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Government To Set Up Vocational Training Institutes In 6 States
Date of Publish - Thursday, 12th October 2017
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Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra
Pradhan stressed that the government was focusing on boosting skill
development opportunities for women, pointing out that the ministry is in the process of setting up six Regional Vocational Training Institutes (RVTI) in various states. After attending the foundation stone laying ceremony of Hyderabad’s RTVI along with vice- president M Venkaiah Naidu. Apart from Hyderabad, six new RVTIs will be set up in Tripura, Patna, Punjab, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.