Samarth (Scheme For Capacity Building In Textile Sector) Brief Description Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS) of the Ministry of Textiles is to skill the youth for gainful and sustainable employment in the textile sector for the entire value chain of textile except Spinning and Weaving in the organized sector. The skilling programmes are being implemented through following Implementing Agencies: Textile Industry Institutions/Organization of the Ministry of Textile/State Governments having training infrastructure and placement tie-ups with textile industry. Reputed training institutions/ NGOs/ Societies/ Trusts/ Organizations/ Companies /Start Ups / Entrepreneurs active in textile sector having placement tie-ups with textile industry. Nature of Assistance Funding is granted to the Training agencies to cover the complete training and certification cost of the trainees, as per the scheme norms. Who can apply? The trainee must be a citizen of India possessing an Aadhaar Card (unless exempted under Aadhaar Act, 2016) with age over 14 years. Preference given to marginalized social groups (ie. women, SC/ST and handicapped persons, minorities and persons from BPL cat.). How to apply? Interested users can contact the training agencies empanelled under the scheme for admissions. To know more information click here To know the list of courses, click here To know the list of courses, click here Users can also contact Samarth Helpline Number: 1800-258-7150 / Email: nmcc-mot@nic.in Source: Ministry of Textiles