Announced under Budget 2024-25, the scheme will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
About the Scheme
- Aim: Position existing ITIs as government-owned, industry-managed aspirational institutes of skills, in collaboration with State Governments and industry.
- Total Outlay:₹60,000 crore (Central Share: Rs.30,000 crore, State Share: Rs.20,000 crore and Industry Share: Rs.10,000 crore) over five years.
- It will be co-financed to the extent of 50% of Central share by the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank, equally.
- Focus:
- Upgradation of 1,000 Government ITIs in hub and spoke arrangement with industry aligned revamped trades (courses).
- Capacity Augmentation of five National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs), including setting up of five National Centres of Excellence for Skilling in these institutes.
- Adopt an industry-led Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) model for an outcome-driven implementation strategy.
About ITIs
- Structure: Operating under state governments, ITIs have been backbone of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in India since the 1950s.
- ITIs’ Accreditation: Entrusted to the Directorate General of Training (DGT), apex organization of VET under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
- Status: Presently, there are around 15,034 ITIs functioning, out of whom 78% are private owned.
- Schemes: Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE), Model ITI, Enhancing Skill Development Infrastructure in NE States (ESDI).