Samarth Scheme : Enable under skill development

समर्थ योजना आरम्भ होने के बाद कितने लोगों का स्किल डेवलपमेंट करके उन्हें टेक्सटाइल सेक्टर के तहत कुशल बनाया गया. इस प्रश्न का जवाब देते हुए टेक्सटाइल मंत्री श्रीमती स्मृति जुबिन ईरानी ने कहा की वस्त्र मंत्रालय इस योजना के तहत लोगों को कुशल बनाने के लिए प्रशिक्षुओं का प्रशिक्षण कराया जाता है जिसमे आधार इनेबल्ड अटेंडेंस सिस्टम, प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम की सीसीटीवी रिकॉर्डिंग, हेल्पलाइन नम्बर के साथ विशिष्ट कॉल सेण्टर, मोबाइल ऐप आधारित प्रबंधन सुचना प्रणाली और प्रशिक्षण प्रक्रिया की ऑनलाइन निगरानी शामिल है.

इस योजना के तहत वस्त्र मंत्रालय ने 10 लाख युवाओं को कुशल बनाने का लक्ष्य रखा है. समर्थ योजना के अंतर्गत 18 राज्य सरकारों को परंपरागत और संगठित क्षेत्रों में प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम आयोजित करने के लिए 3.6 लाख लाभार्थियों के प्रशिक्षण लक्ष्य आबंटित किया गया है. इसके अलावा मंत्रालय ने संगठित क्षेत्र में उद्योग प्रारंभिक स्तरीय कौशल निर्माण कार्यक्रम शुरू करने के लिए उद्योग/उद्योग संघों को पैनलबद्ध करने की प्रक्रिया शुरू की गयी है.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF TEXTILES

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 933

ANSWERED ON: 18.09.2020

Samarth Scheme

Basanta Kumar Panda

Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state:-

(a) the number of persons skilled by imparting training after the launch of ‘Samarth Scheme’, State/UTwise;

(b) the data for Kalahandi and Nuapada districts in Odisha in this regard; and

ANSWER

MINISTER OF TEXTILES

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): The Ministry of Textiles is implementing the Samarth-Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector, a placement oriented programme targeting skill development of 10 lakh youth in the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning & Weaving in the organized Sector. Some of the advanced features of SAMARTH scheme include Training of Trainers (ToT), Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS), CCTV recording of training programme, dedicated call centre with helpline number, mobile app based Management Information System (MIS) and on-line monitoring of the training process.

Under Samarth, 18 State Governments have been allocated a training target of 3.6 lakh beneficiaries for conducting training programme in traditional and organized sectors. The States have entered into MoU with Ministry on 14.08.2019. Sectoral Organizations of Ministry (DC-Handlooms, DC-Handicrafts, CSB & National Jute Board have been allocated a training target of 43,000 beneficiaries for skilling/up-skilling in traditional sectors.

Further, Ministry initiated the process of empanelling industry/industry associations for undertaking industry oriented entry level skilling programmes in the organized sectors. A total of 76 industries have been empanelled under Entry level skilling and allocated a training target of 1.36 lakh beneficiaries. Also, 44 industries for upskilling programme have been empanelled and allocated training target of 30,000 beneficiaries.

With a view to improve the participation of MSME in the skilling programme, a separate RFP was floated to empanel industry associations working with MSME sector textile industries. Physical verification of training centres proposed 11 industry associations applied under this category has been commenced.

At present, 23 empanelled implementing partners have commenced the training programme under the scheme in 11 States.

(b): M/s Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. has been approved one training in Kalahandi District. Nuapada district does not have any active training centre.

(c): The Government had approved the Samarth Scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 1300 crore. The detail of total fund allocated, utilized year-wise is as given below:

(Rs. in crore)

Financial Year Fund Allocation Fund Utilization

2017-18 100.00 100.00

2018-19 42.00 16.99

2019-20 102.10 72.06

2020-21(as on date) 150.00 11.37*

Total 394.10 200.42

*Training programme affected during COVID-19 pandemic due to local lockdown conditions in most States

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Samarth Scheme : Enable under skill development