CCEA approves Rs 1,300 crore scheme for capacity building in textile sector

21 Dec 2017 Evaluate

In a bid to create more jobs in the labour-intensive textile sector, the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS). The new scheme will be applicable from 2017-2018 to 2019-2020 with an outlay of Rs 1,300 crore. It will cover the textile sector’s entire value chain excluding spinning and weaving in the organised sector. Under the scheme, about 10 lakh people are expected to be skilled and certified in various segments of the textile sector through the scheme, out of which 1 lakh will be in traditional sectors. Besides, at least 70 percent of the certified trainees are to be placed in the wage employment and post-placement tracking will be mandatory under the scheme.

The SCBTS will have a National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant training courses with funding norms as per the Common Norms notified by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objectives of the scheme are to provide demand driven, placement-oriented skilling programme to incentivise the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organised textile and related sectors. It is also aimed at promoting skilling and skill up-gradation in the traditional sectors through the Ministry of Textiles and providing livelihood to all sections of the society across the country. The skilling programmes would be implemented through textile industry/units in order to meet the in-house requirement of manpower.

Further, SCBTS will be rolled out through reputed training institutions relevant to textile sector having placement tie- ups with textile industry or units, and institutions of the Ministry of Textiles or state governments having placement tie-ups with textile industry or units. Under the scheme, job role wise skilling targets will be based on skill gap identified for various levels including entry-level courses, up-skilling/re-skilling (supervisor, managerial training, advanced courses for adapting technology etc), recognition of prior learning (RPL). It will be implemented for the benefit of all sections of the society across the country including rural, remote, LWE affected, North East, J&K by imparting skills in the identified job roles.


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