Lok Sabha Question No. 1628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Seats in Vocational Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1628 ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## SEATS IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING

1628. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  seats  sanctioned  in  Vocational  Training  Institutes  in  Andaman  and  Nicobar Islands during each of the last three years;
- (b) the details of funds allocated for the said Vocational Training Institutes along with the details of funds allocated for trainees and institutes respectively;
- (c) whether the Government is promoting vocational training institutes in Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
- (d) if so, the details of such Institutes identified in rural areas; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  set  up  more  vocational  training  institutes  in Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) Directorate  General  of  Training  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship grants accreditation and affiliation to Industrial training Institute (ITIs).At present there are total 4 ITIs established  in  the  Andaman  and  Nicobar  Islands  UT  with  total  seating  capacity  of  740  in  session 2022.

District wise list of ITIs is attached at Annexure 1. District wise seating capacity and enrollment in ITIs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT for last three academic sessions is attached at Annexure 2.

- (b) UT of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been allocated a total fund of Rs. 6.90 Crores, out of  which  Rs.  1.01  Crores  has  been  released  under  Skills  Strengthening  for  Industrial  value Enhancement  (STRIVE)  project  to  strengthen  Industrial  Training  Institutes  and  for  promotion  of Apprenticeship activities.
- (c) to  (e)  Yes  Sir,  the  establishment  and  administration  of  ITIs  is  State/UT  subject  matter,  and whenever a proposal is received from the State Directorate for setting up of new ITIs, it is examined and decided as per the affiliation standards and norms and granted affiliation accordingly.

State Skill  Development and Entrepreneurship Committees (SSDEC) have been constituted to empower each State/UT with more autonomy and promote vocational training and skill development activities  in  the  respective  State/UT.  SSDEC  has  been  given  the  mandate  to  recommend  the accreditation and affiliation proposals of new and existing ITIs.

Annexure 1

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1628 to be answered on 13.02.2023.

## District wise list of ITIs in Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT

| Sl. No.   | District                 |   Number of Government ITIs |   Number of Private ITIs |   Total Number of ITIs |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | Nicobars                 |                           1 |                        0 |                      1 |
| 2         | North and Middle Andaman |                           1 |                        0 |                      1 |
| 3         | South Andamans           |                           1 |                        1 |                      2 |
| Total     | Total                    |                           3 |                        1 |                      4 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1628 to be answered on 13.02.2023.

District wise seating capacity and enrollment in ITIs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT for last three academic sessions.

| Sl. No.   | District                 | Session 2020     | Session 2020   | Session 2021     | Session 2021   | Session 2022     | Session 2022   |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
| Sl. No.   | District                 | Seating capacity | Enrollment     | Seating capacity | Enrollment     | Seating capacity | Enrollment     |
| 1         | Nicobars                 | 292              | 234            | 272              | 167            | 272              | 124            |
| 2         | North and Middle Andaman | 88               | 66             | 40               | 18             | 88               | 66             |
| 3         | South Andamans           | 404              | 319            | 404              | 346            | 380              | 315            |
| Total     | Total                    | 784              | 619            | 716              | 531            | 740              | 505            |

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