PM launches ₹60,000 crore PM-SETU to upgrade 1,000 ITIs at Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh
On 4 October 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, PM Narendra Modi launched PM-SETU, a ₹60,000 crore centrally sponsored scheme to upgrade 1,000 Government ITIs, at the 4th National Skill Convocation.
Summary
On 4 October 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh, the 4th edition of the National Skill Convocation, and honoured 46 All India Toppers from Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). He launched PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs), a ₹60,000 crore centrally sponsored scheme to turn 1,000 Government ITIs into modern, industry-aligned institutions. It uses a hub-and-spoke model: 200 hub ITIs linked to 800 spoke ITIs, with clusters managed by Special Purpose Vehicles with anchor industry partners. Five National Skill Training Institutes — Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kanpur and Ludhiana — will become Centres of Excellence. Fifteen clusters were picked for the first phase. The PM also virtually opened 1,200 Vocational Skill Labs in 400 Navodaya Vidyalayas and 200 Eklavya Model Residential Schools across 34 States and UTs, covering 12 sectors.
Key facts
- PM-SETU
- ₹60,000 cr CSS; 1,000 Govt ITIs; 200 hubs + 800 spokes
- CoEs
- 5 NSTIs — Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kanpur, Ludhiana
- Phase 1
- 15 hub-and-spoke clusters
- School labs
- 1,200 labs in 400 JNVs + 200 EMRS, 34 States/UTs, 12 sectors
- Event
- 4th National Skill Convocation; 46 ITI toppers
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What is the outlay of PM-SETU, the centrally sponsored scheme launched on 4 October 2025 to upgrade Government ITIs?
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Correct answer: C — ₹60,000 crore
PIB (MSDE): PM-SETU is a ₹60,000 crore centrally sponsored scheme to transform 1,000 Government ITIs into modern, industry-aligned training institutions.
Consider the following statements about announcements made on 4 October 2025: 1. Under PM-SETU, 200 hub ITIs will be linked to 800 spoke ITIs. 2. The 1,200 Vocational Skill Labs inaugurated by the PM are located in 400 Navodaya Vidyalayas and 200 Eklavya Model Residential Schools. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. PIB (MSDE): PM-SETU follows a hub-and-spoke model with 200 hub ITIs linked to 800 spoke ITIs; the 1,200 Vocational Skill Labs are in 400 Navodaya Vidyalayas and 200 Eklavya Model Residential Schools across 34 States and UTs.
The Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh held at Vigyan Bhawan on 4 October 2025 was which edition of the National Skill Convocation?
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Correct answer: D — 4th
PIB (MSDE): the Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh, where 46 All India ITI Toppers were felicitated, marked the 4th edition of the National Skill Convocation.