The National Steering Committee of the skill development ministry approved fresh strategic investment plans under PM-SETU, the flagship scheme to modernise Industrial Training Institutes through industry partnerships.

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• The National Steering Committee of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship approved Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,194.92 crore on 16 October 2026.
• The plans cover five ITI clusters in Maharashtra, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir.
• PM-SETU stands for Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs.
• The scheme has an outlay of ₹60,000 crore and aims to modernise ITIs through industry partnerships, upgraded infrastructure and future-ready curricula.
• At its fourth meeting on 7 July 2026, the committee moved the scheme from its pilot phase to a nationwide rollout across all 200 identified ITI clusters.
• States and Union Territories implement the scheme based on industry readiness and institutional capacity.
• Strategic Investment Plans are recommended by the respective state steering committees before national approval.
• The July approvals covered plans worth ₹1,237.58 crore for ITI clusters in Odisha, Gujarat and Telangana.
• Each cluster is anchored by an industry partner, such as Apollo MedSkills for a Telangana healthcare-focused cluster.
• Clusters follow a hub-and-spoke design, with one lead ITI linked to several smaller ITIs.

Tags: PMSETU, ITIUpgradation, SkillIndia