Bhubaneswar, July 7: The 4th National Steering Committee (NSC) of the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) on Tuesday approved the Strategic Investment Plans (SIPs) worth a combined outlay of Rs 1,237.58 crore in Odisha, Gujarat and Telangana, including an investment of Rs 240.21 by Jindal Naveen Avasar Limited as Anchor Industry Partner in Odisha.
The ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has come forward to anchor Rs 240.18 crore in Gujarat while Apollo Medskills will invest Rs 241.01 crore in Telangana. Another two ITI clusters worth Rs 516.18 crore were also approved in Telangana.
The 4th NSC meeting held today under the chairpersonship of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Secretary Debashree Mukherjee approved the transition of PM-SETU from its pilot phase to a nationwide rollout across all 200 identified ITI clusters, enabling States and Union Territories to take up implementation based on industry readiness and implementation capacity.
The Committee also approved measures to simplify implementation, enhance industry participation, encourage greater involvement of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), and expand the institutional ecosystem supporting PM-SETU implementation.
In Odisha, the approved ITI cluster comprises Government ITI Barbil as the Hub, with Government ITI Anandapur, Government ITI Koira, Government ITI Karanjia and Government ITI Barkote as spokes. Jindal Naveen Avasar Limited has been selected as the Anchor Industry Partner, with a proposed investment of Rs 240.21 crore.
In Gujarat, the approved ITI cluster comprises Government ITI Surat as the Hub, with Government ITI Hajira, Government ITI Bardoli, Government ITI Sachin and Government ITI Surat (Mahila) as spokes. ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has been selected as the Anchor Industry Partner, with a proposed investment of Rs 240.18 crore.
In Telangana, the approved ITI cluster comprises Government ITI Old City (Hub) with Government ITI Warangal, Government ITI Nalgonda Boys, Government ITI Vikarabad Girls and Government ITI Panjaguda as spokes, with Apollo Med-Skills Limited, with a proposed investment of Rs 241.01 crore.
Another approved one ITI Cluster is Government ITI Patancheru (Hub) with Government ITI Shadnagar, Government ITI Marpally, Government ITI Nalgonda (New) and Government ITI Bhongir as spokes, with Sri Siddharth Infratech & Services (I) Pvt. Ltd. (SSISPL) selected as the Anchor Industry Partner with a proposed investment of Rs 275.24 crore in Telangana.
And last ITI Cluster as Government ITI Sangareddy (Hub) with Government ITI Hathnoora, Government ITI Medak, Government ITI Dubbaka and Government ITI Yellareddy as spokes, with Neuland Foundation selected as the Anchor Industry Partner with a proposed investment of a proposed investment of Rs 240.94 crore.
