Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy has said that a Number of Ministries/Departments under the Central Government have skill development centers/institutes across the country. National Skill Development Corporation has developed a capacity of 82 million training with 159 Training Partners having 1408 centres in 356 Districts in 27 States and 5 Union Territories. The Department of Rural Development has 577 functional Rural Institutes Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) spreading over 556 districts. Ministry of Textiles is implementing Integrated Skill Development Scheme wherein implementing agencies are operating training centres Pan-India. Ministry Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises has 18 existing technology centres with 15 new technology centres in the pipeline. Moreover, there are 11,964 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) (Govt. 2284 & Pvt. 9680) affiliated to National Council for Vocational Training in the Country. The new Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has a mandate to set up a network of development institutes/centres to supplement the ongoing efforts. The modalities for setting up training centers and training modules would depend upon the assessment of gaps and taking into consideration the facilities and funding.
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