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The Directorate of Employment and Training (DGE&T) working under the Ministry of Labour has taken new initiatives during the last three years to promote skill training in the country. These initiatives include introduction of 36 new trades for training in Industrial Training Institutes/Industrial Training Centres. Seven obsolete trades have been deleted. Course curriculum is being revised periodically as per market need. During the last three years, course curriculum for nine trades has been revised. The upper age limit for women in women exclusive ITIs/Wings have been waved off for better participation of women in skill training. Provision for reservation of 25 per cent of seats for women in general ITIs has been made.
At present under various State/UT Governments there are 218 women exclusive ITIs and 582 women Training Wings in general and private ITIs, with a total seating capacity of 46,658. Under DGE&T there are 11 women exclusive Training Institutes with a seating capacity of 3092. This was stated by the Labour and Employment Minister, Shri K. Chandrasekhar Rao in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today
MLD/LK (L-163) 21.3
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