Objectives

Salient features

• To deliver industry-aligned NSQF-compliant training across textile sectors (except spinning and weaving) to enhance employment opportunities.
• To promote skilling and upskilling/ reskilling in the traditional sectors of handlooms, handicrafts, sericulture and jute.
• To enable provision of sustainable livelihood either by wage or self-employment to all sections of the society across the country

• Ministry: Ministry of Textiles
• Launch year: 2017
• Valid Till: March 2026.
• Implementing Agencies
  • Textile Industry.
  • Institutions/Organization of the Ministry of Textiles/State Governments having training infrastructure and placement tie-ups with textile industry.
  • Reputed training institutions/ NGOs/ Societies/ Trusts/ Organizations/ Companies /Start Ups / Entrepreneurs active in textile sector having placement tie-ups with textile industry
• Implementation Framework: Overall framework for implementation including costing for the capacity building programmes will be in alignment with the broad policy framework for skill development viz. Common Norms, National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) etc. adopted by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). 
  • The scheme would include Entry level courses and Training of Trainers programme. 
• Branding of the   Training Centre: Implementing agencies must follow government-mandated branding guidelines to promote the scheme and training centres through standardized marketing approaches.
• Selection of the Trainees: Preference will be given to the marginalized social groups like women, SC/ST, differently abled persons, minorities, persons from the BPL category and Aspirational Districts notified by the NITI Aayog.
• Current Status: Scheme has trained 3.27 lakh candidates, of which 2.6 lakh (79.5%) have been employed.
  • There is a strong emphasis on women's employment, and 2.89 lakh (88.3%) women have been trained so far.
• Funding: The scheme assistance will be only towards the cost heads covered under the Common Norms of the MSDE and agreed to by the Ministry under this scheme.  
• Management Information System (MIS): An integrated web-based MIS platform will monitor scheme implementation and facilitate stakeholder registration, including Implementing Agencies.
• Aadhaar Based Biometric Attendance: Mandatory Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System integrated with centralized MIS, which will ensure real time attendance of the trainers and the trainees.
  • Minimum 80% attendance required for assessment.
• Soft Skills: In addition to the targeted domain specific hard skills, the programme shall also aim at imparting soft skills (life management skills) to the trainees.
• Assessment and Certification: Third Party Assessment and Certification will be mandatory for all the eligible trainees.
• Grievance Redressal: Any grievance can be submitted through three modes – Call Centre, Mobile App or Scheme website.
  • If the grievance is not redressed within 15 days, it will be escalated by MIS to the Director, handling Samarth, in the Ministry, for redressal within next 21 days, who will be designated as Grievance Redressal Officer (GRO).
• Employment linkage: Mandated in the courses under orgnaized textile sector with mandatory placement 70% in entry level & 90% for Upskilling programmes.