New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Centre has approved five Strategic Investment Plans (SIPs) worth Rs 1,194.92 crore for upgrading Industrial Training Institute (ITI) clusters across Maharashtra, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir under the PM-SETU scheme.

With the latest approvals, the cumulative investment sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) has reached Rs 3,687 crore.

The approvals were granted at the sixth meeting of the National Steering Committee (NSC), chaired by Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).

The projects will be implemented through partnerships between state governments, industry partners and participating IT...