Govt. to Invest Rs. 6,000 Crore to Improve Quality of ITIs

With a motive to improve the quality and standards of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country, the Government of India has taken a move to invest Rs. 6,000 crore. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has been successful in urging the central government to fund ITIs. In association with World Bank, the central government will invest in ITIs and take them to every community and rural development block in the country.

Currently, there are close to 13,000 ITIs in the country. Disappointed with the lack of infrastructure and poor quality teachers, the government has de-affiliated 400 ITIs across the country. The rigid step has been taken only after conducting a thorough inspection. There are some other ITIs, which are in poor condition. Therefore, an investment is mandatory to strengthen and improve the quality of ITIs spread across the country. Through this investment, the best or top-performing ITIs will be provided with infrastructure and resources to improve the quality of education.

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According to sources, the Union Cabinet has approved funds worth Rs. 7,000 crore for the construction of permanent campuses for six IITs.

It is time for the Indian government to take a step for improving standards in the education system. This year, Indian institutes have shown a poor performance in global rankings, and most of these institutes lag in research. For instance, the research out of Mumbai University is so poor that it slipped 36 places in QS Asia University Rankings 2018. In the recently released THE World University Rankings 2018, Indian institutes failed to find a spot in the list of top 200 institutes across the world.