**Summary:**
The Ministry of Textiles is implementing the Samarth Scheme, a capacity building initiative focused on providing demand-driven and placement-oriented skilling programs within the textiles sector. The scheme aims to support job creation across the textile value chain, excluding spinning and weaving in the organized sector. As of July 24, 2025, the Samarth Scheme has trained and passed 457,724 beneficiaries, with 355,662 individuals placed in employment, including 88 women. The Ministry utilizes a software platform with Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) for efficient implementation and real-time monitoring of the scheme. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Pabitra Margherita, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on August 1, 2025. (Release ID: 2151232)
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Textiles: The government ministry responsible for implementing the Samarth Scheme.
SAMARTH Scheme: A scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector with the objective of providing demand driven, placementoriented skilling programmes.
Textiles Sector: The industry sector that Samarth Scheme aims to provide skilling programmes to.
Spinning: A textile industry process excluded from the Samarth scheme in the organized sector.
Weaving: A textile industry process excluded from the Samarth scheme in the organized sector.
Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System AEBAS: A system used for real-time attendance monitoring in the Samarth Scheme.
SHRI PABITRA MARGHERITA: The MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES who provided the information regarding the Samarth Scheme.
Rajya Sabha: The Council of States, the upper house of the Parliament of India, where the question regarding the Samarth Scheme was raised.
Ministry of Textiles
BENEFICIARIES UNDER SAMARTH SCHEME
Posted On: 01 AUG 2025 2:23PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Textiles is implementing Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) with the
objective of providing demand driven, placement-oriented skilling programmes to 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 in organized sector. Under Samarth scheme as on 24.07.2025, a
total of 4,57,724 beneficiaries has been trained (passed) and 3,55,662 have been placed including 88% women
beneficiaries.
For ease of Implementation and monitoring of scheme, Ministry of textile have a robust software platform
with end-to-end solutions, real time attendance by Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS).
This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES SHRI SHRI PABITRA
MARGHERITA in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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MAM/SMP
(Rajya Sabha US Q1599)
(Release ID: 2151232)