 |
| 16       | Kerala                 |              7838 |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh         |             80015 |
| 18       | Maharashtra            |             37017 |
| 19       | Manipur                |              4268 |
| 20       | Meghalaya              |               921 |
| 21       | Mizoram                |                59 |
| 22       | Nagaland               |                79 |
| 23       | Odisha                 |             43085 |
| 24       | Puducherry             |               989 |
| 25       | Punjab                 |             10837 |
| 26       | Rajasthan              |             53170 |
| 27       | Sikkim                 |               526 |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu             |            179350 |
| 29       | Telangana              |             36404 |
| 30       | Tripura                |              8627 |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh          |            116671 |
| 32       | Uttarakhand            |               481 |
| 33       | West Bengal            |             61383 |
|          | Total                  |           1114545 |

## MAJOR STEPS ADOPTED UNDER SAMARTH

1. All  the  courses  adopted  under  the  scheme  are  aligned  with  National  Skill  Qualification Framework (NSQF).
2. A robust implementation mechanism in lined with the broad policy guidelines of MSDE has been put in place in consultation with all stakeholders including textile industry
3. All  implementing  partners  to  mandatorily  submit  all  kind  of  proposals/  applications  for empanelment and target allocation under the scheme in the online system. The evaluation of the proposals is also carried out through the online system.
4. Training  Centres  proposed  by  the  implementing  partners  are  physically  verified  through dedicated  Government  agencies  for  ensuring  adequacy  of  requisite  infrastructure  as  per  the protocol adopted for each course under the scheme. A mobile app has been operationalized for this  purpose.  The  capacity  of  training  centre  is  accessed  through  the  verification  and  actual allocation of the training target is based on the capacity assessed though the process.
5. The  complete  life  cycle  of  the  training  programme  is  captured  in  the  online  MIS.  Aadhaar Enabled  Biometric  Attendance  System  (AEBAS)  has  been  made  mandatory  for  the  training programme which is integrated  with  online  MIS  for  real  time  tracking  of  the  entire  training programme.
6. A  robust  third party assessment  and  certification  process  has  been  adopted  in  which professional  assessment  agencies  are  empanelled  through  RFP  process.  A  minimum  80% attendance is mandatory for a trainee to get accessed after the training.
7. CCTV recording  of  entire  training  programme  and  assessment  process  is  mandated  and  the records need to be kept for a minimum period of the one year.
8. 70% mandatory placement within 3 months of completion of training and placed trainees to be retained for 3 months. The implementing partners are required to track the placed trainee for one year.

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## ANNEXURE-II