Infrastructure to expand vocational training: 1500 Industrial Training Institutes and 5000 Skill Development Centers in Public Private Partnership

Survey conducted by National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) during 2004-05 in its 61st round, the total labour force is 45 Crore out of which employment in the organized sector is 2.6 Crore. The training capacity of 2076 Government run Industrial Training Institutes ITIs and 5529 privately run Industrial Training Centers ITCs as on 30.9.2009 was 4.23 lakh & 6.38 lakh respectively with a total seating capacity of 10.63 lakh.



A project titled “Kaushal Vikas Yojana” has been undertaken to set up 1500 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and 5000 Skill Development Centers (SDCs) in Public Private Partnership (PPP). These ITIs and SDCs are proposed to be set up preferably in un-serviced and disadvantage blocks, (Blocks where no ITIs/ITCs exists) , hilly areas, difficult areas, borders areas to reduce the regional imbalance in the skill development opportunities. On an average one ITI will train 400 persons in long term courses and one SDC will train 600 persons in short term courses. Thus on completion of the project, total seating capacity under this scheme will be 36 lakh. In addition to above, the trend in expansion of ITCs is likely to continue.



The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Harish Rawat gave this information in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.



Source:pib