Lok Sabha Question No. 2887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-07
Subject: Training under Craft Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2887

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2023

## TRAINING UNDER CRAFT SCHEME

## 2887  SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Director  General  (DG)  of  Training  under  Craft  Training  Scheme  introduced training module on Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs);
- (b) if so, the number of Institutes in Andhra Pradesh in which above Artificial Intelligence Module has been introduced; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce Artificial Intelligence Module in other ITIs?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) & (b). Yes Sir. Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through Directorate General of Training  (DGT)  is  imparting  vocational  training  in  NSQF  compliant  courses  through  a network of  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  and  National  Skill  Training  Institutes  (NSTIs)  under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS). A module on  Artificial  intelligence  is  covered  under  the  CTS course of 'IoT Technician (Smart Health Care)' which is of a one year duration and NSQF Level-3. It is currently being taught in 16 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and 2 National Skill Training  Institutes  (NSTIs).  State  wise  list  of  ITIs  and  NSTIs  running  this  course  are  attached  at Annexure-I. As of now, no ITI in the state of Andhra Pradesh has taken up this course.
- (c). The Government as well as Private ITIs are under the administrative control of respective State/UT Government. The DGT under MSDE develops new age courses which are made available to  ITI  to  take  up  as  per  their  requirement.  Government  of  India  constantly  encourages  the States/UTs to take up more and more new age courses.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a & b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2887 to be answered on 07.08.2023.

## (a). State wise list of ITIs running course on Artificial Intelligence

| Sl. No   | State/ UTs    |   No. of Govt ITIs |
|----------|---------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Assam         |                  1 |
| 2.       | Bihar         |                  5 |
| 3.       | Gujarat       |                  2 |
| 4.       | Jammu Kashmir |                  1 |
| 5.       | Kerala        |                  1 |
| 6.       | Maharashtra   |                  1 |
| 7.       | Odisha        |                  1 |
| 8.       | Tamil Nadu    |                  1 |
| 9.       | Telangana     |                  1 |
| 10.      | Uttar Pradesh |                  1 |
| 11.      | Uttarakhand   |                  1 |
| Total    | Total         |                 16 |

## (b). List of NSTIs running course on Artificial Intelligence

|   Sl. No. | Institute Name                  | State/UTs       |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | NSTI, Mumbai                    | Maharashtra     |
|         2 | NSTI Extension Centre, Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir |

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