Four lakh to be skilled under Textile Ministry's Samarth scheme

Around four lakh people across 18 states will be skilled under 'Samarth', a scheme for capacity building and skilling in the textile sector, as part of agreements signed between the Centre and state governments.

Sixteen state governments signed MoUs with the Ministry of Textiles at a function here on Wednesday in the presence of Union Minister Smriti Irani to take Samarth - Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS) forward.

Eighteen states have agreed to partner with the ministry under the scheme. Representatives of Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha were not present during the function.

"Given the diligence that you (state government representatives) have shown by your mere presence here, that gives me hope that today 18 of us including Government of India have resolved only under this one roof to skill 4 lakh people which I think is the first such big step ever in the history of our country," the textile minister said.

The 18 states include Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & ...