Archive · 8 Sep 2026
PM-SETU Approves Rs 735.70 Crore for Three ITI Clusters
The government approved money to improve training institutes in three Indian states.
These institutes are called Industrial Training Institutes, or ITIs.
The total approved amount is Rs 735.70 crore.
The projects cover clusters in Bhiwadi, Medchal and Meerut.
One main institute in each cluster will guide several nearby institutes.
The money will help improve buildings, update existing courses and add new courses.
The plans also aim to make training better match what industries need.
The total PM-SETU investment now covers nine clusters and is Rs 2,171 crore.
The National Steering Committee approved Rs 735.70 crore in Strategic Investment Plans for ITI clusters in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Telangana.
The approvals bring total PM-SETU investment to Rs 2,171 crore across nine ITI clusters.
Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi cluster received approval for Rs 241 crore, with H.G. Infra Engineering Limited as the submitting partner.
Telangana’s Medchal cluster received Rs 254.30 crore, while Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut cluster received Rs 240.40 crore.
The investments will modernise infrastructure, upgrade trades, add courses and strengthen ITI operations through an industry-led Hub-and-Spoke model.
- Who
- The National Steering Committee of the PM-SETU programme, with officials from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and state governments.
- What
- It approved Strategic Investment Plans totaling Rs 735.70 crore for three Industrial Training Institute clusters.
- When
- The approvals were made at the committee’s fifth meeting on Tuesday.
- Where
- The clusters are in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan; Medchal, Telangana; and Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To modernise government ITIs, improve their operations, upgrade trades and align training with changing industry requirements.
- Total new investment
- Rs 735.70 crore
- Total PM-SETU investment
- Rs 2,171 crore across nine ITI clusters
- Rajasthan allocation
- Rs 241 crore for the Bhiwadi ITI cluster
- Telangana allocation
- Rs 254.30 crore for the Medchal ITI cluster
- Uttar Pradesh allocation
- Rs 240.40 crore for the Meerut ITI cluster
- Implementation model
- Industry-led Hub-and-Spoke cluster model
- Planned improvements
- Infrastructure modernisation, trade upgrades, new long-term and short-term courses, and stronger operational capabilities