PM-SETU goes nationwide; ₹1,237.58 crore industry-led ITI plans approved
The 4th National Steering Committee of PM-SETU on 7 July 2026 approved a nationwide rollout across all 200 ITI clusters and Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,237.58 crore in Odisha, Gujarat and Telangana.
Summary
The 4th National Steering Committee of PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs) met on 7 July 2026 under MSDE Secretary Debashree Mukherjee. It approved moving the scheme from pilot to a nationwide rollout across all 200 identified ITI clusters. It also cleared five Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,237.58 crore: Jindal Naveen Avsar in Odisha (Barbil hub), ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India in Gujarat (Surat hub), and Apollo Med-Skills and two other partners in Telangana. PM-SETU, approved by the Cabinet, has an outlay of ₹60,000 crore and aims to upgrade 1,000 Government ITIs — 200 hubs and 800 spokes — and five National Skill Training Institutes.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 4th National Steering Committee, 7 July 2026
- Chair
- Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, MSDE
- Decision
- Nationwide rollout across all 200 ITI clusters
- SIPs approved
- ₹1,237.58 crore (5 clusters)
- Anchor partners
- Jindal Naveen Avsar (Odisha), ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (Gujarat), Apollo Med-Skills, SSISPL, Neuland Foundation (Telangana)
- Scheme outlay (static)
- ₹60,000 crore (Centre 30,000; States 20,000; Industry 10,000)
- Scheme scope (static)
- 1,000 Govt ITIs (200 hub + 800 spoke); 5 NSTIs
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What was the combined outlay of the Strategic Investment Plans approved at PM-SETU's 4th National Steering Committee in July 2026?
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Correct answer: A — ₹1,237.58 crore
The committee approved SIPs worth a combined ₹1,237.58 crore; ₹240.21 crore is the Odisha cluster alone and ₹60,000 crore the scheme's total outlay.
Which company is the Anchor Industry Partner for the PM-SETU ITI cluster in Gujarat approved in July 2026?
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Correct answer: D — ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India anchors the Surat-hub cluster in Gujarat; Jindal is in Odisha, and Apollo Med-Skills and Neuland are in Telangana.
Under Component I of PM-SETU, how many Government ITIs are to be upgraded in the hub-and-spoke model?
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Correct answer: C — 1,000 ITIs (200 hubs and 800 spokes)
PIB says Component I upgrades 1,000 Government ITIs — 200 hub ITIs and 800 spoke ITIs; the scheme outlay is ₹60,000 crore.