Lok Sabha Question No. 171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Quality of Training in Industrial Training Institutes
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 171. TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## QUALITY OF TRAINING IN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTES

## 171:   SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

## Will  the  Minister  ofSkill  Development  And  Entrepreneurship  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) The number of Industrial Training Institutes running across the country at present, State-wise;
- (b) Whether the Union Government is satisfied with quality of training being imparted by these Industrial Training Institutes, if not, whether any steps are being taken to improve the quality of such Institutes;
- (c) Whether  the  Union  Government  propose  to  establish  other  Industrial  Training Institutes in the country including Rajasthan;
- (d) If so, the details thereof; and;
- (e) If not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) Sir,  the  State  wise  details  oftotal  number  of  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs) running under Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS), are given in Annexure - I.
- (b) Sir, improving quality training in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) is a continuous process. Towards this interalia standards and norms of affiliation are reviewed; curriculum & courses are revised as per industry practices, trainer / teacher recruitment is advocated and  assessment  practices  are  strengthened.The  Union  Government  is  also  running  a project of Skill Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) where 426 ITIs are supported for upgradation including 14 ITIs of Rajasthan.
- (c),      (d)  &  (e)  Sir,  Union  Government  accredit/  affiliate  Industrial  Training  Institutes,  the day-to-day administration of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and their establishment is State/  UT  subject  matter.Since,  2016  total  3600  Industrial  Training  Institutes  have  been established in the country, details are attached at Annexure-II . In the State of Rajasthan, the Union Government has established 2 National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) in Jaipur and Jodhpur. NSTIs have been established for training of Instructors of Industrial Training Institutes.

## Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) running in the country under Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) as on 24.11.2021.

| S. No.   | State                                        |   Nos. of Total ITIs |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  |                    4 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                               |                  510 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                    6 |
| 4.       | Assam                                        |                   36 |
| 5.       | Bihar                                        |                 1329 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                                   |                    2 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                                 |                  228 |
| 8.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                       |                    1 |
| 9.       | Daman and Diu                                |                    2 |
| 10.      | Delhi                                        |                   53 |
| 11.      | Goa                                          |                   13 |
| 12.      | Gujarat                                      |                  507 |
| 13.      | Haryana                                      |                  396 |
| 14.      | Himachal Pradesh                             |                  268 |
| 15.      | Jammu And Kashmir                            |                   49 |
| 16.      | Jharkhand                                    |                  325 |
| 17.      | Karnataka                                    |                 1495 |
| 18.      | Kerala                                       |                  460 |
| 19.      | Ladakh                                       |                    3 |
| 20.      | Lakshadweep                                  |                    1 |
| 21.      | Madhya Pradesh                               |                 1059 |
| 22.      | Maharashtra                                  |                 1003 |
| 23.      | Manipur                                      |                    1 |
| 24.      | Meghalaya                                    |                    6 |
| 25.      | Mizoram                                      |                    3 |
| 26.      | Nagaland                                     |                    8 |
| 27.      | Odisha                                       |                  500 |
| 28.      | Puducherry                                   |                   14 |
| 29.      | Punjab                                       |                  350 |
| 30.      | Rajasthan                                    |                 1643 |
| 31.      | Sikkim                                       |                    3 |
| 32.      | Tamil Nadu                                   |                  494 |
| 33.      | Telangana                                    |                  293 |
| 34.      | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                    0 |
| 35.      | Tripura                                      |                   21 |
| 36.      | Uttar Pradesh                                |                 3171 |
| 37.      | Uttarakhand                                  |                  188 |
| 38.      | West Bengal                                  |                  266 |
| Total    | Total                                        |                14711 |

## List of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) established since 2016

| S. No.      | State/ UTs                  |   Nos. of ITIs |
|-------------|-----------------------------|----------------|
| 1           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |              2 |
| 2           | ANDHRA PRADESH              |             37 |
| 3           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |              1 |
| 4           | ASSAM                       |              8 |
| 5           | BIHAR                       |            490 |
| 6           | CHHATTISGARH                |             54 |
| 7           | DELHI                       |              7 |
| 8           | GOA                         |              1 |
| 9           | GUJARAT                     |            155 |
| 10          | HARYANA                     |            135 |
| 11          | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |             60 |
| 12          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           |             14 |
| 13          | JHARKHAND                   |            114 |
| 14          | KARNATAKA                   |            142 |
| 15          | KERALA                      |             66 |
| 16          | LADAKH                      |              1 |
| 17          | MADHYA PRADESH              |            346 |
| 18          | MAHARASHTRA                 |            159 |
| 19          | NAGALAND                    |              6 |
| 20          | ODISHA                      |             27 |
| 21          | PUNJAB                      |             28 |
| 22          | RAJASTHAN                   |            201 |
| 23          | TAMIL NADU                  |             39 |
| 24          | TELANGANA                   |             24 |
| 25          | TRIPURA                     |              7 |
| 26          | UTTAR PRADESH               |           1287 |
| 27          | UTTARAKHAND                 |             60 |
| 28          | WEST BENGAL                 |            129 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                 |           3600 |

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