With the aim to improve vocational training, the government announced its decision to upgrade industrial training institutes (ITIs) for which it has allocated Rs 4,000 crore.
Minister of State for Vocational Education and Skill Development (independent charge) Kapil Dev Agrawal said that the government would enter into an agreement with a private organisation for technical upgradation of ITIs.
“In the first phase, 50 ITIs have been selected for upgradation for which Rs 4,000 crore has been allocated,” Agarwal said.
Besides, centres will be started in secondary education schools to hone employment skills of students. For this, two colleges in every district and as many as 150 colleges across the state have been selected, he added.
The minister said the government had set up 10 new ITIs in the private sector where training would start soon. Besides, the construction of 15 new government ITIs has been completed and they would be inaugurated soon, he added.
Agrawal said that in the financial year 2022-23, the government had identified 29 sectors, in which more than two lakh youth would be trained. About 10,000 youth will be trained in aviation, 33,021 in health, among others.
“The government has planned to promote usage of drones in farming and agriculture and for this we will also begin training for operation of drones which will help crop growers,” the minister said.