Status of Upgradation under PM-SETU scheme
Lok Sabha reply details national approval status, State-level readiness, and implementation design of the PM-SETU scheme for upgrading Industrial Training Institutes and National Skill Training Institutes.
- The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship says PM-SETU is intended to upgrade Industrial Training Institutes and strengthen National Skill Training Institutes.
- The National Steering Committee has approved six Strategic Investment Plans submitted by Anchor Industry Partners.
- Thirty-six States and Union territories have constituted State Steering Committees led by the Chief Secretary, and twenty-three States and Union territories have floated proposals to invite industry interest.
What happened
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has informed the Lok Sabha about the implementation status of the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme. The scheme is intended to improve the quality and relevance of vocational training in India through institutional upgradation, industry participation, and better trainer capacity.
PM-SETU has a total outlay of Rs. 60,000 crore, with sharing between the Centre, States, and industry. The reply says the scheme has two components: upgradation of 1,000 Government ITIs under a Hub and Spoke model, and capacity augmentation of five National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs).
UPSC can frame PM-SETU as a test of how India is trying to improve employability through institutional upgradation, industry linkage, and better training-of-trainers systems. The scheme also raises questions on cooperative federalism, implementation capacity across States and Union territories, and the gap between announced design and ground-level outcomes.
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