Archive · 9 Oct 2026
UP Approves ₹1,725 Crore Skill Training and Employment Scheme
Uttar Pradesh has approved a plan to help more young people learn skills and find jobs.
The plan will cover all 75 districts, grouped into nine zones.
Each zone’s training will be shaped by the kinds of businesses and jobs nearby.
The first stage will set up centres in five locations.
Some courses will teach basic work skills, while others will help people improve technical skills they already have.
Language training may also help people seek jobs in other parts of India or abroad.
The centres will include hostels and offices to help connect trainees with employers.
The government expects the plan to cost ₹1,725 crore over three years.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a ₹1,725 crore scheme to develop skill training and employment services over three years.
The plan divides the state’s 75 districts into nine zones, using a hub-and-spoke model aligned with local industries and job demand.
Five initial centres are planned in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Jhansi.
Training will cover basic skills, technical upgrades and language learning, with placement support for jobs in India and abroad.
Centres are planned on 10–25 acres, with four-lane road access targeted within two years; private partners may receive viability gap funding.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, approved the scheme; young people are its intended trainees.
- What
- The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Skill Training and Employment Zone Development Scheme, with a planned expenditure of ₹1,725 crore over three years.
- When
- The Cabinet meeting was reported as taking place on Friday, October 09; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, across nine zones covering all 75 districts, with initial centres planned in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Jhansi.
- Why
- To develop skills aligned with industry needs and connect young people with employment opportunities in India and abroad.
- Scheme name
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Skill Training and Employment Zone (SVPSTPZ) Development Scheme
- Approved expenditure
- ₹1,725 crore over the next three years
- Coverage
- Nine zones spanning all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh
- First-phase centres
- Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Jhansi
- Land per centre
- 10 to 25 acres of suitable, encumbrance-free land
- Road access
- Four-lane connectivity from the nearest highway or expressway is planned within two years
- Training and placement
- Basic, technical and need-based language training, with hostel facilities and placement support