Lok Sabha Question No. 5169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Scheme in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 5169

ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## SCHEME IN TAMIL NADU

5169: SHRI RAMALINGAM S:

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

- (a) whether  any  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  creating  a  entrepreneurial ecosystem  especially  in  the  Mayiladuthurai  and  Nagapattinam  District  of  Tamil  Nadu and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) fund  allocation  for  such  schemes  and  initiatives  during  the  last  five  years specifically for Tamil Nadu, year-wise; and
- (c) the list of beneficiaries benefited during the last five years, district-wise specifically in the Mayiladuthurai constituency in the State of Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)  Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers  skill,  Re-Skill  and  Up-Skill  training  programmes  and  development  of entrepreneurship across the country through an  extensive network  of skill  and entrepreneurship  development  centres/Institutes  under various  Schemes. The  brief of these Institutions/Schemes are as under:

(i)  National  Institute  for  Entrepreneurship  and  Small  Business  Development (NIESBUD): NIESBUD is an autonomous entrepreneurship development Institute under the aegis of MSDE. NIESBUD aims to promote entrepreneurship as an alternate career choice and provide handholding support to potential and early-stage entrepreneurs, by imparting entrepreneurship education and mentoring support to trainees/ beneficiaries. NIESBUD has its office in NSTI, Chennai, Tamil Nadu for creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem  in  Tamil  Nadu.  NIESBUD  is  imparting  entrepreneurship  training  in  Tamil Nadu from the State office at NSTI, Chennai. However, no training programmes were conducted  in  Mayiladuthurai  and  Nagapattinam  district  of  Tamil  Nadu.  The  activities undertaken in Tamil Nadu are as under: entrepreneurship development under PM-YUVA scheme in 12 States/UTs including Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Kerala, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh,

MSDE  through  NIESBUD  has  implemented  a  pilot  project on Uttarakhand, and West Bengal from November 2019 to March 2022.

The  details  of  activities  conducted  in  the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  for  entrepreneurship development:

| Sl No   | Activity                                                   | Tamil Nadu   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 1       | Principals' Orientation                                    | 39           |
| 2       | Entrepreneurship Awareness Program (Students' Orientation) | 3,187        |
| 3       | Community Awareness Program                                | 70           |
| 4       | Entrepreneurship Development Program (Students enrolled)   | 739          |
| 5       | Training of Trainers (Faculty Facilitator Training)        | 73           |
| 6       | Faculty Mentor Training                                    | 23           |
| 7       | Mentoring Camp                                             | 733          |
|         | Grand Total                                                | 4,864        |

(ii) Indian  Institute  of  Entrepreneurship  (IIE),  Guwahati: IIE  is  an  autonomous entrepreneurship development Institute under the aegis of MSDE. IIE aims to promote entrepreneurship  as  an  alternate  career  choice  and  provide  handholding  support  to potential  and  early-stage  entrepreneurs, by  imparting  entrepreneurship  education  and mentoring support to trainees/ beneficiaries primarily from North Eastern Region (NER).

(iii)  Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme :  The main aim of the JSS Scheme is to impart vocational and self employability skills to the non-literates, neo-literates and the persons having rudimentary level of education upto 8 th standard and school dropouts upto  12 th standard  in  the  age  group  of  15-45  years,  with  due  relaxation  in  case  of 'Divyangjan' and other deserving cases. Priority is given to Women, SC, ST, OBC and Minorities.  JSS in the State of Tamil Nadu are functional at Kancheepuram, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Sivaganga, Thiruvarur, and Tiruchirappalli.

(iv)  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS): This  scheme  is  for  providing  long-term training through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. The ITIs offer a range of vocational/skill training courses covering a large number of economic sectors with an objective to provide skilled workforce to the industry as well as self employment of youth. At present, there are 14,953 ITIs established across the country out of which 3,246 are Government aided ITIs and 11,707 are Private ITIs.

In  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu,  there  are  total  501  ITIs  (87  Government  aided  and  414 Private), which include nine Private ITIs at Mayiladuthurai, three Government aided and five  Private  ITIs  at  Nagapattinam.   The details of the  ITIs in the State of Tamil Nadu including Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam are placed at Annexure-I .

The  details  of  the  initiatives/programme  undertaken  by  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs, Government of India for the development of entrepreneurial ecosystem are as follows:

(v) Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS): The Ministry of Minority Affairs  currently  does  not  implement  any  specific  scheme/  initiative  targeted  towards creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem especially in Tamil Nadu. However, the Ministry implemented various skill development schemes namely Seekho Aur Kamao',

'USTTAD', 'Nai Manzil', that have now been converged into an integrated scheme called 'Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS)' for minority communities focusing on skill  development; entrepreneurship and leadership of  minority  women;  and education  support  for  school  dropouts.  1511  beneficiaries  have  been  trained  under these schemes in last five years in the State of Tamil Nadu.

- (b)  Fund  allocation  for  schemes  during  the  last  five  years  specifically  for  Tamil Nadu, year-wise is mentioned below:
- (i) Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) Scheme: Each JSS is allocated annual Grantin-aid of Rs. 50 Lakh for conducting the training activities.

The total Grant-in-aid released to JSSs in the State of Tamil Nadu, year-wise are as under:

* Data as on 07.03.2023

| Financial Year   | Total Grants-in-aid released (in Rs. crore)   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19          | 2.08                                          |
| 2019-20          | 3.92                                          |
| 2020-21          | 3.36                                          |
| 2021-22          | 3.19                                          |
| 2022-23          | 3.70*                                         |

- (ii)  Pradhan  Mantri  Virasat  Ka  Samvardhan  (PM  VIKAS): 1511  beneficiaries  have been trained under these schemes (Seekho Aur Kamao, USTTAD, Nai Manzil) in the last  five  years  in  the  state  of  Tamilnadu.  The  schemes  were  implemented  by  the Ministry through Project Implementing Agencies (PIAS) empanelled under the schemes. State-wise  fund  allocation  is  not  made.  However,  details  of  funds  allocated  for  these schemes during last five years are given below:
- (c)  The  details  of  beneficiaries  benefited  during  the  last  five  years,  district-wise specifically in the districts Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam in the State of Tamil Nadu are as under:
- (i) The  details  of  beneficiaries  trained  under  the  JSS  Scheme  during  last  five  years, district-wise are placed at Annexure-II .
- (ii) The  details of the district wise enrolment  of trainees under  ITIs including Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam in the State of Tamil Nadu for the last five years are placed at Annexure-III .

|   S.No. | Year      |   Amount in Rs. Crore |
|---------|-----------|-----------------------|
|       1 | 2017-2018 |                324.39 |
|       2 | 2018-2019 |                420    |
|       3 | 2019-2020 |                410    |
|       4 | 2020-2021 |                310    |
|       5 | 2021-2022 |                344    |

## Annexure-I

The detail of the ITIs under CTS in the State of Tamil Nadu including Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam are as under:

| S. No.   | District        |   No. of Govt. ITIs |   No. of Pvt. ITIs |   Total No. of ITIs |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Ariyalur        |                   2 |                  5 |                   7 |
| 2.       | Chengalpattu    |                   1 |                  8 |                   9 |
| 3.       | Chennai         |                   5 |                 13 |                  18 |
| 4.       | Coimbatore      |                   3 |                 16 |                  19 |
| 5.       | Cuddalore       |                   5 |                 23 |                  28 |
| 6.       | Dharmapuri      |                   1 |                  3 |                   4 |
| 7.       | Dindigul        |                   2 |                 11 |                  13 |
| 8.       | Erode           |                   1 |                 13 |                  14 |
| 9.       | Kallakurichi    |                   3 |                  7 |                  10 |
| 10.      | Kanchipuram     |                   0 |                  8 |                   8 |
| 11.      | Kanniyakumari   |                   2 |                 14 |                  16 |
| 12.      | Karur           |                   1 |                  6 |                   7 |
| 13.      | Krishnagiri     |                   1 |                  4 |                   5 |
| 14.      | Madurai         |                   3 |                 11 |                  14 |
| 15.      | Mayiladuthurai  |                   0 |                  9 |                   9 |
| 16.      | Nagapattinam    |                   3 |                  5 |                   8 |
| 17.      | Namakkal        |                   2 |                  9 |                  11 |
| 18.      | Perambalur      |                   2 |                  5 |                   7 |
| 19.      | Pudukkottai     |                   2 |                 15 |                  17 |
| 20.      | Ramanathapuram  |                   3 |                  4 |                   7 |
| 21.      | Ranipettai      |                   2 |                 10 |                  12 |
| 22.      | Salem           |                   4 |                 15 |                  19 |
| 23.      | Sivaganga       |                   2 |                  9 |                  11 |
| 24.      | Tenkasi         |                   3 |                 11 |                  14 |
| 25.      | Thanjavur       |                   3 |                 18 |                  21 |
| 26.      | The Nilgiris    |                   2 |                  5 |                   7 |
| 27.      | Theni           |                   3 |                  8 |                  11 |
| 28.      | Thiruvallur     |                   3 |                 15 |                  18 |
| 29.      | Thiruvarur      |                   1 |                 11 |                  12 |
| 30.      | Thoothukkudi    |                   4 |                 12 |                  16 |
| 31.      | Tiruchirappalli |                   5 |                 20 |                  25 |
| 32.      | Tirunelveli     |                   3 |                 14 |                  17 |
| 33.      | Tiruppathur     |                   0 |                  4 |                   4 |
| 34.      | Tiruppur        |                   3 |                  6 |                   9 |
| 35.      | Tiruvannamalai  |                   2 |                 23 |                  25 |
| 36.      | Vellore         |                   1 |                 13 |                  14 |
| 37.      | Villupuram      |                   1 |                 21 |                  22 |
| 38.      | Virudhunagar    |                   3 |                 10 |                  13 |
| Total    | Total           |                  87 |                414 |                 501 |

## Annexure-II

The  list  of  beneficiaries  trained  under  the  JSS  Scheme  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu, district & year-wise during last five years are as under:

| Name of JSS         | 2018-19   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23* |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| JSS Kancheepuram    | 780       |      1838 |      1372 |      1781 |       1786 |
| JSS Madurai         | -         |      1600 |      1140 |      1800 |       1800 |
| JSS Nagapattinam    | 691       |      1761 |      1800 |      1800 |       1799 |
| JSS Namakkal        | 683       |      1800 |      1800 |      1800 |       1800 |
| JSS Sivaganga       | -         |      1804 |      1575 |      1682 |       1559 |
| JSS Thiruvarur      | 620       |      1800 |      1800 |      1800 |       1660 |
| JSS Tiruchirappalli | 820       |      1819 |      1400 |      1800 |       1800 |
| JSS Virudhunagar    | 735       |      1822 |       840 |      1582 |       1240 |

## Annexure-III

The details of district wise enrolment of trainees under ITIs including Mayiladuthurai and Nagapattinam in the State of Tamil Nadu for the last five years are as under:

| Sl. No.   | District        |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Ariyalur        |       862 |       679 |       589 |       551 |       625 |
| 2         | Chengalpattu    |       986 |       799 |       698 |       675 |       793 |
| 3         | Chennai         |      2046 |      1466 |      1268 |      1488 |      1873 |
| 4         | Coimbatore      |      1445 |      1179 |      1005 |      1189 |      1323 |
| 5         | Cuddalore       |      2749 |      2225 |      1645 |      1527 |      2076 |
| 6         | Dharmapuri      |       445 |       413 |       327 |       314 |       344 |
| 7         | Dindigul        |      1108 |       962 |       742 |       915 |       984 |
| 8         | Erode           |       891 |       775 |       457 |       553 |       646 |
| 9         | Kallakurichi    |      1044 |       972 |       830 |       864 |       926 |
| 10        | Kanchipuram     |       497 |       440 |       231 |       265 |       326 |
| 11        | Kanniyakumari   |      1111 |       991 |       843 |       768 |       974 |
| 12        | Karur           |       396 |       286 |       258 |       269 |       322 |
| 13        | Krishnagiri     |       595 |       612 |       395 |       531 |       555 |
| 14        | Madurai         |      1833 |      1373 |      1180 |      1171 |      1662 |
| 15        | Mayiladuthurai  |       660 |       423 |       196 |       327 |       383 |
| 16        | Nagapattinam    |       989 |       828 |       605 |       662 |       869 |
| 17        | Namakkal        |       714 |       560 |       336 |       344 |       476 |
| 18        | Perambalur      |       479 |       425 |       281 |       333 |       375 |
| 19        | Pudukkottai     |      1208 |      1130 |       793 |       781 |       970 |
| 20        | Ramanathapuram  |       890 |       790 |       588 |       649 |       873 |
| 21        | Ranipettai      |       764 |       736 |       564 |       540 |       751 |
| 22        | Salem           |      1744 |      1434 |      1461 |      1334 |      1421 |
| 23        | Sivaganga       |       804 |       586 |       466 |       436 |       596 |
| 24        | Tenkasi         |      1013 |       737 |       614 |       633 |       818 |
| 25        | Thanjavur       |      2399 |      1886 |      1163 |      1400 |      1760 |
| 26        | The Nilgiris    |       398 |       282 |       307 |       280 |       401 |
| 27        | Theni           |       908 |       838 |       726 |       766 |       985 |
| 28        | Thiruvallur     |      1560 |       992 |       874 |       936 |      1015 |
| 29        | Thiruvarur      |       751 |       533 |       301 |       469 |       531 |
| 30        | Thoothukkudi    |      1429 |      1158 |       947 |       911 |      1144 |
| 31        | Tiruchirappalli |      2706 |      2279 |      1707 |      1818 |      2256 |
| 32        | Tirunelveli     |      1193 |       971 |      1012 |       865 |       965 |
| 33        | Tiruppathur     |       438 |       328 |       153 |       256 |       256 |
| 34        | Tiruppur        |       492 |       567 |       555 |       600 |       729 |
| 35        | Tiruvannamalai  |      1561 |      1381 |      1208 |      1108 |      1523 |
| 36        | Vellore         |      1135 |       931 |       731 |       713 |       775 |
| 37        | Villupuram      |      1201 |       995 |       620 |       615 |       731 |
| 38        | Virudhunagar    |      1324 |      1062 |       639 |       634 |       958 |
| Total     | Total           |     42768 |     35024 |     27315 |     28490 |     34990 |

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