Punjab Government Signs MOU to Revitalize Six ITIs, Empowering Youth with Modern Vocational Training

With the efforts of Technical Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, an MOU was signed with Rajya Sabha Member VikramJit Singh Sahni to adopt Punjab’s six Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).

While giving information regarding this, Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that the technical education department has continuously been taking initiatives to provide vocational training to the youth of Punjab. He added that due to some issues, the ITIs were not able to impart modern education and to address these issues, he has coordinated with Vikramjit Singh Sahney following which a MOU has been signed to adopt 6 ITIs.

As per the MOU, Dr. Sahney would spend around Rs. 11 crores on ITIs located at Patiala, Ludhiana, Manikpur Sharif in SAS Nagar, Sunam (Sangrur) and Lalru.

Mr. Bains said that these ITIs will be connected with the local industry and the institutes will ensure placements and apprenticeships of students through this industry connection.

Under this agreement, courses for air hostesses, beauty wellness and junior nurses will be initiated at Mohali ITI Women, aimed at empowering the girls of the state.

He said that these initiatives will provide employment opportunities to ten thousand youth.

S. Bains stated that the Lalru and Manakpur Sharif ITIs will be developed as drone academies, which will be counted among the country's leading institutions in the field of drone technology.

The minister said that in upcoming November, an excellence centre of ITI Ludhiana will also be launched.

Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government is continuously working towards providing vocational training to the state's youth, which is exemplified by increasing the number of seats in ITIs from 28,000 to 35,000.

He added that this will not only supply skilled workers to industrial units but also help curb unemployment in the state and assist in eradicating the drug menace.