Tag: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

World Bank to help upgrade 400 ITIs

In a boost to Skill India Mission, the government has joined hands with the World Bank for upgrading 400 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country. The World Bank will make financial infusion of $280 million in the form of assistance for the upgradation of the ITIs spread over 34 s…

More than 1 million enrolled under Prime Minister Skill program

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the flagship of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has completed 10 lakh enrolments under the scheme. The scheme has been implemented by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) through a network of 1012 training partners affiliate…

7,000 ITIs to be set up in one year | PMO directs Skill Ministry

The Prime Minister’s Office has directed Skills Ministry officials to open within one year 7,000 new Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), or nearly half the number of all existing ITIs opened in India across six decades, two officials aware of the development said. The government’s objective is…

Skill development in PPP mode

In a bid to create employment opportunities at the grass-root level, the Center has called for a public-private partnership that will work towards creating Skill Development Centers across the country. Addressing a press conference at the National Industry Conclave on Skills’ organised by t…