Lok Sabha Question No. 5324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Salient Feature of SAMARTH Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Sanjay Jaiswal, Tirath Singh Rawat, Kripanath Mallah

## SALIENT FEATURE OF SAMARTH SCHEME

## 5324. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: SHRI TIRATH SINGH RAWAT: SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

(a) the salient features of the 'SAMARTH' scheme;

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under the said scheme in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand during the last three years and the current year;

(c) the details of the number of beneficiaries including men/tribal women trained under the said scheme in the aforesaid states during the last three years;

(d) whether the Government is providing/creating more employment to trained people in textiles and allied sector after imparting training to them under the said scheme;

(e) if so, the details thereof, State, district-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) whether the said scheme is proving to be a boon in rural and remote areas across the country?

## 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.

(b): 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 Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand during the last three years and current year.

(c): The details of number of beneficiaries including men/tribal women trained under Samarth scheme in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand during last three years are given below:

|   S. No. | State          | No of beneficiaries trained   |
|----------|----------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | 2,716                         |
|        2 | Assam          | 1,749                         |
|        3 | Bihar          | 878                           |
|        4 | Gujarat        | 3,946                         |
|        5 | Rajasthan      | 2,303                         |
|        6 | Uttarakhand    | 336                           |

(d) & (e): Samarth is demand driven scheme to incentivize and 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 in organized sector. In order to ensure placement linkage under the scheme, it is mandated to provide placement to 70% and 90% of trained beneficiaries under entry level courses  and  upskilling  courses  respectively  for  the  courses  in  organized  sector  by  implementing partners.  The  scheme  also  aims  to  address  the  skilling  and  skill  upgradation  requirements  in  the traditional  sectors  with  the  provision  of  self-employment.  State/  district-wise  details  of  beneficiaries provided placement by implementing partners under Samarth scheme is given at Annexure I.

(f): Samarth is implemented on PAN India basis that includes all States and UTs except Ladakh and Lakshadweep. The training is being imparted in large number of districts in each State that includes rural and remote areas benefitting artisans/ workers at that place.

## Annexure I

## State/ district-wise details of beneficiaries provided placement by implementing partners under Samarth scheme

## (as on 30.03.2023)

| S. No.   | District         | No of beneficiaries placed   |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------|
|          | Anantapur        | 1,928                        |
|          | Chittoor         | 115                          |
| 1        | Krishna          | 15                           |
|          | Kurnool          | 71                           |
|          | Visakhapatanam   | 82                           |
| 2        | Barpeta          | 20                           |
| 2        | Golaghat         | 57                           |
| 2        | Jorhat           | 125                          |
| 2        | Kamrup           | 820                          |
| 2        | Kamrup Metro     | 297                          |
| 2        | Kokrajhar        | 56                           |
| 2        | Udalguri         | 42                           |
| 3        | Bhagalpur        | 295                          |
| 3        | Rohtas           | 17                           |
| 3        | Siwan            | 541                          |
| 4        | Balod            | 61                           |
| 4        | Bastar           | 55                           |
| 4        | Bilaspur         | 208                          |
| 4        | Janjgir-Champa   | 212                          |
| 4        | Raigarh          | 619                          |
| 4        | Raipur           | 36                           |
| 5        | East             | 403                          |
| 5        | New Delhi        | 115                          |
| 5        | North East       | 35                           |
| 5        | South            | 601                          |
| 5        | South East       | 239                          |
| 5        | West             | 32                           |
| 6        | Ahmadabad        | 539                          |
| 6        | Kachchh          | 1,926                        |
| 6        | Surat            | 815                          |
| 6        | Valsad           | 1,264                        |
| 7        | Faridabad        | 4,727                        |
| 7        | Fatehabad        | 102                          |
| 7        | Gurugram         | 1,459                        |
|          | Panipat Srinagar | 170 25                       |
| 8 9      | East Singhbum    | 10                           |
| 8 9      | Hazaribagh       | 44                           |
| 8 9      | Palamu           | 28                           |
| 8 9      | Ranchi           | 594                          |
| 10       | Bagalkote        | 404                          |
| 10       | Ballari          | 245                          |
| 10       | Belagavi         | 3,643                        |
| 10       | Bengaluru Rural  | 2,166                        |

| S. No.   | State          | District         | No of beneficiaries placed   |
|----------|----------------|------------------|------------------------------|
|          |                | Bengaluru Urban  | 6,352                        |
|          |                | Bidar            | 79                           |
|          |                | Chamarajanagara  | 26                           |
|          |                | Chikkaballapura  | 26                           |
|          |                | Chikkamagaluru   | 445                          |
|          |                | Chitradurga      | 697                          |
|          |                | Dakshina Kannada | 20                           |
|          |                | Davangere        | 479                          |
|          |                | Dharwad          | 2,139                        |
|          |                | Gadag            | 138                          |
|          |                | Hassan           | 495                          |
|          |                | Haveri           | 1,050                        |
|          |                | Kalaburagi       | 45                           |
|          |                | Kolar            | 532                          |
|          |                | Koppal           | 88                           |
|          |                | Mandya           | 1,260                        |
|          |                | Mysuru           | 1,193                        |
|          |                | Raichur          | 733                          |
|          |                | Ramanagara       | 396                          |
|          |                | Shivamogga       | 931                          |
|          |                | Tumakuru         | 1,040                        |
|          |                | Uttara Kannada   | 285                          |
|          |                | Vijayapura       | 36                           |
| 11       | Kerala         | Kannur           | 1,051                        |
|          |                | Dhar             | 167                          |
|          |                | Indore           | 541                          |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh | Mandla           | 18                           |
|          |                | Sehore           | 461                          |
|          |                | Kolhapur         | 194                          |
| 13       |                | Mumbai           | 280                          |
|          | Maharashtra    | Nagpur           | 1,306                        |
|          |                | Thane            | 2,426                        |
| 14       | Manipur        | Imphal East      | 349                          |
| 15       | Mizoram        | Aizawl           | 204                          |
|          |                | Dimapur          | 330                          |
|          |                | Kiphire          | 22                           |
| 16       | Nagaland       | Kohima           | 149                          |
|          |                | Mokokchung       | 58                           |
|          |                | Wokha            | 17                           |
|          |                | Baleshwar        | 218                          |
|          |                | Cuttack          | 529                          |
|          |                | Ganjam           | 33                           |
|          |                | Jajapur          | 157                          |
| 17       | Odisha         | Kalahandi        | 205                          |
|          |                | Khordha          | 1,433                        |
|          |                | Mayurbhanj       | 96                           |
|          |                | Sambalpur        | 135                          |
|          |                | Sundargarh       | 40                           |
| 18       | Puducherry     | Karaikal         | 48                           |
| 19       | Punjab         | Barnala          | 240                          |

| State   | District                   | No of beneficiaries placed   |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| State   | Ludhiana Bhilwara          | 131 2,077                    |
|         | Chittorgarh                | 374                          |
| 20      | Hanumangarh                | 318                          |
|         | Jaipur                     | 618                          |
|         | Chennai                    | 296                          |
|         | Coimbatore                 | 2,027                        |
|         | Cuddalore                  | 49                           |
|         | Dharmapuri                 | 30                           |
|         | Dindigul                   | 600                          |
|         | Erode                      | 3,661                        |
|         | Kanchipuram                | 839                          |
|         | Kanniyakumari              | 101                          |
|         | Karur                      | 238                          |
|         | Krishnagiri                | 880                          |
|         | Madurai                    | 1,834                        |
|         | Nagapattinam               | 33                           |
|         | Namakkal                   | 169                          |
|         | Pudukkottai                | 18                           |
| 21      | Ramanathapuram             | 155                          |
|         | Salem                      | 546                          |
|         | Sivaganga                  | 1,131                        |
|         | Thanjavur                  | 222                          |
|         | The Nilgiris Theni         | 68 813                       |
|         |                            | 790                          |
|         | Thiruvallur                |                              |
|         | Thiruvarur Tiruchirappalli | 398                          |
|         | Tirunelveli                | 458 763                      |
|         | Tiruppur                   | 6,611                        |
|         | Tiruvannamalai             | 92                           |
|         | Tuticorin                  | 1,105                        |
|         | Vellore                    | 562                          |
|         | Virudhunagar               | 2,138                        |
|         | BhadradriKothagudem        | 105                          |
|         | Hyderabad                  | 1,559                        |
|         | Khammam                    |                              |
| 22      |                            | 1,493                        |
|         | Ranga Reddy                | 214                          |
|         | Wanaparthy                 | 193                          |
|         | Daman                      | 1,101                        |
| 24      | Dhalai West Tripura        | 19 632                       |
|         | Agra                       | 32                           |
|         | Aligarh                    | 99                           |
| 25      | Ambedkar Nagar             | 593                          |
|         | Amethi                     | 56                           |
|         | Amroha                     | 24                           |

| S. No.   | State       | District            | No of beneficiaries placed   |
|----------|-------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
|          |             | Auraiya             | 26                           |
|          |             | Ayodhya             | 64                           |
|          |             | Ballia              | 259                          |
|          |             | Banda               | 235                          |
|          |             | Bareilly            | 767                          |
|          |             | Basti               | 43                           |
|          |             | Budaun              | 51                           |
|          |             | Chandauli           | 139                          |
|          |             | Etawah              | 32                           |
|          |             | Gautam Buddha Nagar | 1,995                        |
|          |             | Ghaziabad           | 1,146                        |
|          |             | Ghazipur            | 184                          |
|          |             | Gonda               | 54                           |
|          |             | Hapur               | 5                            |
|          |             | Jaunpur             | 83                           |
|          |             | Kanpur Dehat        | 10                           |
|          |             | Kanpur Nagar        | 536                          |
|          |             | Lucknow             | 124                          |
|          |             | Mau                 | 472                          |
|          |             | Meerut              | 111                          |
|          |             | Mirzapur            | 8                            |
|          |             | Moradabad           | 45                           |
|          |             | Pilibhit            | 95                           |
|          |             | Pratapgarh          | 142                          |
|          |             | Prayagraj           | 112                          |
|          |             | Rampur              | 549                          |
|          |             | Sultanpur           | 117                          |
|          |             | Varanasi            | 912                          |
| 26       | Uttarakhand | Chamoli             | 136                          |
| 27       |             | 24 Paraganas North  | 102                          |
|          |             | Dinajpur Uttar      |                              |
|          | West Bengal | Howrah              | 297                          |
|          |             |                     | 81                           |
|          |             | Kolkata             | 475                          |
|          |             | Maldah              | 40                           |
|          |             | Total               | 1,00,322                     |

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