In Gujarat, the State Government has asked the Tata group to start the work on setting up Indian Institute of Skills- IIS. This was conveyed during a meeting between the high powered team from Tata Group and senior officials of Gujarat Government held in Gandhinagar yesterday.
IIS is being set up by the Labour and Employment Department of Gujarat along with Tata Group at Nasmed village of Gandhinagar. The State Government has allotted around 20 acres of land for Tatas to start Indian Institute of Skills.
The foundation stone for the proposed IIS at Nasmed was performed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah who is also Lok Sabha Member from Gandhiagar constituency in Gujarat. Proposed IIS at Nasmed is located in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
The institute is being developed on a Not-for-profit Public Private Partnership mode by the Tata Group along with the state’s Labour and Employment Department.
While the State Government has provided land for the Institute, Tata Education Development Trust is contributing the capital investment. In addition to Ahmedabad, the Centre has also approved Indian Institutes of Skills in Mumbai and Kanpur.
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