Question : FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING TO WOMEN



(a) the details of the financial assistance provided for imparting industrial training to women in the country during the last three years, State-wise & institution-wise;

(b) the number of women benefited during the above period, State-wise;

(c) whether any irregularities have come to the notice of the Government regarding misutilisation of central assistance; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a) Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) are administered and funded by the respective State Governments/Union Territories. For the North East region, however, there is a special project for which financial assistance is being extended by Government of India. During the last two years financial assistance to the following Women ITIs of North-East Region has been provided mainly for construction and renovation of the Institute’s buildings.

S.No.	State	Women ITI located at	Financial Assistance during last two years (Rs.in lakhs)
1 Arunachal Pradesh Yupia 105.00 2 Nagaland Dimapur 38.50 3 Manipur Takyel 0.13 4 Meghalaya Shillong 36.136 5 Tripura Indranagar 6.00 6 Assam Majbat 8.49


(b) The financial assistance is primarily for development of infrastructure of the North East Region and actual training will be undertaken after completion of training infrastructure.

(c) No, sir.

(d) Does not arise.