“Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”
– SDG.
The State accords top priority to the overall development of women and their livelihoods. Accordlingly, Skill development courses are being offered under Craftsmen Training Scheme exclusively for women candidates through 10 Government ITIs in Guindy, Ambattur, Aundipatti, Dindigul, Madurai, Coimbatore, Salem, Nagercoil, Cuddalore and Pullambadi with total seats of 3,436. This year 2,790 women trainees are undergoing training in these ITIs.
Separate women wings are set up in Government ITIs at Thanjavur, Ramanathapuram and Hosur with 274 seats. Further, 30% of seats in all Government Industrial Training Institutes are reserved for women candidates.
| S.No | District | Place | Women ITIs/Wing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Women ITI |
| 2 | Kanyakumari | Nagercoil | Women ITI |
| 3 | Salem | Salem | Women ITI |
| 4 | Chennai | Guindy | Women ITI |
| 5 | Thiruvallur | Ambattur | Women ITI |
| 6 | Madurai | Madurai | Women ITI |
| 7 | Dindigul | Dindigul | Women ITI |
| 8 | Theni | Aundipatti | Women ITI |
| 9 | Thrichy | Pullambadi | Women ITI |
| 10 | Cuddalore | Cuddalore | Women ITI |
| 11 | Karur | Karur | Women Wing |
| 12 | Namakkal | Namakkal | Women Wing |
| 13 | Krishnagiri | Hosur | Women Wing |
| 14 | Ramanathapuram | Ramanathapuram | Women Wing |
| 15 | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | Women Wing |
| Total - Tamilnadu | 15 Places | 10/5 |