Lok Sabha Question No. 4487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Samarth Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Nisith Pramanik

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4487 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## SAMARTH SCHEME

## 4487.   SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

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

the number of persons being benefited under the Samarth Scheme till now in the country, Statewise including West Bengal?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

Under the Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS), a total number of 61383 persons were trained in  the  state  of  West  Bengal  out  of  which  47039  persons  were  given  employment.  The  state-wise  detail  of candidates  trained  under  Integrated  Skill  Development  Scheme  (ISDS)  across  the  country  is  at Annexure-I . Further,  under  the  'Samarth-Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textiles  Sector',  Ministry  of  Textiles  had requested the Textiles Industries located in West Bengal as well as the State Government to participate in the Scheme for conducting training in West Bengal. So far 6 training Centers in West Bengal have been registered for training under Samarth scheme.

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.

## 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 |

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