The Delhi Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday decided to merge Government institutions to enhance the skill ecosystem and infrastructure to boost higher and technical education in the national Capital.
Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Cabinet Manish Sisodia said, “The Delhi Government is committed to expand the skilling opportunities for our youth. These mergers will make the skilling ecosystem more efficient and raise the employability and skilling prospects of our youth.”
According to senior government official associated with the development, the Delhi Cabinet decided to merge 10 Government Institutes of Technology, Delhi Institute of Tool Engineering (Wazirpur and Okhla Campus) and Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College (GBPEC) and bring them under the ambit of the Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU). “This will streamline the skill education in Delhi,” said the official, “13 Government Institutes and colleges merged and brought under the ambit of Delhi Skills and Entrepreneurship University.”
The Delhi Cabinet also approved the merger of Delhi University’s College of Arts, functioning under the Directorate of Training and Technical Education, and Delhi Institute of Heritage Research and Management (DIHRM) affiliated with GGSIP University functioning under Directorate of Higher Education.
Together they will now be part of Dr BR Ambedkar University. “Further, one more World Class Skills Centre at Pushp Vihar is being formed. With this, now 9 such centres will provide skilling opportunity for the students to raise their employment prospects in new and emerging sectors. Cabinet sanctioned Rs. 9.9 crores for the new centre and it is a part of the vision of Delhi Government to establish 25 World Class Skill Centres all over Delhi,” the official further added.