Industry Consultation Held at NSTI Kanpur

The Directorate General of Training (DGT), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, organised an industry consultation at the National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Kanpur, to deliberate on the establishment of a National Centre of Excellence (NCoE) for Aeronautics and Allied Sectors under the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM‑SETU) scheme.

The meeting was chaired by Secretary, MSDE, Ms. Debashree Mukherjee, and joined by Director General- DGT, Mr. Dilip Kumar, and attended by senior officials of DGT, Director, Departments of Vocational Education & Skill Development, Govt of Uttar Pradesh along with representatives from leading industry and multilateral institutions.

The consultation brought together over 25 organisations from sectors including defence aerospace, civil aviation, precision engineering, and manufacturing. Participating organisations included Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Dassault Aviation India, Tata Advanced Systems, Bharat Electronics Limited, L&T Precision Engineering, Adani Skill Development Centre, Honda Motors, Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited, JK Cement, NAMTECH, Innovatiview India Limited, Innovision Limited, JITM, ICICI Foundation, Net Plant Pvt Ltd, AVPL International, Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Ltd (NUPPL) as well as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank. (updated on 8th may 2026)