The Government has approved Strategic Investment Plans with an aggregate project outlay of over 735 crore rupees for ITI clusters in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana. It includes 241 crore rupees investment plan for Rajasthan, over 240 crore rupees for Uttar Pradesh and 254 crore rupees investment plan for Telangana. It was approved during the 5th National Steering Committee (NSC) meeting of the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU).
The meeting was held yesterday under the chairpersonship of the Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Debashree Mukherjee. The Ministry in a statement said that these approvals take the total sanctioned investment under PM-SETU to 2 thousand 171 crore rupees across nine ITI clusters. The approvals further strengthen the industry-led approach of PM-SETU, with industry and institutional partners supporting the modernisation of ITI infrastructure, the introduction of future-ready courses and closer alignment of training programmes with evolving industry requirements.
PM-SETU is a flagship scheme of the Central Government aimed at transforming the ITI ecosystem through industry partnerships, modern infrastructure, upgraded training programmes and improved employability outcomes. The scheme adopts an industry-led, cluster-based approach in which a Hub ITI is supported by a network of Spoke ITIs, enabling coordinated investment, modernisation and delivery of industry-relevant skills.
