Question : Strengthening Skill Development Programmes

(a) whether the Ministry has taken up any special steps to strengthen Skill Development Programmes like Industrial Training Institutes in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(c) whether the Government is planning to enhance Skill Development Training Institutes in the North East as the said region is industrially backward and if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

(a) to (c) Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing following schemes to promote skill development in the country including 8 Northeastern States:

1. Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in NE States & Sikkim: The scheme supports upgradation of 38 Government ITIs and setting up of 22 new ITIs in 8 Northeastern States. The State-wise details of the scheme are at Annexure-I.
2. Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP) assisted by World Bank- The scheme inter-alia covers upgradation of 400 Government ITIs. 34 States Government/UTs are participating under the project. 15 ITIs are covered from Northeastern region. The State-wise details of the scheme are at Annexure–II.
3. Upgradation of existing Government ITIs into Model ITIs – Institute management Committee (IMC) society is to be formed for each ITI with chairperson from Industry. The scheme covers upgradation of 25 existing ITIs in the country including 03 ITIs in Northeastern region. The State-wise details of the scheme are at Annexure–III.
4. Upgradation of 1396 Government ITIs through PPP – A total of 1227 Government ITIs has been covered in 31 States/UTs. Interest free loan @ Rs. 2.5 crore per ITI has been released directly to the Institute Management Committees (IMCs) Society of ITIs. 38 ITIs are covered in Northeastern region. The State-wise details of the scheme are at Annexure–IV.

Annexure –I

Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in NE States & Sikkim

Sl States Number of New ITIs
(90% Central + 10% State funded) Upgradation of Existing ITIs covered (100% Central funded) Funds Including Central & State share
(Rs. in crore)
Allocation Released so far
1 Arunachal Pradesh 4 5 50.21 31.10
2 Nagaland 2 6 31.63 24.48
3 Sikkim 1 3 15.34 7.31
4 Manipur 2 8 38.30 18.00
5 Mizoram 3 3 36.20 25.89
6 Meghalaya 2 4 29.95 8.08
7 Assam 5 7 62.54 24.98
8 Tripura 3 2 32.78 21.33
Total 22 38 296.96 161.17


Annexure – II

Vocational Training Improvement Project (VTIP) assisted by the World Bank
(Rs in lakh)
Sl States / UTs Total no of ITIs covered under VTIP Total funds released (central and State share) till date Expenditure [Audited] till March. 2017 (includes State share)


1 Andhra Pradesh 17 7805.41 7626.31
2 Andaman & Nicobar Island 1 235.43 235.43
3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 375.64 302.58
4 Assam 7 2373.98 2278.08
5 Bihar 8 2233.10 1705.12
6 Chhattisgarh 18 5366.12 5007.97
7 Daman & Diu 1 201.66 186.48
8 Delhi 3 797.52 747.13
9 Goa 7 2872.46 2600.54
10 Gujarat 29 14276.75 13684.75
11 Haryana 16 7652.92 7821.86
12 Himachal Pradesh 11 4672.82 4515.68
13 Jammu & Kashmir 10 2454.74 1969.64
14 Jharkhand 3 1081.67 998.20
15 Karnataka 30 13248.20 14103.59
16 Kerala 7 3208.56 3374.54
17 Lakshadweep 1 34.41 19.87
18 Madhya Pradesh 28 13032.55 12918.06
19 Maharashtra 87 33887.05 32116.77
20 Manipur 2 334.01 339.10
21 Meghalaya 1 353.28 207.68
22 Mizoram 1 356.57 288.37
23 Nagaland 1 368.05 367.39
24 Odisha 9 5432.06 4679.53
25 Pondicherry 1 288.93 274.53
26 Punjab 27 11843.39 9828.48
27 Rajasthan 10 3091.24 3033.70
28 Sikkim 1 326.38 324.91
29 Tamil Nadu 17 7495.64 7444.13
30 Telangana 8 2970.15 2478.93
31 Tripura 1 516.24 516.70
32 Uttar Pradesh 16 7138.68 6677.81
33 Uttarakhand 10 3216.25 2993.97
34 West Bengal 10 3808.08 3706.59
Total 400 163349.94 155374.42


Annexure - III
Upgradation of existing Government ITIs into Model ITIs
(Rs. in Lakh)
Sl States / UTs Location of the ITI Approved allocation under the scheme Total funds released (central and state share) till date
1 Andhra Pradesh ITI Gajuwaka 1000.00 500.00
2 Arunachal Pradesh ITI Yupia 435.00 108.89
3 Bihar ITI Marhowrah 1000.00 250.00
4 Chhattisgarh ITI Bhilai 1000.00 500.00
5 Delhi ITI Pusa 843.00 421.43
6 Goa ITI Panaji 500.00 250.00
7 Gujarat ITI Dashrath 910.00 455.00
8 Haryana ITI Gurgaon 1000.00 500.00
9 Himachal Pradesh ITI Nalagarh 913.00 456.43
10 Jharkhand ITI Ranchi 1000.00 500.00
11 Karnataka ITI Bangalore 1000.00 305.71
12 Kerala ITI Kalamassery 1000.00 500.00
13 Madhya Pradesh ITI Bhopal 1000.00 500.00
14 Maharashtra ITI Nashik 899.00 224.76
15 Orissa ITI Barbil 710.00 639.00
16 Punjab ITI Ludhiana 1000.00 500.00
17 Rajasthan ITI Udaipur 500.00 250.00
18 Sikkim ITI Namchi 500.00 250.00
19 Tamil Nadu ITI Coimbatore 1000.00 250.00
20 Tripura ITI Indranagar (W) 800.00 400.00
21 Telangana ITI Mallepally 1000.00 325.71
22 Uttar Pradesh ITI Meerut 1000.00 500.00
23 ITI Varanasi 900.00 225.00
24 Uttarakhand ITI Jagjitpur, Haridwar 750.00 112.86
25 West Bengal ITI Durgapur 1000.00 235.71
Total 21660.00 9160.50













Annexure - IV
Upgradation of 1396 Government ITIs through PPP

S.
No State/UT No. of ITIs covered Fund released (Rs. in Crore) Expenditure including seed money*
(Rs. in Crore)
1. Andhra Pradesh 31 77.50 68.31
2. Arunachal Pradesh 4 10.00 10.89
3. Assam 17 42.50 27.94
4. Bihar 13 32.50 25.31
5. Chandigarh 1 2.50 3.09
6. Chhattisgarh 42 105.00 81.41
7. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 1 2.50 4.15
8. Delhi 9 22.50 14.57
9. Goa 1 2.50 1.20
10. Gujarat 91 227.50 211.23
11. Haryana 52 130.00 166.89
12. Himachal Pradesh 33 82.50 128.80
13. Jammu & Kashmir 34 85.00 115.91
14. Jharkhand 8 20.00 10.45
15. Karnataka 76 190.00 115.16
16. Kerala 26 65.00 75.47
17. Madhya Pradesh 74 185.00 63.99
18. Maharashtra 250 625.00 314.76
19. Meghalaya 1 2.50 2.99
20. Mizoram 2 5.00 7.26
21. Nagaland 7 17.50 17.71
22. Odisha 14 35.00 24.51
23. Puduchchery 4 10.00 5.36
24. Punjab 76 190.00 192.26
25. Rajasthan 105 262.50 182.65
26. Tamil Nadu 32 80.00 70.10
27. Telangana 30 75.00 53.43
28. Tripura 7 p17.50 16.81
29. Uttar Pradesh 115 287.50 322.76
30. Uttarakhand 43 107.50 58.68
31. West Bengal 28 70.00 48.33
Total 1227 3067.50 2442.38 (79.62%)
* Fix deposits kept in Bank.

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