New Delhi, Mar 4 (KNN) Under the Samarth scheme of the government, 1.5 lakh beneficiaries have been provided skill training out of the total target of 3.47 lakh people, an official statement said.

Samarth scheme is a demand driven and placement-oriented umbrella skilling programme of Ministry of Textiles. The implementation period of the scheme is up to March 2024.

The primary aim of the scheme is to incentivize and supplement the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organized textile and related sectors, covering the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning and Weaving. 

Over 85 per cent of the beneficiaries trained so far under the scheme are women and over 70 per cent of the beneficiaries trained in organized sector courses has been provided placement.

The scheme is implemented through Implementing Partners (IPs) comprising of Textile Industry/ Industry Associations, State government agencies and Sectoral Organizations of Ministry of Textiles like DC/ Handloom, DC/Handicrafts and Central Silk Board, the statement added.

It has been formulated with advanced features such as Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS), Training of Trainers (ToT), CCTV recording of training programme, dedicated call centre with helpline number, mobile app, Web based Management Information System (MIS), on-line monitoring of the training process etc. 

Currently, there are a total of 184 courses aligned with National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) that have been adopted under the scheme across various textile segments covering traditional sector like Handloom/ Handicrafts to conventional sector like Garmenting to advanced sector like Technical Textiles.

The capacity building scheme has been penetrated across 28 States and 6 Union territories of the country and caters to all sections of the society including SC, ST and other marginalized categories. 

In order to broad base the panel of implementing partners, Ministry has invited proposals for empanelment from textile industry and industry associations related to textile sector.

The portal for submission of application is open till 14.03.2023.  (KNN Bureau)