New Delhi, October 16: The National Steering Committee of PM-SETU on Friday approved five plans worth ₹1,194.92 crore to upgrade Industrial Training Institute (ITI) clusters in Maharashtra, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir.
With this, total investment approved under the scheme has reached ₹3,687 crore. PM-SETU, or Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs, aims to modernise government ITIs and link them more closely with industry.
The meeting was chaired by Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
The five clusters
Each cluster has a hub ITI and four spoke ITIs and will be upgraded with an industry partner:
- Kataka, Odisha: ₹240.50 crore, with Tata Steel Foundation
- Pune, Maharashtra: ₹241 crore, with BVG India and BVG Foundation
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra: ₹238.01 crore, with Belrise Industries
- Jammu: ₹240 crore, with Eagle Infra India
- Srinagar: ₹235.41 crore, with Inderdeep Infra India
The plans cover new infrastructure, industry-aligned courses, trainer development and stronger links with employers.
Push for quality
Mukherjee asked clusters to work towards ISO certification and to include at least one WorldSkills-aligned trade in their implementation plans. She said the progress made by Jammu and Kashmir was encouraging.
The committee also reviewed the training of trainers under the scheme. As of October 2026, 3,744 trainers have been trained through National Skill Training Institutes.