As announced by Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh, all the trainees of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) will be provided scholarship of Rs300 per month. Earlier, the trainees of only SC/ST and BPl category were entitled for the scholarship at the rate of Rs125 per month, Informed in an official statement here on Thursday.
Now State Government has hiked the rate of scholarship by Rs175, which means ITI trainees of all categories will receive scholarship at Rs300 every month. Moreover, the income-limit for scholarship has also been dissolved for trainees of all sections.
"Presently, there are 118 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in various districts of State under Directorate of Employment and Training.In the current financial year 2013-14, seven new ITIs will be started in State, after which total number of ITIs in State will be 125," sources said.