ET reported that the Jharkhand government has inked an MoU with Jindal Steel & Power Ltd for setting up an Industrial Training Institute near Dumka.

The MoU was signed by state labor director Mr Kapildeo Tiwari and Mr Sanjeev Purushottam Sahani JSPL's head (strategy) in the presence of state development commissioner Mr SK Chowdhary and other key officials of the company and the state government, at Nepal House secretariat.

The state government has provided the building and other infrastructure spread over 2 acres at Godda, while JSPL will look after manpower and other running costs. The total intake will be 150 and the first batch is likely to start from next February. The building has been given to the company on a lease for 30 years.

Mr Sahani told ET that 8 modules will be taught in the proposed ITI. These are fitter, electrician, welding, motor mechanic, COPA, mechanical draftsman, carpentry, plumbing and surveryor and efforts are being made for getting the courses affiliated by National Council for Vocational Training.

Mr Chowdhary added that “About 25% of the seats will be filled through a state level entrance examination and the remaining 75% by a separate test conducted by JSPL. However, as per the provisions of the MoU, all students have to be from Jharkhand only.”

JSPL has inked a MoU with the Jharkhand government for setting up an integrated steel plant of 6 million tonnes per annum and a 1500 MW power plant. It has already taken possession of 551 acres of the erstwhile Bihar Alloys Steel Ltd at Patratu, under the Ramgarh district of Jharkhand.

(Sourced from ET)