PM-SETU: 6th National Steering Committee approves ₹1,194.92 crore for five ITI clusters in Maharashtra, Odisha and J&K
On 16 October 2026, the 6th National Steering Committee of PM-SETU approved five Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,194.92 crore for ITI clusters in Maharashtra, Odisha and Jammu & Kashmir, taking cumulative approvals to ₹3,687 crore.
Summary
The 6th National Steering Committee (NSC) of PM-SETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs) met on 16 October 2026 under MSDE Secretary Debashree Mukherjee. It approved five Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,194.92 crore for the Kataka (Odisha), Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), and Jammu and Srinagar (J&K) ITI clusters with industry partners such as Tata Steel Foundation and BVG India. With this, cumulative investment approved under PM-SETU has reached ₹3,687 crore, and 3,744 trainers have been trained under its Training of Trainers component.
Key facts
- Scheme
- PM-SETU – Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs
- Meeting
- 6th National Steering Committee, 16 October 2026
- Chair
- Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, MSDE
- Approved
- 5 Strategic Investment Plans worth ₹1,194.92 crore
- Clusters
- Kataka (Odisha) – Tata Steel Foundation; Pune – BVG India; Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar – Belrise Industries; Jammu – Eagle Infra India; Srinagar – Inderdeep Infra India
- Cumulative approved
- ₹3,687 crore
- Trainers trained (ToT)
- 3,744 as of October 2026
Practice MCQs 3 questions
In October 2026, the PM-SETU National Steering Committee approved Strategic Investment Plans worth how much for five ITI clusters?
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Correct answer: A — ₹1,194.92 crore
Under PM-SETU, the Kataka ITI Cluster in Odisha is to be upgraded in partnership with which industry partner?
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Correct answer: B — Tata Steel Foundation
After the October 2026 approvals, the cumulative investment approved under PM-SETU reached which amount?
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Correct answer: C — ₹3,687 crore