Lok Sabha Question No. 1379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Samarth Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## SAMARTH SCHEME

## 1379. SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a)  the  total  number  of  textile  training  centres  which  have  been  registered  and  made  operational across the country under the Samarth Scheme in the last three years, State and year-wise;

(b) the number of persons skilled by imparting training after the launch of Samarth Scheme across the country in the last three years, State/ UT-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  assessment  to  understand  the  impact  of  the  skill training activities on textile industry and if so, the details thereof;

(d)  the  manner  in  which  the  scheme  has  been  beneficial  in  terms  of  employment,  earning  foreign exchange and well-being of the people engaged thereon; and

(e)  the  further  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  development  of  handloom  and  textile sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): Details of textile training centres registered and made operational across the country under the Samarth Scheme in the last three years, State/UT-wise and year-wise are given in Annexure-I.
- (b): State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries trained under Samarth Scheme in the last three years is given in Annexure-II.

(c): An  evaluation  of  the  impact  of  previous  version  of  skilling  scheme  in  textile  sector (Integrated Skill Development Scheme) was carried out in 2017-18 and the recommendations of the study were utilized while formulating the ongoing scheme i.e. Samarth.

(d): Samarth- Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS) has been formulated with a  provision for sustainable livelihood either by wage or self employment to all the sections of the society.  The  scheme  provides  demand  driven,  placement  oriented  National  Skill  Qualification Framework  (NSQF)  compliant  skilling  programme  to   supplement  the  efforts  of  the  industry  in creating jobs in the organized textile and related sectors, covering the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning and Weaving. As per scheme guidelines, Implementing Partners are mandated to provide placement to 70% and 90% of trained beneficiaries under entry level course and upskilling courses respectively for the courses in organised sector. The scheme also addresses the skilling and skill upgradation requirements in the traditional sectors of Handlooms, Handicrafts, Sericulture and Jute, with the provision of self-employment.

(e): Government is implementing various schemes for the development of handloom sector viz, National Handloom Development Programme and Raw Material Supply Scheme and schemes such as Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, PradhanMantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel(PM MITRA), SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector), Silk Samagra, National Handicraft Development Programme, Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP), National  Technical  Textile  Mission  (NTTM),  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile  Parks  (SITP)  etc. catering exclusively for development of textile sector in the country.

## Details of textile training centers registered and made operational across the country under Samarth Scheme in the last three years

| S. No.   | State/ UT                                    | Number of training centres registered   | Number of training centres registered   | Number of training centres registered   | Cumulative No. of training centres made operational during   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/ UT                                    | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22                                 | Cumulative No. of training centres made operational during   |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar                          | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 1                                                            |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                               | 19                                      | 4                                       | 12                                      | 24                                                           |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 1                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 1                                                            |
| 4        | Assam                                        | 120                                     | 5                                       | 89                                      | 48                                                           |
| 5        | Bihar                                        | 3                                       | 6                                       | 7                                       | 16                                                           |
| 6        | Chandigarh                                   | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                                            |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                                 | 6                                       | 4                                       | 5                                       | 15                                                           |
| 8        | Delhi                                        | 2                                       | 5                                       | 12                                      | 19                                                           |
| 9        | Goa                                          | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 1                                                            |
| 10       | Gujarat                                      | 23                                      | 19                                      | 40                                      | 34                                                           |
| 11       | Haryana                                      | 29                                      | 14                                      | 29                                      | 32                                                           |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                             | 1                                       | 1                                       | 2                                       | 3                                                            |
| 13       | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 3                                       | 2                                       | 11                                      | 15                                                           |
| 14       | Jharkhand                                    | 22                                      | 10                                      | 7                                       | 14                                                           |
| 15       | Karnataka                                    | 215                                     | 44                                      | 191                                     | 270                                                          |
| 16       | Kerala                                       | 6                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 5                                                            |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh                               | 30                                      | 7                                       | 15                                      | 32                                                           |
| 18       | Maharashtra                                  | 53                                      | 26                                      | 26                                      | 38                                                           |
| 19       | Manipur                                      | 1                                       | 6                                       | 15                                      | 2                                                            |
| 20       | Meghalaya                                    | 2                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | 4                                                            |
| 21       | Mizoram                                      | 19                                      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 3                                                            |
| 22       | Nagaland                                     | 6                                       | 2                                       | 4                                       | 12                                                           |
| 23       | Odisha                                       | 6                                       | 5                                       | 7                                       | 18                                                           |
| 24       | Puducherry                                   | 0                                       | 1                                       | 2                                       | 3                                                            |
| 25       | Punjab                                       | 10                                      | 2                                       | 17                                      | 6                                                            |
| 26       | Rajasthan                                    | 23                                      | 2                                       | 45                                      | 24                                                           |
| 27       | Sikkim                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 1                                       | 2                                                            |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                                   | 206                                     | 211                                     | 183                                     | 349                                                          |
| 29       | Telangana                                    | 17                                      | 11                                      | 14                                      | 36                                                           |
| 30       | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 7                                       | 0                                       | 2                                       | 3                                                            |
| 31       | Tripura                                      | 9                                       | 2                                       | 6                                       | 11                                                           |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh                                | 168                                     | 86                                      | 204                                     | 242                                                          |
| 33       | Uttarakhand                                  | 40                                      | 3                                       | 0                                       | 6                                                            |
| 34       | West Bengal                                  | 14                                      | 0                                       | 4                                       | 14                                                           |
|          | Total                                        | 1,064                                   | 481                                     | 952                                     | 1,304                                                        |

## State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries trained under Samarth Scheme in the last three years

| S. No.   | States/ UT                                   | No of beneficiaries Assessed (Pass) during last 3 years (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman And Nicobar                          | 21                                                                                    |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                               | 2,589                                                                                 |
| 3        | Assam                                        | 1,675                                                                                 |
| 4        | Bihar                                        | 847                                                                                   |
| 5        | Chandigarh                                   | 58                                                                                    |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh                                 | 1,047                                                                                 |
| 7        | Delhi                                        | 1,208                                                                                 |
| 8        | Goa                                          | 29                                                                                    |
| 9        | Gujarat                                      | 3,724                                                                                 |
| 10       | Haryana                                      | 4,466                                                                                 |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh                             | 27                                                                                    |
| 12       | Kashmir                                      | 842                                                                                   |
|          | Jammu And                                    | 852                                                                                   |
| 13       | Jharkhand                                    | 11,285                                                                                |
| 15       | Kerala                                       | 860                                                                                   |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh                               | 1,707                                                                                 |
| 17       | Maharashtra                                  | 3,776                                                                                 |
| 18       | Manipur                                      | 839                                                                                   |
| 19       | Meghalaya                                    | 86                                                                                    |
| 20       | Mizoram                                      | 363                                                                                   |
| 21       | Nagaland                                     | 255                                                                                   |
| 22       | Odisha                                       | 1,100                                                                                 |
| 23       | Puducherry                                   | 173                                                                                   |
| 24       | Punjab                                       | 423                                                                                   |
| 25       | Rajasthan                                    | 2,241                                                                                 |
| 26       | Sikkim                                       | 44 15,511                                                                             |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu                                   | 2,687                                                                                 |
| 28       | Telangana                                    |                                                                                       |
| 29       | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 884                                                                                   |
| 30       | Tripura                                      | 492                                                                                   |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh                                | 8,591                                                                                 |
| 32       |                                              | 336                                                                                   |
| 33       | Uttarakhand                                  | 923                                                                                   |
|          | West Bengal                                  | 69,961                                                                                |
| Total    | Total                                        |                                                                                       |