Thursday 20 December 2012

Setting up of Skill Development Project for Textile Industry


Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Textiles 
19-December-2012 17:14 IST
Setting up of Skill Development Project for Textile Industry

The Government has a scheme namely, Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) to cater to skilled manpower needs of Textile and related segments through skill development training programmes. The scheme envisages participation of training institutes associated with the Ministry and the private sector as implementing agencies. The scheme has two Components – Component-I for training Institutes within the Ministry and Component II for private sector.  The Government meets 75% of the total cost of the project with balance 25% to be met by the implementing agencies with a provision of enhanced level of government assistance in certain circumstances.  The average cost per trainee to be borne by the Government is limited to Rs. 7300 for Component-I and Rs. 7500 for Component-II.  So far, 30 projects with an outlay of Rs. 594.84 crore targeting 5.87 lakh trainees have been sanctioned.  As on October, 2012, 74094 persons have been trained under the scheme.

Under the scheme, funds are not released statewise but are released directly to implementing agencies.   These implementing agencies establish training centres across different states.  The scheme has covered 24 states in all the sub-sectors of Textiles and clothing. A list of training centres set up in different states is given at Annexure-I.                                As of August, 2012, Government grant amounting to Rs.149.81 crore has been released to implementing agencies for implementation of the projects under ISDS. In the 12th Plan, the ISDS has an allocation of Rs. 1900 Crores and seeks to train 15 lakhs textiles workers.

Annexure-I
Component - I
Implementing Agency/Sectors
State /UTs Covered
ATDC - Apparel / Garmenting
Pan India
ATIRA - Apparel / Garmenting, Spinning, Weaving, Processing, Technical Textiles, Textiles / Apparel Designing
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Maharashtra.
BTRA - Apparel / Garmenting, Weaving, Processing,
Technical Textiles
Maharashtra.
NITRA - Apparel / Garmenting, Textile Technology,
Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Textiles / Apparel - Quality Control, Processing, Technical Textiles
Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan.
SITRA - Apparel / Garmenting, Textile Technology,
Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Textiles / Apparel - Quality Control, Textiles / Apparel Designing,
Technical Textiles
Tamil Nadu
Textiles Committee - Textiles / Apparel - Quality Control
Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal
IICT, Bhadohi - Carpet,  Manufacturing
Uttar Pradesh.
IJT - Jute
West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh.
IJIRA - Jute
West Bengal, Assam
SASMIRA - Apparel / Garmenting,
Weaving
, Processing, Knitting
, Textiles / Apparel - Quality Control
, Textiles  / Apparel Designing
,Technical Textiles
Maharashtra.
MHSC - Metal Handicraft
Uttar Pradesh
MANTRA - Non-Woven
Gujarat
IICT, Srinagar -Carpet  Manufacturing
Jammu & Kashmir
CSB -Sericulture
Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Assam, Orissa, Chhattisgarh.
O/o TxC - Apparel / Garmenting, Weaving, Textiles / Apparel Designing
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab,                    Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa,                 West Bengal.
DC Handlooms - Handlooms
25 WSCs and 5 IIHTs across India
EPCH - Handicrafts
Delhi, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
PDEXCIL - Spinning, Knitting, Technical Textiles
Tamil Nadu
Component –II
Implementing Agency/Sectors
State /UTs Covered
Modelama Exports Ltd. - Apparel/ Garmenting
NCR, Rajasthan
IL&FS Cluster Development Initiative Ltd. -Apparel/ Garmenting
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, NCR and Andhra Pradesh.
Technopak Advisors Pvt. Ltd. - Apparel/ Garmenting
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
ALT Training College Foundation - Apparel/ Garmenting
Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Sri Karthikeya Spinning and Weaving Mills Private Ltd. -Spinning and/or Weaving
Tamil Nadu
Southern India Mills Association -Spinning and/or Weaving
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
IL&FS Cluster Development Initiative Ltd. - Spinning and/or Weaving
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Matrix Clothing Pvt. Ltd. - Apparel/ Garmenting
NCR, Rajasthan, Haryana
Lakshmi Cotsyn Limited - Apparel/ Garmenting
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
Modelama Exports Ltd. - North East and J&K
North East and J&K
West Bengal Consultancy Organisation Ltd. - Jute
West Bengal and Sikkim
IL&FS Cluster Development Initiative Ltd. - Handloom and/or Handicraft
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Gujarat, West Bengal, Orissa, Tripura

This information was given by the Minister of Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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