Lok Sabha Question No. 3145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: IITs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## ITIs

## 3145   SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

- (a) The details of the Industrial Training Institutes in the country at present State/UT-wise;
- (b) Whether  the  Government  is  satisfied  with  the  quality  of  training  being  given  by  the present Industrial Training Institutes;

(c) If not, the steps, being taken by the Government to improve the quality;

(d) Whether the Government proposes to open more Industrial Training Institutes in the country;

- (e) If so, the details thereof, UT/State-wise including Rajasthan; and
- (f) If not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) There are 15044 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) functioning in the country, affiliated with  National  Council  of  Vocational  Training.  The  details  of  State/UT  wise  is  attached  at Annexure I .

(b) &(c) Directorate General of Training under Ministry of Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship has been making continuous efforts to improve the quality of training being offered by the ITIs functioning in the country, which includes:

- i. Prescribing new Affiliation Norms for ITIs for quality training.
- ii. Regular inspection of ITIs and de-affiliation of ITIs to weed out ITIs not conforming to the NCVT norms & standards.
- iii. ISO 29990 Certification of ITIs to raise the overall quality and standards.
- iv. Grading of ITIs to evaluate their performance.
- v. Introduction of new trades & removal of obsolete trades for industry relevance.
- vi. Regular up-gradation of training content of ITI curriculum as per industrial requirement
- vii. Aligning the course of CTS to National Skills Qualification Framework (NQSF)
- viii. Implementation  of  'Dual  System  of  Training'  in  ITIs  leading  to  better  ITI  -  Industry linkage.
- ix. Training and re-training of ITI Instructors.
- x. Up gradation of infrastructure of ITIs through following centrally funded schemes:
11. (i) World Bank assisted Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP).
12. (ii) Up-gradation of 1396 Government ITIs through PPP.
13. (iii) Up-gradation of existing Government ITIs into Model ITIs.

(d)  to  (f) Vocational  Training  is  a  concurrent  subject  under  the  Constitution  wherein  the Central  Government  is  entrusted  with  the  responsibility  of  formulation  of  policy,  laying  down training  standards,  norms.  New  ITIs  (Govt./Pvt.)  are  setup  under  administrative  control  of concerned State Directorate/Union Territory. DGT  has been taking prompt action on receipt of proposal from the State/ UT  for opening of new ITIs.

| ITI COUNT AS ON DATED-26.12.2018   | ITI COUNT AS ON DATED-26.12.2018   | ITI COUNT AS ON DATED-26.12.2018   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sl.No                              | State/District                     | ITI Count                          |
| 1                                  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 3                                  |
| 2                                  | Andhra Pradesh                     | 506                                |
| 3                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 6                                  |
| 4                                  | Assam                              | 30                                 |
| 5                                  | Bihar                              | 1219                               |
| 6                                  | Chandigarh                         | 2                                  |
| 7                                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 227                                |
| 8                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli               | 1                                  |
| 9                                  | Daman & Diu                        | 2                                  |
| 10                                 | Delhi                              | 59                                 |
| 11                                 | Goa                                | 15                                 |
| 12                                 | Gujarat                            | 418                                |
| 13                                 | Haryana                            | 399                                |
| 14                                 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 251                                |
| 15                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 38                                 |
| 16                                 | Jharkhand                          | 273                                |
| 17                                 | Karnataka                          | 1543                               |
| 18                                 | Kerala                             | 631                                |
| 19                                 | Lakshadweep                        | 1                                  |
| 20                                 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1051                               |
| 21                                 | Maharashtra                        | 952                                |
| 22                                 | Manipur                            | 1                                  |
| 23                                 | Meghalaya                          | 7                                  |
| 24                                 | Mizoram                            | 3                                  |
| 25                                 | Nagaland                           | 2                                  |
| 26                                 | Odisha                             | 635                                |
| 27                                 | Puducherry                         | 15                                 |
| 28                                 | Punjab                             | 372                                |
| 29                                 | Rajasthan                          | 1907                               |
| 30                                 | Sikkim                             | 3                                  |
| 31                                 | Tamil Nadu                         | 571                                |
| 32                                 | Telangana                          | 293                                |
| 33                                 | Tripura                            | 19                                 |
| 34                                 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 3148                               |
| 35                                 | Uttarakhand                        | 181                                |
| 36                                 | West Bengal                        | 260                                |
|                                    | Total                              | 15044                              |

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