Lok Sabha Question No. 88 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Schemes for Single Earning Mother
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 88 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2015

## SCHEMES FOR SINGLE EARNING MOTHER

88.   SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  various  schemes  being  provided  by  the  Government  to  the  single  earning  mothers  to sustain  their  family  along  with  steps  taken  to  provide  professional/  vocational  training  to such mothers; and
- (b) the details of such professional courses being imparted to her?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a)  &  (b):  The  Government  runs  various  employment  generation  schemes  for  beneficiaries including  single  earning  mothers  like  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP) run by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)  scheme  run  by  Ministry of Rural Development  and  National  Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) run by Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation.

In  addition,  the  government  has  a  network  of  Industrial  Training  Institutes  and  Vocational Training  Programmes  that  offer  vocational  courses  under  various  trades  which  can  also  be availed of by women.

Government provides vocational skill training to women for wage and self-employment to help them gain economic upliftment and social empowerment. Detail is at Annex.-I

Government  has  also  implemented  the  National  Career  Service  having  a  portal  for  online registration and posting of jobs for job-seekers including single earning mothers.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development runs various programmes to promote economic empowerment  of  women  including  single  earning  mothers  to  sustain  their  family  through policies and programmes cutting across sectors. Important programmes in different areas are:

Support  to  Training  &  Employment  Programme  for  Women  (STEP),  National  Mission  for Empowerment of Women, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh- (National Credit Fund for Women), Hostel for Working  Women,  Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Crèche  Scheme  and  Indira  Gandhi  Matritva  Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) Conditional Maternity Benefit (CMB) Scheme.

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## Annex referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 88 for answer on 30.11.2015

Government provides vocational skill training to women for wage and self-employment to help them gain economic upliftment and social empowerment

A  network  of  institutes,  both  under Central  & State  Governments,  has  been  setup  to  extend vocational training facilities solely to women  which aim at stimulating employment opportunities among women of various socio-economic levels and different age groups. These institutes organize training courses in skills having self/wage employability.

Under Central Sector, a National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) for  Women, NOIDA and ten  Regional  Vocational  Training  Institutes  (RVTIs)  for  Women  have  been  set  up  at  Mumbai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Panipat, Kolkatta, Tura, Allahabad, Indore, Vadodara & Jaipur. These are directly run by the Central Government.

The  NVTI/RVTIs,  organize  National  Council  for  Vocational  Training  (NCVT)  approved  skill training  programmes  under  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  and  Craft  Instructors  Training Scheme (CITS). NVTI/RVTIs are also conducting need based short-term courses.

Under State Sector, number of Industrial Training Institutes for women and Women wings in general  Industrial  Training  Institutes  (ITIs)  cater  exclusively  to  the  skill  training  needs  of women.  These are run by the State Governments. Total annual training capacity of NVTI/RVTI for women, Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) for women and Women Wings in ITIs is 85,036 with the following break-up:

-  Annual  training  capacity  of  NVTI/RVTI  is  under  DGE&T  is  6956  seats  (regular  and adhoc/additional)
-  Annual training capacity of ITIs for women (government & private) and Women Wings in ITIs (government & private) in 78,080 seats

Training courses under Craftsmen Training Scheme are also being offered through a network of 10,344 Government and Private Industrial Training Institutes (Govt. and Pvt. ITIs) located all over the country with total seating capacity of 14.68 lakh with an objective to provide skilled work force  to  the  industry  in  132  trades.    There  is  no  upper  age  limit  for  candidates  taking admission in these ITIs.

To promote participation of women in various trades covered under Craftsmen Training and to ensure  courses  offered  in  ITIs  are  free  from  considerations  based  on  stereotypes,  State Government have been requested to reserve 30% seats for women in all 10,344 general ITIs , in each trade.