Vocational training in tribal areas
Grant for institutions
Training
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Under the scheme of Vocational Training, grants will be available for organizing vocational trainings in recognized institutes or in Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) subject to terms and conditions revised from time to time of the scheme (Ministry of Tribal Affairs, n.d.).
a) The scheme will be implemented for the benefit of the Scheduled Tribes as well as PTGs and can be taken up anywhere in the country but priority will be given to remote tribal areas, areas inhabited by particularly vulnerable tribes and areas affected by extremist activities.Under the scheme, the training for trades including modern trades having employment potential in the region should be provided.
b) This scheme is exclusively for the benefit of scheduled tribes as well as PTGs. The organization running VTC will admit the ST youth irrespective of the region/State to which they belong.
c) It will be imperative on the part of the concerned organization (i.e. States/UTs/NGOs/other organizations) to assess the employment potential in a particular area in advance depending on the educational qualification of the target population, type of industries available in that region/State, present economic trend and market potential, etc. before proposing the trades.
d) The organizations will establish linkages with recognized institutions which can provide a Certificate/Diploma to the candidates for the trades in which they have been trained. The institutions/organizations (State/UT run institutions as well as NGOs) who are already running project with the assistance from this Ministry, and also the new applicant institutions/organizations should get/have recognition/affiliation/accreditation under “Modular Employable Skills (MES)” from Regional Directorate of Apprenticeship Training of the State/UT Governments or recognition/affiliation under “Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS)” from National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT) under Directorate General of Employment & Training (Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India), as applicable. The organization should establish linkages with placement services, and for the candidates interested in self employment after availing the training, the organization shall arrange easy micro finance/loans for them through financial institutions, National Scheduled Tribe Finance Development Corporation (NSTFDC), banks, etc. Preference will be given to those institutions which guarantee placement/employment after completion of training. As far as possible, minimum 33% seats will be reserved for tribal girl candidates. 100% grant-in-aid will be provided to the States/UTs/State owned institutions/VOs/NGOs/other private organizations, eligible for assistance as specified in Para 2 of the Scheme. The grant-in-aid will be released to the State/UT Governments/State owned institutions in one instalment in a year, and to the NGOs/private institutions in two instalments as per General Financial Rules.
The funding under this scheme will be in following two ways:
(i) By setting up and running VTCs mainly in remote areas/rural areas deficient in facilities,
By supporting vocational training for ST as also PTG candidates in already existing institutions in townships/districts, etc. like ITIs, Polytechnics, computer training centres, and other private recognized institutions subject to the maximum assistance of Rs.30,000/- per annum per ST trainee as per norms in Appendix-I(Ministry of Tribal Affairs, n.d.).
a)State Governments and UT Administrations;
b) Institutions or Organisations set up by Government as autonomous bodies, either under a statue, or as a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860;
c) Educational and other institutions of the likes of local bodies and cooperative bodies.
d) A Public Trust registered under any law for the time being in force. The trust must have been registered for at least three years.
e) Any Private Recognized Institution, registered and conducting such vocational courses for at least three years.
f) Any industry or an association of industries like ASSOCHAM, CII, FICCI, etc. who are willing to run such skill upgradation training centres as per the financial norms of the scheme with a proper plan for placements.
g) Voluntary Organization (VO)/Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) fulfilling(Ministry of Tribal Affairs)" the given requirement.
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