Lok Sabha Question No. 2119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: STRIVE Scheme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Shri Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2119

ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## STRIVE SCHEME

## 2119:  SHRI ANURAG SHARMA

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

- (a) the  number  of  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  that  have  been  selected  to participate  in  the  Skill  Strengthening  for  Industrial  Value  Enhancement  (STRIVE) scheme, State-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  Industry  Clusters  (IC)  that  have  been  selected  to  promote apprenticeships, State-wise;
- (c) the number of ITIs selected from the Jhansi Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government has any plans to include more ICs and ITIs particularly from the State of Uttar Pradesh and Jhansi Parliamentary Constituency;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) whether  the  Government  plans  to  involve  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  and business associations in the said scheme to help ITIs improve their performance; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

- (a) The Directorate  General  of Training  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship implemented the Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) project which was a World Bank assisted Government of India project  with  the  objective  of  improving  the  relevance  and  efficiency  of  skills  training provided through ITIs and apprenticeships. The duration of the project was from 20172024 (till May).

Under the project  500  ITIs  (which  include  467  Government  and  33  Private  ITIs)  were selected  for  strengthening  the  infrastructure  and  for  further  enhancing  the  industry relevance of the training by upgradation of Lab, equipment and tools. State Wise number of ITIs selected are placed at Annexure I.

(b) A  total  90  Industry  Clusters  (ICs)  signed  the  Industry  Apprenticeship  Initiative (IAI)  grant  agreement  under  STRIVE.  State  wise  number  of  ICs  onboarded  under STRIVE are also placed at Annexure I.

(c) Under  STRIVE  project,  02  ITIs  from  Jhansi  (1  Govt  and  1  Pvt)  were  selected from the Jhansi Parliamentary Constituency in the State of Uttar Pradesh. Their details are:

| NCVT MIS Code   | Type    | ITI Name             | Address                                            | District   |
|-----------------|---------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
| GU09001561      | Govt.   | Govt ITI, Jhansi     | GOVT. ITI GWALIOR ROAD JHANSI                      | Jhansi     |
| PU09001984      | Private | Maa Pitambra Pvt ITI | Shivpuri Road, JMK Motors, Behind JK Hospital, Nan | Jhansi     |

(d) and (e) The duration of STRIVE project was from 2017 to 2024 (May 31). The project has now ended and no further ITI or IC can be selected under the STRIVE project.

(f) and (g) No Sir. However, under the STRIVE Project the implementation at the institute level was done by an Institute Management Committee (IMC), which also comprised of the members of local Industry, which worked towards day-to-day program implementation thereby enhancing the industry interaction in the ITIs.

## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARA  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2119 DUE FOR REPLY ON 05.08.2024

State wise number of ITIs and Industry Clusters

| S No.   | State / UT Name             |   No. of Govt. ITIs | No. of Private ITIs   |   Total No. of ITIs | No. of ICs   |
|---------|-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------|
| 1       | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |                   1 | -                     |                   1 | -            |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              |                  15 | -                     |                  15 | -            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                   1 | -                     |                   1 | -            |
| 4       | Assam                       |                   6 | 2                     |                   8 | -            |
| 5       | Bihar                       |                   4 | -                     |                   4 | -            |
| 6       | Chandigarh                  |                   1 | -                     |                   1 | -            |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                |                  13 | 4                     |                  17 | -            |
| 8       | Delhi                       |                   3 | 1                     |                   4 | -            |
| 9       | Goa                         |                   2 | -                     |                   2 | -            |
| 10      | Gujarat                     |                  34 | 4                     |                  38 | 15           |
| 11      | Haryana                     |                  21 | -                     |                  21 | 7            |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh            |                  32 | 1                     |                  33 | 7            |
| 13      | Jammu And Kashmir           |                   7 | -                     |                   7 | 1            |
| 14      | Jharkhand                   |                   6 | -                     |                   6 | -            |
| 15      | Karnataka                   |                  21 | 1                     |                  22 | 11           |
| 16      | Kerala                      |                  23 | 2                     |                  25 | 5            |
| 17      | Ladakh                      |                   1 | -                     |                   1 | -            |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh              |                  20 | 1                     |                  21 | 6            |
| 19      | Maharashtra                 |                  72 | 5                     |                  77 | 12           |
| 20      | Manipur                     |                   2 | -                     |                   2 | 1            |
| 21      | Meghalaya                   |                   1 | -                     |                   1 | -            |
| 22      | Mizoram                     |                   1 | -                     |                   1 | 1            |
| 23      | Nagaland                    |                   2 | -                     |                   2 | -            |
| 24      | Odisha                      |                  25 | 2                     |                  27 | 3            |
| 25      | Puducherry                  |                   2 | -                     |                   2 | -            |
| 26      | Punjab                      |                  23 | 1                     |                  24 | -            |
| 27      | Rajasthan                   |                  14 | -                     |                  14 | -            |
| 28      | Sikkim                      |                   1 | -                     |                   1 | -            |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu                  |                  29 | 3                     |                  32 | 15           |
| 30      | Telangana                   |                  17 | -                     |                  17 | 6            |
| 31      | Tripura                     |                   8 | -                     |                   8 | -            |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh               |                  25 | 4                     |                  29 | -            |
| 33      | Uttarakhand                 |                   8 | -                     |                   8 | -            |
| 34      | West Bengal                 |                  26 | 2                     |                  28 | -            |
|         | Total                       |                 467 | 33                    |                 500 | 90           |

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