Setting Up Facilities for Skill Development

Under the scheme, 34 ITIs @ 1 ITI per district & 68 Skill Development Centers (SDCs) @ 2 SDCs per district are proposed to be established with 75% central assistance. Further, under the “skill training” component of the scheme, 30, 120 and 10 youth per district will be trained in long term, short term and instructor training courses respectively.

This scheme came into operation in the financial year 2011-12. An amount of Rs. 68.42 crore has been released to eight States. A statement giving details is Annexed.

Under the skill training component of the scheme a total of 5340 persons are proposed to be trained. Further, each ITI & SDC established under the scheme will have annual capacity to train 200 and 500 persons respectively.

The trainees will be provided post training placement assistance through Training, Counseling and Placement Centres. But there is no provision under the scheme to provide post training financial assistance to the trained youth. However, during training period, the trainees are paid stipend @ Rs.3500/- per month.

 This information was given by the Union Minister for Labour & Employment Shri     Mallikarjun Kharge in reply to a written question in the Rajya Sabha today.

Ref Source (ST/-) Press Information Bureau,Government of India.Ministry of Labour & Employment

09-May-2012