Skill Development of Tribals

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implements a Central Sector Scheme called ‘Vocational Training in Tribal Areas’ under which grant-in-aid is provided to the State Governments/UT Administrations and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for running Vocational Training Centres (VTCs). The main aim of this scheme is to upgrade the skills of tribal youth in various traditional/modern vocations depending upon their educational qualifications, present economic trends and market potential. The grant-in-aid is provided for imparting training to Scheduled Tribes in VTCs to enable them to get employment/self-employment.

The details of number of trainees (State-wise) for which grant-in-aid has been released during the last three years and current year as under:

		Number of trainees for which grant-in-aid released to State Governments				Number of trainees for which grant-in-aid released to NGOs
S. No.	Name of State	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13 (as on date)	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13 (as on date)
		Trainees	Trainees	Trainees	Trainees	Trainees	Trainees	Trainees	Trainees
1	Andhra Pradesh	0	0	800	0	0	0	0	0
2	Assam	0	500	0	0	180	100	200	0
3	Chhattishgarh	0	0	477	0	0	0	0	0
4	Gujarat	0	1300	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Karnataka	0	0	0	0	100	80	0	0
6	Madhya Pradesh	0	1000	1000	0	0	100	0	0
7	Meghalaya	0	0	700	0	100	0	0	0
8	Mizoram	0	500	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Nagaland	0	0	0	0	200	60	60	0
10	Tamil Nadu	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	0
	Total	0	3300	2977	0	580	440	260	0

This information was given by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Mahadeo Singh Khandela in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.