"I would request you to consider sanctioning one ITI and two SDCs for each of the remaining 14 LEW affected districts," Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wrote to Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Union minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Patnaik mentioned in the letter that Koraput, Nawarangpur, Ganjam, Kandhamal, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Nayagarh, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir and Bargarh need to get one ITI and two SDCs each for bringing local youth to the mainstream through skill training.
However, since altogether 19 districts of the state have been identified as LWE-affected, the rest 14 LWE-hit districts also needed to be brought under the ITI-SDCs as well, Patnaik said.
The Chief Minister informed the Centre that construction of all the five ITIs and 10 SDCs has almost been completed, equipment installed and utilisation certificate (UC) amounting to Rs 22.15 crore, 93 per cent against the central allocation of Rs 23.72 crore, already been submitted.
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Though the training activities have already been started in the ITIs and SDCs i August, 2015 session, they awaited NCVT affiliation.
This apart, Patnaik said skill development training for 652 selected youths of the five districts against the 800 target, has been completed in nearby government ITIs.
UC for an amount of Rs 1.21 crore has been submitted against the central allocation of 1.49 crore in the meantime, he said.