(a) whether the Government has prepared any scheme for providing training to weavers under modern skill training programme;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of weavers imparted skill training during the last three years, State-wise including Haryana and Madhya Pradesh; and
(d) the names of the institutes with which contract has been signed for imparting skill training?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
(SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)
(a) to (d): Skill upgradation is a continuous process. Need-based skill upgradation programmes for handloom workers in technical areas viz. weaving, dyeing, designing, etc. were earlier conducted under National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) and are now under SAMARTH- Capacity Building in Textile Sector. Training programmes for handloom workers are conducted through 28 Weavers’ Service Centres (WSCs) functioning in the country under administrative control of Ministry of Textiles. List of WSCs and State-wise details of handloom workers imparted skill upgradation training including in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh, from FY 2018-19 to FY 2020-21 are annexed as Annexure-A and Annexure-B respectively.