Ministry of Textiles’ umbrella skilling “Samarth-Scheme”
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. […]
