Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Funds for Vocational Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 19 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 18.11.2019

## FUNDS FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING

## 19. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) The details of the fund approved by the Government for the Vocational Skill Training during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) Whether the youths trained through the Vocational Skill Training are able to gain employment;
- (c) If so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) The details of the sectors in which the employment is being made available?

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

- (a) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship,  Directorate  General  of Training  has  formulated  following  schemes  in  various  States  for  Vocational  Skill Training:
- (1)  Upgradation of existing Government ITIs into Model ITIs: The scheme was approved in Dec. 2014 for a total cost of Rs 300 crores.  Implementation period for the Scheme was 3 years i.e., till FY 2016-17. The scheme has now been extended by  the  Standing  Finance  Committee  (SFC)  for  a  total  cost  of  Rs.  300  crore,  in  its meeting  held  on  09.08.2018  under  the  chairpersonship  of  Secretary  (MSDE)  till March 2020.
- (2)  Skill  Development  in  47  Districts  Affected  by  Left  Wing  Extremism: The scheme was formulated in March, 2011 @ a total cost of Rs. 241.65 crore with a duration upto 31st March, 2012. The scheme had been revised thrice. The cost of the scheme  during the latest revision is Rs. 407.85 crore. The period of implementation of the scheme was upto 31st March, 2020.
- (3) Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in NE States :  The scheme was formulated in 2011 at a total of Rs. 57.39 crore to enhance the existing infrastructure of  skill  development  in  North  Eastern  States,  which  had  been  revised  with  a  new component for 'establishment of 22 ITIs' in 8 North-eastern States. The cost of the scheme was Rs. 298.13 crore. The scheme has been further revised with enhanced coverage and cost of Rs. 417.93 crore in September 2018 and will be continued till 31 st March, 2020.
- (4) Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP) : The scheme, interalia covers upgradation  of  400  Government  ITIs  have  been  covered  in  34  States/UTs.  The scheme was closed on September 2018.
- (5) Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) : STRIVE is a new central sector World Bank funded project at a total cost of Rs. 2200 crore. The project duration is 5 years and the closing date is November 2022.

## (6) Implementation of ISO29990 in ITIs:

Funds provided under "Implementation of ISO29990 in ITIs is as follows:

2017-18        :

200 lacs (Expenditure 189.84 lacs)

2018-19        :

805 lacs (Expenditure NIL)

2019-20         :

05 lacs  (Expenditure as on 14.11.2019 NIL)

## (7) Scheme of Polytechnic :

Community  Development  Through  Polytechnic  (CDTP)  scheme  envisages providing non-formal, short-term, employment-oriented skill development programmes,  through  AICTE  approved  Polytechnics,  to  various  sections  of  the community,  particularly  the  rural,  unorganized  &  disadvantaged  sections  of  the society, to enable them to obtain gainful self / wage employment. Duration of training usually ranges from three to six months. Till 2017 a total number of 12,05,807 trainees have  been  trained  since  2009.  However  data  on  trained  youths  employed  is  not available  in  Polytechnic  Division.  DGT  releases  Grant  in  aid  to  the  State  /  UT governments under the scheme.

## Reply of (b) to (d)

- i.           A  tracer  study  was  conducted  by  Mott  MacDonald  in  year  2012  for  11028 passed outs from ITIs. The sample size of study was of 500 ITIs across 21 states. The employment of passed out trainees were 63.5%.
- ii.          Vocational  Training  is  a  concurrent  subject  of  both  Central  and  State Governments. The development of training schemes at National level, evolution of policy,  laying  of  training  standard,  norms,  conducting of  examinations, certification, etc. are the responsibilities of the central  government, whereas,  day  to  day administration including admission in ITIs rests with the respective State Governments  /  UTs. Accordingly,  employment  data  is maintained  by  the respective State/UTs.

The details of funds approved / released by the Government in various states for the Vocational Skill Training during the last three years as given at Annexure -1 to Annexure -6.

## Upgradation of existing Government ITIs into Model ITIs:

| (Rs. in Lakh)   | (Rs. in Lakh)                  | (Rs. in Lakh)                  | (Rs. in Lakh)      | (Rs. in Lakh)               | (Rs. in Lakh)               | (Rs. in Lakh)               | (Rs. in Lakh)   |
|-----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.         | States / UTs                   | Location of the ITI            | Central Allocation | Funds Released in FY 16- 17 | Funds Released in FY 17- 18 | Funds Released in FY 18- 19 | Total           |
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh                 | ITI Gajuwaka                   | 700.00             | 175.00                      |                             |                             | 175.00          |
| 2               | Assam                          | ITI Jorhat                     | 783.00             |                             | 195.75                      |                             | 195.75          |
| 3               | Arunachal Pr.                  | ITI Yupia                      | 392.00             | 98.00                       |                             | 97.75                       | 195.75          |
| 4               | Bihar                          | ITI Marhowrah                  | 700.00             |                             |                             |                             | 0.00            |
| 5               | Chhattisgarh                   | ITI Bhilai                     | 700.00             | 175.00                      |                             |                             | 175.00          |
| 6               | Chandigarh                     | ITI Chandigarh                 | 1000.00            |                             |                             | 150.00                      | 150.00          |
| 7               | Delhi                          | ITI Pusa                       | 590.00             | 295.00                      |                             |                             | 295.00          |
| 8               | Goa                            | ITI Panaji                     | 350.00             | 87.50                       |                             |                             | 87.50           |
| 9               | Gujarat                        | ITI Dashrath                   | 637.00             | 91.65                       |                             |                             | 91.65           |
| 10              | Haryana                        | ITI Gurgaon                    | 700.00             | 350.00                      |                             |                             | 350.00          |
| 11              | Himachal Pr                    | ITI Nalagarh                   | 639.00             | 130.55                      |                             |                             | 130.55          |
| 12              | Jharkhand                      | ITI Ranchi                     | 700.00             |                             |                             |                             | 0.00            |
| 13              |                                | ITI Bangalore                  | 700.00             |                             |                             | 136.00                      | 136.00          |
| 14              | Karnataka                      | ITI Honnavar                   | 350.00             |                             |                             | 175.00                      | 175.00          |
| 15              | Kerala                         | ITI Kalamassery                | 700.00             | 175.00                      |                             | 280.00                      | 455.00          |
| 16              | Madhya Pradesh                 | ITI Bhopal                     | 700.00             | 276.5                       |                             |                             | 276.50          |
| 17              | Maharashtra                    | ITI Nashik                     | 629.30             |                             |                             |                             | 0.00            |
| 18              | Orissa                         | ITI Barbil                     | 497.00             | 198.8                       |                             |                             | 198.80          |
| 19              | Punjab                         | ITI Roopnagar                  | 700.00             | 173.00                      |                             |                             | 173.00          |
| 20              | Puducherry                     | ITI Men, Mettupalayam          | 350.00             |                             |                             | 175.00                      | 175.00          |
| 21              | Rajasthan                      | ITI Udaipur                    | 350.00             | 46.30                       |                             | 0.00                        | 46.30           |
| 22              | Sikkim                         | ITI Namchi                     | 450.00             | 49.50                       |                             |                             | 49.50           |
| 23              | Tamil Nadu                     | ITI Coimbatore                 | 700.00             |                             |                             |                             | 0.00            |
| 24              | Tripura                        | ITI Indranagar (W)             | 720.00             |                             | 248.94                      |                             | 248.94          |
| 25              | Telangana                      | ITI Mallepally                 | 700.00             |                             |                             |                             | 0.00            |
| 26              |                                | ITI Meerut                     | 700.00             | 154.00                      |                             | 280.00                      | 434.00          |
| 27              | Uttar Pradesh                  | ITI Varanasi                   | 630.00             | 157.50                      |                             | 157.50                      | 315.00          |
| 28              | Uttarakhand                    | ITI Jagjitpur, Haridwar        | 525.00             |                             |                             | 88.75                       | 88.75           |
| 29              | West Bengal ITI Durgapur Total | West Bengal ITI Durgapur Total | 700.00 17992.30    | 2633.30                     | 444.69                      | 185.00 1725.00              | 185.00 4802.99  |

* Includes Central and State Share in the ratio of 70:30 (North-East is 90:10, 100% for UT without legislator)

Annexure-1

## Skill Development in 47 Districts Affected by Left Wing Extremism:

| (Rs. in Lakh) (Central Share only)   | (Rs. in Lakh) (Central Share only)   | (Rs. in Lakh) (Central Share only)   | (Rs. in Lakh) (Central Share only)     | (Rs. in Lakh) (Central Share only)     | (Rs. in Lakh) (Central Share only)     | (Rs. in Lakh) (Central Share only)     |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                              | State                                | Central allocation                   | Fund released in last 3 Financial year | Fund released in last 3 Financial year | Fund released in last 3 Financial year | Fund released in last 3 Financial year |
|                                      |                                      |                                      | FY 2016-17                             | FY 2017-18                             | FY 2018-19                             | Total                                  |
| 1                                    | Andhra Pradesh                       | 650.95                               |                                        | 412.92                                 |                                        | 412.92                                 |
| 2                                    | Telangana                            | 628.60                               |                                        |                                        |                                        | 0.00                                   |
| 3                                    | Bihar                                | 6633.43                              |                                        | 396.90                                 |                                        | 396.9                                  |
| 4                                    | Chhattisgarh                         | 5702.08                              | 1646.59                                |                                        |                                        | 1646.59                                |
| 5                                    | Jharkhand                            | 11252.17                             | 300.00                                 | 3031.34                                | 1072.21                                | 4403.55                                |
| 6                                    | Madhya Pr.                           | 628.60                               |                                        |                                        |                                        | 0.00                                   |
| 7                                    | Maharashtra                          | 1408.69                              |                                        |                                        |                                        | 0.00                                   |
| 8                                    | Orissa                               | 3793.94                              | 274.95                                 |                                        |                                        | 274.95                                 |
| 9                                    | Uttar Pradesh                        | 628.60                               |                                        |                                        |                                        | 0.00                                   |
| 10                                   | West Bengal                          | 628.60                               |                                        | 171.84                                 |                                        | 171.84                                 |
|                                      | Total                                | 31955.65                             | 2221.54                                | 4013.00                                | 1072.21                                | 7306.75                                |

## Annexure-2

Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in NE States :

| Central Share Only (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Central Share Only (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Central Share Only (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Central Share Only (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Central Share Only (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Central Share Only (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Central Share Only (Rs. In Lakhs)   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                             | State                               | Central Allocation                  | FY 2016-17                          | FY 2017-18                          | FY 2018-19                          | Total                               |
| 1                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 8928.13                             | 565.74                              | 258.84                              | 1400.00                             | 2224.58                             |
| 2                                   | Nagaland                            | 4640.79                             | 236.95                              | 310.50                              | 16.64                               | 564.09                              |
| 3                                   | Sikkim                              | 3161.56                             | 12.56                               | 228.47                              | 0.00                                | 241.03                              |
| 4                                   | Manipur                             | 5362.31                             | 535.47                              | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 535.47                              |
| 5                                   | Mizoram                             | 3713.92                             | 292.41                              | 0.00                                | 17.86                               | 310.27                              |
| 6                                   | Meghalaya                           | 3771.94                             | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| 7                                   | Assam                               | 5804.50                             | 931.21                              | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 931.21                              |
| 8                                   | Tripura                             | 3005.48                             | 707.30                              | 676.79                              | 0.00                                | 1384.09                             |
|                                     | Total                               | 38388.63                            | 3281.64                             | 1474.60                             | 1434.50                             | 6190.74                             |

## Annexure-3

## Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP) :

## Annexure-4

Rs. In In Lakhs

| States / UTs      | Central funds allocation/released   | Central funds allocation/released   | Central funds allocation/released   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|                   | FY 2016-17                          | FY 2017-18                          | FY 2018-19                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 32.49                               | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| Gujarat           | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 9.90                                |
| Haryana           | 0.00                                | 10.17                               | 7.16                                |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 71.00                               | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| Karnataka         | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 315.48                              |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 297.00                              | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| Rajasthan         | 55.91                               | 22.04                               | 19.00                               |
| Sikkim            | 1.32                                | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| Tamil Nadu        | 0.00                                | 0.00                                | 126.25                              |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 265.08                              | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| Total             | 722.80                              | 32.21                               | 477.79                              |

## Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE)

## Annexure-5

Rs. in Lakh

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| S.No   | State/UT          |   Central funds allocation/ released during FY 2018-19 |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                     38 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                     62 |
| 3      | Assam             |                                                     70 |
| 4      | Bihar             |                                                    156 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      |                                                    230 |
| 6      | Delhi             |                                                     18 |
| 7      | Goa               |                                                     32 |
| 8      | Gujarat           |                                                    412 |
| 9      | Haryana           |                                                    395 |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                     48 |
| 11     | Jharkhand         |                                                    130 |
| 12     | Kerala            |                                                    233 |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                    370 |
| 14     | Maharashtra       |                                                     38 |
| 15     | Manipur           |                                                     20 |
| 16     | Mizoram           |                                                     57 |
| 17     | Nagaland          |                                                     32 |
| 18     | Odisha            |                                                    228 |
| 19     | Puducherry        |                                                     32 |
| 20     | Punjab            |                                                    320 |
| 21     | Rajasthan         |                                                     44 |
| 22     | Telangana         |                                                    234 |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu        |                                                     15 |
| 24     | Tripura           |                                                     87 |
| 25     | Uttarakhand       |                                                     48 |
| 26     | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                    376 |
|        | Grand Total       |                                                   3725 |

## Grant  in  aid  released  /  approved  under  the  scheme  'Community  Development Through Polytechnics (CDTP)' during last three years i.e. from 2016 to 2019

| Sl. No.   | Name of State             |   Total Fund released from 2016 to 2019 (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                                  14.46 |
| 2         | ASSAM                     |                                                   8    |
| 3         | CHANDIGARH                |                                                  48    |
| 4         | CHHATTISGARH              |                                                  77    |
| 5         | NCT OF DELHI              |                                                  33.5  |
| 6         | GOA                       |                                                  78    |
| 7         | GUJARAT                   |                                                 154.5  |
| 8         | HARYANA                   |                                                 275.5  |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                                                  84    |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR           |                                                 171.2  |
| 11        | KARNATAKA                 |                                                 213    |
| 12        | KERALA                    |                                                 690    |
| 13        | MADHYA PRADESH            |                                                 170    |
| 14        | MAHARASHTRA               |                                                 491.5  |
| 15        | MEGHALAYA                 |                                                  10    |
| 16        | NAGALAND                  |                                                   8    |
| 17        | ORISSA                    |                                                  39    |
| 18        | PUNJAB                    |                                                 280    |
| 19        | RAJASTHAN                 |                                                   3    |
| 20        | TELANGANA                 |                                                  70    |
| 21        | TAMIL NADU                |                                                 786.25 |
| 22        | UTTAR PRADESH             |                                                 221.5  |
| 23        | UTTARAKHAND               |                                                 297    |
| 24        | WEST BENGAL               |                                                 152.5  |
|           | Total                     |                                                4375.91 |

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