Lok Sabha Question No. 1615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-09
Subject: Vocational training Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAVINDRA BABU  PANDULA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1615 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2015

## VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES

## QUESTION

## 1615. DR. RAVINDRA BABU:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to grant special relaxation in the criteria for opening of vocational training centres in the backward and hilly States of the country; and
- (b) if so, the State-wise details of locations for which decisions have been taken for opening up of new centres in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

- (a) to (b) Government  of  India  is  implementing  following  schemes  for  skill training of the people in remote area of the Country:
- (i) Enhancing  skill  development  infrastructure  in  North  Eastern  States  and Sikkim (state-wise list of Industrial Training Institutes covered under the scheme at Annexure ):  Under  the  scheme, 20 ITIs  are  to  be  upgraded and 22 new ITIs are to be established in eight North Eastern States.
- (ii) Skill  development  in  34  districts  of  9  States  affected  by  Left  Wing Extremism (state-wise list of Industrial Training Institutes covered under the scheme at Annexure ).

Further, there are 13,105 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) (Govt.- 2,293 and Private- 10,812) operational under the Directorate General of Training (DGT) which are the Primary Institutions for skilling in the Country. In the North Eastern States, there  are  82  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  (73  Government  and  9  Private) involved  in  skill  development  activities.  Details  of  ITIs  in  North  Eastern  Region  is attached at Annexure .

## Annexure

## State Wise List of New ITIs covered under the scheme 'Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in NE States & Sikkim'

| Sl. No.   | State             |   No. of ITIs | Location of ITIs                                                       |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh |             4 | ITI Manipoliang (Ziro), ITI New Sagalee, ITI Mipang and ITI East Siang |
| 2         | Nagaland          |             2 | ITI Dimapur and ITI Peren                                              |
| 3         | Sikkim            |             1 | ITI Kewzing                                                            |
| 4         | Manipur           |             2 | ITI Sekmai                                                             |
| 5         | Mizoram           |             3 | ITI Serchhip and ITI Champhai                                          |
| 6         | Meghalaya         |             2 | ITI Ampati                                                             |
| 7         | Assam             |             5 | ITI Nalbari, ITI Bongaigaon and ITI Jorhat                             |
| 8         | Tripura           |             3 | ITI Kanchanpur, ITI Gandacherra and ITI Santirbazar                    |
| Total     | Total             |            22 |                                                                        |

## State Wise List of it is under the scheme 'Skill Development in 34 Districts Affected by Left Wing Extremism'

| Sl. No.   | States         |   No. of ITIs | Location of ITI                                                                                        |
|-----------|----------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Telangana      |             1 | Khamam                                                                                                 |
| 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                                                                                       |
| Total     | Total          |            34 |                                                                                                        |

## Details of ITIs in North Eastern Region including Sikkim

| NORTH EASTERN REGION   | NORTH EASTERN REGION   | NORTH EASTERN REGION   | NORTH EASTERN REGION   | NORTH EASTERN REGION   |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No.                | Name of State/UTs      | Number of Govt. ITIs   | Number of Pvt.         | Total ITIs             |
|                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 05                     | 01                     | 06                     |
|                        | ASSAM                  | 31                     | 05                     | 36                     |
|                        | MANIPUR                | 07                     | 00                     | 07                     |
|                        | MEGHALAYA              | 05                     | 02                     | 07                     |
|                        | MIZORAM                | 01                     | 00                     | 01                     |
|                        | NAGALAND               | 08                     | 00                     | 08                     |
|                        | SIKKIM                 | 04                     | 00                     | 04                     |
|                        | TRIPURA                | 12                     | 01                     | 13                     |
|                        | SUB-TOTAL              | 73                     | 09                     | 82                     |

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