Lok Sabha Question No. 950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Shortage of Polytechnics ans Skill Centres in NE States
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  950 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## SHORTAGE OF POLYTECHNICS AND SKILL CENTRES IN NE STATES

## 950.   SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

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

- (a)  whether there is a huge shortage of Polytechnics and Skill Centres in North-Eastern States including Assam;
- (b)  if so, the district-wise details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to increase the polytechnics and Skill Centres in future; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) No Sir.
- (c) & (d) All states of North-Eastern Region including Assam are covered under the component 'Setting Up of New Polytechnics' . Sixty six (66) polytechnics are being set up in the North-Eastern states. In the State of Assam, Twenty one (21) districts are covered. District-wise details are given in Annexure-I. The  component 'Community Development Through Polytechnics (CDTP)' provides non-formal, shortterm  skill  training  programmes  through  ten  (10)  AICTE  approved  polytechnics including six (06) in Assam.

Further,  in  North-Eastern  Region,  a  total  of  eighty  three  (83)  number  of ITIs are available. This includes thirty five (35) ITIs in Assam (Annexure-II) .

In  addition,  North-Eastern  Region  have  a  total  of  three  hundred  ninety  one  (391) short term training centres including one hundred and eighty five (185) in Assam and one hundred ninety (190) special project training centres including eighty eight (88) in Assam under PMKKs (Annexure-III) .

Annexure as referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 950 due for reply on 08.02.2021

## District-wise details of the North-Eastern states in which polytechnics are being set up

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | S. No.   | Name of District    |
|----------|------------------------|----------|---------------------|
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |          |                     |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 1.       | Anjaw               |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 2.       | Changlang           |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 3.       | Dibang Valley       |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 4.       | East Siang          |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 5.       | East Kameng         |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 6.       | KurungKumey         |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 7.       | Lower Subansiri     |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 8.       | Lohit               |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 9.       | Lower Dibang Valley |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 10.      | Tirap               |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 11.      | Tawang              |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 12.      | Upper Subansiri     |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 13.      | Upper Siang         |
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 14.      | West Kameng         |
| 2        | ASSAM                  |          |                     |
|          |                        | 1.       | Baksa               |
|          |                        | 2.       | Barpeta             |
|          |                        | 3.       | Chirang             |
|          |                        | 4.       | Dhubri              |
|          |                        | 5.       | Darrang             |
|          |                        | 6.       | Dhemaji             |
|          |                        | 7.       | Dima Hasao          |
|          |                        | 8.       | Goalpara            |
|          |                        | 9.       | Golaghat            |
|          |                        | 10.      | Hailakandi          |
|          |                        | 11.      | Karimganj           |
|          |                        | 12.      | Kamrup              |
|          |                        | 13.      | KarbiAnglong        |
|          |                        | 14.      | Lakhimpur           |
|          |                        | 15.      | Morigaon            |
|          |                        | 16.      | Nalbari             |
|          |                        | 17.      | Nagaon              |
|          |                        | 18.      | Sivasagar           |
|          |                        | 19.      | Sonitpur            |
|          |                        | 20.      | Tinsukia            |
| 3        | MANIPUR                |          |                     |
| 3        | MANIPUR                | 1.       | Bishnupur           |
| 3        | MANIPUR                | 2.       | Churachandpur       |
| 3        | MANIPUR                | 3.       | Chandel             |
| 3        | MANIPUR                | 4.       | Imphal East         |
| 3        | MANIPUR                | 5.       | Senapati            |

|    |           | 6.   | Tamenglong       |
|----|-----------|------|------------------|
|    |           | 7.   | Thoubal          |
|    |           | 8.   | Ukhrul           |
| 4  | MEGHALAYA |      |                  |
|    |           | 1.   | East Garo Hills  |
|    |           | 2.   | Ri Bhoi          |
|    |           | 3.   | South Garo Hills |
|    |           | 4.   | West Khasi Hills |
| 5  | MIZORAM   |      |                  |
|    |           | 1.   | Champhai         |
|    |           | 2.   | Kolasib          |
|    |           | 3.   | Lawngtlai        |
|    |           | 4.   | Mamit            |
|    |           | 5.   | Saiha            |
|    |           | 6.   | Serchhip         |
| 6  | NAGALAND  |      |                  |
|    |           | 1.   | Dimapur          |
|    |           | 2.   | Kiphire          |
|    |           | 3.   | Longleng         |
|    |           | 4.   | Mon              |
|    |           | 5.   | Phek             |
|    |           | 6.   | Peren            |
|    |           | 7.   | Tuensang         |
|    |           | 8.   | Wokha            |
| 7  | SIKKIM    |      |                  |
|    |           | 1.   | North Sikkim     |
|    |           | 2.   | West Sikkim      |
| 8  | TRIPURA   |      |                  |
|    |           | 1.   | Dhalai           |
|    |           | 2.   | Gomati           |
|    |           | 3.   | North Tripura    |

Annexure as referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 950 due for reply on 08.02.2021

## District-wise details of ITIs in the North-Eastern states

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | No. of ITIs in State   | S.No.   | Name of District    | No. of ITIs in District   |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------|---------|---------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | ARUNACHAL              | 4                      |         |                     |                           |
|          | PRADESH                |                        | 1.      | Changlang           | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 2.      | Lower Dibang Valley | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 3.      | Papum Pare          | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 4.      | West Kameng         | 1                         |
| 2        | ASSAM                  | 35                     |         |                     |                           |
|          |                        |                        | 1.      | Barpeta             | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 2.      | Bongaigaon          | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 3.      | Cachar              | 2                         |
|          |                        |                        | 4.      | Darrang             | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 5.      | Dhemaji             | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 6.      | Dhubri              | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 7.      | Dibrugarh           | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 8.      | Dima Hasao          | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 9.      | Goalpara            | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 10.     | Golaghat            | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 11.     | Hailakandi          | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 12.     | Jorhat              | 5                         |
|          |                        |                        | 13.     | Kamrup              | 2                         |
|          |                        |                        | 14.     | Kamrup Metro        | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 15.     | KarbiAnglong        | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 16.     | Karimganj           | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 17.     | Kokrajhar           | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 18.     | Lakhimpur           | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 19.     | Marigaon            | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 20.     | Nagaon              | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 21.     | Nalbari             | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 22.     | Sivasagar           | 2                         |
|          |                        |                        | 23.     | Sonitpur            | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 24.     | Tinsukia            | 3                         |
|          |                        |                        | 25.     | Udalguri            | 2                         |
| 3        | MANIPUR                | 1                      |         |                     |                           |
|          |                        |                        | 1.      | Imphal West         | 1                         |
| 4        | MEGHALAYA              | 6                      |         |                     |                           |
|          |                        |                        | 1.      | East Khasi Hills    | 3                         |
|          |                        |                        | 2.      | West Garo Hills     | 2                         |
|          |                        |                        | 3.      | West Jaintia Hills  | 1                         |
| 5        | MIZORAM                | 3                      |         |                     |                           |
|          |                        |                        | 1.      | Aizawl              | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 2.      | Lunglei             | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 3.      | Saiha               | 1                         |
| 6        | NAGALAND               | 8                      |         |                     |                           |
|          |                        |                        | 1.      | Dimapur             | 1                         |
|          |                        |                        | 2.      | Kohima              | 1                         |

|    |         |    | 3.   | Mon            | 1   |
|----|---------|----|------|----------------|-----|
|    |         |    | 4.   | Mokokchung     | 1   |
|    |         |    | 5.   | Phek           | 1   |
|    |         |    | 6.   | Tuensang       | 1   |
|    |         |    | 7.   | Wokha          | 1   |
|    |         |    | 8.   | Zunheboto      | 1   |
| 7  | SIKKIM  | 3  |      |                |     |
|    |         |    | 1.   | East District  | 1   |
|    |         |    | 2.   | South District | 1   |
|    |         |    | 3.   | West District  | 1   |
| 8  | TRIPURA | 21 |      |                |     |
|    |         |    | 1.   | Dhalai         | 4   |
|    |         |    | 2.   | Gomati         | 2   |
|    |         |    | 3.   | Khowai         | 2   |
|    |         |    | 4.   | North Tripura  | 2   |
|    |         |    | 5.   | Sepahijala     | 2   |
|    |         |    | 6.   | South Tripura  | 2   |
|    |         |    | 7.   | Unakoti        | 1   |
|    |         |    | 8.   | West Tripura   | 6   |

## Annexure-III

Annexure as referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 950 due for reply on 08.02.2021

## District-wise details of the North-Eastern states in which PMKKs are being set up

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | S. No.   | Name of District    | Short Term Training (STT) No. of Centres   | Special Projects (SPL) No. of Centres   |
|----------|------------------------|----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | ARUNACHAL              |          |                     |                                            |                                         |
|          | PRADESH                | 1        | Anjaw               | 2                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 2        | Changlang           | 2                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 3        | Dibang Valley       | 2                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 4        | East Kameng         | 1                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 5        | East Siang          | 7                                          | 1                                       |
|          |                        | 6        | KraDaadi            | 1                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 7        | Kurung Kumey        | -                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 8        | Lohit               | 3                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 9        | Longding            | -                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 10       | Lower Dibang Valley | -                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 11       | Lower Siang         | 1                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 12       | Lower Subansiri     | -                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 13       | Namsai              | 2                                          | 1                                       |
|          |                        | 14       | Papum Pare          | 4                                          | 9                                       |
|          |                        | 15       | Siang               | -                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 16       | Tawang              | 1                                          | 1                                       |
|          |                        | 17       | Tirap               | 1                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 18       | West Kameng         | 2                                          | 2                                       |
|          |                        | 19       | West Siang          | 2                                          | -                                       |
| 2        | ASSAM                  | 1        | Baksa               | 6                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 2        | Barpeta             | 14                                         | 6                                       |
|          |                        | 3        | Biswanath           | 1                                          | 1                                       |
|          |                        | 4        | Bongaigaon          | 3                                          | 2                                       |
|          |                        | 5        | Cachar              | 2                                          | 8                                       |
|          |                        | 6        | Charaideo           | 3                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 7        | Chirang             | 1                                          | 1                                       |
|          |                        | 8        | Darrang             | 8                                          | 2                                       |
|          |                        | 9        | Dhemaji             | 4                                          | 2                                       |
|          |                        | 10       | Dhubri              | 10                                         | 2                                       |
|          |                        | 11       | Dibrugarh           | 12                                         | 6                                       |
|          |                        | 12       | Dima Hasao          | 4                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 13       | Goalpara            | 5                                          | 2                                       |
|          |                        | 14       | Golaghat            | 2                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 15       | Hailakandi          | 3                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 16       | Hojai               | 3                                          | -                                       |
|          |                        | 17       | Jorhat              | 7                                          | 8                                       |
|          |                        | 18       | Kamrup              | 21                                         | 15                                      |
|          |                        | 19       | Kamrup Metro        | 8                                          | 4                                       |
|          |                        | 20       | KarbiAnglong        | 2                                          | 11                                      |
|          |                        | 21       | Karimganj           | 3                                          | 3                                       |
|          |                        | 22       | Kokrajhar           | 2                                          | 2                                       |

|    |           | 23   | Lakhimpur               | 3   | 1   |
|----|-----------|------|-------------------------|-----|-----|
|    |           | 24   | Majuli                  | 3   | -   |
|    |           | 25   | Marigaon                | 4   | 1   |
|    |           | 26   | Nagaon                  | 8   | 2   |
|    |           | 27   | Nalbari                 | 8   | 1   |
|    |           | 28   | Sivasagar               | 6   | 3   |
|    |           | 29   | Sonitpur                | 10  | -   |
|    |           | 30   | South Salmara Mancachar | 1   | 1   |
|    |           | 31   | Tinsukia                | 12  | 2   |
|    |           | 32   | Udalguri                | 4   | 2   |
| 3  | MANIPUR   |      | Bishnupur               | 6   | 6   |
|    |           | 1 2  | Chandel                 | 10  | -   |
|    |           | 3    | Churachandpur           | 3   | -   |
|    |           | 4    | Imphal East             | 3   | 1   |
|    |           | 5    | Imphal West             | 10  | 2   |
|    |           | 6    | Jiribam                 | 1   | -   |
|    |           | 7    | Kakching                | 1   | -   |
|    |           | 8    | Kamjong                 | 1   | -   |
|    |           | 9    | Kangpokpi               | 1   | 1   |
|    |           | 10   | Noney                   | 1   | -   |
|    |           | 11   | Pherzawl                | 1   | -   |
|    |           | 12   | Senapati                | 2   | 2   |
|    |           | 13   | Tamenglong              | 1   | -   |
|    |           | 14   | Tengnoupal              | 3   | -   |
|    |           | 15   | Thoubal                 | 2   | 1   |
|    | MEGHALAYA | 16   | Ukhrul                  | 1   | -   |
| 4  |           | 1    | East Garo Hills         | 3   | -   |
|    |           | 2    | East Jaintia Hills      | 1   | 1   |
|    |           | 3    | East Khasi Hills        | 9   | 1   |
|    |           | 4    | North Garo Hills        | 3   | 1   |
|    |           | 5    | Ri Bhoi                 | 1   | -   |
|    |           | 6    | South Garo Hills        | -   | 1   |
|    |           | 7    | South West Garo Hills   | 1   | -   |
|    |           | 8    | South West Khasi Hills  | 2   | -   |
|    |           | 9    | West Garo Hills         | 7   | -   |
|    |           | 10   | West Jaintia Hills      | 1   | -   |
|    |           | 11   | West Khasi Hills        | 2   | -   |
| 5  | MIZORAM   | 1    | Aizawl                  | 4   | 2   |
|    |           | 2    | Champhai                | 3   | 1   |
|    |           | 3    | Kolasib                 | 2   | 1   |
|    |           | 4    | Lawngtlai               | 3   | 1   |
|    |           | 5    | Lunglei                 | 2   | 2   |
|    |           | 6    | Mamit                   | 4   | 4   |
|    |           | 7    | Saiha                   | 1   | -   |
| 6  | NAGALAND  |      |                         |     |     |
|    |           | 1    | Mon                     | -   | 1   |
|    |           | 2    | Dimapur                 | 6   | 2   |

|    |         | 3   | Kiphire        | -   | 1   |
|----|---------|-----|----------------|-----|-----|
|    |         | 4   | Kohima         | 3   | 3   |
|    |         | 5   | Mokokchung     | 1   | 1   |
|    |         | 6   | Peren          | 1   | -   |
|    |         | 7   | Phek           | 1   | -   |
|    |         | 8   | Wokha          | 2   | -   |
|    |         | 9   | Zunheboto      | -   | -   |
| 7  | SIKKIM  |     |                |     |     |
|    |         | 1   | East District  | 2   | 3   |
|    |         | 2   | North District | 4   | -   |
|    |         | 3   | South District | 2   | -   |
|    |         | 4   | West District  | 6   | -   |
| 8  | TRIPURA |     |                |     |     |
|    |         | 1   | Dhalai         | 5   | 16  |
|    |         | 2   | Gomati         | 7   | 5   |
|    |         | 3   | Khowai         | 4   | 4   |
|    |         | 4   | North Tripura  | 6   | 13  |
|    |         | 5   | Sepahijala     | 6   | 3   |
|    |         | 6   | South Tripura  | 1   | 2   |
|    |         | 7   | Unakoti        | 6   | 2   |
|    |         | 8   | West Tripura   | 14  | 4   |
|    |         |     | TOTAL          | 391 | 190 |

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