Lok Sabha Question No. 227 (STARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Skill Development Programme for NER
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: RAM PRASAD SARMAH

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**LOK SABHA**

**STARRED QUESTION NO. 227**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015**

**SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR NER**

***227. SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH:**

**Will the Minister of SKILLDEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:**

(a)	the details of schemes launched/ formulated by the Government for skill development and generation of employment for youth of North Eastern Region (NER), State-wise;

(b)	the details of targets fixed and persons skilled during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise and scheme-wise; and

(c)	the funds allocated, released and utilized for the purpose during the said period?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF**

**SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP**

**(SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)**

(a) to (c)	A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

**STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE HOUSE IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (c) of LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 227 ADMITTED FOR REPLY ON 05.08.2015 REGARDING “SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR NER”**

(a) to (c)	There are 12,106 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) (Govt.- 2,285 and Private- 9,821) 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 80 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) (72 Government and 8 Private) involved in skill development as per details given below:-

| **Sl. No.**   | **Name of State/UTs**   |   **Number of Govt. ITIs** |   **Number  of Pvt. ITIs** |   **Total ITIs** |
|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|
| 1             | **ARUNACHAL PRADESH**   |                          5 |                          1 |                6 |
| 2             | **ASSAM**               |                         30 |                          4 |               34 |
| 3             | **MANIPUR**             |                          7 |                          0 |                7 |
| 4             | **MEGHALAYA**           |                          5 |                          2 |                7 |
| 5             | **MIZORAM**             |                          1 |                          0 |                1 |
| 6             | **NAGALAND**            |                          8 |                          0 |                8 |
| 7             | **SIKKIM**              |                          4 |                          0 |                4 |
| 8             | **TRIPURA**             |                         12 |                          1 |               13 |
| **TOTAL**     |                         |                         72 |                          8 |               80 |

Further, Government has formulated a scheme namely “Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in NE States & Sikkim” to enhance the existing infrastructure of skill development in North Eastern states of the country. The State-wise details of this scheme are at Annexure.

Besides, the Government has setup the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as a public private partnership entity to promote private training providers to setup Skill Development centres across the country. As on 30 th June, 2015, the 211 NSDC affiliated training partners, have 3669 operational training centres, including 745 mobile centres with coverage across the Country including 109 training centres (Fixed-98 and Mobile-11) in North Eastern States as per break-up given below:-

| **S. N.**   | **Name of State(s)**   | **Training Centres**   |            |
|-------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------|
|             |                        | **Fixed**              | **Mobile** |
| 1           | Assam                  | 53                     | 09         |
| 2           | Manipur                | 01                     | 01         |
| 3           | Meghalaya              | 15                     | --         |
| 4           | Mizoram                | 01                     | --         |
| 5           | Nagaland               | 11                     | --         |
| 6           | Sikkim                 | 09                     | --         |
| 7           | Tripura                | 08                     | 01         |
| **Total**   |                        | **98**                 | **11**     |

Furthermore, there are over 70 skill development schemes across various sectors implemented by over 20 Central Ministries/Departments for skill development across the Country. Funds under these schemes are provided by the concerned Ministries/Departments to the implementing agencies including States under the guidelines issued for the schemes. The annual targets and achievements for skill training under these skill development schemes/programmes for the year 2012-13 to 2014-15 are as under:-

(figures in lakhs)

| Year      |   Annual targets for training of persons under skill development programmes  |   Number of persons trained |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2012-2013 |                                                                        72.51 |                       51.88 |
| 2013-2014 |                                                                        73.43 |                       76.37 |
| 2014-2015 |                                                                       105.08 |                       76.12 |

**ANNEXURE**

**Details of the scheme ‘Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in North Eastern States and Sikkim’**

The scheme was formulated in 2011 at a total of Rs. 57.39 crore to enhance the existing infrastructure of skill development in North Eastern States. The scheme is aimed for up-gradation of 20 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) by introducing three new trades per ITI and Supplementing Infrastructure deficiencies in 28 ITIs by constructing new hostel, boundary wall and supplementing old and obsolete tools and equipment.

Scheme will continue up to 31 st March 2017 at a revised cost of Rs. 298.13 crore with new component for “establishment of 22 ITIs” in 8 North-eastern States.

The scheme has provision for Central assistance to States in following four components:

1. Up-gradation of 20 ITIs by introducing three new trades  per ITI;
2. Supplementing infrastructure deficiencies in 28 ITIs by constructing new hostel, boundary wall and supplementing old and obsolete tools and equipment;
3. Funding Monitoring Cells at Central & State Level; and
4. Establishment of 22 New ITIs in 8 States

State-wise break-up of new ITIs to be established and fund released so far:

| **S. l.**   | **State**         | **No. of new ITIs to be established**   | **Fund (Rs. in lakh) released so far for**   |             |           |           |
|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|             |                   |                                         | **Up-gradation**                             | **New ITI** | **SPMU*** | **Total** |
| 1           | Arunachal Pradesh | 4                                       | 757.00                                       | 723.15      | 36.18     | 1516.33   |
| 2           | Nagaland          | 2                                       | 1189.47                                      | 551.55      | 36.98     | 1778.00   |
| 3           | Sikkim            | 1                                       | 308.20                                       | 342.70      | 29.80     | 680.70    |
| 4           | Manipur           | 2                                       | 928.46                                       | 241.05      | 8.68      | 1178.19   |
| 5           | Mizoram           | 3                                       | 483.48                                       | 839.30      | 22.94     | 1345.72   |
| 6           | Meghalaya         | 2                                       | 256.36                                       | 241.05      | 6.18      | 503.59    |
| 7           | Assam             | 5                                       | 435.35                                       | 964.20      | 21.58     | 1421.13   |
| 8           | Tripura           | 3                                       | 291.38                                       | 932.10      | 21.58     | 1245.06   |
|             | Total             | 22                                      | 4649.70                                      | 4835.10     | 183.92    | 9668.72   |

*** SPMU - State Project Monitoring Unit**

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