Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has decided to establish four state-of-arts Multi Skilled Development Centers (MSDC) at Ludhiana, Amritsar, Bathinda and Hoshiarpur and to technically upgrade ITIs with the help of German Company GIZ International Services. An MoU in this regard was today signed between Punjab Government and the German Company, here today.

On behalf of Punjab Government Mr. Anil Joshi, Industry and Technical Education Minister signed the MoU, whereas from the Director, Projects Mr. Chaman Lal Dhanda from German Company put his signature on the MoU.

Divulging the details of the pact, Mr. Joshi said that MSDC would be the centers of international excellence, which would operate as skill training-cum-production centers, creating employment as well as provide requisite skilled manpower to industry as per their requirement. He also said that These MSDCs would work on "Hub and Spoke Model" where Hub would comprise of the main center and 8 to 10 satellite training centers would be attached to the main center. Mr. Joshi further said that 8 to 10 acres of land would be required for each center. He said that these four centers would impart training to one lakh trainees every year.

Director Technical, GIZ Mr. Srikant Bansal said that such type of skill centers has already been set up by Government of Karnataka at Bangluru & Gulbarga after having MoU signed with GIZ International Services. He said that German owned Company providing consultancies to such institutes in 62 countries around the world. Besides that it has been also been decided that 50 ITIs in Punjab would be technically upgraded with consultation of this company.

Prominent amongst who were present in the meeting, Mr. S.S. Channi, Principal Secretary, Mr. B. Purusartha, Director Technical Education, Mrs. Daljit Kaur, Additional Director, Industrial Training.

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