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Odisha BJP hails Centre, state initiatives to skill 4.20 lakh youths, upgrade ITI cluster

Bhubaneswar, Oct 17 (UNI) The Odisha BJP on Saturday hailed the Centre and the state government for their initiatives to strengthen the skill development ecosystem, including a Rs 250-crore project to upgrade the Cuttack ITI cluster and a Rs 450-crore scheme to provide industry-relevant training to 4.20 lakh youths across the state.
In a joint statement, BJP Industry Cell convenor and state spokesperson Dr Tapan Kumar Chand, along with party spokespersons Tejeswar Parida and Satyabrata Panda, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the union government for approving the project under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme. They also expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi for allocating Rs 450 crore for the Dakshyata Vikas Yojana.
The BJP leaders said the Cuttack ITI cluster would be upgraded in collaboration with the Tata Steel Foundation under a Strategic Investment Plan (SIP), adopting a hub-and-spoke model. Government ITI, Cuttack, will serve as the hub, while government ITIs at Choudwar, Paradip, Jajpur and Dhenkanal will function as spoke centres.
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