Lok Sabha Question No. 3654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: ITIs Functioning under the CTS
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K, Shri Selvam G, Shri C N Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION 3654

ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## ITIs FUNCTIONING UNDER THE CTS

3654.  SHRI C N ANNADURAI: SHRI NAVASKANI K: SHRI SELVAM G:

Will the MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Government  and  Private  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs) functioning under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) in Tamil Nadu, district-wise;
- (b) the total number of trainees enrolled under the CTS in Tamil Nadu during the last five years, year and trade-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to upgrade or modernize existing ITIs under CTS in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof including funding and timelines;
- (d) whether the Government has taken measures to extend the benefits of the said Scheme to backward and underdeveloped districts of Tamil Nadu;
- (e) whether there is any financial or academic support being provided to SC, ST, OBC and economically weaker section students enrolled in CTS courses in Tamil Nadu; and
- (f) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  awareness  and participation of students from rural and marginalized communities in Tamil Nadu under the CTS?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) The Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through a country wide network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for skilling the youth of the country.

At  present,  there  are  14,615  ITIs  established  in  the  country,  out  of  which,  3,316  are Government ITIs and 11,299 are Private ITIs.

In  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu,  a  total  of  456  ITIs  are  established,  out  of  which  93  are Government ITIs and 363 are Private ITIs. District-wise number of ITIs in Tamil Nadu State are at Annexure-1 .

- (b) A total of 1,67,481 trainees have been enrolled in ITIs under CTS in Tamil Nadu from the academic sessions 2020-21 onwards and upto 2024-25. Trade-wise, year-wise enrolment in ITIs under CTS in Tamil Nadu State from academic sessions 2020-21 to 2024-25 are at Annexure-2 .

(c) The Cabinet has approved National Scheme for Upgradation of ITIs and setting up National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs) for skilling, at an estimated cost of ₹60,000 crore (Central Share: ₹30,000 crore, State Share: ₹20,000 crore, and Industry Share: ₹10,000 crore).  The  scheme  aims  to  upgrade  1,000  ITIs  through  hub-and-spoke arrangements across the country including the state of Tamil Nadu.  Under the scheme, course  content  and  design  will  be  aligned  with  industry  skill  needs  with  a  focus  to introduce new courses to address emerging areas, with the objective of creating a futureready  skilled  workforce  to  meet  the  dynamic  needs  of  India's  economy  and  boost industrial productivity.

Apart from this, several state governments including Tamil Nadu have collaborated with industries to transform the Government ITIs into technology centres / hubs with modern infrastructure and training facilities to meet the industry 4.0 standards.  These collaborations aim to equip Government ITIs with cutting-edge technology and industryaligned curriculum to bridge the skill gap and prepare students for the demands of the evolving industrial landscape.

(d) The CTS is being implemented in the ITIs across all the districts of Tamil Nadu State, including the backward and underdeveloped districts. Out of the total 456 ITIs in the State, 410 ITIs are located in rural areas.

Further, the DGT also provides relaxation in the affiliation norms; specifically, in terms of the  minimum land area required and the minimum number of trades required for the establishment of new ITIs in unserved areas at the block/municipality level.

(e) The financial control and day-to-day administration of ITIs fall under the jurisdiction of the respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations, while policy matters  such  as  setting  the  criteria  for  affiliation,  conducting  examinations,  issuing certifications, and designing curricula are the responsibilities of the Central Government. MSDE does not provide any financial support to the ITI trainees. However, the State of Tamil Nadu, provides stipends to all students undergoing training in the Government ITIs of  Tamil  Nadu,  including  those belonging to  SC,  ST,  OBC, and economically weaker sections through its own initiatives.

(f) The  State  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  Committees  (SSDECs)  have been constituted at the State/UT level, including in Tamil Nadu, to promote awareness about skill training in ITIs through career awareness programmes in schools, along with mass  outreach  efforts  through  FM  radio,  print  media,  block-level  offices,  and  local community engagement in rural areas.

Apart from these, the Government of Tamil Nadu, as per its State policy, implements reservations in admissions in Government ITIs for candidates from marginalised sections and  provides  stipends  to  all  students  undergoing  training  in  Government  ITIs  to encourage participation.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION 3654 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025 REGARDING ITIS FUNCTIONING UNDER THE CTS

## District-wise number of ITIs in Tamil State

| Sr. No.   | District        | No. of Govt. ITIs   |   No. of Pvt. ITIs |   Total no. of ITIs |
|-----------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Ariyalur        | 2                   |                  5 |                   7 |
| 2.        | Chengalpattu    | 2                   |                  8 |                  10 |
| 3.        | Chennai         | 5                   |                  9 |                  14 |
| 4.        | Coimbatore      | 3                   |                 11 |                  14 |
| 5.        | Cuddalore       | 5                   |                 19 |                  24 |
| 6.        | Dharmapuri      | 1                   |                  2 |                   3 |
| 7.        | Dindigul        | 2                   |                 10 |                  12 |
| 8.        | Erode           | 2                   |                 13 |                  15 |
| 9.        | Kallakurichi    | 3                   |                  7 |                  10 |
| 10.       | Kanchipuram     | 1                   |                  7 |                   8 |
| 11.       | Kanniyakumari   | 2                   |                 12 |                  14 |
| 12.       | Karur           | 1                   |                  6 |                   7 |
| 13.       | Krishnagiri     | 1                   |                  4 |                   5 |
| 14.       | Madurai         | 3                   |                  8 |                  11 |
| 15.       | Mayiladuthurai  |                     |                  8 |                   8 |
| 16.       | Nagapattinam    | 3                   |                  4 |                   7 |
| 17.       | Namakkal        | 2                   |                  8 |                  10 |
| 18.       | Perambalur      | 2                   |                  4 |                   6 |
| 19.       | Pudukkottai     | 2                   |                 13 |                  15 |
| 20.       | Ramanathapuram  | 3                   |                  4 |                   7 |
| 21.       | Ranipettai      | 2                   |                 10 |                  12 |
| 22.       | Salem           | 4                   |                 13 |                  17 |
| 23.       | Sivaganga       | 2                   |                  7 |                   9 |
| 24.       | Tenkasi         | 3                   |                 10 |                  13 |
| 25.       | Thanjavur       | 3                   |                 15 |                  18 |
| 26.       | The Nilgiris    | 2                   |                  5 |                   7 |
| 27.       | Theni           | 3                   |                  7 |                  10 |
| 28.       | Thiruvallur     | 4                   |                 12 |                  16 |
| 29.       | Thiruvarur      | 2                   |                  8 |                  10 |
| 30.       | Thoothukkudi    | 4                   |                 12 |                  16 |
| 31.       | Tiruchirappalli | 5                   |                 20 |                  25 |
| 32.       | Tirunelveli     | 3                   |                 12 |                  15 |
| 33.       | Tirupathur      | 1                   |                  4 |                   5 |
| 34.       | Tiruppur        | 3                   |                  5 |                   8 |
| 35.       | Tiruvannamalai  | 2                   |                 22 |                  24 |
| 36.       | Vellore         | 1                   |                 10 |                  11 |
| 37.       | Villupuram      | 1                   |                 20 |                  21 |
| 38.       | Virudhunagar    | 3                   |                  9 |                  12 |
|           | Grand Total     | 93                  |                363 |                 456 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION 3654 ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025 REGARDING ITIS FUNCTIONING UNDER THE CTS

Trade-wise, year-wise enrolment in ITIs under CTS from academic sessions 2020-21 to 2024-25

|   Sr. No | Trade Name                                       |   Session 2020-21 |   session 2021-22 |   session 2022-23 |   session 2023-24 |   session 2024-25 |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Advanced CNC Machining Technician                |                 0 |                 0 |                 0 |              1556 |              1275 |
|        2 | Architectural Draughtsman                        |                11 |                43 |                52 |                58 |                64 |
|        3 | Artificial Intelligence Programming Assistant    |                 0 |                 0 |                 0 |                 0 |                20 |
|        4 | Basic Designer and Virtual Verifier (Mechanical) |                 0 |                 0 |                 0 |               500 |               407 |
|        5 | Carpenter                                        |                68 |                55 |               102 |                 0 |                 0 |
|        6 | Civil Engineer Assistant                         |                29 |                30 |                38 |                35 |                29 |
|        7 | Computer Aided Embroidery and Designing          |                44 |                42 |                54 |                52 |                34 |
|        8 | Computer Hardware and Network Maintenance        |                85 |               109 |               137 |               142 |               101 |
|        9 | Computer Operator & Programming Assistant (VI)   |                 7 |                 7 |                12 |                11 |                12 |
|       10 | Computer Operator and Programming Assistant      |              1186 |              1309 |              1559 |              1569 |              1432 |
|       11 | Cosmetology                                      |                48 |                42 |                46 |                48 |                48 |
|       12 | Cutting & Sewing (VI)                            |                 5 |                 9 |                12 |                11 |                10 |
|       13 | Dental Laboratory Equipment Technician           |                 8 |                 9 |                13 |                 7 |                 5 |
|       14 | Desk Top Publishing Operator                     |               305 |               310 |               356 |               391 |               359 |
|       15 | Desktop Publishing Operator (VI)                 |                 5 |                 7 |                12 |                 7 |                11 |
|       16 | Digital Photographer                             |                16 |                25 |                32 |                38 |                22 |
|       17 | Draughtsman (Civil)                              |               433 |               365 |               393 |               394 |               389 |
|       18 | Draughtsman (Mechanical)                         |               119 |               121 |               139 |               101 |                81 |
|       19 | Dress Making                                     |               100 |                80 |               132 |               100 |                85 |
|       20 | Drone Pilot (Junior)                             |                 0 |                 0 |                 0 |                 0 |                28 |
|       21 | Drone Technician                                 |                 0 |                 0 |                 0 |                19 |                17 |
|       22 | Electrician                                      |              4507 |              4687 |              5343 |              5305 |              4852 |
|       23 | Electronics Mechanic                             |               385 |               383 |               438 |               430 |               376 |
|       24 | Fashion Design & Technology                      |               177 |               210 |               219 |               181 |               211 |
|       25 | Fire Technology and Industrial Safety Management |                 0 |                 0 |                80 |                56 |                46 |
|       26 | Fitter                                           |              3860 |              3976 |              4496 |              4726 |              3909 |
|       27 | Food & Beverages Services Assistant              |                32 |                32 |                32 |                66 |                48 |
|       28 | Food Production (General)                        |               210 |               283 |               293 |               319 |               266 |

|   29 | Footwear Maker                                           |   40 |   34 |   27 |   20 |   17 |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------|------|------|------|------|------|
|   30 | Foundryman                                               |  105 |  117 |  161 |   40 |   27 |
|   31 | Front Office Assistant                                   |   52 |   55 |   32 |   49 |   32 |
|   32 | Health Sanitary Inspector                                |   39 |   44 |   32 |   23 |   15 |
|   33 | Horticulture                                             |    0 |    0 |    0 |   23 |   22 |
|   34 | Hospital House Keeping                                   |    0 |   13 |    5 |   18 |   22 |
|   35 | Industrial Painter                                       |   29 |   15 |   29 |    0 |    0 |
|   36 | Industrial Robotics and Digital Manufacturing Technician |    0 |    0 |    0 | 2541 | 1829 |
|   37 | Information Communication Technology System Maintenance  |  170 |  174 |  200 |  190 |  165 |
|   38 | Information Technology                                   |   13 |   15 |   24 |   20 |   24 |
|   39 | Instrument Mechanic (Chemical Plant)                     |   18 |   16 |   25 |   23 |   24 |
|   40 | Instrument Mechanic                                      |  269 |  283 |  329 |  225 |  224 |
|   41 | Interior Design & Decoration                             |    8 |   12 |  208 |  169 |  157 |
|   42 | IoT Technician (Smart City)                              |    5 |    0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |
|   43 | IoT Technician (Smart Healthcare)                        |    0 |    0 |   20 |   29 |   11 |
|   44 | Leather Goods Maker                                      |   95 |   71 |   81 |   60 |   69 |
|   45 | Lift and Escalator Mechanic                              |   39 |   38 |   46 |   45 |   75 |
|   46 | Machinist (Grinder)                                      |   83 |   82 |   92 |   58 |   48 |
|   47 | Machinist                                                |  908 |  936 | 1014 |  957 |  755 |
|   48 | Maintenance Mechanic (Chemical Plant)                    |   18 |   19 |   29 |   23 |   20 |
|   49 | Manufacturing Process Control and Automation             |    0 |    0 |    0 | 1341 | 1148 |
|   50 | Marine Engine Fitter                                     |  173 |  169 |  183 |  192 |  156 |
|   51 | Marine Fitter                                            |   17 |   17 |   13 |   19 |   19 |
|   52 | Mason (Building Constructor)                             |   10 |    9 |   12 |    0 |    0 |
|   53 | Mechanic (Motor Vehicle)                                 | 3018 | 3112 | 3528 | 3565 | 3197 |
|   54 | Mechanic (Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning)            |    0 |    0 |    1 |    0 |    0 |
|   55 | Mechanic (Tractor)                                       |  128 |  120 |  147 |   80 |   66 |
|   56 | Mechanic Agriculture Machinery                           |   24 |   24 |   24 |   24 |   19 |
|   57 | Mechanic Auto Body Repair                                |   54 |   39 |   67 |   63 |   50 |
|   58 | Mechanic Auto Electrical and Electronics                 |   51 |   50 |   69 |   49 |   37 |
|   59 | Mechanic Diesel                                          |  853 |  948 | 1107 | 1032 |  855 |
|   60 | Mechanic Electric Vehicle                                |    0 |    0 |    0 | 1045 |  906 |
|   61 | Mechanic Machine Tool Maintenance                        |   56 |   54 |   52 |   60 |   58 |
|   62 | Mechanic Two & Three Wheeler                             |   35 |   42 |   47 |   10 |    9 |
|   63 | Multimedia Animation & Special Effects                   |   48 |   37 |   48 |   48 |   39 |
|   64 | Operator Advanced Machine Tools                          |   16 |   15 |   57 |   64 |   54 |

| 65                | Painter General                                 | 35   | 42   | 47       | 60   | 48   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------|------|----------|------|------|
| 66                | Plastic Processing Operator                     | 68   | 71   | 88       | 20   | 21   |
| 67                | Plumber                                         | 202  | 210  | 404      | 569  | 475  |
| 68                | Pump Operator-Cum- Mechanic                     | 102  | 102  | 110      | 120  | 94   |
| 69                | Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technician   | 849  | 872  | 1180     | 1190 | 1216 |
| 70                | Secretarial Practice (English)                  | 9    | 39   | 57       | 0    | 0    |
| 71                | Sewing Technology                               | 498  | 570  | 602      | 663  | 561  |
| 72                | Sheet Metal Worker                              | 307  | 291  | 404      | 296  | 255  |
| 73                | Smartphone Technician Cum App Tester            | 0    | 6    | 146      | 152  | 149  |
| 74                | Solar Technician (Electrical)                   | 37   | 39   | 110      | 129  | 121  |
| 75                | Spinning Technician                             | 27   | 27   | 40       | 39   | 37   |
| 76                | Stenographer & Secretarial Assistant (English)  | 181  | 294  | 341      | 213  | 174  |
| 77                | Surface Ornamentation Techniques (Embroidery)   | 137  | 144  | 164      | 148  | 149  |
| 78                | Surveyor                                        | 43   | 23   | 73       | 58   | 60   |
| 79                | Technician Electronics System Design and Repair | 0    | 0    | 0        | 4    | 0    |
| 80                | Technician Mechatronics                         | 86   | 138  | 122      | 90   | 73   |
| 81                | Technician Medical Electronics                  | 0    | 0    | 85       | 89   | 83   |
| 82                | Technician Power Electronics System             | 0    | 0    | 45       | 49   | 57   |
| 83                | Textile Mechatronics                            | 19   | 19   | 20       | 24   | 23   |
| 84                | Textile Wet Processing Technician               | 16   | 18   | 20       | 19   | 11   |
| 85                | Tool & Die Maker (Dies & Moulds)                | 26   | 25   | 25       | 25   | 25   |
| 86                | Tool & Die Maker (Press Tools, Jigs & Fixtures) | 51   | 60   | 88       | 115  | 100  |
| 87                | Turner                                          | 1305 | 1240 | 1410     | 1208 | 953  |
| 88                | Vessel Navigator                                | 17   | 18   | 16       | 20   | 20   |
| 89                | Welder (Fabrication & Fitting)                  | 20   | 22   | 23       | 0    | 0    |
| 90                | Welder (GMAW & GTAW)                            | 123  | 128  | 153      | 86   | 63   |
| 91                | Welder                                          | 3509 | 3591 | 4950     | 4645 | 3952 |
| 92                | Welder (Pipe)                                   | 49   | 47   | 80       | 40   | 32   |
| 93                | Welder (Structural)                             | 15   | 31   | 64       | 40   | 32   |
| 94                | Welder (Welding & Inspection)                   | 38   | 20   | 40       | 1    | 7    |
| 95                | Wireman                                         | 1532 | 1715 | 2472     | 2739 | 2365 |
| 96                | Wood Work Technician                            | 0    | 0    | 0        | 49   | 23   |
| Total Grand Total | Total Grand Total                               |      |      | 1,67,481 |      |      |

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