Lok Sabha Question No. 1535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Skill Development in Naxal affected Area
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

########## 1 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

**MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1535**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015**

**SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN NAXAL AFFECTED AREA**

**1535. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:**

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

1. whether the Government is implementing any scheme to impart skill development training and provide employment to youths in naxal affected area ;

2. if so, the details thereof;
3. if not, whether the Government proposes any such plan; and
4. if so, the details thereof **?**
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### 2 ANSWER

**MINISTER OF Skill Development and Entrepreneurship**

**(SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)**

1. to (d) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India is implementing a scheme titled “Skill Development in 34 Districts Affected by Left Wing Extremism” for Skill Development in 34 Naxal affected districts.
2. The details of the scheme are at annex- I.

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**ANNEX - I**

**ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1535 DUE FOR REPLY ON 29/07/2015**

Details of the scheme: “Skill Development in 34 Districts Affected by Left Wing Extremism”

Components:

1. Skill training programmes  for

- 1000 youth in Long Term Training @ 30 per district
- 4000 youth in Short Term Training @ 120 per district
- Train 340 youth in Instructor Training @ 10 per district

Details of training programme approved: -

|                                         | Short Term              | Long Term               | Instructor              |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Number of Trainees per district         | 120                     | 30                      | 10                      |
| Duration (Months)                       | 3                       | 24                      | 12                      |
| Training Fees (Govt. institute)         | Rs. 5000/- consolidated | Rs. 100/ month/trainee  | Rs. 100/ month/trainee  |
| Training Fees (Pvt. institute)          | Rs. 5000/- consolidated | Rs. 1000/ month/trainee | --                      |
| Stipend for training in Pvt. institute  | Rs.5000/ month/ trainee | Rs.5000/ month/ trainee | --                      |
| Stipend for training in Govt. institute | Rs.3500/ month/ trainee | Rs.3500/ month/ trainee | Rs.3500/ month/ trainee |
| Travelling allowance                    | Rs.1600/ trainee        | Rs.1600/ trainee        | Rs.1600/ trainee        |
| Contingencies                           | 10% of Training fees    | 10% of Training fees    | 10% of Training fees    |

1. Infrastructure will be created for:-

- 34 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) @ one ITI per district
- 68 Skill Development Centres (SDCs) @ two SDCs per district

The state wise details of districts covered are given below: -

| Sl   | States         | No. of Dist.   | Name of dist.                                                                                          |
|------|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl   | States         | No. of Dist.   | Name of dist.                                                                                          |
| 1    | Telangana      | 1              | Khammam                                                                                                |
| 2    | Bihar          | 6              | Jamui, Gaya, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Jehanabad, Arwal                                                      |
| 3    | Chhattisgarh   | 7              | Dantewada, Bastar, Kanker, Surguja, Rajnandgaon, Bijapur, Narayanpur                                   |
| 4    | Jharkhand      | 10             | Chatra, West Singhbhum, Palamau, Garhwa, East Singhbhum, Bokaro, Lohardaga, Gumla, Latehar, Hazaribagh |
| 5    | Madhya Pradesh | 1              | Balaghat                                                                                               |
| 6    | Maharashtra    | 2              | Gadchiroli K, Gondia                                                                                   |
| 7    | Orissa         | 5              | Gajapati, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Deogarh, Sambalpur                                                     |
| 8    | Uttar Pradesh  | 1              | Sonebhadra                                                                                             |
| 9    | West Bengal    | 1              | Paschim Midnapur (Lalgarh Area)                                                                        |
|      | Total          | 34             |                                                                                                        |