Govt starts process of upgrading ITIs
The Delhi Government has started the process of upgrading its Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), seeking to engage industry partners under the PM-SETU scheme, officials said.
The Department of Training and Technical Education of the Delhi Government is the implementing body of the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme’s hub and spoke model for the transformation of the ITIs in the city.
The Dheerpur-ITI cluster comprising Dheerpur-ITI (hub) and four constituent spoke ITIs at Jail Road, Narela, Sirifort and Jaffarpur has been chosen for the implementation of the PM-SETU scheme in Delhi, the officials said.
In such a cluster, the hub ITI might specialise in high-end advanced manufacturing trades, while the spoke ITIs provide foundational courses feeding into the hub. A cluster special purpose vehicle (SPV) led by an industry partner would upgrade the infrastructure across all five ITIs and introduce the latest course like artificial intelligence, robotics and renewable energy, among others, the officials said.
The Government has issued an expression of interest to engage industry partners for the implementation of the scheme, the officials said.
Under the scheme, the SPV will be an industry-led, not-for-profit entity to jointly invest in, manage and govern the development and operation of the ITI clusters.
Its governance model stipulates a 51 per cent share for the industry partner, with the central and state governments holding the remaining shares.
The Delhi government has planned to spend Rs 170 crore to modernise its 15 ITIs under the ‘Hub and Spoke’ model, with a focus on artificial intelligence, robotics and electric mobility, Industries Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa had said earlier.
