Samarth Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector

Samarth Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector

Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SAMARTH) was approved towards addressing the skill gap in textile sector and also to supplement the efforts of textile industry in providing gainful and sustainable employment to the youth.

Objectives of the Samarth Scheme

The objectives of Samarth are-

1. To provide demand driven, placement oriented National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) compliant skilling programmes to incentivize and supplement the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organized textile and related sectors, covering the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning and Weaving
2. To promote skilling and skill upgradation in the traditional sectors of handlooms, handicrafts, sericulture and jute
3. To enable provision of sustainable livelihood either by wage or self-employment to all sections of the society across the country

The skilling programme under Samarth is implemented through Implementing Partners (IPs) comprising Textile Industry/ Industry Associations, State Government Agencies and Sectoral Organizations of Ministry of Textiles. The Scheme targets to train 10 lakh persons (9 lakhs in organised & 1 lakh in traditional sector). The programmes would be implemented through the Textile industry, government institutions and Reputed training institutions/ NGOs/ Societies active in the textile sector. It is a centralized web-based Information System that has been put in place for monitoring and implementation of the scheme.