Training Course for Especially Abled Under CTS

Training Course for Especially Abled Under CTS

Directorate General of Training (DGT), under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) implements the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through a nationwide network of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), catering to the youth of the country.

Under Craftsmen Training Scheme, training is currently being offered in 169 trades, all of which are aligned with the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF), each with a dedicated curriculum. The duration of training ranges from six months to two years. The courses have been designed to impart basic skills and knowledge in the respective trades so as to prepare the trainees for employment as a semi-skilled/skilled worker. These courses are available to various categories of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) based on the eligibility criteria of each course. Out of the 169 courses, five courses have been specifically designed for especially abled persons as detailed at Annexure-I.

Under the PMKVY scheme, some Government ITIs have also been registered as PMKVY Training Centres to conduct short-term training courses.

The state-wise and year-wise details of overall trainees placed, as well as specially-abled trainees placed over the last five years for short-term courses under the PMKVY scheme, are at Annexure-II and Annexure-III, respectively.

The financial control and day-to-day administration of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) fall under the jurisdiction of the respective State Governments / Union Territory Administrations, while policy matters such as setting the criteria for affiliation, conducting examinations, issuing certifications, and designing curricula are the responsibilities of the Central Government.

No stipend is provided by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to ITI trainees. However, State Governments may provide stipends to ITI trainees through their own initiatives.

The Union Cabinet has approved a National Scheme for upgradation of 1,000 (One Thousand) Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and establishing of 05 (five) National Centres of Excellence (NCOEs) for skill development. The total outlay of the scheme is ₹60,000 crore. Under the scheme, the course content and design are proposed to be aligned with industry skill requirements, and new courses are also proposed to be introduced to address the skill needs of emerging areas, including introduction of higher NSQF-level courses, with the objective of creating a future-ready skilled workforce to meet the evolving needs of India’s economy and enhance industrial value addition.

 

Annexure-I

 

Courses for especially abled under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS)

 

Sl. No.

Name of the Course

Duration

NSQF Level

1

Computer Operator and Programming Assistant

1 Year

Level – 3

2

Cutting and Sewing

1 Year

Level – 3

3

Desktop Publishing Operator

1 Year

Level – 3

4

Hair and Skin Care

1 Year

Level – 3

5

Metal Cutting Attendant

2 Years

Level – 3

 

Annexure-II

 

The state-wise and year-wise details of overall trainees placed under Short Term Courses of PMKVY Scheme.

State/UT

FY-20-21

FY-21-22

FY-22-23

FY-23-24

FY-24-25

FY-25-26

Total

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

                 –

                –

                –

                –

                 –

                –

                 –

Andhra Pradesh

7,555

7,100

333

–

–

–

14,988

Arunachal Pradesh

2,774

5,517

2,328

88

–

–

10,707

Assam

9,926

11,754

5,127

27

–

–

26,834

Bihar

11,493

15,841

2,855

–

–

–

30,189

Chandigarh

1,851

402

73

–

–

–

2,326

Chhattisgarh

1,222

568

706

9

–

–

2,505

Delhi

7,510

3,742

212

–

–

–

11,464

Goa

17

47

–

–

–

–

64

Gujarat

10,911

2,073

1,302

13

–

–

14,299

Haryana

7,957

4,008

160

–

–

–

12,125

Himachal Pradesh

2,021

1,580

574

–

–

–

4,175

Jammu And Kashmir

7,556

2,126

1,680

41

–

–

11,403

Jharkhand

1,606

2,276

1,047

–

–

–

4,929

Karnataka

5,030

6,119

134

–

–

–

11,283

Kerala

1,213

3,094

829

38

–

–

5,174

Ladakh

67

–

119

–

–

–

186

Lakshadweep

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Madhya Pradesh

  16,010

12,649

4,217

26

–

–

32,902

Maharashtra

8,830

7,089

520

67

–

–

16,506

Manipur

4,661

3,064

540

–

–

–

8,265

Meghalaya

1,604

4,871

1,937

–

–

–

8,412

Mizoram

1,438

1,627

116

–

–

–

3,181

Nagaland

2,836

763

376

–

–

–

3,975

Odisha

3,704

4,211

293

–

–

–

8,208

Puducherry

2,128

748

69

–

–

–

2,945

Punjab

17,251

9,537

889

–

–

–

27,677

Rajasthan

17,189

14,328

2,754

–

–

–

34,271

Sikkim

1,479

893

165

–

–

–

2,537

Tamil Nadu

6,016

3,865

1,311

–

–

–

11,192

Telangana

6,724

4,941

408

–

–

–

12,073

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli And Daman and Diu

230

32

–

–

–

–

262

Tripura

1,420

2,468

1,373

–

–

–

5,261

Uttar Pradesh

29,901

17,547

4,477

–

–

–

51,925

Uttarakhand

9,026

3,949

364

–

–

–

13,339

West Bengal

6,946

5,333

766

–

–

–

13,045

Total

2,16,102

1,64,162

38,054

309

–

–

4,18,627

 

 

Annexure-III

 

The state-wise and year-wise details of specially abled trainees placed under Short Term Courses of PMKVY Scheme.

 State/UT

FY-20-21

FY-21-22

FY-22-23

FY-23-24

FY-24-25

FY-25-26

Total

 Andaman And Nicobar Islands

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Andhra Pradesh

                             –

                             6

                              –

                              –

                              –

                              –

                             6

 Arunachal Pradesh

                              –

                              –

                              –

                              –

                              –

                              –

                              –

 Assam

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Bihar

113

86

–

–

–

–

199

 Chandigarh

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Chhattisgarh

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Delhi

23

–

–

–

–

–

23

 Gujarat

1

–

–

–

–

–

1

 Haryana

128

232

–

–

–

–

360

 Himachal Pradesh

                             1

                              –

                              –

                              –

                              –

                              –

                             1

 Jammu And Kashmir

                          92

                          52

                              –

                              –

                              –

                              –

                        144

 Jharkhand

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Karnataka

20

–

–

–

–

–

20

 Kerala

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Madhya Pradesh

144

90

–

–

–

–

234

Maharashtra

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Manipur

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Meghalaya

1

–

–

–

–

–

1

 Mizoram

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Nagaland

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Odisha

–

40

–

–

–

–

40

 Puducherry

1

1

–

–

–

–

2

 Punjab

200

106

–

–

–

–

306

 Rajasthan

940

1,115

–

–

–

–

2,055

 Sikkim

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Tamil Nadu

246

–

2

–

–

–

248

 Telangana

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Tripura

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Uttar Pradesh

515

687

–

–

–

–

1,202

Uttarakhand

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 West Bengal

2

–

–

–

–

–

2

 Total

                     2,427

                     2,415

                             2

                              –

                              –

                              –

                     4,844

 

This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.