Samarth - Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector

The textile and apparel industry is one of the oldest industries established in India. This industry contributes 5% to the country’s GDP and is responsible for 12% of India’s total export earnings. India has been able to achieve this immense growth due to the availability of the labour force.

Contents

1 OVERVIEW OF SAMARTH SCHEME
2 OBJECTIVE AND BENEFITS OF SAMARTH SCHEME
3 HOW TO APPLY FOR SAMARTH SCHEME
4 EXTERNAL LINKS

OVERVIEW OF SAMARTH SCHEME

Name	SAMARTH SCHEME
Flagship scheme for	Scheme for Capacity Building in the Textiles Sector (SCBTS)
Ministry	Ministry of Textiles
Launch year	2017
Approved by	Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs
Target sector	Organized and Traditional Sector
Target	Train 10 lakh persons in the entire value chain of textiles excluding spinning and weaving in the organized sector
Sector	Central sector scheme
Status	Active
Official website	https://samarth-textiles.gov.in/

OBJECTIVE AND BENEFITS OF SAMARTH SCHEME

Samarth Scheme aims to offer market-responsive and job-oriented National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) specific upskilling programs to 10 lakh youth (9 lakh in organized sector and 1 lakh in the unorganized sector).Through this, the Government aims to supplement and incentivise the endeavour to create job opportunities in textile and related sectors.

This scheme wants to promote skill upgradation in traditional sectors such as handlooms, jute, etc.