Lok Sabha Question No. 315 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: ITI Examinations
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Annpurna Devi, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.07.2019

## ITI EXAMINATIONS

- *315.  MS. ANNPURNA DEVI: SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether  the  number  of  students  of  rural  areas  is  increasing  in  the  Industrial Training  Institute  (ITI)  examinations  and  the  rural  talent  is  rapidly  coming  to  the forefront;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the various steps taken by the Government to increase interest in ITI in the rural areas and bring the hidden talents in the rural areas to the fore; and
- (d) the outcome of the said steps taken?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *315 RAISED BY HON'BLE M.P. MS. ANNPURNA DEVI &  SHRI  SADASHIV  LOKHANDE REGARDING ' ITI EXAMINATIONS' FOR REPLY ON 15.07.2019

(a) to (d) Yes Sir. The number of students enrolled from rural areas in ITIs  situated in rural areas is increasing steadily. The number of trainees enrolled in ITIs located in rural areas from 2014 to 2018 is mentioned below:

|   Sl. No. |   Year |   Trainees admitted in ITIs in rural areas |
|-----------|--------|--------------------------------------------|
|         1 |   2014 |                                     683611 |
|         2 |   2015 |                                     761663 |
|         3 |   2016 |                                     838998 |
|         4 |   2017 |                                     843379 |
|         5 |   2018 |                                    1000799 |

The Government has introduced new trades which are relevant to livelihood of rural areas including IoT -Smart Agriculture, Smartphone Technician, Drone pilot, Soil testing and Crop Technician. Youth in rural area are motivated to join ITIs by counseling and advocacy.

The Government has further taken the following steps to increase the interest in ITIs in rural areas to bring the hidden talent to fore.

1.  Conversion  of  trades/units  running  in  ITIs  under  State  Council  for  Vocational Training (SCVT) to National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) for making ITIs more aspirational for rural youth.
2.  To  promote  and  encourage  setting  up  of  ITIs  in  un-served  block,  norms  have been relaxed with no restriction on land requirement. New ITIs in un-served block can open with at least one long term trade and one short term course including rural areas.
3.  Ease of Business: Deemed permission will be granted by Government to trusted partners like. Maruti, Tata's etc to open new ITIs, and existing ITIs with grading above 2.5 for extension of trades/units including in rural areas.

As  an  outcome  of  the  above  initiatives  the  seating  capacity  and  enrollment  have increased in ITIs across the country including in rural areas.

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