Lok Sabha Question No. 1361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Textile Training Centres
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S.

## TEXTILE TRAINING CENTRES

## 1361. DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S:

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

(a) the number of textile training centres which have been registered and functioning across the country including Tamil Nadu at present;

(b) whether more such centres are proposed to be set up in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether any proposal has been received in this regard from Tamil Nadu, if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;

(e) whether the Government has partnered with Government agencies from various States and sectoral organizations  for  entry  level  training  and  job  creation  in  both  traditional  and  organized  segments  of textile value chain; and

(f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise especially in the State of Tamil Nadu?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (c): This Ministry is implementing various Textiles sector  schemes/programmes and conducts  textiles  training  activities  in  partnership  with  training  institutes,  industry  partners,  State Governments by providing them necessary support for operational and technical requirements. Under the  umbrella  skilling  scheme  of  Samarth,  a  total  of  1,537  registered  training  centres  are  functioning across the country which includes 400 centres in Tamil Nadu.  The institutional capacities of Weavers Service Centres, Handicraft Service Centres, Powerloom Service Centres, Sericulture Institutions, and Textile Research Associations are also utilized for training purposes. Opening of training centres under various schemes is need based and demand driven.

(d): A proposal was received from Directorate of Handlooms and Textiles, Govt. of Tamil Nadu for allocation  of  training  target  under  Samarth.    The  State  agency  has  been  allocated  a  target  of  1400 beneficiaries.

(e) & (f): The  Ministry  of  Textiles  has  allocated  training  target  to  State  Government  Agencies from various States and Sectoral Organizations of Ministry of Textiles for entry level training and job creation  in  both  traditional  and  organized  segments  of  textile  value  chain.    Details  are  given  at Annexure-I .

## Annexure-I

## Details  of  State  Agencies  and  Sectoral  Organization  of  M/o  Textiles  allocated  training  target under Samarth

|   S. No. | State             | State Agencies                                                         |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh Handloom &Handicrafts Development Society Ltd.       |
|        2 | Assam             | Assam Skill Development Mission                                        |
|        3 | Assam             | Directorate of Handloom &Textiles, Assam                               |
|        4 | Jharkhand         | Directorate of Handloom, Sericulture &Handicraft, Govt. of Jharkhand   |
|        5 | Karnataka         | Karnataka State Textile Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited |
|        6 | Kerala            | Indian Institute of Handloom Technology-Kannur                         |
|        7 | Madhya Pradesh    | Madhya Pradesh Laghu Udyog Nigam                                       |
|        8 | Manipur           | Directorate of Handlooms &Textiles, Manipur                            |
|        9 | Mizoram           | Handloom &Handicraft Wing, Directorate of Commerce& Industries,Mizoram |
|       10 | Tamil Nadu        | Handlooms and Textiles, Tamil Nadu                                     |
|       11 | Telangana         | Telangana State Textile Complex Cooperative Society                    |
|       12 | Tripura           | Directorate of Skill Development, Tripura                              |
|       13 | Uttar Pradesh     | Institute of Entrepreneurship Development U.P.                         |
|       14 | Uttar Pradesh     | MSME-TDC (PDPC)                                                        |
|       15 | Uttar Pradesh     | UP Industrial Cooperative Association Ltd                              |

|   S. No. | Sectoral Organization of M/o Textiles                |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)     |
|        2 | Office of The Development Commissioner for Handlooms |
|        3 | Central Silk Board                                   |
|        4 | National Jute Board                                  |