Pic: Indian Ministry of Textiles
A hundred and eighty four courses aligned with the National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) have been adopted under the scheme across various textile segments.
The ministry has partnered with 116 textile industries and industry associations, 12 central and state government agencies and three of its sectoral organisations to undertake training programmes under the scheme.
The scheme has penetrated across 28 states and six union territories and out of the skilling target of 3.47 lakh beneficiaries allocated so far, 1.5 lakh beneficiaries have been trained, an official release said.
More than 85 per cent of the beneficiaries trained so far under the scheme are women. And over 70 per cent of the beneficiaries trained in organised sector courses have been placed.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)