New 'Technology Center 4.0' in 71 Government ITIs in Tamil Nadu - Rs 2,877 crore allocation
- Out of the 91 Government Training Institutes (ITIs) in Tamil Nadu, ``Technology Center 4.0'' will be started in 71 in collaboration with Tata in the first phase. A fund of Rs.2,877.43 crore has been allocated for this purpose.
- Out of this, 87.5 percent is contributed by Tata and 12.5 percent by Tamil Nadu government. Also, a new building with an area of 10,500 square feet is to be constructed in 71 government ITIs at a cost of Rs.3.73 crore each.
- A total of Rs.2,201 crore has been allocated to the selected 71 government ITIs for infrastructural facilities including machinery and training equipment at the rate of Rs.31 crore each. A fund of Rs.2,862.01 crore has been earmarked by the Tamil Nadu government for constructions.
- For this project, 218 new jobs and 39 contract jobs have been created and a total of Rs. 2,877.43 crore has been allocated for their wages and expenses including Rs. 15.42 crore.
- In this new center, trainings are conducted in the use of technical tools, robotics, painting technology, computer-aided use in automatic industries, electric vehicle, internet tools, modern manufacturing methods, computer-aided design, modern pipeline system.
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