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· Union
Finance Minister in his
Budget Speech 2004-05 had announced
measures for upgradation of 500 ITIs in the country.
Subsequently, as per the advice of M/o Finance,
action has been initiated for upgradation of 100
ITIs from domestic resources and 400 ITIs through
World Bank assistance.
· Said
100 ITIs to be funded from domestic
resources have been distributed in 26 States/UTs(other
than J&K, Sikkim and NE States) in proportion to the
number of Government ITIs in these States.
·
The
total cost of the scheme is Rs 160 crores, Central
share being Rs 120 crores, in view of ratio of 75:25
as advised by M/o Finance.
·
The
competent authority has approved the scheme.
· The
objective of the scheme is to upgrade
the existing 100 ITIs into “Centers of
Excellence (COE)” for producing multi skilled
workforce of world standard.
·
The
highlights of the scheme are introduction of
multiskilling courses(BBBT- Broad Based Basic
Training ) of one year duration, followed by
advanced/specialized modular courses
subsequently by adopting industry wise cluster
approach, multi entry and multi exit provisions,
and Public-Private-Partnership in the form of
Institue Managament Committees(IMCs) to
ensure greater & active involvement of industry in
all aspects of training.
Criteria of selection of ITI
The identification of ITIs within a
State/UT is to be done by the State/UT Government,
keeping in view the following guidelines:
a.
A cluster of specific category of
industry like automobile, electronics, chemical,
Information Technology etc should preferably be
available in the surrounding areas of the selected
ITIs
b.
Academic, administrative, financial
and management autonomy will have to be provided to
the selected ITIs for upgradation as Centres of
Excellence.
c.
The selected ITI should have
constituted/ constitute Institute Management
Committees in order to create a public-private
partnership model for implementing the scheme.
d.
The selected ITI should have proper
surroundings, sufficient area for landscaping, well
constructed buildings with adequate space for
additions/alterations and other infrastructural
facilities. The institute should be well connected
by road / railway station.
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The
release of Central share and State share of
funds will be on pro rata basis in the ratio of
75:25.
Funds
are available for the following components:
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Civil works(Rs 40 lakh /CoE)
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Procurement of equipment (Rs 75 lakh
/CoE)
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Other expenditure(Rs 45 lakh/CoE)
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Honorarium for contract/guest
faculty, as well as payment of Honorarium to
existing staff wherever required
-
Technical assistance for training of
trainers and management personnel
-
Misc. expenditure towards curriculum
development, development/ procurement of training
material, Office expenses.
States are required to
sign an
MOU with Central Government before funds are
released.
Release of Funds
The central share of funds shall be
released to the States/UTs
as per details given below :
(a) For
construction works:-
(i) Ist
Instalment: 25% of central share of sanctioned
amount on submission of estimates and drawings
after clearance by the IMC;
(ii) IInd
Instalment: Upto 50% of central share of sanctioned
amount based on the documentary evidence/photographs
indicating progress of work/sample survey by DGE&T);
and,
(iii)
IIIrd Instalment: 25%
of central share of sanctioned amount based on
actual expenditure.
(i)Ist Instalment:10% on submission
of the equipment list after clearance by the IMC;
(ii) IInd Instalment: 40% on
documentary evidence of placement of supply order;
and,
(iii) IIIrd Instalment: 50% on proof
of supply & installation / commissioning of the
equipment.
IMCs
The IMC comprises of upto 11 members
where one member will be nominated by Central
Government and not more than five members by
States/UTs and not more than five members including
the Chairman by the Industry Associations namely CII/FICCI/ASSOCHAM.
Roles & Responsibilities of IMCs
The IMC will have the following roles
and responsibilities:
(a)
Generation of revenue through various
means such as projects and financial contribution
from industry including donation of equipment and
using of such funds/ equipment as decided by them;
(b)
Forecasting of new emerging training
areas;
(c)
Development of curriculum;
(d)
Selection of trainees;
(e)
Training of faculty;
(f)
Appointment of Contract faculty/Guest
faculty;
(g)
Facilitating on the job training to
the trainees;
(h)
Testing and certification; and,
(i)
Facilitating placement of passing out
trainees. |
