Ministry of Textiles has been implementing
Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS), a central sector scheme, across the
country. ISDS caters to the skilled manpower needs of various segments in
textile industry including traditional sectors and largely addresses the entry-level
skill development requirement of the mainstream textile industry. In addition,
training to handloom weavers/workers and artisans is conducted under various
plan schemes of Development Commissioner (Handlooms) and Development
Commissioner (Handicrafts).
Details of budget allocation and utilization during
last three years and current year under ISDS and other skill development
schemes in Handlooms and Handicrafts sectors are given below:
Details of fund
allocation and utilization under ISDS
|
Year
|
Fund allocation
|
Utilized
|
|
2014-15
|
181.00
|
170.28
|
|
2015-16
|
134.31
|
134.27
|
|
2016-17
|
250.80
|
250.79
|
|
2017-18
|
173.99
|
12.72
|
Component-II of ISDS provides for Skill Development in
partnership with the private sector including industry, under PPP mode. 63
industry partners and private institutions have been roped in and assigned
training programme under ISDS.
Ministry of Textiles has aligned implementation of
ISDS as per the framework adopted for skill development by Ministry of Skill
Development & Entrepreneurship.
The above information was given by the Minister of
State, Textiles, Shri Ajay Tamta today, in a written reply to a Lok Sabha
question.
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