<p>Higher Education and Skill Development Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said that the government would upgrade 30 Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in the state this year.</p>.<p>He was speaking at the first urban district-level ITI convocation held at Government ITI in Peenya on Saturday.</p>.<p>Narayan said that the government had upgraded over 150 ITIs and had decided to upgrade 30 more in the current year.</p>.<p>“As per Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call, convocation at all 14,000 ITIs across the country was held on Saturday to observe the Vishwakarma Day”, he said.</p>.<p>The minister added that the government would consider ITI qualification equivalent to PUC and English learning will be made part of the course.</p>.<p>S Selva Kumar, principal secretary, Department of Skill Development; K Jyothi, commissioner, Department of Industrial Training and Employment and B N Sridhar, regional director, ISDS were present.</p>
<p>Higher Education and Skill Development Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said that the government would upgrade 30 Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in the state this year.</p>.<p>He was speaking at the first urban district-level ITI convocation held at Government ITI in Peenya on Saturday.</p>.<p>Narayan said that the government had upgraded over 150 ITIs and had decided to upgrade 30 more in the current year.</p>.<p>“As per Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call, convocation at all 14,000 ITIs across the country was held on Saturday to observe the Vishwakarma Day”, he said.</p>.<p>The minister added that the government would consider ITI qualification equivalent to PUC and English learning will be made part of the course.</p>.<p>S Selva Kumar, principal secretary, Department of Skill Development; K Jyothi, commissioner, Department of Industrial Training and Employment and B N Sridhar, regional director, ISDS were present.</p>
