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The 5th National Steering Committee of PM-SETU approved Strategic Investment Plans worth Rs 735.70 crore for ITI clusters in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
Total sanctioned investment under the scheme rises to Rs 2,171 crore across nine ITI clusters.
Cluster-wise: Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) Rs 241 crore, Medchal (Telangana) Rs 254.30 crore, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) Rs 240.40 crore, each covering five ITIs.
The meeting was chaired by Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Rajasthan became the first state to execute a Shareholders' Agreement under PM-SETU, for the Bhiwadi cluster.
Upgrade 1,000 government Industrial Training Institutes into industry-aligned skill hubs with revamped trades, so that ITI graduates are employable in current industry roles
Key: Rs 60,000 crore outlay approved by the Union Cabinet on 7 May 2025, delivered through a hub-and-spoke cluster model with industry partners, part-financed by the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank
Nodal ministry for PM-SETU and for national skill development programmes, including the ITI ecosystem
Apex body that appraises and approves the Strategic Investment Plans submitted for each ITI cluster and guides the scheme's rollout
Union Cabinet approves PM-SETU with an outlay of Rs 60,000 crore to upgrade 1,000 government ITIs
National Steering Committee approves Rs 1,237.58 crore of Strategic Investment Plans for ITI clusters in Odisha, Gujarat and Telangana
5th National Steering Committee approves Rs 735.70 crore for the Bhiwadi, Medchal and Meerut clusters, taking cumulative sanctions to Rs 2,171 crore across nine clusters
GS Paper 2 > Government Policies and Interventions for Development in Various Sectors
General Awareness > Government Schemes
'Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme' is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to
Answer: Certifying the skills acquired by construction workers through traditional channels.
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements: 1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 2. It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy. 3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: 2 and 3 only
The "Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana" (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of which Ministry?
Answer: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs - a Rs 60,000 crore scheme to upgrade 1,000 government ITIs
The cluster-level plan under PM-SETU that specifies infrastructure, trades and courses to be funded; it must be approved by the National Steering Committee
A grouping of ITIs in which one lead institute anchors training and infrastructure for the surrounding spoke institutes