Haryana government to impart skill training to 1.15 lakh youths

• The Haryana government on Sunday said that it has set a target to impart skill training to 1.15 lakh youths in the state during 2018-19. 
• A sum of Rs 657.94 crore would be spent in the financial year 2018-19 for this purpose, which is 43.43 per cent higher than previous year. 

Skill Development and Industrial Training Department planned :-

• To establish 20 new Government Industrial Training Institutes in 2018-19 in
       Jakhal, Jakhandadi and Darsul Kalan villages of Fatehabad,
       Sikrona in Faridabad, Barana in Panipat,
       Indri in Karnal, Sehlang and Satnali in Mahendergarh,
       Musedpur in Gurugram,
       Hassanpur and Nahoni in Ambala,
       Rai, Khewra and Juan in Sonipat,
       Nachron and Khijrabad in Yamunanagar,
       Maharaja Jassa Singh at Safidon in Jind,
       Alika and Jiwan Nagar in Sirsa,
       Sisai in Hisar.

• To upgrade 22 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). 
• Haryana Vishwakarma Skill University was being set up at Dudhola in district Palwal. However, it had already started functioning from temporary campus in Gurgaon.