Ministry of Textiles had implemented the umbrella skilling scheme of Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) during 2010-2018 for skill development and capacity building of workers across textile value chain. In further continuation, the revamped skilling scheme of Samarth-Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS) was launched in 2017-18. Samarth provides demand driven, placement oriented National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant skilling programme to supplement the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organized textile and related sectors, covering the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning and Weaving, which have been converged under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) of M/o Skill Development & Entrepreneurship. Samarth Scheme has been extended upto March, 2024. State/UT-wise details of training centres operating in the country under Samarth scheme are given in Annexure-I.

ISDS was operational upto 2017-18. The details of number of beneficiaries under Samarth during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu are given in Annexure-II.

Ministry of Textiles is implementing Samarth Scheme on Pan India basis, including small cities. Ministry of Textiles has been implementing various schemes viz, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA), Amended Technology Upgradation Scheme (ATuFS), Silk Samagra, National Handloom Development Programme, National Handicraft Development Programme, Integrated Wool Development Programme (IWDP), National Technical Textile Mission (NTTM), Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) etc. catering exclusively for development of textile sector in the country.

Annexure-I

Details of textiles training centres operating in the country under Samarth scheme, State/UT-wise:

(as on 20.07.2023)

S. No.	State/ UT	Number of training centres
1	Andaman and Nicobar	1
2	Andhra Pradesh	40
3	Arunachal Pradesh	4
4	Assam	106
5	Bihar	35
6	Chandigarh	1
7	Chhattisgarh	16
8	Delhi	24
9	Goa	2
10	Gujarat	43
11	Haryana	43
12	Himachal Pradesh	5
13	Jammu and Kashmir	24
14	Jharkhand	19
15	Karnataka	435
16	Kerala	7
17	Madhya Pradesh	41
18	Maharashtra	42
19	Manipur	3
20	Meghalaya	4
21	Mizoram	3
22	Nagaland	13
23	Odisha	32
24	Puducherry	3
25	Punjab	6
26	Rajasthan	46
27	Sikkim	2
28	Tamil Nadu	504
29	Telangana	45
30	The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	7
31	Tripura	13
32	Uttar Pradesh	284
33	Uttarakhand	7
34	West Bengal	20
	Total	1,880

 

 

Annexure-II

Details of beneficiaries under Samarth Scheme during the last three years and current year, state/UT wise including Tamil Nadu:

S. No.	State/ UT	Number of beneficiaries trained during last 3 years & current year
1	Andaman and Nicobar	66
2	Andhra Pradesh	5,011
3	Arunachal Pradesh	57
4	Assam	5,641
5	Bihar	3,615
6	Chandigarh	87
7	Chhattisgarh	1,837
8	Delhi	3,187
9	Goa	55
10	Gujarat	6,781
11	Haryana	9,512
12	Himachal Pradesh	287
13	Jammu and Kashmir	1,711
14	Jharkhand	1,510
15	Karnataka	40,348
16	Kerala	1,500
17	Madhya Pradesh	3,691
18	Maharashtra	7,431
19	Manipur	1,077
20	Meghalaya	110
21	Mizoram	448
22	Nagaland	810
23	Odisha	4,984
24	Puducherry	304
25	Punjab	661
26	Rajasthan	7,457
27	Sikkim	66
28	Tamil Nadu	41,742
29	Telangana	5,476
30	The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	1,522
31	Tripura	1,072
32	Uttar Pradesh	23,786
33	Uttarakhand	485
34	West Bengal	1,517
	Total	1,83,844

 (as on 20.07.2023)

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Textiles, Smt. Darshana Jardosh in a written reply today in the Lok Sabha.

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