Centre to Modernize 1,396 Industrial Training Institutes

Centre to Modernize 1,396 Industrial Training Institutes

Pudukottai: The Centre will modernize 1,396 industrial training institutes (ITIs) across the country thorough a public-private partnership initiative, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram he said.

Speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of M.R.Arunachalam ITI at Severiarpuram near Thirumayam on Sunday, he said three hundred ITIs would be taken up for modernization and development as centres of excellence every year. Each ITI would be taken up for modernization and development as centres of excellence every year. Each ITI would financial assistance upto Rs.2.50 crore and the Centre had allotted Rs.750 crore for the purpose.

While the State governments, as owners of the ITIs, would continue to regulate admissions and the fee structure, their management would be taken care of by industry / private partners.

Mr. Chidambaram, who went around the ITI premises, said skill development of rural youth was the need of the hour for the economic prosperity of the country.

School Dropout Rate:

He expressed concern over the high school dropout over the high school dropout rate in the country despite the efforts taken by the Centre to impart compulsory primary education. Fifty-two per cent of the rural students dropped out either at the middle or high school level. In Uttar Pradesh, 10 lakhs children were not enrolled in primary schools every year. He appreciated the efforts of the management of M.R.ITI in imparting technical education to students from economically weaker sections and appealed to them to continue the task.

Mr. Chidambaram termed the capitation fee system as an exploitation of students.

The Minister honoured some of the former principals of the ITI.

Presiding over, Justice V. Ramasubramanian, Judge Madras High Court, honoured student toppers and appreciated the services rendered by the institution.

A.R. Kasi Viswanathan Vice-President of M.R.A.R. Educational Society, and Valli Alagappan, Society member, spoke.

Centre to Modernize 1,396 Industrial Training Institutes

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