Parliament Question: Skill training and placement under SAMARTH

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TEXTILES RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3986 ANSWERED ON- 27/03/2026 SKILL TRAINING AND PLACEMENT UNDER SAMARTH 3986. SHRI NARAYANA KORAGAPPA: Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state: (a) whether SAMARTH Scheme of the Ministry provides skill training and facilitated placement in the textile sector; (b) number of artisans given skill training in textile and related sectors in the State of Karnataka during the last five years and the current year, year-wise and district-wise; and (c) whether 80 per cent of trained artisans have to be provided with placement, if so, the percentage of artisans from Karnataka who got placement during the above period ? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH) (a): Yes, Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector) of Ministry of Textiles provides demand driven and placement-oriented skilling programme to supplement the efforts of the industry in creating jobs in the organized textile sectors, covering the entire value chain of textiles, excluding Spinning and Weaving, on pan India basis. Under the scheme, the implementing agencies are required to ensure a minimum placement of 70% of the successfully trained candidates in entry-level courses and 90% in upskilling/reskilling courses. (b): A total of 1,27,229 beneficiaries including artisans were trained under the Samarth scheme in the state of Karnataka during 2020-21 to 2025-26 (till 10.3.2026). District wise number of beneficiaries who have been trained (pass) under the scheme in the state of Karnataka during the last five years and the current year is given in Annexure I. (c): A total of 1,03,036 beneficiaries (80.98%), including artisans, have secured employment after successfully completion of training under the Samarth scheme in the state of Karnataka till 10.03.2026.Annexure I The details of districts wise beneficiaries have been trained (pass) under Samarth scheme during the last five years and current year in Karnataka state are given below: District 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 (till 10.3.2026) Total Bagalkote 26 300 283 808 427 1,071 2,915 Ballari 6 450 1,060 134 807 2,457 Belagavi 225 1,453 3,165 7,187 3,021 4,360 19,411 Bengaluru Rural 313 815 1,175 764 870 1,736 5,673 Bengaluru Urban 743 3,027 4,025 4,102 2,741 4,006 18,644 Bidar 90 257 43 17 407 Chamarajanagara 51 327 104 225 707 Chikkaballapura 27 165 3 95 167 457 Chikkamagaluru 202 301 355 760 790 2,408 Chitradurga 19 179 925 1,450 986 1,431 4,990 Dakshina Kannada 4 20 24 Davangere 715 1,369 319 1,240 3,643 Dharwad 98 404 1,995 5,238 2,549 4,269 14,553 Gadag 248 1,270 369 1,034 2,921 Hassan 27 61 435 412 259 292 1,486 Haveri 40 381 880 1,322 514 1,638 4,775 Kalaburagi 65 1,180 450 1,049 2,744 Kodagu 23 22 45 Kolar 57 152 473 599 379 797 2,457 Koppal 231 815 429 686 2,161 Mandya 127 508 911 1,299 621 1,381 4,847 Mysuru 167 594 670 830 854 1,841 4,956 Raichur 907 1,644 938 1,909 5,398 Ramanagara 8 163 299 419 214 325 1,428 Shivamogga 109 491 369 770 721 1,154 3,614 Tumakuru 135 341 843 1,450 870 1,602 5,241 Udupi 47 47 Uttara Kannada 63 102 213 67 39 121 605 Vijayapura 12 63 2,411 1,161 4,095 7,742 Yadgir 260 58 155 473 Total 2,161 9,218 19,967 37,691 19,925 38,267 1,27,229 Note: There are 849 active training centres in the State of Karnataka as on 10.3.2026, which are catering the training requirement of various districts across the State. ****