Hyderabad, June 18 (NSS): The State government led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has decided to upgrade the ITIs as Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs) to hone the skills of youth and meet the growing Industrial needs of skilled manpower.
The Chief Minister laid a foundation stone for ATC at Mallepally ITI Center here on Tuesday, aimed at promoting Telangana as the destination for skilled youth force for employment generation.
The State government has already entered into a 10 years of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Technologies Limited (TTL) to upgrade 65 ITIs as ATCs in Telangana. As part of its endeavor, the training will be provided to the youth in ATCs to meet the requirements of Industry. For this, advanced equipment and technology will be installed in ATCs.
The TTL has already employed 130 experts to impart training for youth in ATCs. A total of 5,860 people are being trained in six types of long-term courses every year and the training in short term courses will be offered to 31,200 people.
During the last ten years in the BRS government, only 1.5 lakh people were provided training in ITIs, but under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, the present State government has decided to train four lakh people at ATCs in the next ten years.
According to officials, the total cost of the project to convert ITIs into ATCs will be Rs.2,324.21 crores and the State government will contribute Rs.307.96 crores (13.26 percent) in which the TTL’s share is Rs.2016.25 crores (86.74 percent).
The ATCs will not only offer training in various courses, but also act as skill development centres. Moreover, It will also play the role of Technology Centers (Technology Hub) for aspiring entrepreneurs in small, micro, medium and large scale industries.
TTL will also offer job opportunities to those trained in various courses in the ATCs which also extend their services to Polytechnic and Engineering students in future. (NSS)
