Lok Sabha Question No. 2896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: National Skill Training Institute for Women
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION: 2896

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## NATIONAL SKILL TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN

2896:  SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALE: SHRI KRUPAL BALALJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship be pleased to state:

- (a) the aim and objectives of National Skill Training Institute for Women, NSTI (W);
- (b) number of NSTI (W)'s in the country, State-wise especially district-wise in Maharashtra;
- (c) whether  the  unemployment  among  women  in  Maharashtra  is  the  highest,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up more number of NSTI(W)'s in Maharashtra;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  the  problem  of  unemployment  among women in the areas, where it is the highest including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)    Sir, 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  that  enhances  the  employment  (wage  &  self-employment) opportunities for women of various socio-economic levels and different age groups.
- (b)    There  are nineteen (19) National Skill Training Institutes for Women (NSTI -Women) 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  January-March  2023, Maharashtra  does  not  have the highest level of unemployment among women in the country.
- (d)  &  (e)  Presently,  the  Government of India is running a  National Skill  Training  Institute for Women at Mumbai, with four (4) courses under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) and three (3)  courses  under  Craft  Instructor  Training  Scheme  (CITS)  with  a  seating  capacity  of  216 trainees  per  year.  There  is  no  proposal,  as  of  now,  to  set  up  more  NSTI  (Women)  in Maharashtra.  The  existing  19  NSTIs  (Women)  are  distributed  to  cater  to the skilling requirements, particularly for the Crafts Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) across the country.
- (g) Directorate  General of  Training through  its NSTIs impart skills to  the  women for their gainful  employment  (wage  &  self-employment).  Depending  upon  the  circumstances  of family, women opt for:
-  Wage Employment
-  Self  Employment
-  Higher Education and,
-  Apprenticeship etc.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2896 to be answered on 07.08.2023:

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

| Sl. No.   | State            | Name of the Institutes                   | Name of the Institutes   | Name of the Institutes   | Name of the Institutes   |   Trades Available |   No. of Seats |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|----------------|
| 1.        | Bihar            | National Skill Women for Women,          | Training Patna           | Institute                | for                      |                  7 |            168 |
| 2.        | Goa              | National Skill Women, Goa                | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                  2 |             25 |
| 3.        | Gujarat          | National Skill Women, Vadodara           | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 14 |            369 |
| 4.        | Haryana          | National Skill Women, Panipat            | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 16 |            334 |
| 5.        | Himachal Pradesh | National Skill Women, Shimla             | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                  7 |            123 |
| 6.        | Jammu & Kashmir  | National Skill Women, Jammu              | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                  2 |             25 |
| 7.        | Karnataka        | National Skill Women, Bangalore          | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 15 |             75 |
| 8.        | Kerala           | National Skill Women, Thiruvananthapuram | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 10 |            189 |
| 9.        | Madhya Pradesh   | National Skill Women, Indore             | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 13 |            286 |
| 10.       | Maharashtra      | National Skill Women, Mumbai             | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 07 |            216 |
| 11.       | Meghalaya        | National Skill Women, Tura               | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                  9 |            206 |
| 12.       | Punjab           | National Skill Women, Rajpura            | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                  2 |            100 |
| 13.       | Rajasthan        | National Skill Women, Jaipur             | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 17 |            431 |
| 14.       | Tamil Nadu       | National Skill Women, Trichy             | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                  7 |             69 |
| 15.       | Telangana        | National Skill Women, Hyderabad          | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                  6 |             73 |
| 16.       | Tripura          | National Skill Women, Agartala           | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                  3 |             68 |
| 17.       | Uttar Pradesh    | National Skill Women, Noida              | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 23 |            653 |
| 18.       | Uttar Pradesh    | National Skill Women, Allahabad          | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 18 |            479 |
| 19.       | West Bengal      | National Skill Women, Kolkata            | Training                 | Institute                | for                      |                 13 |            241 |
| Total     | Total            | Total                                    | Total                    | Total                    | Total                    |                191 |           4130 |

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