Kumar Bahukhandi
On the initiative of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, 160 ITIs of the state are being upgraded as model ITIs to provide employment to the youth of Chhattisgarh. For this, approval of Rs 484 crore 22 lakh has been issued by the Employment and Training Department. After upgradation to model ITI, the youth will be able to get training as per the demand of local industries.
Revenue Minister Tank Ram Verma has described the upgradation into a model ITI as a big achievement for the youth of the state. He said that as per the wish of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, a plan has been prepared to upgrade the state’s ITI into model ITI. He informed that in the first phase of the plan, a three-year proposal of Rs 484.22 crore has been approved for 160 ITI’s of the state. The work of making the ITI located at Sakri in Balodabazar into a model ITI will start soon. For this, an amount of Rs 20 crore 13 lakh has been approved under the SIDBI scheme.
