Lok Sabha Question No. 1957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: NSTI for Women in West Bengal
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## NSTARRED QUESTIONNO. 1957

ANSWERED ON 19/12/2022

## NSTI FOR WOMEN IN WEST BENGAL

1957:  SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN

:

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

- (a) the aims of National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women;
- (b) the total number of NSTI for women in the country, State-wise especially in West Bengal;
- (c) whether the State of West Bengal has the highest level of unemployment among women in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government plans to establish more NSTI for women in West Bengal; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) The  aim  of  the  National  Skill  Training  Institute  for  Women  under  Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), is to provide skill training to women in the country which enhances the employment opportunities among women of various socio-economic levels and different age groups.
- (b) There are nineteen (19) National Skill Training Institute for Women (NSTI -W) in the country. State-wise details are attached at Annexure-I.
- (c) As  per  the  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  conducted  by  National Statistical Office (NSO) during July 2022-September2022, West Bengal does not have the highest level of unemployment among women in the country.
- (d) & (e) No, Sir. In West Bengal, the Government is currently running NSTI(W) in Kolkata, with three (3) courses under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) and four (4) courses under Craft Instructor Training Scheme (CITS), the total seating capacity being241 trainees per year.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1957 to be answered on 19.12.2022:

## The details of National Skill Training Institute for Women, State-wise

| Sl. No.   | State            | Name of the Institutes                                          |   Number of Trades |   No. of Seats |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
| 1.        | Bihar            | 1National Skill Training Institute for Women for Women, Patna   |                  5 |            168 |
| 2.        | Goa              | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Goa                |                  1 |             25 |
| 3.        | Gujarat          | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Vadodara           |                 12 |            369 |
| 4.        | Haryana          | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Panipat            |                 10 |            334 |
| 5.        | Himachal Pradesh | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Shimla             |                  4 |            123 |
| 6.        | Jammu & Kashmir  | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Jammu              |                  1 |             25 |
| 7.        | Karnataka        | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Bangalore          |                  3 |             75 |
| 8.        | Kerala           | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Thiruvananthapuram |                  6 |            189 |
| 9.        | Madhya Pradesh   | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Indore             |                  9 |            286 |
| 10.       | Maharashtra      | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Mumbai             |                  7 |            216 |
| 11.       | Meghalaya        | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Tura               |                  7 |            206 |
| 12.       | Punjab           | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Rajpura            |                  2 |            100 |
| 13.       | Rajasthan        | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Jaipur             |                 11 |            431 |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu       | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Trichy             |                  3 |             69 |
| 15.       | Telangana        | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Hyderabad          |                  3 |             73 |
| 16.       | Tripura          | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Agartala           |                  3 |             68 |
| 17.       | Uttar Pradesh    | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Noida              |                 18 |            653 |
| 18.       | Uttar Pradesh    | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Allahabad          |                 12 |            479 |
| 19.       | West Bengal      | National Skill Training Institute for Women, Kolkata            |                  7 |            241 |
|           |                  | Total                                                           |                124 |           4130 |

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