Lok Sabha Question No. 4644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Textile Sector Skill Council
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## TEXTILE SECTOR SKILL COUNCIL

## 4644. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Textile  Sector  Skill  Council  proposes  to  establish  training,design  and research institutions or textile parks in the textile hub of Karur district in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the details of completed and future projects, programmes, job fairs, training providers/partners and certifications in the state of Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the list  of  programmes implemented in Karur district in the last 5 years by the Textile Skill Council and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry; and
- (d) the details of work done by various SSCs  under National Skill Development Corporation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) Textile  Sector  Skill  Council  (TSC)  set  up  under  the  aegis  of  National  Skill development  Corporation  (NSDC)  and  incubated  by  textile  industry  associations  and  training providers including textile research associations and office of the Development Commissioner of Handlooms, is responsible for development of skilled work force for the textile industry through setting curriculum for training and accreditation of trade competency. The key objective of TSC is  to  define  the  skill  requirement  of  the  industry  and  to  create  a  deployable  talent  pool  of workforce for the textile industry. TSC does not have the mandate to set up any training, design or  research  Institution  or  textile  park.  The  Ministry  of  Textile  under  theScheme  for  Integrated Textile  Parks  (SITP)  has  set  up  8  Textile  Parks  in  different  location  including  Karuri.eKarur Integrated Textile Park.

Details of persons trained, certified and placed under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikash Yojana (PMKVY) and other important programmesbeing executed through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) including TSC during last five years (2015-16 to 2019-20) in Tamil Nadu including Karur district is given at Annexure.

There are 37 Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) including Textile Sector Skill Council (TSC) set up under  the  aegis  of  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC).    SSCs  are  industry-led bodies  responsible  for  creating  Occupational  Standards,  developing  competency  framework, conducting  Training  of  the  Trainers'  Programmes,  affiliation  of  Vocational  Training  Institutes, conducting skill gap studies in their respective  sectors and most importantly assessment and certification  of  trainees  on  the  curriculum  aligned  to  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework (NSQF). Total Number approved Qualification Packs developed by SSCs is  2250.

## ANNEXURE

Number of persons trained, certified and placed under different programmes of the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  and  TSC  during  the period  last  five  years  (2015-16  to  2019-20)  in  Tamil  Nadu  including  Karur. (Cumulative figure)

| Name of Scheme / Programme   | Name of State / District   | Persons trained oriented          | Persons Certified                 | Persons Placed                    |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                              | Tamil Nadu                 | 3,69,404                          | 2,89,475                          | 1,67,221                          |
| PMKVY                        | Karur                      | 15,779                            | 13,404                            | 4,144                             |
| Training By TSC              | Tamil Nadu                 | 7,328                             | 7,328                             | 600                               |
| (Non-PMKVY)                  | Karur                      | Included in the State data        | Included in the State data        | Included in the State data        |
| Jan ShikshanSansthan         | Tamil Nadu                 | 44,839                            | 44,839                            | Not maintained                    |
| Jan ShikshanSansthan         | Karur                      | There is no JSS in Karur District | There is no JSS in Karur District | There is no JSS in Karur District |

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