Lok Sabha Question No. 2706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Rural Livelihood Training Centres
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2706

ANSWERED ON 02/08/2022

## RURAL LIVELIHOOD TRAINING CENTRES

## 2706.   DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to establish Rural Livelihood Training Centres in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  to  Tamil  Nadu  to  implement  various schemes under the local bodies and village/rural administration; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) & (b) Various training centers are imparting Rural Livelihoods training in State of Tamil Nadu. The details of training centers are as under:
- i) Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETI),  conduct various kinds of skill trainings  including  Rural  Livelihood  in  rural  areas,  managed  by  lead  Bank  of  the district. Total 33 RSETIs are providing trainings for promoting Rural Livelihoods.
- (ii) Community Managed Training Centres (CMTCs): A total number of 5 CMTCs are operational  and  are  being utilized for  providing trainings on Rural  Livelihoods also.
- iii)  A total of 30 Kisan Vikas Kendras of Agriculture Department are being utilized for providing training related to agriculture and agri-allied activities.

(c) & (d) Yes Sir.  Government of India allocated funds to Tamil Nadu to implement various schemes  in  the  rural  areas.  The  details  of  funds  allocated/release  under  different  schemes of the Ministry are as under:

Rs. in Crores

|   S.No. | Scheme                                    |   Central Release (2021-22) |   Central allocation/release (2022-23) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|       1 | National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) |                      381.48 |                                 381.57 |

|   2. | Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM)                                                            |   36.19 |   0* |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------|
|    3 | Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY)                                                                  |  440    |  320 |
|    4 | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G)                                                              |    9.29 |    0 |
|    5 | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme ( MGNREGS) ( approved Person Days in crore )** |   31.14 |   22 |

* There is no provision for allocation of funds to States/UTs under SPMRM.  However, the funds are being released based on fulfillment of certain conditions as per Mission guidelines. ** MGNREGA  is a demand-driven scheme

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