MoU with Tata Technologies for modernization of 36 ITIs | 24 Jul 2023

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On July 22, 2023, in the presence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, an MoU was signed between the Department of Technical Education and Skill Development and Tata Technologies on a project worth about Rs 1188.36 crore for the modernization of 36 government ITIs in the state's 36 government ITIs in a program organized in his office room in the assembly premises.

Key Points:

• Under the MoU, Tata Technologies will train youth in 6 new trades and 23 short-term courses in 36 ITIs in the state. Tata Technologies will set up state-of-the-art technical workshops and arrange trainers in selected ITIs of the state.
• Apart from this, Tata and its associate company will cooperate in providing placements in big companies to the youth of the state.
• The MoU was signed by Avneesh Sharan, Director, Skill Development, Technical Education and Employment Department and Pawan Bhageria, President, Tata Technologies Limited.
• On this occasion, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the upgradation and modernization of ITIs would provide a good opportunity for the youth of the state to develop their skills.
• The Chief Minister told the officials of Tata Technologies that 300 Rural Industrial Parks have been set up in the state to provide opportunities to the youth who want to set up small industries in the villages, where land, electricity, water, shed, training, Wi-Fi facility and banking linkage are being provided to start the business.
• Tata Technologies Limited will transform the 36 Government ITIs into Industry 4.0 Technology Hubs, which include the ITIs of Baikunthpur, Odgi Wadrafnagar, Mainpat, Bagicha, Lormi, Koni-Bilaspur, Korba, Janjgir, Akaltara, Hasaud, Raigarh, Kharsiya, Rajnandgaon, Dongargaon, Manpur, Chhuikhadan, Pandariya, Gunderdehi, Dallirajhara, Gurur, Durg, Patan, Dharsiwa, Hirapur, Arang, Abhanpur, Bhatapara, Simga, Bagbahra, Pithora, Kanker, Antagarh, Charama, Nagarnar, and Dantewada
• Under the ITI Upgradation Project, the youth of the state will get the facility of training in the following 6 innovative technical trades of world-class. This includes Artisan Using Advanced Tools, Industrial Robotics & Digital Manufacturing Technician, Manufacturing Process Control & Automation in one year trade.
• Similarly, in the two-year trade, Advance CNC. Machining, Basic Designer & Virtual Verifier (Mechanical), and Mechanic Electric Vehicle trades are included.
• State-of-the-art technical workshops will be set up in each ITI selected by Tata Technologies Limited and initially two trainers will be appointed in each ITI for training work. Tata Technologies Limited and its associate industries will provide support in the placement of trained youth. About 10,000 youth will benefit from the scheme every year.
• It is worth mentioning that an MoU was signed between the State Planning Commission and Tata Technologies Limited on October 01, 2022, in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, to develop the state's technical institutions as technological hubs and upgrade them as agricultural research and innovation centres in collaboration with Tata Technologies Limited. As a sequel to this, an MoU was signed today with the help of Tata Technologies Limited to upgrade 36 government ITIs of the state.