With the inauguration of the first state-of-the-art ATDC-SMART (Skill for Manufacturing Apparels through Research and Training) in Egmore, Chennai, the Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDC) for the textile and apparel sector was launched by the Ministry of Textiles.
The Ministry launched the project in association with the Apparel Training & Design Centre (ATDC), which was selected as a nodal agency for the project. The project aims to impart training to a workforce of about 256000 in the next two years.
The ATDC-SMART project worth Rs 23 billion focuses on the core workforce requirements of the garment industry located across India. The importance of the Scheme can be judged from the fact that the apparel industry is the second largest employment provider in the country after agriculture.
Rural youth and women stand to benefit the most from the ISDC. The rural youth would be able to find gainful employment in areas near their domicile with the help of the imparted training.
India’s domestic textile market is expected to grow to US$ 60 billion and exports to US$ 50 billion by 2015. By 2015 the sector is expected to create an additional 12 million jobs, nearly 40 per cent of which will be in the core production activities.
The handicrafts industry employs 12 million people in India currently.
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