Lok Sabha Question No. 3067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: SAMARTH Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3067 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2019

## SAMARTH Scheme

## 3067.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) the number of workers trained under the SAMARTH scheme, State-wise;
- (b) whether the trained skill workers under the scheme, if any, have been employed in the textile units; and
- (c) if so, the number of such employed skilled workers, in Uttar Pradesh specifically?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्त्म ृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी ) MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): Ministry of Textiles has been implementing training and skill development in all segments of textile sector across all value chains, with a view for capacity building and employment generation  in  the  sector.  During  the  period  2010-2017,  under  Integrated  Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) in the textiles sector, 11.14 lakh persons have been provided with skill  development,  out  of  which  8.43  lakh  were  given  employment.  In  Uttar  Pradesh, total 116671 persons were trained and 75202 persons were provided with wage employment.

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. In this regard, Ministry of Textiles has allocated targets to State  Governments  including  Uttar  Pradesh  for  training  of    3.66  Lakh  persons  in  textiles sector under Samarth Scheme. The State-wise break-up is given in the Annexure. In addition, a  target  of  69,174  persons  has  also  been  allocated  to  Industry/Industry  Associations  for meeting the captive needs of textile Industry.

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## Annexure

## Details of state-wise training target allocation

| S. No.   | Name of Applicant Agency                                                                                | State             | Target Allocated   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh Handloom & Handicrafts Society Lt.                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,050              |
| 2        | Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute*                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir*  | 600                |
| 3        | Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Kannur                                                         | Kerala            | 1,975              |
| 4        | Handloom & Handicrafts Wing, Directorate of Commerce & Industries                                       | Mizoram           | 6940               |
| 5        | Handloom & Textiles                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu        | 1,400              |
| 6        | Telangana State Textile Complex Cooperative Society                                                     | Telangana         | 1,440              |
| 7        | U P Industrial Cooperative Association Ltd                                                              | Uttar Pradesh     | 20,160             |
| 8        | Khadi Village Industries Board (UPKVIB)                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh     | 48,000             |
| 9        | Institute of Entrepreneurship Development, Kanpur                                                       | Uttar Pradesh     | 30,840             |
| 10       | Uttarakhand Skill Development Society, Dehradun                                                         | Uttarakhand       | 25,000             |
| 11       | Director of Handlooms & Textiles-Andhra Pradesh                                                         | Andhra Pradesh    | 12,000             |
| 12       | Assam Skill Development Mission                                                                         | Assam             | 17,065             |
| 13       | Handloom Textiles & Sericulture Department                                                              | Assam             | 50,000             |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh LaghuUdyog Nigam                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh    | 13050              |
| 15       | Directorate of Skill Development                                                                        | Tripura           | 3,540              |
| 16       | Karnataka State Textile Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited                                  | Karnataka         | 52,580             |
| 17       | Institute of Entrepreneurship Development Odisha*                                                       | Odisha*           | 3,150              |
| 18       | Department of Textiles, Commerce & Industry, Directorate of Handlooms & Textiles, Government of Manipur | Manipur           | 25000              |
| 19       | Directorate of Industries & Commerce                                                                    | Haryana           | 42,480             |
| 20       | Directorate of Sericulture & Weaving                                                                    | Meghalaya         | 7,200              |
| 21       | Directorate of Handloom, Sericulture & handicraft                                                       | Jharkhand         | 3,200              |
| Total    | Total                                                                                                   | Total             | 3,66,670           |

*MoU has not been signed yet.