Lok Sabha Question No. 1947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-13
Subject: Craftsmen Training Scheme in ITI
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1947 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

## CRAFTSMEN TRAINING SCHEME IN ITI

1947.  SHRI MANOJ KOTAK: SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIPbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Government  is  implementing  the  Craftsmen  Training Scheme (CTS) in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  to  promote  skill  development  in  the  field  of  Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning; and
- (d) the details of the Industrial Training Institutes are teaching Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for skill development, State-wise, especially Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) &  (b)  Yes  Sir,  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  is  implemented  through  a network of ITIs across the country and at present there are total 14,953 ITIs established in the country out of which 3,246 are Government ITIs and 11,707 are Private ITIs. The State wise list of all the ITIs established till date is attached at Annexure - 1.
- (c) & (d) The module of Artificial Intelligence is covered under a course of Internet of Things- Smart Healthcare (IoT-Smart Healthcare) of duration 1 year and NSQF Level 3. It is currently being taught in 15 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across country. State wise  list  of  ITIs  running  courses  on  Artificial  Intelligence  and  Machine  Learningis attached at Annexure - 2.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a& b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1947 to be answered on 13.03.2023

State wise list of ITIs established in the country

| Sl. No.   | States / UTs                         | Number of Govt. ITI   | Number of Pvt. ITIs   | Total Number of ITIs   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          | 3                     | 1                     | 4                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                       | 83                    | 432                   | 515                    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 7                     | 0                     | 7                      |
| 4         | Assam                                | 30                    | 12                    | 42                     |
| 5         | Bihar                                | 150                   | 1219                  | 1369                   |
| 6         | Chandigarh                           | 2                     | 0                     | 2                      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                         | 119                   | 113                   | 232                    |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu | 3                     | 0                     | 3                      |
| 9         | Delhi                                | 17                    | 36                    | 53                     |
| 10        | Goa                                  | 11                    | 2                     | 13                     |
| 11        | Gujarat                              | 274                   | 234                   | 508                    |
| 12        | Haryana                              | 160                   | 228                   | 388                    |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                     | 128                   | 140                   | 268                    |
| 14        | Jammu And Kashmir                    | 49                    | 1                     | 50                     |
| 15        | Jharkhand                            | 76                    | 269                   | 345                    |
| 16        | Karnataka                            | 275                   | 1227                  | 1502                   |
| 17        | Kerala                               | 149                   | 314                   | 463                    |
| 18        | Ladakh                               | 3                     | 0                     | 3                      |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                          | 1                     | 0                     | 1                      |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                       | 194                   | 883                   | 1077                   |
| 21        | Maharashtra                          | 422                   | 606                   | 1028                   |
| 22        | Manipur                              | 10                    | 0                     | 10                     |
| 23        | Meghalaya                            | 7                     | 1                     | 8                      |
| 24        | Mizoram                              | 3                     | 0                     | 3                      |
| 25        | Nagaland                             | 8                     | 0                     | 8                      |
| 26        | Odisha                               | 63                    | 450                   | 513                    |
| 27        | Puducherry                           | 8                     | 7                     | 15                     |
| 28        | Punjab                               | 113                   | 237                   | 350                    |
| 29        | Rajasthan                            | 160                   | 1491                  | 1651                   |
| 30        | Sikkim                               | 4                     | 0                     | 4                      |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                           | 87                    | 414                   | 501                    |
| 32        | Telangana                            | 66                    | 229                   | 295                    |
| 33        | Tripura                              | 20                    | 2                     | 22                     |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                        | 286                   | 2937                  | 3223                   |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                          | 105                   | 84                    | 189                    |
| 36        | West Bengal                          | 150                   | 138                   | 288                    |
| Total     |                                      | 3,246                 | 11,707                | 14,953                 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c & d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

No. 1947 to be answered on 13.03.2023.

State wise list of ITIs running courses on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

| S. No.   | State             |   No. of ITIs |
|----------|-------------------|---------------|
| 1        | Bihar             |             5 |
| 2        | Gujarat           |             2 |
| 3        | Jammu and Kashmir |             1 |
| 4        | Kerala            |             1 |
| 5        | Maharashtra       |             1 |
| 6        | Odisha            |             1 |
| 7        | Tamil Nadu        |             1 |
| 8        | Telangana         |             1 |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh     |             1 |
| 10       | Uttarakhand       |             1 |
| Total    | Total             |            15 |

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