Ministry of Textiles
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DATA ON TRAINED WOMEN UNDER SAMARTH SCHEME

Posted On: 16 DEC 2025 2:29PM by PIB Delhi

Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) of Ministry of Textiles provides demand driven, placement-oriented skilling programmes 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 in organized sector, on pan India basis. Under the Scheme, a total of 5.26 lakh beneficiaries which include 4,67,596 women, 1,44,708 SCs and 68,621 STs beneficiaries have been trained (pass) since (FY 2021-22) till 11.12.2025. State/UTs-wise, Sector-wise and Year-wise number of beneficiaries passed which include women, SCs, STs as on 11.12.2025 under Samarth Scheme are given below.

State/UTs-wise number of beneficiaries placed under Samarth scheme (which include both organized and traditional sector) (as on 11.12.2025) is given below.

The Ministry of Textiles has taken several steps to ensure that the training under Samarth scheme is aligned with the current requirements of the textile sector.

  1. All training courses are aligned with National Skill Qualifications Framework (NSQF) and these courses are periodically reviewed and updated every 3 years in consultation with industry stakeholders.
  2. Periodic reviews and feedback are obtained from industry partners and stakeholders on the content and effectiveness of training modules, ensuring their relevance and continuous improvement.

The details of beneficiaries passed (as on 11.12.2025) under Samarth Scheme in the State/UTs-wise and Year-wise are given hereunder:

Sr No.

State/UT

Sector

No of beneficiaries Trained (pass)

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26

1

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR

Handicrafts & Carpet

21

20

47

0

0

2

ANDHRA PRADESH

Garment

1,123

1,212

2,377

2,171

2,913

Handicrafts & Carpet

308

241

55

60

29

Silk

0

0

57

99

299

Textiles & Handloom

733

182

346

156

73

3

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Handicrafts & Carpet

0

57

30

0

0

Silk

0

0

0

0

25

4

ASSAM

Garment

20

0

159

0

20

Handicrafts & Carpet

82

0

58

0

0

Silk

63

27

493

520

1,532

Textiles & Handloom

1,279

2,615

2,441

2,522

1,973

5

BIHAR

Garment

276

1,002

3,805

1,211

6,826

Handicrafts & Carpet

190

336

584

2,036

1,401

Silk

0

55

381

0

0

Textiles & Handloom

203

159

473

93

76

6

CHANDIGARH

Handicrafts & Carpet

58

29

0

0

0

7

CHHATTISGARH

Garment

324

351

395

337

363

Handicrafts & Carpet

53

100

23

0

23

Silk

72

49

215

111

68

Textiles & Handloom

363

72

295

194

458

8

DELHI

Garment

758

1,042

2,110

1,827

2,309

Handicrafts & Carpet

146

282

27

0

0

Textiles & Handloom

107

166

0

0

0

9

GOA

Handicrafts & Carpet

29

0

54

23

0

10

GUJARAT

Garment

2,002

1,600

2,337

2,227

2,795

Handicrafts & Carpet

209

258

108

29

0

Jute

0

27

0

0

0

Processing

299

146

150

23

16

Silk

0

291

105

125

59

Textiles & Handloom

496

93

262

210

88

11

HARYANA

Garment

3,250

3,937

5,446

6,395

7,591

Handicrafts & Carpet

55

55

59

0

0

Textiles & Handloom

68

0

117

95

50

12

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Garment

0

0

177

339

120

Handicrafts & Carpet

0

175

29

0

31

Processing

 

60

81

28

0

Silk

0

0

0

0

160

Textiles & Handloom

0

0

204

117

65

13

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Garment

0

12

24

0

0

Handicrafts & Carpet

296

689

135

0

18

Silk

0

20

0

0

0

Textiles & Handloom

460

124

190

252

157

14

JHARKHAND

Garment

226

284

491

745

229

Handicrafts & Carpet

153

180

57

20

42

Silk

0

0

102

81

140

Textiles & Handloom

155

93

426

131

64

15

KARNATAKA

Garment

8,037

18,907

35,439

18,850

28,830

Handicrafts & Carpet

564

620

822

728

829

Processing

0

47

25

0

0

Silk

0

309

1,124

168

179

Textiles & Handloom

617

84

291

181

225

16

KERALA

Garment

0

19

67

14

14

Handicrafts & Carpet

201

168

55

50

40

Textiles & Handloom

557

447

467

155

132

17

LADAKH

Handicrafts & Carpet

0

0

26

0

0

18

MADHYA PRADESH

Garment

564

948

3,008

5,856

6,085

Handicrafts & Carpet

283

311

76

0

89

Processing

0

82

18

50

230

Textiles & Handloom

502

199

390

209

181

19

MAHARASHTRA

Garment

1,912

2,101

2,697

2,989

2,732

Handicrafts & Carpet

492

484

103

75

22

Silk

0

0

0

0

137

Technical Textiles

0

0

0

0

74

Textiles & Handloom

615

250

525

391

362

20

MANIPUR

Garment

0

0

0

0

140

Handicrafts & Carpet

57

50

27

0

0

Textiles & Handloom

620

188

198

208

110

21

MEGHALAYA

Handicrafts & Carpet

86

24

29

49

26

Silk

0

0

0

0

47

22

MIZORAM

Handicrafts & Carpet

59

30

39

0

0

Textiles & Handloom

194

28

260

227

178

23

NAGALAND

Garment

0

0

0

0

0

Handicrafts & Carpet

0

26

29

0

0

Silk

19

83

39

0

0

Textiles & Handloom

125

446

239

159

176

24

ODISHA

Garment

464

2,275

2,442

508

297

Handicrafts & Carpet

83

81

79

29

48

Silk

0

30

226

279

214

Textiles & Handloom

293

372

349

455

163

25

PUDUCHERRY

Garment

0

48

57

24

138

Handicrafts & Carpet

145

56

30

0

0

26

PUNJAB

Garment

232

154

77

188

206

Handicrafts & Carpet

28

29

27

0

0

Textiles & Handloom

69

55

40

16

42

27

RAJASTHAN

Garment

278

2,495

7,139

8,195

8,730

Handicrafts & Carpet

202

481

81

16

426

Knitting

134

135

192

102

266

Processing

726

502

672

548

450

Textiles & Handloom

147

183

165

144

138

28

SIKKIM

Handicrafts & Carpet

44

22

0

0

0

29

TAMIL NADU

Garment

11,010

16,767

23,921

11,987

20,892

Handicrafts & Carpet

501

1,348

2,113

1,088

1,423

Knitting

0

8

0

21

25

Processing

30

77

62

53

5

Silk

0

19

312

936

286

Textiles & Handloom

866

359

856

498

513

30

TELANGANA

Garment

1,163

1,964

1,833

1,181

2,763

Handicrafts & Carpet

98

97

398

116

0

Silk

0

22

260

51

136

Textiles & Handloom

916

196

584

179

129

31

THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU

Garment

608

499

620

305

178

32

TRIPURA

Garment

0

15

114

43

26

Handicrafts & Carpet

77

187

152

40

56

Textiles & Handloom

339

232

165

128

117

33

UTTAR PRADESH

Garment

3,536

6,833

10,475

12,461

22,069

Handicrafts & Carpet

1,906

3,702

6,433

11,093

18,625

Jute

0

43

0

0

0

Silk

0

40

744

234

608

Textiles & Handloom

2,039

382

895

308

178

34

UTTARAKHAND

Garment

0

0

0

0

80

Handicrafts & Carpet

135

103

56

29

65

Silk

0

0

45

18

54

Textiles & Handloom

142

25

140

126

41

35

WEST BENGAL

Garment

0

110

189

10

27

Handicrafts & Carpet

165

147

84

0

29

Jute

252

192

51

20

1

Silk

0

19

43

0

0

Textiles & Handloom

378

66

364

210

142

 

The details of beneficiaries placed under Samarth scheme in the State/UTs-wise, in organized sector and unorganized sector are as given as below:

Sr. No.

State/UT

No. of beneficiaries placed

1

Andaman and Nicobar

67

2

Andhra Pradesh

10,338

3

Arunachal Pradesh

30

4

Assam

8,593

5

Bihar

13,216

6

Chandigarh

72

7

Chhattisgarh

3,528

8

Delhi

6,159

9

Goa

83

10

Gujarat

10,990

11

Haryana

20,729

12

Himachal Pradesh

1,111

13

Jammu and Kashmir

1,537

14

Jharkhand

2,681

15

Karnataka

96,000

16

Kerala

2,208

17

Ladakh

26

18

Madhya Pradesh

16,307

19

Maharashtra

12,480

20

Manipur

1,235

21

Meghalaya

186

22

Mizoram

500

23

Nagaland

1,157

24

Odisha

7,534

25

Puducherry

389

26

Punjab

854

27

Rajasthan

24,960

28

Tamil Nadu

83,467

29

Telangana

10,011

30

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

2,179

31

Tripura

1,281

32

Uttar Pradesh

76,588

33

Uttarakhand

926

34

West Bengal

1,370

 

This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.   

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MAM

(Lok Sabha US Q2671)

 


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