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The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has signed an MoU with the National Academy of RUDSETI (NAR) to establish uniform training standards, ensure quality administration, and facilitate systematic capacity building across Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) nationwide.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed a Shareholders’ Agreement (SA) with Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India and the state governments of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat to upgrade 9 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) under the PM Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme with an investment of ₹440 crore.
Under the agreement, 5 Government ITIs in the Surat cluster of Gujarat will be upgraded with ₹240 crore, and 4 Government ITIs in the Visakhapatnam cluster of Andhra Pradesh will be upgraded with ₹200 crore.
The National Steering Committee has approved an investment of ₹1,194.92 crore under PM-SETU for 5 Industrial Training Institute (ITI) clusters across Maharashtra, Odisha, and Jammu & Kashmir. With this, the cumulative investment sanctioned under the PM-SETU scheme has reached ₹3,687 crore.
The initiative involves upgrading the Kataka ITI cluster in Odisha in partnership with the Tata Steel Foundation. Furthermore, the Pune ITI cluster will be upgraded with BVG India, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar ITI cluster with Belrise Industries, and the Jammu and Srinagar ITI clusters in partnership with Eagle Infra India and Inderdeep Infra India, respectively.
The Chhattisgarh government has signed an MoU with the Singapore-based Institute of Technical Education Services (ITE) to strengthen technical and vocational education and enhance skill development in the state.
The PM Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU), a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), has successfully completed its first year of implementation.
The initiative was launched in 2025, with a total budgetary outlay of ₹60,000 crore. A total of 850 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) have been identified under the scheme, which includes 172 Hub ITIs and 678 Spoke ITIs.
India has secured the 10th position at the 48th edition of the WorldSkills Competition held in Shanghai, China. The Indian team won 6 Silver Medals and 20 Medals for Excellence.
China, the host nation, topped the overall medal table. It is to be noted that the 49th edition of the competition, titled ‘WorldSkills Aichi 2028’, is scheduled to be held in Aichi, Japan.
The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) has completed 12 years of implementation. The scheme, launched in 2014, is a part of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) under the Ministry of Rural Development.
The scheme targets rural youth aged between 15 and 35 years. It is to be noted that DDU-GKY has successfully trained over 18.47 lakh candidates since its inception.
The National Steering Committee (NSC) under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has approved a Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) worth ₹320 crore for the ‘Kurukshetra ITI Cluster’ in Haryana.
The approval is granted under the ‘PM Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU)’ Scheme. With this approval, the cumulative investment under the PM-SETU scheme has reached ₹2,491 crore across 10 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) clusters.
The fifth National Steering Committee (NSC) meeting under the PM Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) has approved strategic investments worth ₹735.70 crore for three Industrial Training Institute (ITI) clusters. With this, the cumulative sanctioned investment under the PM-SETU initiative has increased to ₹2,171 crore across nine ITI clusters.
The approved Strategic Investment Plans (SIPs) are: Rajasthan (A SIP of ₹241 crore submitted by HG Infra Engineering Ltd), Telangana (A SIP of ₹254.3 crore submitted by ZEN Technologies Ltd) Uttar Pradesh (A SIP of ₹240.4 crore submitted by the National Skill Development Corporation).
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has signed MoUs with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in 2026 to organize the ‘Banaras Biennale 2026’ and launch the Education to Employability and Entrepreneurship (E2EE) Career Lounge in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh government, has organised the PM-SETU Industry Conclave in Lucknow.
The conclave was attended by Union Minister Rajnath Singh.
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has partnered with Cultus Education and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch a nationwide cloud and AI skilling initiative.
The program aims to provide foundational AI and cloud literacy to 1.5 lakh learners using the digital training content of AWS.
The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has partnered with AVPL International to establish 350 Advanced Skill Centres (ASCs) for drone technology across India. The initiative will be implemented over the next 3 years.
In the first year, 75 ASCs will be set up in private universities and engineering colleges. These facilities will function as industry-operated Centres of Excellence (CoEs).
World Youth Skills Day
Day - 15 July
Theme 2026 - "Skills for a Shared Future"
Observed since - 2015
Team India has won 5 medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze) at the Global Skills Challenge (GSC) Australia 2026.
The Gold medalists include Pavan Bhadravati Suresha (Karnataka) for Additive Manufacturing (3D printing), Mausam Kumar Giri (Bihar) for Cloud Computing, and Vishnupriya Sunil (Delhi) for Health and Social Care. Harsh Ramesh Pawar (Maharashtra) won the Silver medal in 3D Digital Game Art, and Muskan (Haryana) secured the Bronze medal in Painting and Decorating.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has completed 12 years of the ‘Skill India’ initiative, which is one of the world’s largest skilling ecosystems.
In terms of infrastructure growth, the number of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) has increased from 9,776 in 2014 to over 13,888, expanding access to skill development nationwide.
Union Minister of State Jayant Chaudhary has launched the “Navachar Mantra” initiative at the IIT Delhi. This national flagship initiative aims to identify, mentor, and scale grassroots innovators and early-stage entrepreneurs.
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