Indialends, 08 Apr 2021

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Samartha Scheme

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The Ministry of Textile is implementing the Samarth Scheme. It is a flagship scheme for capacity building in Textile Sector. The aim of launching the scheme is to train 10 Lakh between 2017-20 for doing work in this sector.  It is intended to offer skill development and placement-oriented training across the entire textile value chain, excluding spinning and weaving in the organized sector.

The main objective of the Samarth Scheme

It is offering National Skills Framework qualification compliant skilling programs to over 10 Lakh persons.

• The skilling programs are offered under the Samarth Scheme are to incentivize and supplement the efforts of the textile industry.
• The scheme is aiming to create more jobs in the textile industry and related sectors that will cover the entire value chain of textiles but excluding weaving and spinning.
• The traditional sectors of handicrafts, handlooms, sericulture, and jute will be upgraded through the up-gradation of skills.
• Through skill up-gradation of lakhs of persons can induce self-employment capabilities among youth and others.

Salient Features of Samarth Scheme

• It is offering enhancement facilitation skills to the master trainers. 
• By introducing the Aadhaar enabled Biometric Attendance System, will ensure the credibility of the beneficiaries and trainers.
• Offering CCTV recording of the training programs.
• Dedicated call center with helpline numbers and offering real-time customer support
• Mobile app-based Management Information System (MIS)
• On-line monitoring of training processes
  

List of all the government initiatives taken for the upliftment of the textile industry

• For boosting the start-ups and innovative ideas in the textile sector, the Indian Government plans to establish a venture capital funding of Rs 100 Crores.
• Allowance of 100% FDI through automatic route.
• The Integrated Processing Development scheme was launched during the 12th Five-year plan for the implementation of greenfield and brownfield projects under modern facilities to benefit the textile clusters.
• The government has launched the Technology up-gradation Fund Scheme for boosting investments in textile and related sectors in 1999.
• Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) was launched in 2005 to attract investments in the textile sector.
• For the enhancement of the power loom sector, the government launched the Powered India Scheme in 2017.
• To increase the productivity of domestic silk, the Silk Samagra Scheme has been launched.
• In 2015, the government launched Jute-I CARE for jute cultivators.