New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Delhi Government on Thursday announced a Rs 170-crore initiative to modernise 15 Government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) into technology-enabled Centres of Excellence under the Union Government's Rs 60,000-crore National Scheme for ITI Upgradation, according to an official release.

The announcement was made by Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa during the Regional Conference of Skill Ministers organised by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Chandigarh.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for 'Skill, Scale, Speed and Samman' is our guiding compass. Delhi's upgraded ITIs will equip our youth with 21st-century competencies, enabling them to graduate as job creators, not just jo...