Network of Skill Development Centres
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that the Government of India is implementing following schemes for skill training of the people in remote area of the Country: (i) Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in North Eastern States and Sikkim:- The scheme aims to upgrade 20 ITIs by introducing 3 new trades per ITIs and supplementing infrastructure deficiencies in 28 ITIs by constructing new hostel, boundary wall and supplementing old and obsolete tools and equipments. The scheme has a new component for establishment of 22 ITIs in 8 North Eastern States.
(ii) Skill Development in 34 districts affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE):- Under the scheme, infrastructure is to be created for 34 ITIs (one ITI per district) and 68 Skill Development Centres (SDCs) (two SDCs per district) in the areas affected by LWE.
Besides, to promote private training providers across the Country, Government has set up National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) as a Public Private Partnership entity. As on 31st January, 2016, there are 4,415 operational training centers, including 394 mobile centers across 28 States and 5 Union Territories including Chhattisgarh (Training centres:- 601 including 2 mobile centres) which has the training programme in various sectors like Agriculture, Automobile, Building and Construction, Capital Goods, Gems and Jewelry, IT&ITES etc.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today the Minister said, further, the flagship scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) launched on 15th July, 2015 has coverage across the Country including both the rural and tribal areas.
