Lok Sabha Question No. 3500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: SAMARTH Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Diya Kumari, V. Kalanidhi

## SAMARTH SCHEME

## 3500. MS. DIYA KUMARI: DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state :

## वस्त्र मंत्री

(a)  the  features  along  with  status  of  the  implementation  of  Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile Sector (SAMARTH) during the last five years;

(b)  the  State-wise  details  of  the  total  beneficiaries  under  the  said  scheme  including  the  States  of Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu;

(c) whether the Government plans to expand the scheme in the State of Rajasthan;

(d)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  for  the  implementation  of  the  Scheme  to  States  and particularly in the States of Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year;

(e) whether a body has been set up for monitoring the implementation of the Scheme;

(f)  the details of the SC, ST and other marginalized categories beneficiaries including women trained under this scheme in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years;

(g) whether the Government has fixed any target to provide the placement to the beneficiaries trained under this scheme, if so, the details thereof along with the number of beneficiaries provided placement within Tamil Nadu; and

(h) if not, the reasons therefor and whether the Government is planning to set the target of placement under this scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a): Samarth- Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS) has been formulated under the  broad  skilling  policy  framework  adopted  by  M/o  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship.  The objective of the scheme is to provide demand driven, placement oriented National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant  skilling  programmes  to  incentivize  and  supplement  the  efforts  to  the industry in creating jobs in the organised textile sector (excluding spinning & weaving) and to provide skilling  and  skill-upgradation  in  the  traditional  textile  sectors.    A  robust  digital  solution  linked  with Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) has been operationalized for implementation and monitoring of skilling programmes under the scheme. The tenure of the scheme has been extended up to 31.03.2024.  A total of 103 Textile Manufacturers, 12 Industry Associations, 12 State/ Central Government agencies and 3 sectoral organizations have been empanelled and allocated training target. A  total  of  1,54,890  beneficiaries  have  been  trained  under  the  scheme,  of  which  97,296  have  been provided placement.

(b): The State wise details of beneficiaries under the scheme including in the States of Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu is given at Annexure-I.

(c): Samarth is implemented on demand driven basis across the country including in Rajasthan.  A total of 5,907 beneficiaries have been trained in Rajasthan.

(d): There is no State-wise allocation of funds under Samarth. The cost of training programme under the scheme is released directly to Implementing Partners. A total of Rs.271.16 crore has been utilized under  Samarth  across  the  country  including  Rajasthan  and  Tamil  Nadu  during  last  three  years  and current year.

(e): An Empowered Committee chaired by the Secretary (Textiles) and comprising of representatives of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance and other stakeholders has been constituted for effective implementation and monitoring of the scheme. In  addition,  Resource  Support  Agency  (RSA)  and  Project  Management  Unit  (PMU)  have  been operationalized for assisting the Ministry in monitoring the implementation.

(f): Details of SC, ST and other backward classes beneficiaries trained under the scheme in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years is given at Annexure II .

(g) & (h): The Implementing Partners under the scheme are mandated to provide placement to 70% and 90% of trained beneficiaries under entry level courses 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. A total of 25,991 beneficiaries trained in Tamil Nadu have been provided placement.

State/UT- wise details of beneficiaries under Samarth

| S. No.   | State/ UT                                    | No of beneficiaries trained (as on 16.03.2023)   | No of beneficiaries trained (as on 16.03.2023)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar                          |                                                  | 46                                               |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                               |                                                  | 4,166                                            |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                                                  | 57                                               |
| 4        | Assam                                        |                                                  | 4,456                                            |
| 5        | Bihar                                        |                                                  | 2,335                                            |
| 6        | Chandigarh                                   |                                                  | 88                                               |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                                 |                                                  | 1,642                                            |
| 8        | Delhi                                        |                                                  | 2,727                                            |
| 9        | Goa                                          |                                                  | 29                                               |
| 10       | Gujarat                                      |                                                  | 6,380                                            |
| 11       | Haryana                                      |                                                  | 8,480                                            |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                             |                                                  | 276                                              |
| 13       | Jammu And Kashmir                            |                                                  | 1,682                                            |
| 14       | Jharkhand                                    |                                                  | 1,442                                            |
| 15       | Karnataka                                    |                                                  | 31,897                                           |
| 16       | Kerala                                       |                                                  | 1,501                                            |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh                               |                                                  | 3,285                                            |
| 18       | Maharashtra                                  |                                                  | 6,683                                            |
| 19       | Manipur                                      |                                                  | 1,082                                            |
| 20       | Meghalaya                                    |                                                  | 110                                              |
| 21       | Mizoram                                      |                                                  | 425                                              |
| 22       | Nagaland                                     |                                                  | 834                                              |
| 23       | Odisha                                       |                                                  | 3,847                                            |
| 24       | Puducherry                                   |                                                  | 277                                              |
| 25       | Punjab                                       |                                                  | 677                                              |
| 26       | Rajasthan                                    |                                                  | 5,895                                            |
| 27       | Sikkim                                       |                                                  | 66                                               |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                                   |                                                  | 34,808                                           |
| 29       | Telangana                                    |                                                  | 5,135                                            |
| 30       | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                                  | 1,369                                            |
| 31       | Tripura                                      |                                                  | 954                                              |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh                                |                                                  | 20,300                                           |
| 33       | Uttarakhand                                  |                                                  | 465                                              |
| 34       | West Bengal                                  |                                                  | 1,474                                            |
|          | Total                                        |                                                  | 1,54,890                                         |

## Annexure-II

## Details of SC, ST and other backward classes beneficiaries trained under Samarth in the State of Tamil Nadu

| Category   | No of beneficiaries   |
|------------|-----------------------|
| SC         | 9,198                 |
| ST         | 3,595                 |
| OBC        | 5,004                 |