Five ITIs developed as technology hubs inaugurated in DK

Five Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) developed as technology hubs among 150 ITIs in the state were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually from Bengaluru on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion, at a programme held at ITI (Men’s) in Kadri, MLA D Vedavyas Kamath said the state government had entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), for a period of 10 years, with Tata Technologies Ltd, to upgrade 150 ITIs in the country.

Each ITI was given Rs 34.61 crore for development. In the Mangalore City South Assembly segment, two ITIs have been developed. The upgraded ITIs will benefit 300 students every year, he said.

The project is expected to bring qualitative improvements in the field of industrial training and education.