Question : Funds to Non-Governmental Organisation

(a) whether the Government is providing funds to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for setting up Skill Development Centers for youth in West Bengal;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds sanctioned for Non-Governmental Organisations in West Bengal during the current financial year, district-wise;

(c) the number of youth who got training in the said centers during the last three years along with the names of the trades in which they have been trained and the number of students who got employment; and

(d) the number of Non-Governmental Organisations selected for funding to open/start Skill Development Centers in West Bengal?

Answer given by the minister

(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) The details of funds sanctioned to Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS) during the current financial year, i.e. 2019-20 (upto 31.1.2020) in the State of West Bengal, district wise, is given at Annexure “A”

(c) The number of beneficiaries trained by JSSs of West Bengal during the last three years is given below.
2016-17 : 9966
2017-18 : 4912
2018-19 : 5829

The list of trade/job roles in which beneficiaries trained by JSS is attached at Annexure-“B”.

Keeping in view the objective of supplementing the income level of the target group, the JSSs imparts training to the beneficiaries for their livelihood linkages, primarily in the skill-sets required in the informal sector of employment/wage-employment.

(d) Presently, there are 8 Jan Shikshan Sansthans in the State of West Bengal.

Annexure-A

ANNEXURE-A REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF
LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1265
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020
ASKED BY SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR
REGARDING FUNDS TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION


State S. No District of JSS Funds sanctioned to JSS in FY 2019-20 (in Rupees)
(Till 31.1.2020)
West Bengal 1 Purba Medinipore (Haldia) 28,84,300
2 Narendrapur 28,84,300
3 Jalpaiguri 28,84,300
4 Purulia 28,84,300
5 Howrah 28,84,295
6 Paschim Midnapore 28,84,300
7 Bankura 28,84,300
8 North 24 Parganas 28,84,300
Total 2,30,74,395


Annexure-B

ANNEXURE-B REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF
LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1265
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020
ASKED BY SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR
REGARDING FUNDS TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION

List of Trades / Job Roles

Sl. No. Trades / Job Roles
1 Cutting & Tailoring
2 Beauty Culture & Health Care
3 Carpentry & Furniture making
4 Electrical Technician
5 Fashion Designing
6 Food Processing & Preservation
7 Handicrafts
8 Maintenance & repair of Automobiles
9 Plumbing
10 Refrigeration & Air Condition mechanism
11 Welding & Fabrication
12 Radio & Television Mechanism
13 Rexene/Jute Bag Making
14 Embroidery
15 Bee Keeping

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