Punjab Government on Sunday approved setting up of five Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), and sanctioned Rs36.40 crore for the purpose.
It is proposed to open new ITIs at Gurdaspur, ludhiana, Roop Nagar, Ajitgarh (Mohali) and Fatehgarh Sahib — the areas which are unrepresented and where local demand and land is available, said an official spokesperson.The capacity of each ITI would be around 400-500 and there would be 20 trades for skill development which would be taught at these institutions, he said.
Spokesperson said that around three-five acres of land will be required for the buildings to be constructed and that land shall be provided by the Panchayat or MC.The recurring expenditure regarding the opening of these five new ITIs will be met by the State Government.He said that in the existing it is, new emerging technology trades, like computer hardware, auto electrician, fashion technology, consumer electronics and driver-cum-mechanic shall be started as per the requirement and growing demand of the industrial and service sector.
Computer labs with internet connectivity and multimedia will be set up in all 112 government-run ITIs. For the purpose, an amount of Rs52 crores was received from the Central Government during 2012-13. No expenditure was incurred in 2012-13 and 2013-14 respectively.Spokesperson said that an outlay of Rs36.40 crores is provided for the Annual Plan 2014-15.