Lok Sabha Question No. 3063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Vocational Training Centres for SCs/STs
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3063 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2016 VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES FOR SCs/STs

## †3063. SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

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

- (a) whether  separate vocational training centres are being established for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs);
- (b) if so, the details of such centres, State-wise;
- (c) whether funds have been allocated for the said purpose; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if not, the  time by  which the funds for the said purpose are likely to be allocated?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  has over 250 Training Partners with over 4,000 Training Centres across the country. Although National Skill Development Corporation's (NSDC) Training Providers do not have training centres exclusively for SCs/STs,  Training  is  being  provided  in  these  training  centres  promoting  the participation in skill development programmes  by all socio-economic groups including  SCs/STs.  The  SCs/STs  trained  by  NSDC's  Training  Providers  are  as under:

|         | Trainings Completed as on 29 February 2016   | Trainings Completed as on 29 February 2016   | Trainings Completed as on 29 February 2016   | Trainings Completed as on 29 February 2016   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Year    | SC                                           | ST                                           | OBC                                          | Total                                        |
| 2010-11 | 27                                           | 4                                            | 45                                           | 76                                           |
| 2011-12 | 3,503                                        | 793                                          | 5,909                                        | 10,205                                       |
| 2012-13 | 24,207                                       | 16,475                                       | 36,785                                       | 77,467                                       |
| 2013-14 | 82,953                                       | 40,763                                       | 134,224                                      | 257,940                                      |
| 2014-15 | 130,656                                      | 56,200                                       | 214,992                                      | 401,848                                      |
| 2015-16 | 95,374                                       | 48,452                                       | 130,656                                      | 274,482                                      |

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