Jammu and Kashmir | Addressed the first convocation of ITI graduates, who have cleared All India Trade Test 2023. On the occasion several new initiatives, Portal for ranking of polytechnics, Innovation Portal for Science & Tech and Centralised Academic Monitoring & Improvement System were launched: Lt Guv Manoj Sinha

For many decades ITIs served as a backbone of skill sector and made immense contribution to progress and production of industries. With the exponential growth of technology and emergence of new sunrise sectors, ITIs need to be transformed to meet the demand of skilled workforce: LG

Due to its demographic advantage, J&K has the potential to become the highly-skilled human resource capital of the country. In order to convert its potential into reality & create future workforce, the skill ecosystem like ITIs and polytechnics will have to play a crucial role: LG

We need to revamp and modernise ITIs and transform the training and infrastructure to meet the global standards. A holistic and quality driven ITI ecosystem should be strengthened in line with the increasing demand for skilled workforce in the J&K UT: LG Sinha