National Steering Committee Clears Rs 320 Crore Investment Plan for Kurukshetra ITI Cluster Under PM-SETU

Key facts

• The National Steering Committee (NSC) approved a Strategic Investment Plan worth Rs 320 crore under PM-SETU for the Kurukshetra ITI Cluster in Haryana, taking cumulative PM-SETU investment to Rs 2,491 crore across 10 ITI clusters.
• Jindal Naveen Avsar Limited is the Anchor Industry Partner for the Kurukshetra cluster, partnering with the Government of Haryana.
• The Kurukshetra cluster operates under a Hub-and-Spoke model with seven government institutes, with Government ITI, Kurukshetra as the Hub and six Spoke ITIs in Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Pehowa, Pabnawa and Ambala City.
• The Rs 320 crore allocation funds infrastructure strengthening, modernisation of training facilities, industry-aligned courses and trainee employability initiatives, with industry partners involved in curriculum design, training delivery, faculty development, apprenticeships and placements.
• Jindal Naveen Avsar Limited is also the industry partner for the Barbil ITI Cluster in Odisha, which has an approved investment plan of Rs 240 crore.
• The PM-SETU scheme has a total outlay of Rs 60,000 crore and targets modernisation of 1,000 government ITIs through 200 Hub ITIs and 800 Spoke ITIs, plus capacity augmentation across five National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs).