Memorandum of Agreement between TTL and Uttar Pradesh Government Got Permission

• 15 Feb 2023

Why In News?

On February 14, 2023, the Council of Ministers of Uttar Pradesh has approved the proposal to take further action by signing the MoA prepared between Tata Technologies Limited (TTL) and the State Government (Vocational Education and Skill Development Department).

Key points

• Under this MoA, MoA will be signed between the state government and TTL for upgradation of 150 State Industrial Training Institutes in collaboration with Tata Technologies Limited (TTL). The Chief Minister has been authorized by the Council of Ministers to make necessary amendments/additions in the implementation of the project in future.
• According to this MoA, the financial share of TTL is Rs 4282.9668 crore and the share of Vocational Education and Skill Development Department is Rs 713 crore including GST and construction of 10 thousand square feet built-up-space (workshop and training room etc.) in each selected ITI. The total financial share of the State Government is Rs.1190 crores including the estimated cost of about Rs.477 crores.
• Thus, the total cost of the project (Department's total financial share of Rs.1190 crore plus TTL financial share of Rs.4282.9668 crore) is Rs.5472.9668 crore.
• The duration of this MoA is 10 years and 9 months, in which 9 months is earmarked for preparation for project implementation. MOA to be signed the conditions for the first 05 years and the next 05 years and the works of both the parties have been mentioned separately. After the completion of the period of 10 years, renewal on the basis of mutual consent of both the signatories will be considered at that time.
• As per the demand of Industry 4.0 proposals, 11 long term and 23 short term training courses will be conducted by TTL in 150 ITIs.
• For these new courses in these ITIs of the state, the trainers of TTL, as well as the trainees trained in ITIs, will also be skilled. With this, trainees will get an opportunity to do OJT (On Job Training) and DST (Dual System of Training) in TTL's associate companies and successful trainees will get apprenticeship/employment opportunity in TTL's associate companies and other companies.
• With the upgradation, about 12 to 15 thousand candidates will be trained every year through long term training programs and about 15 to 20 thousand candidates per year through short term training programs i.e., about 35 thousand candidates in total.