Assistance to Training Institutions Scheme

Assistance under the Scheme: | Scale of Assistance to Training Institutions of the Ministry of MSME: | - The amount of assistance will not exceed the actual amount required for the creation or strengthening/expansion of the infrastructure of the training institution and meeting the revenue deficit, etc. of NI-MSME. | Scale of Assistance to State-Level EDIs: | - The maximum assistance under the scheme to a State level EDI will be restricted to ₹3.00 Crore in each case. This grant would be utilized for the development of physical infrastructure, equipment, faculty training, and development of capability for imparting skill development training related to the MSME sector. This grant would be over and above the grant, if any, received by that institution earlier under the ATI scheme. | - For the purpose of grant under this category, an EDI owned and controlled by a State Government/UT would be selected as recommended by the State Government. | Note: The assisted EDI shall be required to complete the construction within the given timeframe and shall have to furnish the utilization certificate of the assistance sanctioned within the period prescribed in the sanction letter. In the event of a delay in the completion of the project, an extension of the time limit will have to be obtained from the Ministry of MSME with justifications. | Scale of Assistance for Training Programmes: | - Assistance for skill development programmes under the scheme would be provided based on the duration of the NSQF-compliant training programmes (number of hours of training inputs). The cost of a training programme would be determined as per the following base rates notified by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship vide Notification No.H22011/2/2014-SDE-I dated 15.07.2015 as amended from time to time:- | - Category I Courses: ₹38.50 per head per hour of training. | - Category II Courses: ₹33.00 per head per hour of training. | - Category III Courses: ₹27.50 per head per hour of training. | - The first installment of the grant would be released in advance. The subsequent installments would be released based on the progress of the utilization of funds already released. | - Assistance for Training of Trainers (ToTs) programmes would be provided @ ₹60 per trainee per hour (or, the rate prescribed under the common norms/NSQF, whichever is less). | - Assistance for other types of training programmes would be decided based on the actual requirement in each case. | - The total amount of assistance to be considered for release as per the above rate will include the cost of overheads such as, motivation camps the for selection of eligible trainees, charges towards hiring of space and equipment (if any), electricity/water, stationary, man hour cost of deployment of project personnel, post-training follow-up activities, etc. | - The trainees would be expected to make their own arrangements for travel and stay during the training period. In case the residential facility is provided by the Training Institution, it may charge the same from the trainee (subject to common norms/NSQF). It would be permissible to dovetail the assistance under this scheme with facilities/benefits available under schemes of other Ministries/Departments/State/UT Governments etc. for reimbursement of travel, boarding, and lodging expenses and stipend, etc. However, it would be the responsibility of the Training Institution to ensure that there is no duplication and that assistance for the same purpose is not claimed under more than one scheme.