Focusing more on training, the panel of implementing partners has been broadened with empanelment of 43 new implementing partners and additional target of training around 75,000 beneficiaries has been allocated to the training partners to enable imparting of skill to the workforce.
The decision was taken in a meeting of the Empowered Committee for Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector (SAMARTH) scheme.
The funding pattern has also been revised with an increment of 5 per cent in cost norms, which will give much needed additional financial support to industries imparting skills under this scheme.
The scheme aims to incentivise and supplement the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organised textile and related sectors. In addition to the entry level skilling, a special provision for upskilling/ re-skilling programme has also been operationalised under the scheme towards improving the productivity of the existing workers in apparel segment
Now, the Ministry of Textiles has partnered with 157 Textile Industries / Industry Associations, 16 Central / State Government Agencies and 3 Sectoral Organisations of the Ministry for undertaking training programmes under SAMARTH.
It can be mentioned here that out of the skilling target of 4.72 lakh beneficiaries allocated so far, 1.88 lakh beneficiaries have been provided training. More than 85 per cent of the beneficiaries trained so far under the scheme are women. More than 70 per cent of the beneficiaries trained in organized sector courses have been provided placement.
SAMARTH is a demand driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling programme of the Ministry of Textiles formulated under the broad skilling policy framework adopted by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
