Lok Sabha Question No. 273 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Proposal for Capacity Building
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Vishnu Dayal Ram

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## PROPOSAL FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

## *273.  SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the salient features of the capacity building in textile sector under Samarth scheme;
- (b) whether the Government has received any proposals under the said scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the status of those proposals as on date;
- (d) the quantum of funds allocated, sanctioned and utilised during the last two years, State-wise; and
- (e)  the  number  of  persons  trained  under  the  said  scheme  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the number of those who secured jobs, post training, State-wise including Jharkhand and Assam?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयऱ )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e):A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021.

(a): In  order  to  meet  the  skill  gap  in  the  industry,  Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  SamarthScheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector- with the objective to provide demand driven, placement oriented skilling programmes to supplement the efforts of the industry in creating employment in textile and  related  sectors,  covering  the  entire  value  chain  of  textiles,  excluding  Spinning  and  Weaving  in organized sector. The salient features of the scheme are: -

- (i) Implemented through Textile Industry/ Industry Associations, State Government  agencies and Sectoral Organizations of Ministry
- (ii) Formulated as per broad skilling framework adopted by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
- (iii) Comprise entry level skilling (Fresh workers) and Upskilling (existing worker)
- (iv) Mandatory placement of trainees- 70% for entry level & 90% for upskilling under organized sector
- (v) Aadhaar  Enabled  Biometric  Attendance  System  (AEBAS)  and  Web  based  centralized Management Information System (MIS) for monitoring
- (vi) Call centre for collecting feedback and grievance redressal
- (vii) Physical verification of training centres with geo-tagging /time-stamped photographs

(b) to (d): The proposals were invited from State Government Agencies/ Industry/ Industry Associations for  undertaking training  programmes under the Samarth Scheme. After evaluation of these proposals, the Ministry of Textiles has partnered with 13 State Government Agencies, 90 Textile Manufacturers, 11 Industry Associations and 4 Sectoral Organizations of Ministry of Textiles for training of 3.3 lakh beneficiaries  in  textile  sector,  after  physical  verification  of  training  centres.  There  is  no  state-wise allocation  of  funds  under  Samarth  and  the  cost  of  training  programme  is  released  directly  to Implementing Partners (IPs). The details of funds released to IPs under Samarth during last 2 years are given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Fund released |
|------------------|-----------------|
| 2019-20          |           72.06 |
| 2020-21          |           90.7  |

(e): State-wise details of the number of beneficiaries trained and employed under Samarth Scheme including Jharkhand and Assam is as per Annexure.

## Annexure

State-wise details of the number of beneficiaries trained and employed under Samarth Scheme

|   S.No. | State             |   Beneficiaries Trained (including In-training) |   Employed (including Self Employed) |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                            1270 |                                  750 |
|       2 | Assam             |                                             691 |                                  661 |
|       3 | Bihar             |                                             432 |                                  224 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh      |                                             539 |                                  319 |
|       5 | Daman &Diu        |                                             640 |                                  336 |
|       6 | Delhi             |                                             790 |                                  328 |
|       7 | Gujarat           |                                            2343 |                                 1044 |
|       8 | Haryana           |                                            2622 |                                 1103 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh  |                                              28 |                                   28 |
|      10 | Jammu and Kashmir |                                             235 |                                  145 |
|      11 | Jharkhand         |                                             581 |                                  237 |
|      12 | Karnataka         |                                            6375 |                                 2531 |
|      13 | Kerala            |                                             283 |                                  173 |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                            1005 |                                  594 |
|      15 | Maharashtra       |                                            2435 |                                 1270 |
|      16 | Manipur           |                                             190 |                                  190 |
|      17 | Mizoram           |                                             110 |                                  110 |
|      18 | Nagaland          |                                             133 |                                  133 |
|      19 | Odisha            |                                             614 |                                  259 |
|      20 | Puducherry        |                                              58 |                                   28 |
|      21 | Punjab            |                                             346 |                                  184 |
|      22 | Rajasthan         |                                            1422 |                                  792 |
|      23 | Sikkim            |                                              17 |                                   17 |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu        |                                           10841 |                                 4829 |
|      25 | Telangana         |                                            1400 |                                  586 |
|      26 | Tripura           |                                             203 |                                  118 |
|      27 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                            3887 |                                 1473 |
|      28 | Uttarakhand       |                                             156 |                                   86 |
|      29 | West Bengal       |                                             432 |                                  269 |