A total amount of Rs.1,01,929.02 lakhs released for 337589 benefeciaries during 2014-15 to 2017-18 for skill development and vocational training of tribal persons

for Ministry of Tribal Affairs | Date - 23-07-2018


The Ministry of Tribal Affairs have funded Vocational Training Centres through State Governments / Non-Governmental Organisations in Tribal Areas under the Scheme of “Vocational Training in Tribal Areas”. State-wise Location of VTCs funded by Ministry and run by State Govt as follow- Assam -11, Chattisgarh-11, Gujrat-13, MadhyaPradesh-10, and Mizoram-5. List of VTCs run by NGOs and supported by Ministry of Tribal Affairs during years 2015-16 and 2016-17 are as follows – Assam-3, Karnataka-1, Madhya Pradesh-1, Meghlaya-1, Nagaland-1, and Tamilnadu-1.

 

As a part of rationalization of schemes of the Ministry, it has been decided to subsume the intervention of Vocational Training Centres under the Schemes of ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS)’ and ‘Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India’. The funds are provided to State Governments for carrying out Skill Development / Vocational Training programmes under these schemes.  These are demand driven schemes. Proposals received from the State Government under these schemes are appraised and approved by the Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) in the Ministry for funding depending upon the availability of funds under the relevant scheme(s). A total amount of Rs.1,01,929.02 lakhs has been released for skill development and vocational training of 337589 tribal persons  under the schemes ‘Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme (SCA to TSS) and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution during 2014-15 to 2017-18.

 

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri. Jaswantsinh Bhabhor  in Lok Sabha today .

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