Extracted Data Points

  • National Steering Committee (NSC) approved Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) for Visakhapatnam ITI Cluster in Andhra Pradesh
  • Approval marks first-ever Strategic Investment Plan cleared under PM-SETU scheme
  • Andhra Pradesh becomes first State to operationalize industry partnership under PM-SETU
  • PM-SETU is a flagship initiative with an outlay of ₹60,000 crore
  • Scheme aims to transform 1,000 Government ITIs through industry-led Hub-and-Spoke model
  • Approval was accorded during 3rd National Steering Committee Meeting at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi
  • Meeting chaired by Smt. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  • Attended by Shri Dilip Kumar, Director General, Directorate General of Training (DGT)
  • Participants included Capacity Building Commission (CBC), National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET)
  • Ministry representatives from Commerce and Industry, Heavy Industries, Labour and Employment participated
  • 32 States and Union Territories have constituted their State Steering Committees
  • 12 States/UTs have floated Requests for Proposals for inviting industry participation
  • Industry participants included Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, ITC Limited
  • Development partners included Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank
  • Scheme aims to establish National Centres of Excellence (NCoEs) in high-growth sectors
  • Focus on advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies workforce development
  • Scheme implementation is approaching full-fledged, industry-led phase