Srinagar, Oct. 18 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Jayant Chaudhary for approving Rs.475.41 crore for upgrading Industrial Training Institute (ITI) clusters across Jammu and Kashmir.

The investment, approved under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme, covers two clusters centred on Jammu and Srinagar.

The Jammu ITI Cluster has been allocated Rs.240 crore, with ITI Jammu as the hub and institutes at R.S. Pura, Nowshera, Samba and Kathua as spokes. The Srinagar ITI Cluster will receive Rs.235.41 crore, with ITI Srinagar as the hub and institutes at Ganderbal, Kangan, Budgam an...