The Ministry of
Tribal Affairs implements a Central Sector Scheme called ‘Vocational Training
in Tribal Areas’ under which grant-in-aid is provided to the State
Governments/UT Administrations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for
running Vocational Training Centres (VTCs). The main aim of this scheme is to
upgrade the skills of tribal youth in various traditional/modern vocations
depending upon their educational qualifications, present economic trends and
market potential. The grant-in-aid is provided for imparting training to
Scheduled Tribes in VTCs to enable them to get employment/self-employment.
The details of
number of trainees (State-wise) for which grant-in-aid has been released during
the last three years and current year as under:
|
|
|
Number of
trainees for which grant-in-aid released to State Governments
|
Number of
trainees for which grant-in-aid released to NGOs
|
|
S.
No.
|
Name
of State
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
2012-13 (as
on date)
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
2012-13 (as on
date)
|
|
|
|
Trainees
|
Trainees
|
Trainees
|
Trainees
|
Trainees
|
Trainees
|
Trainees
|
Trainees
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
800
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
0
|
500
|
0
|
0
|
180
|
100
|
200
|
0
|
|
3
|
Chhattishgarh
|
0
|
0
|
477
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
Gujarat
|
0
|
1300
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
100
|
80
|
0
|
0
|
|
6
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
1000
|
1000
|
0
|
0
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
7
|
Meghalaya
|
0
|
0
|
700
|
0
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
8
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
500
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
200
|
60
|
60
|
0
|
|
10
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
Total
|
0
|
3300
|
2977
|
0
|
580
|
440
|
260
|
0
|
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Mahadeo Singh Khandela
in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
PKM