Lok Sabha Question No. 926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Skill Development Programme for Capacity Building.
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF WORKERS

## 926. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

(a) the details of skill development programmes launched for capacity building of workers in textiles sector along with the textiles training centres operating in the country, State-wise;

(b) the number of beneficiaries under the Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) and SAMARTH scheme during the last three years and the current year, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;

(c) whether any new scheme in textile sector for small cities is under consideration; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a): Ministry of Textiles had implemented the umbrella skilling scheme of Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) during 2010-2018 for skill development and capacity building of workers across textile value chain. In further continuation, the revamped skilling scheme of Samarth-Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS) was launched in 2017-18. 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,  which  have  been  converged  under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) of M/o Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. Samarth Scheme has been extended upto March, 2024. State/UT-wise details of training centres operating in the country under Samarth scheme are given in Annexure-I.

(b): ISDS  was  operational  upto  2017-18.  The  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  under  Samarth during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/UT-wise  including  Tamil  Nadu  are  given  in Annexure-II.

(c) & (d): Ministry of Textiles is implementing Samarth Scheme on Pan India basis, including small cities. Ministry of Textiles has been 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.  catering exclusively for development of textile sector in the country.

Details  of  textiles  training  centres  operating  in  the  country  under  Samarth  scheme,  State/UTwise:

(as on 20.07.2023)

| S. No.   | State/ UT                                    | Number of training centres   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar                          | 1                            |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                               | 40                           |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 4                            |
| 4        | Assam                                        | 106                          |
| 5        | Bihar                                        | 35                           |
| 6        | Chandigarh                                   | 1                            |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                                 | 16                           |
| 8        | Delhi                                        | 24                           |
| 9        | Goa                                          | 2                            |
| 10       | Gujarat                                      | 43                           |
| 11       | Haryana                                      | 43                           |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                             | 5                            |
| 13       | Jammu and Kashmir                            | 24                           |
| 14       | Jharkhand                                    | 19                           |
| 15       | Karnataka                                    | 435                          |
| 16       | Kerala                                       | 7                            |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh                               | 41                           |
| 18       | Maharashtra                                  | 42                           |
| 19       | Manipur                                      | 3                            |
| 20       | Meghalaya                                    | 4                            |
| 21       | Mizoram                                      | 3                            |
| 22       | Nagaland                                     | 13                           |
| 23       | Odisha                                       | 32                           |
| 24       | Puducherry                                   | 3                            |
| 25       | Punjab                                       | 6                            |
| 26       | Rajasthan                                    | 46                           |
| 27       | Sikkim                                       | 2                            |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                                   | 504                          |
| 29       | Telangana                                    | 45                           |
| 30       | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 7                            |
| 31       | Tripura                                      | 13                           |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh                                | 284                          |
| 33       | Uttarakhand                                  | 7                            |
| 34       | West Bengal                                  | 20                           |
| Total    | Total                                        | 1,880                        |

## Details of beneficiaries under Samarth Scheme during the last three years and current year, state/UT wise including Tamil Nadu:

(as on 20.07.2023)

| S. No.   | State/ UT                                    | Number of beneficiaries trained during last 3 years ¤t year   | Number of beneficiaries trained during last 3 years ¤t year   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar                          |                                                                     | 66                                                                  |
|          | Andhra Pradesh                               | 2                                                                   | 5,011                                                               |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                            |                                                                     | 57                                                                  |
| 4        | Assam                                        |                                                                     | 5,641                                                               |
| 5        | Bihar                                        |                                                                     | 3,615                                                               |
| 6        | Chandigarh                                   |                                                                     | 87                                                                  |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                                 |                                                                     | 1,837                                                               |
| 8        |                                              | Delhi                                                               | 3,187                                                               |
| 9        | Goa                                          |                                                                     | 55                                                                  |
| 10       | Gujarat                                      |                                                                     | 6,781                                                               |
| 11       | Haryana                                      |                                                                     | 9,512                                                               |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                             |                                                                     | 287                                                                 |
| 13       | Jammu and Kashmir                            |                                                                     | 1,711                                                               |
| 14       | Jharkhand                                    |                                                                     | 1,510                                                               |
| 15       | Karnataka                                    |                                                                     | 40,348                                                              |
| 16       | Kerala                                       |                                                                     | 1,500                                                               |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh                               |                                                                     | 3,691                                                               |
| 18       | Maharashtra                                  |                                                                     | 7,431                                                               |
| 19       | Manipur                                      |                                                                     | 1,077                                                               |
| 20       | Meghalaya                                    |                                                                     | 110                                                                 |
| 21       | Mizoram                                      |                                                                     | 448                                                                 |
| 22       | Nagaland                                     |                                                                     | 810                                                                 |
| 23       | Odisha                                       |                                                                     | 4,984                                                               |
| 24       | Puducherry                                   |                                                                     | 304                                                                 |
| 25       | Punjab                                       |                                                                     | 661                                                                 |
| 26       | Rajasthan                                    |                                                                     | 7,457                                                               |
| 27       | Sikkim                                       |                                                                     | 66                                                                  |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                                   |                                                                     | 41,742                                                              |
| 29       | Telangana                                    |                                                                     | 5,476                                                               |
| 30       | The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                                                     | 1,522                                                               |
| 31       | Tripura                                      |                                                                     | 1,072                                                               |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh                                |                                                                     | 23,786                                                              |
| 33       | Uttarakhand                                  |                                                                     | 485                                                                 |
| 34       | West Bengal                                  |                                                                     | 1,517                                                               |
| Total    | Total                                        | Total                                                               | 1,83,844                                                            |