March 20, 2019
Technical Education & Training and Skill Development Department
The skill development scenario in Bangla is one of the best in the country, as proven by the numerous awards and recognitions given to the government and its schemes. Utkarsh Bangla is the flagship skill development programme, which has won numerous recognitions.
Achievements of the Technical Education & Training and Skill Development Department:
Utkarsh Bangla
Flagship skill development programme
More than 5.83 lakh youths undergoing training (target 6 lakh in FY 2019) in 324 courses in 38 sectors at 268 ITIs (both government and private), 153 government polytechnics and 3,289 vocational training centres and vocational education schools
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78 training providers giving the training
Declared a ‘Champion Project’ at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes, given by ITU, a
United Nations organisation working for the use and development of information and communication technology (ICT)
Since 2011, 28 government polytechnic colleges and one government-sponsored polytechnic college operationalised bringing the total number to 69
In FY 2019, government imparted training to 5,15,010 people
One self-financed polytechnic college set up in FY 2019
Group insurance scheme, Swasthya Sathi implemented for 15,798 teaching and non-teaching staff associated with the vocational education and training programme
Rs 1,106 crore allocated for Technical Education & Training and Skill Development Department for FY 2020
