SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Singh for approving Strategic Investment Plans worth Rs 475.41 crore to upgrade Industrial Training Institute (ITI) clusters in the Union Territory under the PM-SETU initiative.
The Chief Minister’s Office announced the development in a post on X, stating that Rs 240 crore had been approved for the Jammu ITI Cluster and Rs 235.41 crore for the Srinagar ITI Cluster.
The Jammu cluster will have ITI Jammu as its hub, with ITIs in R S Pura, Nowshera, Samba and Kathua as spokes. The Srinagar cluster will comprise ITI Srinagar as its hub, supported by ITIs in Ganderbal, Kangan, Budgam and Charar-i-Sharief.
Abdullah said the initiative would help modernise training infrastructure, strengthen industry linkages and equip young people in Jammu and Kashmir with job-ready skills, improving their employment prospects.
The investment plans are aimed at upgrading vocational training facilities and aligning skill development with industry requirements.
