CHANDIGARH, June 16 -- The Haryana government has been mulling a proposal to introduce sugar mill-related courses in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the state with the objective of creating a skilled workforce tailored to the needs of the sugar industry, officials said.

The proposal to introduce the courses in question has picked up momentum after a review meeting regarding functioning of cooperative sugar mills held on June 2. In that meeting chief minister Nayab Singh Saini was informed that cooperative sugar mills are facing a shortage of skilled manpower, as specialised courses related to several technical functions are available only in Pune and Kanpur.

Saini had directed officials to explore relevant courses that can ...