Lok Sabha Question No. 1073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Skill Development in Textile Industries
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1073 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN TEXTILE INDUSTRIES

## 1073.      SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

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

(a) the details of programmes being implemented by the Government for skill development in various sectors of textile industries; and

(b) the  details  of  funds  allocated  to  various  educational  institutes,  Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO's) etc. for skill development programme in Darbhanga of Bihar during the last two years?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्त्म ृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी

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

(a): 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  perons  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.

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Further, a training target of more than 1 lakh persons has been allocated to Industry/Industry  associations  for  undertaking  training  at  entry  level.  Special  emphasis  is  also laid on upskilling in apparel and garmenting segment for increasing the competitiveness of the industry in global market.

Handloom  Sector:Training  programme  for  skill  up-gradation  of  Handloom  weavers  are conducted in National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP)/Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS)  by office of Development Commissioner for Handlooms  across  the  country  including  state  North  East  Region  through  Weavers  Service Centres (WSCs).

Handicrafts  Sector:For  Skill  Development  in  Handicrafts  Sector,  Office  of  Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) is implementing Human Resource Development Scheme to provide qualified and trained workforce to the handicraft sector and also to create human capital for the sector in terms of trained cadre of designers.

Sericulture  Sector:In  silk  sector,  Central  Silk  Board  under  Capacity  Building  and  Training activities of Central Sector Scheme 'Silk Samagra'- an Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk  Industry  organizes  various  training  programmes  for  the  stakeholders  across  the  country. These programmes focus on skill seeding and skill up-gradation in  silk  sector  so  as  to  create employment opportunities (mostly self-employment) for the new entrants and also to increase in income level of the existing entrepreneurs by adopting improved package.

Jute Sector: For Skill Development in jute sector and proliferation of jute diverfication activites throughout  the  country,  National  Jute  Board  (NJB)  has  been  implementing  Jute  Integrated Development (JID) Scheme to increase the number of skilled workforce for production of jute diversified products in the decentralized sector.

(b) No  funds  have  been  allocated  to  educational  institutes,  Non-Governmental  organization (NGO's) etc. for skill development programme in Darbhanga of Bihar under various schemes.

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