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Programme for Development/Upgradation of Textiles Workers

December 13, 2012

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Ministry of Textiles

12-December-2012 18:08 IST

Government is implementing various schemes for the development/upgradation of textile workers viz. (i) Group Insurance Scheme to the powerloom workers  (ii) Group Workshed Scheme (iii) Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme (TWRFS) (iv) Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS).

The funds released state-wise, scheme-wise under Group Workshed Scheme, Textile Workers Rehabilitation Fund Scheme during the last three years are given at Annexure-I and Group Insurance Scheme is given at Annexure-II. The state-wise amount released under Group Insurance scheme is not available.

Government is implementing Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS) for upgradation of skills of textile workers in the country since July, 2010. Under the said scheme, Ministry of Textiles has approved training programmes for textile workers to be conducted at 14 Powerloom Service Centres (PSCs) of the Office of the Textile Commissioner.   The fund allocated / released State-wise and PSC wise under ISDS & details of targets for trainees and achievement is given in Annexure-III.

Annexure-I

State-wise Expenditure under Group Workshed Scheme for last three years

(Rs. in lakh)

Sr. No.

Name of the State

2009 – 10

2010 – 11

2011 – 12

2012-13

(Up to Nov. 12)

 

 

Amount released

Amount released

Amount released

Amount released

1.

Maharashtra

119.44

17.57

22.46

--

2.

Tamilnadu

25.24

35.75

-

--

3.

Gujarat

91.01

90.80

91.54

168.19

4.

Rajasthan

7.25

14.34

-

--

5.

Haryana

14.51

9.67

-

--

6.

West Bengal

-

-

52.74

11.72

7.

Uttar Pradesh

-

6.45

59.70

--

8.

Madhya  Pradesh

18.78

-

6.64

--

9.

Andhra Pradesh

-

-

-

3.91

Workers benefited State-wise, under TWRFS for the three years 

S.No

State

20010-11

2011-12

2012-13 (upto  October 2012)

   

No. of workers benefited

Amount spent (Rs.In lakh)

No. of workers benefited)

Amount spent (Rs. In lakh)

No. of workers benefited

Amount spent (Rs. In lakh)

1

Gujarat

33

10.16

14

5.32

43

20.87

2

M.P

553

284.67

339

70.95

13

3.28

3

Karnataka

658

334.51

294

93.63

17

3.91

4.

Tamil Nadu

9

4.39

-

-

--

--

5.

W.B

-

-

-

-

--

--

6

Maharashtra

534

156.73

-

-

2

1.01

7.

Punjab

204

74.17

206

75.35

62

23.40

8

Andhra

Pradesh

863

363.49

435

224.75

306

165.59

9.

Rajasthan

-

-

-

-

--

--

 

Total

2854

1228.12

1288

470

443

218.06*

Annexure-II

State-wise number of workers enrolled during last three years and Govt. of India Share for premium@Rs. 150/- per worker under the Group Insurance Scheme is as under:-

(Govt. of India share for the premium for enrolling the workers has been released @Rs.150/- plus Rs. 5/- as Administrative and publicity charges per worker either in the year of enrollment or next year as per availability of the fund.)

Sr.No.

State

2009-10 (No. of workers)

2009-10
GOI Share @ Rs. 150/- per worker

2010-11 (No. of workers)

2010-11
GOI Share @ Rs. 150/- per worker

2011-12 (No. of workers)

2011-12
GOI Share @ Rs. 150/- per worker

2012-13 (No. of workers) up to Oct. 2012

2012-13
GOI Share @ Rs. 150/- per worker

1

Gujarat

21567

3235050

23333

3499950

24645

3696750

9239

1385850

2

Punjab

4069

610350

4263

639450

4392

658800

1876

281400

3

H.P.

42

6300

48

7200

 

0

0

0

4

Andhra Pradesh

11687

1753050

12038

1805700

12776

1916400

5305

795750

5

Tamil Nadu

31109

4666350

32618

4892700

32482

4872300

19881

2982150

6

Kerala

1642

246300

1672

250800

1551

232650

775

116250

7

Uttar Pradesh

4121

618150

6062

909300

4478

671700

1570

235500

8

Uttaranchal

--

 

-

 

 

0

0

0

9

West Bengal

1225

183750

1357

203550

1162

174300

535

80250

10

Bihar

1882

282300

2050

307500

2064

309600

908

136200

11

Orissa

327

49050

414

62100

470

70500

251

37650

12

Assam

174

26100

201

30150

159

23850

39

5850

13

Maharashtra

29326

4398900

30026

4503900

27841

4176150

11125

1668750

14

Madhya Pradesh

0

0

5376

806400

5823

873450

3031

454650

15

Rajasthan

3594

539100

3933

589950

4109

616350

2353

352950

16

Haryana

2044

306600

2117

317550

2200

330000

1697

254550

17

Karnataka

24816

3722400

28634

4295100

32044

4806600

19381

2907150

18

Chhattisgarh

 0

0

82

12300

0

0

0

0

Total

137625

20643750

154224

23133600

156196

23429400

77966

11694900

Annexure-III

Details of fund allocated / released State-wise (PSC-wise) under Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS)

         

Rs. in Lac

Sl. No.

State

PSC

Capex

Opex

Total

1

Maharashtra

Malegaon

43.000

32.76

75.758

2

Madhya Pradesh

Burhanpur

3.000

16.86

19.858

3

Tamil Nadu

Erode

2.000

24.54

26.540

4

Gujarat

Surat

53.000

27.76

80.761

5

Gujarat

Umargaon

70.000

28.47

98.468

6

Punjab

Amritsar

10.000

21.56

31.561

7

Odisha

Cuttack

31.400

21.19

52.590

8

Kerala

Kannur

18.000

25.17

43.167

9

Rajasthan

Kishangarh

15.540

27.40

42.938

10

Bihar

Bhagalpur

19.400

27.07

46.471

11

West Bengal

Ranaghat

25.000

31.53

56.533

12

Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad

17.125

21.86

38.982

13

Andhra Pradesh

Nagari

16.075

21.81

37.889

14

Uttar Pradesh

Mau

13.000

15.35

28.353

   

Total

336.540

343.33

679.870

Details of targets for trainees and achievement 

Sl. No.

State

PSC

Target for 2012-13

Achievement

1

Maharashtra

Malegaon

140

41

2

Madhya Pradesh

Burhanpur

130

137

3

Tamil Nadu

Erode

190

142

4

Gujarat

Surat

250

188

5

Gujarat

Umargaon

250

243

6

Punjab

Amritsar

130

170

7

Odisha

Cuttack

160

95

8

Kerala

Kannur

130

51

9

Rajasthan

Kishangarh

250

126

10

Bihar

Bhagalpur

190

74

11

West Bengal

Ranaghat

190

146

12

Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad

130

55

13

Andhra Pradesh

Nagari

130

92

14

Uttar Pradesh

Mau

60

2

   

Total

2330

1562

This information was given by the Minister of Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

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