Lok Sabha Question No. 740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Samarth Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## SAMARTH SCHEME

## 740. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a)  the  details  of  the  Samarth  Scheme launched  to ensure steady supply  of skilled manpower in  the labour intensive textile sector;

(b) the details of the progress made in this regard, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of the jobs created in the organised textile sector under the same; and

(d) the details of other measures being taken to augment capacity building in the textile sector?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) & (b): Ministry of Textiles has launched the skill development programme namely, Samarth- Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector, in alignment with overall skilling framework prescribed by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Samarth provides demand driven, placement oriented National Skill Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  compliant skilling programme  to  supplement the efforts of the  industry in creating jobs in the organized textile and related sectors, covering the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning  and  Weaving.  The  scheme  provides  industry-oriented  entry  level  and  upskilling  programmes  for organized  sector  (excluding  spinning  &  weaving)  and  skill  upgradation  programmes  for  weavers/artisans  in traditional textile sector. Under Samarth, a total of 2,56,985 beneficiaries have been trained (as on 02.02.2024). The details of beneficiaries under Samarth State / UT-wise are given in Annexure-I .

(c): The scheme was formulated with an aim to inter alia incentivize and supplement the efforts of industry in  creating  jobs  in  the  organized  textile  and  related  sectors.  Addressing  the  skill  gap  in  textile  sector  and generation  of  sustainable  livelihood  being  the  major  outcome  parameters  of  the  scheme,  it  has  been  made mandatory  to  provide  placement  to  70%  trained  (passed)  beneficiaries  for  entry  level  courses  &  90%  for upskilling courses under mainstream sector by implementing partners. Provision of self-employment is available for  skilling  undertaken  in  traditional  textile  courses.  Under  Samarth,  out  of  2.56  lakh  trained  (passed) beneficiaries, 1.81  lakh  beneficiaries  have  been  provided  placement  including  self-employment  as  on 02.02.2024.

(d): Ministry of Textiles is implementing various  schemes viz, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA), Amended Technology Upgradation Scheme (ATUFS), Silk Samagra, National Handloom Development Programme, National Handicraft Development  Programme,  Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme  (IWDP),  National  Technical  Textile Mission (NTTM), Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) etc. for overall development of textile industry in the country and inter alia supporting creation of more jobs in the textile sector.

## Details of beneficiaries under Samarth State/UT-wise are as given below:

| S. No.         | State                                | Trained (passed) as on 02.02.2024   |
|----------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh                       | 6,594                               |
| 2              | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 87                                  |
| 3              | Assam                                | 7,534                               |
| 4              | Bihar                                | 6,331                               |
| 5              | Chhattisgarh                         | 2,357                               |
| 6              | Goa                                  | 83                                  |
| 7              | Gujarat                              | 8,505                               |
| 8              | Haryana                              | 12,563                              |
| 9              | Himachal Pradesh                     | 550                                 |
| 10             | Jharkhand                            | 2,177                               |
| 11             | Karnataka                            | 61,146                              |
| 12             | Kerala                               | 1,859                               |
| 13             | Madhya Pradesh                       | 5,550                               |
| 14             | Maharashtra                          | 9,205                               |
| 15             | Manipur                              | 1,207                               |
| 16             | Meghalaya                            | 139                                 |
| 17             | Mizoram                              | 610                                 |
| 18             | Nagaland                             | 1,037                               |
| 19             | Odisha                               | 6,627                               |
| 20             | Punjab                               | 759                                 |
| 21             | Rajasthan                            | 12,383                              |
| 22             | Sikkim                               | 66                                  |
| 23             | Tamil Nadu                           | 55,939                              |
| 24             | Telangana                            | 7,004                               |
| 25             | Tripura                              | 1,281                               |
| 26             | Uttar Pradesh                        | 34,049                              |
| 27             | Uttarakhand                          | 624                                 |
| 28             | West Bengal                          | 2,076                               |
| UT'S           | UT'S                                 | UT'S                                |
| 29             | Andaman and Nicobar                  | 88                                  |
| 30             | Chandigarh                           | 87                                  |
| 31             | Delhi                                | 4,286                               |
| 32             | Jammu And Kashmir                    | 2,007                               |
| 33             | Ladakh                               | 26                                  |
| 34             | Puducherry                           | 334                                 |
| 35             | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and | 1,815                               |
| Total 2,56,985 | Total 2,56,985                       | Total 2,56,985                      |

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