Delhi govt. clears proposal for skill development institute

Updated on: Thursday, June 14, 2012

Delhi government cleared a proposal to set up a world class institute on skill development with technical expertise and assistance from Singapore government.
 
The green field skill development centre would be set up at Jonapur in South Delhi and it will impart skill development training on par with the best of such institutes in the country.
 
The proposal to set up the institute was cleared by the cabinet, after a cabinet meeting.
 
Officials said the institute would be modelled on the Institute of Technical Studies, Singapore.
 
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said, "We intend to develop the institute as a national centre of excellence for skill development in the fields of health care, medicine, construction and manufacturing sectors."
 
The Singapore government had offered to provide technical expertise to the proposed institute during Dikshit's visit to that country in October last year. 

Dikshit said Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong is scheduled to visit New Delhi in July and an MoU for the project is likely to be signed during the visit.
 
"The collaboration will help in getting the experience of the Institute of Technical Education in Singapore which has been instrumental in setting up of such world class institutes in more than 10 countries," she said.
 
Dikshit said setting up of the institute will "go a long way" in overcoming the mismatch between employment opportunities and skilled manpower.
 
The chief minister said the institute will have a total intake of 2,400 students. She said government has already sanctioned Rs 11.72 crore to acquire the land for the institute.

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