Lok Sabha Question No. 6216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Skill Centres under DAJGUA
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-6216

TO BE ANSWERED ON-02/04/2026

## SKILL CENTRES UNDER DAJGUA

6216.  SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of skill centres established by the Government in tribal areas under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA);

(b) whether it is true that the Government has targeted to set up skill centres in thirty tribal districts and  to  provide  training  for  capacity  building  and  business  development  in  Van  Dhan  Vikas Kendras and among tribal groups, if so, the outcome thereof; and

(c)  the  targets  set  for  the  year  2025-26  and  the  status  of  achievements,  tribal  district-wise, particularly with reference to tribal districts in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)

(a): The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing skilling interventions for the tribal population under the scheme of Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA). Under this initiative, a target has been set to establish 30 Tribal Skilling Centres across the country for training 1,000 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) and tribal groups. As on date, 30 Tribal Skilling Centres have been established across 30 districts, with an enrolment of 22,768 beneficiaries in 1,131 batches. Further, 300 VDVKs have been sanctioned, out of which progress has been reported in 264 VDVKs.

(b): Yes. The details of the skill centres established by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in thirty districts across country are placed at Annexure-I.

(c): As on date, 30 Tribal Skilling Centres have been established, and 264 VDVKs have been trained. Details are placed at Annexure-I.

List of Skilling Centres by

Annexure-I Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship under DAJGUA

| Sl. No      | Name of the State   | Name of the District                   | Sanctioned Centers   | Inaugurated Centers   |
|-------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1           | Bihar               | Paschim Champaran                      | 1                    | 1                     |
| 2           | Chhattisgarh        | Bastar                                 | 4                    | 4                     |
| 2           | Chhattisgarh        | Surguja                                | 4                    | 4                     |
| 2           | Chhattisgarh        | Sukma                                  | 4                    | 4                     |
| 3           | Gujarat             | Valsad Surat                           | 2                    | 2                     |
| 4           | Jharkhand           | Ranchi Simdega                         | 3                    | 3                     |
| 5           | Karnataka           | Raichur                                | 1                    | 1                     |
|             | Maharashtra         | Nandurbar                              |                      | 2                     |
| 7           |                     | Nashik                                 | 2                    |                       |
| 8           | Manipur             | Senapati                               | 1                    | 1                     |
| 9 10        | Meghalaya           | East Khasi Hills Mayurbhanj Sundargarh | 1                    | 1                     |
|             | Orissa              | Malkangiri                             | 5                    | 5                     |
| 11 12       | Rajasthan           | Jaipur Adilabad                        | 1 1                  | 1 1                   |
|             | Telangana           | Dhalai                                 | 1                    |                       |
| 13          | Tripura             |                                        | 1                    | 1                     |
| 14          | Uttar Pradesh       | Sonbhadra                              |                      | 1                     |
| 15 16       | West Bengal DD&DNH  | Purulia Dadra& Nagar Haveli            | 1 1                  | 1 1                   |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         |                                        | 30                   | 30                    |