Lok Sabha Question No. 3349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Training in ITIs through STRIVE Project
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Baijayant Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3349

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2024

## TRAINING IN ITIs THROUGH STRIVE PROJECT

## 3349.  SHRI BAIJAYANT PANDA

Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to State?

- (a) the  number  of  Industrial  Training  Institute  (ITIs)  that  have  been  modernised  under  the Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) project, particularly in the State of Odisha;
- (b) the total funds allocated for the project in the financial year 2024-25;
- (c) the number of students trained through Virtual Reality (VR) programmes in ITIs as part of the said initiative; and
- (d) the specific sectors and trades that have benefited most from the integration of advanced technologies like VR in ITI training?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) Sir, Directorate General of Training under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  implemented  the  Skills Strengthening  for  Industrial  Value  Enhancement (STRIVE) project, which was a Government of India project with the assistance of World Bank. The objective was to strengthen, upgrade and enhance the learning infrastructure in the Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

Under STRIVE project, a total of 500 ITIs (which include 467 Government ITIs and 33 Private ITIs) were selected for upgradation in the country and in the State of Odisha total 27 ITIs were selected for the upgradation. List of selected ITIs is attached at Annexure-A .

- (b) The  funds  of  Rs.  773  Crore  was  released  to  States/UTs/National  Instructional  Media Institute (NIMI) etc. and the total funds of Rs. 711 Crore utilized under the STRIVE project. The STRIVE project closed on 31 May 2024. The total funds of Rs. 5.05 Crore were allocated for the STRIVE project in the financial year 2024-25.
- (c) Under  the  STRIVE  project,  Virtual  Reality  (VR)  based  content  provided  to  05  selected Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) (ITI Ambernath, Maharashtra, ITI Bhubaneswar, Odisha, ITI Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, ITI Nagaon, Assam and ITI Aliganj Uttar Pradesh) on a pilot basis. As of now, total 371 students have been trained under the pilot.
- (d) Under  this  pilot,  the  Virtual  Reality  (VR)  based  content  was  provided  for  the  04  trades namely Fitter, Welder, Electrician and Motor Mechanic Vehicle.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question number 3349 to be answered on 16.12.2024.

## Details of the ITIs selected under STRIVE as follows;

|   S.No . | State   | ITI Type   | ITI Name                                                   | District      |
|----------|---------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|        1 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Gopa Bandhu Govt. Industrial Training Institute            | Koraput       |
|        2 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Hinjlicut             | Ganjam        |
|        3 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Barbil                | Kendujhar     |
|        4 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Rourkela              | Sundargarh    |
|        5 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Madhusudan Industrial Training Institute                   | Cuttack       |
|        6 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Bhubaneswar           | Khordha       |
|        7 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Phulbani              | Kandhamal     |
|        8 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute                        | Balasore      |
|        9 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Berhampur             | Ganjam        |
|       10 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Bhawanipatna          | Kalahandi     |
|       11 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute                        | Cuttack       |
|       12 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Technical Training Institute, Takatpur                     | Mayurbhanj    |
|       13 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Bolangir              | Balangir      |
|       14 | Odisha  | Pvt.       | Sai Private Industrial Training Institute, Bellaguntha     | Ganjam        |
|       15 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute                        | Dhenkanal     |
|       16 | Odisha  | Pvt.       | Dalmia Private Industrial Training Institute               | Sundargarh    |
|       17 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Talcher               | Anugul        |
|       18 | Odisha  | Govt.      | State Institute of Plumbing Technology, Pattamundai        | Kendrapara    |
|       19 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute                        | Rayagada      |
|       20 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Hirakud               | Sambalpur     |
|       21 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Purushottampur        | Ganjam        |
|       22 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute                        | Puri          |
|       23 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Umerkote              | Nabarangap ur |
|       24 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute                        | Malkangiri    |
|       25 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Gandhamardan Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Bolangir | Balangir      |
|       26 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Purna Chandra ITI, Baripada                                | Mayurbhanj    |
|       27 | Odisha  | Govt.      | Govt. Industrial Training Institute, Chatrapur             | Ganjam        |

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