To improve learning in government the industrial training institutes as well as their placement outcomes, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced to upgrade the ITIs at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore.
Addressing a press meet organised at Lok Bhawan, Minister of State (independent charge) for Vocational Education and Skill Development, Kapil Dev Agrawal, said that soon 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 being upgraded.
The ITIs would be upgraded at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore, the minister said.
In addition, centres will be started in secondary education schools to hone employment skills of students along with imparting education to them. For this, two colleges in every district -- 150 colleges across the state -- have been selected, the minister disclosed.
While listing the achievements of the department on completion of 100 days of the second tenure of Yogi Adityanath government, Agrawal said that 10 new ITIs had been established in the private sector and training would start there from August.
The minister said the construction of 15 new government ITIs had been completed and they would be inaugurated soon.
Agrawal said to ensure career opportunities and practical training for the youth, about 10,000 youth had been linked with the apprenticeship scheme in 100 days. He said nearly 50,000 youth had been given employment against the target of 25,000 youth.
“Besides, we have also made changes in our course and have made it more suitable for our youth to fit into the industry,” he added.
The minister 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 minister said and added, “The government plans to promote use of drones in farming and agriculture and for this, training will be started in operation of drones to help farmers.”