Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Establish ITIs and Vocational Training Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 96

ANSWERD ON: 25.11.2024

## ESTABLISH ITIS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES

## 96. DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:

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

(a) whether the Government has established Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and Vocational Training Centres in tribal dominated areas across the country, especially in Gadchiroli in Maharashtra State;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government plans to take steps to ensure the upskilling  of the tribal population  and provide adequate employment opportunities, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the number of tribals placed in employment after receiving the skill training at ITI Centres, State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (c)      Sir,  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  is  implementing  the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through a network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for providing long term training. It is also running schemes like Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) scheme for providing short term 'Skill Development' training to the youth belonging to all sections including the tribal community.

Under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS), at present, there are 15,012 ITIs established in the country, out of which 1,624 ITIs (525 Government ITIs and 1099 Private ITIs) are established in tribal dominated areas.

In the State of Maharashtra, at present, there are 1049 ITIs running in the state, out of which 124 ITIs (62  Government ITIs and  62  Private  ITIs)  are  established  in  tribal  dominated  areas  of  Maharashtra State. In Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state, at present, there are 17 ITIs running, all of which are Government ITIs.

The ITIs are under the administrative and financial control of the State Government. However, MSDE also  runs  schemes, from time  to  time,  to  provide  financial  support  to  the  State/UT Governments  for helping in establishment of ITIs in the country including in tribal dominated areas.

Till  recently,  the  MSDE  was  implementing  two  schemes,  namely  'Skill  Development  in  48  Districts Affected  by  LWE  (LWE  scheme)'  and  "Enhancing  Skill  Development  Infrastructure  in  NE  States (ESDI),"  to  provide  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  for  the  establishment  of  ITIs  in  the country.

Under LWE scheme, 41 ITIs have been covered in tribal dominated areas across the country, out of these  41  ITIs,  one  ITI  is  located  in  the  tribal-dominated  Gadchiroli  district  of  Maharashtra.  Total financial  assistance  of  Rs. 191.02 crore  has been  released under LWE scheme as central share for establishment of ITIs including Rs. 2.54 crore for Gadchiroli district. Under ESDI scheme, 23 ITIs have been covered in tribal districts of 8 North Eastern States and total financial assistance of Rs. 210.06 crore has been released under the scheme for establishment of new ITI under the scheme.

The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) is a scheme under MSDE implemented through the agencies, to impart skill training to non-literates, neo-literates, persons with rudimentary level of education, school dropouts up to  12th  class,  and graduates in the  age group  of 15-45 years in rural areas and urban slums. The priority groups are women, SCs, STs, OBC and minorities in the rural areas and urban lowincome areas.

At present, there are 289 JSSs centres running across the country, out of which 72 are established in tribal  dominated  areas  of  the  country.  In  the  State  of  Maharashtra,  at  present,  there  are  21  JSS centres,  out  of  which  6  are  established  in  tribal  dominated  areas.  Among  these  6  centres,  one  is situated in Gadchiroli district.

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is also implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), since 2015, with an objective to enable Indian youth to  take  up  industry-relevant  skill  training  for  a  better  livelihood.  Under  PMKVY,  skill  development training has been imparted through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Under PMKVY 4.0, as on 31st October 2024, 11,882 training centres have been empanelled across the country, out of which 1,618 are in the tribal dominated areas of the country. Under PMKVY 4.0, as on 31st  October  2024,  519  training  centres  have  been  empanelled  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra,  out  of which 76 are in the tribal dominated areas of the Maharashtra State. Among these 76 PMKVY centres, 9 centres are situated in Gadchiroli district.

In the last five financial years, i.e., from 2019-20 to 2023-24, 5,28,866 and 3,40,089 candidates from Scheduled  Tribes  category  have  been  trained  in  ITIs  and  JSS  centres  respectively.  Under  PMKVY, 7,77,462 candidates have been trained till date from Scheduled Tribes category since inception, i.e., year 2015.

List  of  State  wise  number of ITIs, PMKVY  centres and JSS centres in tribal dominated areas of the country is attached at Annexure -1 .

In addition to above mentioned schemes, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has taken various steps for upskilling and livelihood promotion of the tribal population through its various schemes:

- i. 'Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Vikas Mission' (PMJVM) scheme: Through this scheme of Ministry of Tribal  Affairs,  Tribal  Co-operative  Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India  (TRIFED) provides  funds  for  establishment  of  Van  Dhan  Vikas  Kendras  (VDVKs)  which  are  primarily clusters of tribal Self-Help Groups who are benefitted through value addition and marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFPs) / non-MFPs. A maximum amount of Rs 15.00 lakh is provided to State  Governments for  establishing  a  VDVK  Centre.  Training  and  capacity  building  of  VDVK members is an integral component for setting up these VDVKs.
- ii. Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha  Abhiyan  (PM-JANMAN):  The  Pradhan  Mantri Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha  Abhiyan  (PM-JANMAN),  a  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs (MoTA)  aims  at  targeted  development  of  75  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs) residing in 18  States  including 1 Union  Territory. The  scheme  focuses  on  11  critical interventions related to 9 key Ministries, in about 22,000 villages in 200 districts. One of the key interventions  in  the  mission  is  facilitating  skill  and  vocational  training  in  PVTG  habitations, development of multipurpose centres, tribal hostels, training/skilling/ entrepreneurship developments in Vandhan Vikas Kendra as per the suitable skills of these communities.
3. (d) As per report of a tracer study of ITI pass outs, conducted by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  through  an  Independent  Agency  and  published  in  2018,  about  63.5  %  of  ITI Graduates (including tribal population) are employed out of which 6.7 % are self-employed.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 96 answered on 25.11.2024

State wise number of ITIs, PMKVY centres and JSS centres in tribal dominated areas of the country

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                                     | No. of ITIs   | No. of ITIs   | No. of PMKVY Training   | No. of JSS   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|--------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/UT                                     | Govt.         | Pvt.          | Centres                 | Centres      |
| 1         | Andaman And Nicobar Islands                  | 1             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                               | 4             | 29            | 42                      | 0            |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 7             | 0             | 67                      | 1            |
| 4         | Assam                                        | 6             | 1             | 175                     | 0            |
| 5         | Bihar                                        | 23            | 247           | 93                      | 6            |
| 6         | Chandigarh                                   | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                                 | 78            | 35            | 106                     | 12           |
| 8         | Delhi                                        | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 9         | Goa                                          | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 10        | Gujarat                                      | 68            | 60            | 57                      | 2            |
| 11        | Haryana                                      | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                             | 13            | 9             | 18                      | 2            |
| 13        | Jammu And Kashmir                            | 7             | 0             | 24                      | 0            |
| 14        | Jharkhand                                    | 67            | 197           | 164                     | 13           |
| 15        | Karnataka                                    | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 16        | Kerala                                       | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 17        | Ladakh                                       | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                                  | 1             | 0             | 1                       | 1            |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh                               | 74            | 182           | 235                     | 7            |
| 20        | Maharashtra                                  | 62            | 62            | 76                      | 6            |
| 21        | Manipur                                      | 5             | 0             | 20                      | 2            |
| 22        | Meghalaya                                    | 6             | 1             | 87                      | 1            |
| 23        | Mizoram                                      | 3             | 0             | 84                      | 1            |
| 24        | Nagaland                                     | 9             | 0             | 74                      | 2            |
| 25        | Odisha                                       | 39            | 123           | 79                      | 13           |
| 26        | Puducherry                                   | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 27        | Punjab                                       | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 28        | Rajasthan                                    | 25            | 143           | 101                     | 0            |
| 29        | Sikkim                                       | 4             | 0             | 37                      | 0            |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                                   | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 31        | Telangana                                    | 1             | 8             | 7                       | 1            |
| 32        | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2             | 0             | 4                       | 1            |
| 33        | Tripura                                      | 13            | 0             | 57                      | 1            |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                                | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                                  | 0             | 0             | 0                       | 0            |
| 36        | West Bengal                                  | 7             | 2             | 10                      | 0            |
| Total     | Total                                        | 525           | 1,099         | 1,618                   | 72           |

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